Leah Halton: Unraveling the Enigmatic Life of the FBI's First Female Agent

The pair spoke about their own FBI careers, plus the trailblazing first female special agents who came before them. The women also shared an important message for the next generation. When local homicide detectives in St. Petersburg, Florida, hit a dead end tracking down the individual who killed Ohio mom Joan Rogers and her two teenage daughters in 1989, Jana Monroe came up with an idea that led to a break in the case. In this episode, active and retired FBI agents review historical documents and share stories about Director Hoover’s initial rejection, the Bureau’s eventual acceptance of female agents in the FBI, and their personal FBI career journeys as women. The book chronicles her early career as one of the FBI’s first female agents and her relationship with the mobster with whom she ultimately took down organized crime in Chicago. Smith, one of the most prolific and accomplished women. Moore and Vassilakos both had the chance to meet the trailblazing first female special agents last week, at an FBI event celebrating all women who've served in that role. It was so meaningful to meet them and to hear their stories, and.

Moore and Vassilakos both had the chance to meet the trailblazing first female special agents last week, at an FBI event celebrating all women who've served in that role. It was so meaningful to meet them and to hear their stories, and. But her dogged demeanor and undeniable intelligence led to the most meaningful role she ever had in the FBI: the first female agent in the Behavioral Science Unit at Quantico. “How do you... Susan Roley Malone is a legend at the FBI Academy. Fifty years ago, she made history as one of the first two women to graduate as a special agent. To celebrate the anniversary, the FBI... Our early female pioneers had a lot of fascinating stories to tell about this work—how dangerous it was, how they gained the trust of criminals, how they used their specialized language and other... As the FBI celebrates 100 years of African-American special agents and observes Women’s History Month, we remember Sylvia Mathis, the first African-American woman to serve as an FBI agent. On July 17, 1972, the first two women of the modern era entered the FBI Training Academy at Quantico, Virginia. Fourteen weeks later they emerged as special agents. Over the next 40 years, women agents reshaped the Bureau, achieving leadership posts across the U.S. and around the world. The book chronicles her early career as one of the FBI’s first female agents and her relationship with the mobster with whom she ultimately took down organized crime in Chicago. Smith, one of the most prolific and accomplished women.

The pair spoke about their own FBI careers, plus the trailblazing first female special agents who came before them. The women also shared an important message for the next generation. As the FBI celebrates 100 years of African-American special agents and observes Women’s History Month, we remember Sylvia Mathis, the first African-American woman to serve as an FBI agent.