094: Russell Atkinson - Silicon Valley Executive Kidnapping Case

An episode of the FBI Case File Review podcast, hosted by Jerri Williams, titled "094: Russell Atkinson - Silicon Valley Executive Kidnapping Case" was published on December 1, 2017 and runs 88 minutes.

December 1, 2017 ·88m · FBI Case File Review

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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.

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