In the early 20th century, William J. Flynn was one of the most famous detectives in America. As head of the U.S. Secret Service and later the Bureau of Investigation (forerunner of the FBI), Flynn led the chase for counterfeiters, took on the first Mafia crime family, pursued German spies during World War I, and […]
The Tangled Web of Terrorism: Unmasking Hamas’s Intricate Network from the Heart of Texas to the Streets of Gaza
In the aftermath of the war against Israel launched by Hamas terrorists in a bloody massacre of 1,400 – mostly civilians on the morning of October 7, 2023, I opened my investigative case files from 19 years ago. Investigative producer Todd Bensman and I, then reporting for the CBS station group in Dallas, focused on […]
Operation Noble Eagle Responds To September 11 Terrorist Attacks
ROBERT RIGGS REPORTS FROM OVER NEW YORK CITY The crisp blue sky over New York City resembled the day that dawned on September 11, 2001 three years earlier. Ground zero could be clearly seen from the cockpit of F-15 fighters circling above Manhattan Island at twenty-three thousand feet. That was my vantage point from the […]