Christopher Whitcomb (born January 15, 1959) is an American

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and former member of the FBI's

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. He also appeared as an "expert" on the

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game show ''

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''.

History with the FBI

Whitcomb spent 15 years with the FBI as a special agent from 1987 to 2002 and worked on many high-profile cases. Whitcomb joined FBI

in 1991 after completing a rigorous two week specialized selection process and six month training course known as New Operator Training School" or "NOTS". Whitcomb was a participant at the

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, LA Riots, and

Ruby Ridge Ruby Ridge was the site of an eleven-day siege in 1992 in Boundary County, Idaho, near Naples. It began on August 21, when deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) initiated action to apprehend and arrest Randy Weaver under a bench ...

. His final assignment with the FBI consisted of working with the Critical Incident Response Group. He was one of seven snipers involved in the killing of Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge.

Bibliography

* ''Cold Zero: Inside the Hostage Rescue Team'' (2001) - * ''Black: A novel'' (2005) - * ''White: A novel'' (2006) -

External links

Interview on Bookreporter.com
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