[EXTERNAL COURSE] ***EVENT IS FULL*** FBI Case Study: The Boy in the Bunker
Dates: Dec. 18, 2023
Time: 0930-1100 hrs
Presented by: Kyle Vowinkel, Former FBI Special Agent / Hostage Rescue Team Operator / Crisis Negotiator
Hosted by: The FBI Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach Police Department, the Florida Association of Hostage Negotiators (FAHN) and St. Johns County Sheriff's Department
Location: Emergency Communications Training Center, 911 Law Enforcement Way, St. Augustine, FL 32092
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The Boy in the Bunker case is an inspirational and truly incredible law enforcement success story, as told from an insider's perspective who was integral to the resolution.
Jim Dykes boarded a school bus in rural Alabama and shot the driver. He then abducted an innocent 5-year-old boy and took him to his underground bunker where he kept hundreds of law enforcement at bay for 7 days.
See dramatic videos from the bus, listen to the actual hostage negotiations, and witness the heroic resolution captured from above. Tactical, negotiators, FBI, state, and local LE worked hand in hand and expended Herculean efforts to save one child.
The FBI Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach Police Department, the Florida Association of Hostage Negotiators (FAHN) and St. Johns County Sheriff's Department welcomes our federal, state, and local partner crisis negotiators, SWAT operators and other law enforcement response teams to attend this free event.
Please RSVP with your full name, department, and job role (SWAT, CNT, etc.) to vkstelly@fbi.gov. The presentation location is restricted access and attendees must RSVP to be included on the guest list.
**Please see the link below for flyer announcement**
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