G-Man Chronicles
Books, Blogs & Stories
from an FBI Career
with Michael de la Peña
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The Renegade Agents - The Pickleball Case
In a sleepy Gulf Coast Florida town, two anti-pickleball crusaders are killed in their community. Could the killer be exacting revenge on behalf of the pickleball players in town? The case falls to an eccentric detective, who had 20 years of experience with the NYPD. He puts together a small team to discover the true motives for the killings, with the hope of stopping the assassin before he strikes again.
FBI Retired Case File Review
Santa Claus Armored Car Robbery and Murder
April 22nd, 2026
Join retired FBI agent and podcast host Jerri Williams as she sits down with Michael De La Peña to discuss one of his first major FBI cases. As a rookie agent, De La Peña was assigned to investigate two armored car robberies that led to the theft of $1.8 million. During one of the robberies in West Hartford, one of the suspects carried out the crime while dressed in a full Santa Claus costume.
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As a new FBI agent assigned to Connecticut, I was handed a cold case: two armored cars robbed of $1.8 million. One of the suspects was later found murdered in a church parking lot.
The police had a prime suspect, but not enough evidence to make the case. Meanwhile, the statute of limitations on the armored car robberies was about to expire - meaning the culprits could soon walk free.
Could I solve the case in time? Watch the episode to find out.
Frozen Silent - Season 6, Episode 8 of Buried in the Backyard, available on the Oxygen channel.
The Coyote Wars Series
