A Study in Crime Podcast

05/20/2025

52. Chris Takes Down the Cali Cartel and Other True Stories | You've watched Narcos, on Netflix. Meet the DEA agent who helped dismantle the Cali Cartel. This week, I speak with Chris Feistl about how the DEA and Colombian authorities dismantled the Cali Cartel.

Meet the DEA agent who helped dismantle the Cali Cartel. Retired DEA agent Chris Feistl worked with Colombian authorities to catch the "Gentlemen of Cali."

05/19/2025

In Jurassic Park III, Eddie Carr hid from the dinosaurs in the High Hide. He should’ve stayed there. Eddie eventually became an appetizer for a couple of T-Rexes.

Cali Godfather Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela hid from the DEA in a caleta, a hiding spot behind a bookcase. He would've stayed there if the DEA and the Columbian National Police hadn't found him.

Tomorrow, DEA agent Chris Feistl talks about his younger years chasing Cali Cartel members in Colombia and his upcoming book, After Escobar. Only on A Study in Crime podcast. Check out the YouTube channel,

05/18/2025

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali... man, I don't think so.

How do you effectively do your job as a DEA agent when no one can be trusted?

▪︎ Embassy diplomats are worried about politics.
▪︎ DEA administrators tie your hands with rules.
▪︎ The Cali Cartel has compromised the Colombian National Police (CNP).
▪︎ Most CNP officers you work with report everything you say to the cartel.
▪︎ The cartel has compromised the Colombian judiciary.
▪︎ The cartel has compromised politicians.
▪︎ The cartel has compromised the President of Colombia.
▪︎ The cartel has an intelligence wing that makes the KGB look like a bunch of Boy Scouts at a cake walk.
▪︎ There are eyes everywhere. The cartel knows your every move.

In the words of my favorite band, Rush, you “Show Don't Tell.” Learn how Christ Feistl and a couple of other DEA agents got creative and finally made a difference. Tuesday, on A Study in Crime. astudyincrime.com

05/17/2025

Last week, Arizona private investigator and former lawman Kevin Stonebarger discussed a case he worked on early in his law enforcement career: Ep 51. The 4 Day M**h Induced Crime Spree of David Cunningham.

Next week: While everyone was busy chasing Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, the “Gentlemen of Cali” quietly took over 80% of the world’s co***ne market. But bringing down the Cali Cartel was going to be anything but easy.

If you’ve seen Narcos seasons 1 and 2 on Netflix, you know legendary DEA agent Javier Peña. Season 3 features the exploits of DEA agent Chris Feistl. This Tuesday, Chris is my guest on A Study in Crime. We discuss his new book, After Escobar: Taking Down the Notorious Cali Godfathers and the Biggest Drug Cartel in History. And how he and a handful of others brought down the Cali Cartel. astudyincrime.com

05/14/2025

A Study in Crime is now available in two easy-to-digest formats, for your viewing and dining pleasure.

Ep 51 The 4 Day M**h Induced Crime Spree of David Cunningham

The Podcast version is gluten-free and keto-friendly and can be found here:
Podcast: https://astudyincrime.com/51-the-4-day-m**h-induced-crime-spree-of-david-cunningham/

The Videocast version is full of antioxidants and only contains organic ingredients:
https://youtu.be/LyJV3EVbHJY?si=bPjkxi8xEat8iUyx

Which version do you prefer?

05/13/2025

David was a career criminal, chicken flipping on Scooby Snax. And chasing the dragon. That’s where today’s story starts. By the way, if you know what that means, you either A. Listen to Steely Dan or B. Enjoy the benefits of modern chemistry.

Do not adjust your set: A Study in Crime has gone video! The Buggles would be proud. My guest is former Arizona lawman, Kevin Stonebarger—a man with the looks of George Clooney and the storytelling talent of Tom Bodett. And he has a story to tell.

Watch the video! Tell your friends! Help an old lady across the street!

David Cunningham was a drug addled career criminal who went on a 4 day m**h induced crime spree. That is, until lawman Kevin Stonebarger caught up with him. ...

05/13/2025

My podcast is now a video podcast. You can find the audio podcast feed on astudyincrime.com and the video podcast feed on on YouTube.

This is my first go with video. I look like I have a vitamin B12 deficiency, but otherwise, it’s a good start.

51. The 4 Day M**h Induced Crime Spree of David Cunningham | David was a drug addled career criminal who left a trail of misery during a 4 day m**h induced crime spree. This week, I speak with Kevin Stonebarger.

https://youtu.be/LyJV3EVbHJY?si=kOkrNP0fB7ZiWTtp

David Cunningham was a drug addled career criminal who went on a 4 day m**h induced crime spree. That is, until lawman Kevin Stonebarger caught up with him. ...

05/13/2025

51. The 4 Day M**h Induced Crime Spree of David Cunningham | David was a drug addled career criminal who left a trail of misery during a 4 day m**h induced crime spree. This week, I speak with Kevin Stonebarger about Cunningham's crime spree.

David Cunningham was a career criminal who went on a 4 day m**h induced crime spree. This week I speak with Kevin Stonebarger, the lawman who stopped him.

05/12/2025

Like all good police officers, he was the only thing that stood between the decent men and women of his community and those who do nothing but spread misery and take from others.

Now he was out of breath, his adrenal glands firing on all cylinders, as he stood in a small residential bathroom face to face with an evil career criminal. The handgun lay on the floor between them. They looked each other in the eye, and then both made a play for the weapon.

Find out what happened, tomorrow on A Study in Crime, when I speak with former lawman Kevin Stonebarger. astudyincrime.com on YouTube

05/11/2025

What do you get when you mix a career criminal with the benefits of modern chemistry? You get a four-day, sleep-deprived, m**h-induced, Breaking Bad, criminal spree of poor decision-making. And you get “suicide by cop.” Or do you?

Like Sergio Leone’s mysterious “Man with No Name“ epic showdown, you get a lawman meeting a paroled criminal on the dusty streets of the Southwest to remind him: “I’ll be watching your every move!”

That former lawman is now Arizona private investigator Kevin Stonebarger. And he’s my guest this Tuesday on A Study in Crime. He tells a sad story of bad things happening to good people. And how it affected him. On video on YouTube and audio on your favorite podcast app. astudyincrime.com

05/09/2025

Things I see on surveillance.

05/08/2025

This week on A Study in Crime podcast:

In January 2022, a seasoned and well-respected Correctional Officer named Vicky White helped Casey White (no relation) escape from jail. Casey was a hardened criminal and generally a poor excuse for a human. Vicky was in love. Or was she?

We’re going back to Cali: My guests are Dr. Shiloh and Dr. Scott, two of the coolest Alienists in SoCal. It’s rumored that listening to their episode will raise your IQ by 10 points.
https://astudyincrime.com/43-women-who-love-serial-killers/

And now for som**hing completely different: Episode 50. A Case of Fatal Attraction. You know the cases—John Lennon, Rebecca Schaeffer, and others who were victims of a stalker.

My guest is Frank Perri, a man who is better looking than Michael Douglas in his prime and who knows so much about crime that he may donate his brain to the National Institute of Justice once he assumes room temperature.
https://astudyincrime.com/50-a-case-of-fatal-attraction/