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J. Edgar Hoover

Bonaparte, Charles Joseph

Federal Bureau of Investigation: laboratory; scientist

Federal Bureau of Investigation: fingerprinting expert

Federal Bureau of Investigation: target practice

How accurate is Judas and the Black Messiah?

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Inside the history of the Black Panther Party

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Also Known As	Bureau of Investigation • United States Bureau of Investigation • FBI
Areas Of Involvement	intelligence • criminal investigation • national security
Related People	William H. Webster • James Comey • Robert Mueller • J. Edgar Hoover • Herbert Arthur Philbrick • Louis J. Freeh • Kash Patel

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Timothy McVeigh

FBI headquarters

J. Edgar Hoover

Bonaparte, Charles Joseph

Federal Bureau of Investigation: laboratory; scientist

Federal Bureau of Investigation: fingerprinting expert

Federal Bureau of Investigation: target practice

How accurate is Judas and the Black Messiah?

FBI criminal profiler

Inside the history of the Black Panther Party

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