094: Russell Atkinson - Silicon Valley Executive Kidnapping Case

Retired agent Russell Atkinson reviews the case of Charles Geschke, a wealthy Silicon Valley business executive kidnapped at gunpoint and held for four days before being rescued. After retiring from the FBI, Russ Atkinson, with degrees in mathematics and law, practiced law and also worked for many high-tech firms in the computer industry, including IBM, Fairchild Semiconductor, and AOL. Now retired, he writes crime fiction and is the author of eight mystery novels. His book, Held For Ransom, is a fictionalized account of the kidnapping of a wealthy Silicon Valley executive inspired by the Geschke case.  Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/russell-atkinson-silicon-valley-executive-kidnapping-case/   Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL  Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/