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Gary Edgington

Retired counterterrorism task force commander and author of "Outside the Wire," with 40 years in law enforcement including the California DOJ and FBI's LA Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Oct 28, 2026

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

His Police Officer Father Was Murdered While He Was in the Academy: His Story.

Oct 28 · 38m

speaker_2UNKNOWN
15:28
And my
Gary EdgingtonGUEST
15:29
dad sees him and starts backpedaling.
Gary EdgingtonGUEST
15:37
And as the individual is approaching him.
Gary EdgingtonGUEST
15:41
My dad had – remember the old break front holster? Oh, yeah.
Gary EdgingtonGUEST
15:45
My dad had a break front, which I don't think he practiced with a lot, unfortunately.
Gary EdgingtonGUEST
15:50
And he pulled the gun out slowly and deliberately as opposed to breaking it out quickly.
Gary EdgingtonGUEST
15:56
And so it kind of came out slowly.

9 MINS LATER

John J. WileyHOST
24:40
When did you find out? How did you find out? How did your family get notified?

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