On February 15, 2011 HSI Special Agent Victor Avila and Special Agent Jaime Zapata were ambushed by the Zetas cartel on their way to deliver surveillance equipment to their counterparts in Monterrey, Mexico. Victor survived. Jaime Zapata did not. Victor Avila is here to tell their story.



If you'd like to discover more about this story and Victor Avila, please find his book Agent Under Fire: A Murder and a Manifesto by using any of the links below:



www.agentunderfirebook.com




https://www.libertyhillpublishing.com/bookstore/bookdetail.php?PB_ISBN=9781632215291&HC;_ISBN




https://www.amazon.com/dp/1632215292/ref=tsm_1_tp_tc



To contact Victor about a personal appearance or speaking engagement, please contact him at victor@agentunderfirebook.com

 

S2 Ep31: Agent Under Fire

This is not your typical weekly true crime podcast. Todd McComas, a retired police detective and comedian, partners with award-winning investigative journalist Jessica Noll to share their unique, unconstrained style of case analysis. Together, they combine 40+ years of investigative experience to break down key elements of the victim's timeline and the investigation itself.

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Premieres January 1st! Join standup comedian and former detective, Todd McComas and co-hosts Laura Benson and Eric Quintana every Monday - Friday as they bring you the biggest crime stories of the day. Then round out your week every Saturday with Investigative journalist Jessica Noll as she takes you Back in Crime with a story that has historical significance to that week. 



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Girly Chew was a Malaysian-born woman who went missing on September 9, 1999, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The investigation into her disappearance revealed a series of bizarre conspiracy theories involving a cure for cancer, shape-shifting lizard people and an alien invasion; all centered around one man’s murderous agenda.



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17: The Murder of Girly Chew

The investigators sit down with Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz to discuss his new long form podcast and pick his brain on the keys to his long lasting success.

16: Josh Mankiewicz | Across The Table

The Investigators gain new insight into the post-mortem interrogation report of Calvin Berry's defibrillator directly from a heart failure expert who examined it. Her interpretation of the report and her opinion concerning his defibrillator's activity, offers even more compelling evidence to contradict what detectives have reported to Calvin's family.

Bonus: Calvin Berry | The ICD Report

After 58-year-old Calvin Berry is found dead in the canal behind his home, his time of death and cause of death become a points of contention. Was the medical examiner correct when he ruled his death an accidental drowning or does medical evidence from his defibrillator and his autopsy disprove this ruling? The Investigators dive deep to examine the discrepancies between the medical examiner's findings and those of independent experts.



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S2 Ep31: Agent Under Fire

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