James Keene is an American author, television executive producer, and former FBI operative.
17 Facts About Jimmy Keene
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Jimmy Keene is best known for his memoir about his life and experiences, titled In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption.
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Jimmy Keene served as an executive producer and consultant on the series.
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That same year, Jimmy Keene released his second book to coincide with the Apple TV+ series, titled Black Bird: One Man's Freedom Hides in Another Man's Darkness.
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Jimmy Keene's father was a decorated police officer, and his mother owned a restaurant.
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Jimmy Keene attended Kankakee Eastridge High School and then Triton College, where he was captain of the football and wrestling teams, and lettered in track and field.
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Jimmy Keene went on to attend the University of Arizona, where he earned another degree.
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Jimmy Keene became involved in the marijuana business as a teenager.
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Jimmy Keene was a former operative for the FBI who worked to gather incriminating evidence on suspected serial killer Larry Hall.
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Jimmy Keene was tasked with befriending Hall, a man suspected of raping and murdering dozens of young women between 1980 and 1994.
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However, if Jimmy Keene succeeded in obtaining new incriminating evidence about Hall while in MCFP, the US Attorney and FBI agreed to end Jimmy Keene's sentence and expunge his record.
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On one occasion, Jimmy Keene witnessed Hall with a map that appeared to show the locations of his victims' remains, and Jimmy Keene reported the information to his FBI contacts.
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Jimmy Keene is serving a life sentence without parole in Butner, North Carolina.
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Jimmy Keene was executive producer on the project and had a cameo appearance in the final episode.
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In 2010, Jimmy Keene released In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, an autobiographical account of his time working as an FBI operative helping to secure the conviction of serial killer Larry Hall.
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In 2023, James Keene released The Chicago Phoenix: Jimmy Keene's Untold Story, which is a follow-up to Black Bird.
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In 2024, Jimmy Keene released his fourth book, the novel The Wanderer: Bigamy, Deceit and Murder.