Gray Day With Master Spy and FBI Agent Eric O'Neill

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At 26 years old, Eric O’Neill was recruited for the case of a lifetime: tasked with spying on a master spy and bringing to justice one of the most damaging double agents in American history. FBI agent Robert Hanssen was suspected of sharing US secrets with the Russians for nearly two decades, and now O’Neill was trapped in a one-on-one relationship with him-Hanssen was his boss- and also his target.
Join O’Neill as he reveals what it was like to play a real life cat-and-mouse game with a mole. He’ll share the insights that he gained from the benefit of hindsight as he wrote his new book Gray Day; O’Neill truly conveys the intense and incredible position he found himself in with a volatile and brilliant spy who had kept one step ahead of the FBI for years.
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  • @TangledUpInBlue631
    @TangledUpInBlue63111 ай бұрын

    Mr. Oneill is more charasmatic than the actor who portrayed him in breach. It is unsurprising that he was able to maneuver the late robert hanssen into dropping the final package, according to the film which conceded artistic license. Okay, mr. Oneill. I will read gray day.

  • @christine6059
    @christine6059 Жыл бұрын

    I just finished his book, Gray Day, and the man can write! Highly recommended.

  • @lynndeschambault1067
    @lynndeschambault10673 жыл бұрын

    He answers questions with such grace, dignity & humour.

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152

    @quantumfineartsandfossils2152

    2 жыл бұрын

    valuable

  • @penspencils4004

    @penspencils4004

    Жыл бұрын

    @@quantumfineartsandfossils2152 ²

  • @TheDavidlloydjones

    @TheDavidlloydjones

    11 ай бұрын

    King of Digression, master of wandering around making irrelevant remarks. Able to compress five minutes of information into a single hour.

  • @jackharle1251

    @jackharle1251

    Ай бұрын

    DEI will change all of this

  • @godncountry8323
    @godncountry832311 ай бұрын

    As young as he was, being put undercover to catch the worst spy in American history!!! It would’ve freaked me out, too!!!

  • @j.b.9581
    @j.b.9581 Жыл бұрын

    At 19:00 where Eric describes the woman who was working for Robert Hanssen, and she 'challenged him.' Robert and the office assistant were in a one-on-one meeting in the late afternoon, and the young woman's carpool home was leaving soon. She got up to leave, and told Robert that her ride was leaving soon. He demanded that she stay until he finished with what he was telling her. She said that she would MISS HER RIDE HOME if she did not go right then. It was then that Robert Hanssen grabbed her by her shoulder, nearly dislocating it. There was. a court case and the FBI hired Plato Cacheris to defend R. Hanssen when the young woman took him to court. If I recall, Hanssen was cleared of charges. This was BEFORE Hanssen was caught making a dead-drop in February of 2001. It's all in the book, "The Bureau and the Mole."

  • @americanmeteoritefan9670

    @americanmeteoritefan9670

    Жыл бұрын

    That reallysucks...nice that they deferred to him and legally defended him, although they were both employees, while certainly her career was ruined. You can paw woman all you want there apparently it's a protected activity.

  • @anng.4542

    @anng.4542

    Жыл бұрын

    J. B. That assault is mentioned at 00:23:52 and 00:34:43.

  • @mstott22lax
    @mstott22lax5 жыл бұрын

    Had the pleasure of visiting the museum the other day. It was an excellent experience. I was dissapointed there were no events going on that day.

  • @tatianalyulkin410

    @tatianalyulkin410

    2 жыл бұрын

    So looking forward to it.

  • @antonioacevedo5200
    @antonioacevedo5200 Жыл бұрын

    He is an American hero. Thank you for your service to America.

  • @MaryMacElveen
    @MaryMacElveen3 жыл бұрын

    This is a spectacular presentation! It kept me engaged from start to finish. Hanssen deserves to be locked up at Supermax especially when 2 died.

  • @lindaarrington9397

    @lindaarrington9397

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thats where he's at

  • @rocketman48
    @rocketman484 жыл бұрын

    I went to the Spy Museum and Space museum from Ireland,Great i loved it thanks,

  • @incidentalist
    @incidentalist4 жыл бұрын

    Dudes a GREAT speaker!! Thoroughly enjoyed it! An hour late for going to the gym lmfao! TY

  • @debiwilliams8533
    @debiwilliams85333 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your experiences.

  • @BlindFury00
    @BlindFury002 жыл бұрын

    Really great talk. He's a really good speaker.

  • @kathrynaston6841
    @kathrynaston68412 жыл бұрын

    One of th3 BEST speakers you’ve ever feathered. Awsome

  • @phincampbell1886
    @phincampbell1886 Жыл бұрын

    Hansen can't have been all THAT smart, not if he's on the team to find himself, and he gets it wrong fifty times, can he!?

  • @adriandacruz9018
    @adriandacruz90182 жыл бұрын

    An amazing speaker and story teller! 👏

  • @lindaarrington9397
    @lindaarrington93972 жыл бұрын

    I love to hear this man talk about the tradecraft

  • @terencewinters2154
    @terencewinters21543 жыл бұрын

    The fear detector would be a better term for lie detector.

  • @icarustheother8591
    @icarustheother85912 жыл бұрын

    All right I can't take it anymore I'm going to have to come back and watch the rest of this later. Unbelievable

  • @TimothyOBrien-do1jo
    @TimothyOBrien-do1jo8 ай бұрын

    Wow. "Grade A" Just sayin', that plainly states just how painfully aware Former Director Freeh was of what "Saint Bob the Misogynist" was up to and for how long. Nice work! Totally in awe.

  • @abathens
    @abathens4 жыл бұрын

    "Breach" brought me here!

  • @duanewaihi4453

    @duanewaihi4453

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just watched it today!

  • @1stltwife

    @1stltwife

    3 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorites!

  • @michaelcassidy4215

    @michaelcassidy4215

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great movie.

  • @kevincarr335

    @kevincarr335

    Жыл бұрын

    Love Chris Cooper.Great actor

  • @patrarus6097
    @patrarus6097 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this excellent, informing session!

  • @harpnant
    @harpnant Жыл бұрын

    Great suspense, edge of the seat, tenterhooks, storytelling!

  • @michaelhart7569
    @michaelhart75692 жыл бұрын

    Great story well told. It had me on the edge of my seat.

  • @tina8796
    @tina879611 ай бұрын

    Excellent 🏆

  • @papiwe1
    @papiwe13 жыл бұрын

    Great story teller

  • @kevincarr335
    @kevincarr335 Жыл бұрын

    I remember Blackberries when they came out and my money people were always showing them off to me.

  • @brianbelton3605
    @brianbelton36053 жыл бұрын

    Someone in the audience asked, towards the end, about Hanssens current situation. I would like to know his current life. All the limitless deprivation. What is his life like NOW?

  • @ooosoo8727

    @ooosoo8727

    3 жыл бұрын

    He's stuck in a cell 23 hours a day, or more. What's more to know? That's what his life is like now.

  • @mortalclown3812

    @mortalclown3812

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just look up life in a supermax.

  • @kevincarr335

    @kevincarr335

    Жыл бұрын

    He jerks off a lot

  • @murderinc.hunting7686

    @murderinc.hunting7686

    Жыл бұрын

    1:04:45

  • @antonioacevedo5200

    @antonioacevedo5200

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BHAKTIBROPHY I think that is most gnawing at him is that he came so close to retirement. That was probably his last dead drop.

  • @donarnold8268
    @donarnold82684 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @kirstensledge4107
    @kirstensledge41072 жыл бұрын

    Love this guy

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken44823 жыл бұрын

    There were very good female team members involved in catching this bloke. Their persistence was invaluable.

  • @michaelfuchs1467

    @michaelfuchs1467

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jean Hawken: Sure you're not mixing this up with the Aldrich Ames case? 🤔

  • @j.b.9581

    @j.b.9581

    Жыл бұрын

    @@michaelfuchs1467 I think that you may be correct. Hanssen was\is a misogynist.

  • @lynndeschambault1067
    @lynndeschambault10673 жыл бұрын

    He reminds me of one of the guys on " The Kids In the Hall"

  • @Cubanbearnyc
    @Cubanbearnyc Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating and amusing !

  • @terencewinters2154
    @terencewinters21543 жыл бұрын

    E in Mice seems Hansen's primary motive money secondary.

  • @lindaarrington9397

    @lindaarrington9397

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi can you explain that E mice????

  • @TamadorStoneskin

    @TamadorStoneskin

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lindaarrington9397 Money, Ideology, Compromise, Ego. MICE the four reasons that people become traitors. Some people make it MICES and add Sex to the list.

  • @orc001
    @orc0013 жыл бұрын

    My left ear enjoyed this a lot more than my right ear

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    10:19 I kew it I knew it!! :D "truth is so much more, interesting & fascinating" than FICTION YES !!! yup...

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    o/neill is so organic

  • @KeithWilliamMacHendry
    @KeithWilliamMacHendry Жыл бұрын

    Nice bloke & Superbious presentation. Regards from Scotland.

  • @Krislights1
    @Krislights1 Жыл бұрын

    Loving the book..

  • @Girly92
    @Girly9211 ай бұрын

    Ordered the book

  • @philipcobbin3172
    @philipcobbin3172 Жыл бұрын

    Very Very Excellent

  • @workingguy6666
    @workingguy66665 жыл бұрын

    In everything classified, compartmentalization of intel is the method - it doesn't make sense that any mole would have open access to so many projects unless our intelligence communities aren't practicing common sense limitations. Just because someone has an uber security clearance, it still doesn't mean that you share your intel / projects / data with them.

  • @joeblow8593
    @joeblow8593 Жыл бұрын

    Robert Hanssen died in prison June 5th 2023, he was 79.

  • @LukasKamin
    @LukasKamin Жыл бұрын

    That's a huge mistake, that is still made by westerners, either from Europe or from Americas. They believe that SU transformed into russia, while actually it collapsed and lost a great many of former soviet republics, which are independent states now, that fascist regime of modern ruZZia tends to return back to their orbit, still dreaming of soviet union 2.0, and actually by now they managed to unofficially occupy belarus , due to help of criminal dictator who proclaimed himself a president, while actually he faked the elections. put*n dud the alike thing with Ichkeria ( Chechen republic) tried to do the same with Georgia, just with a partial success. So it's the RSFSR that transformed into ruZZia , other former republics are trying to head their own way, which irritates the terrorist state and dies every crazy thing to not let others do as they please. That's the only real reason of the war against Ukraine , and there's no any other fake reasons, they are trying to makeup every now and then

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    39:00 + see I was right hes a genius I knew it was a treasure what a great discovery hes a community in of himself so great

  • @andrews527
    @andrews527 Жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of the ShamWow guy.

  • @richardcopeland6859
    @richardcopeland68592 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @aakashbhosale6977
    @aakashbhosale69774 жыл бұрын

    Who else are here after watching 'Breach' hit the like

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    40:49 :O WOAH "HED BE ROOMATES WITH SNOWDEN RN" OH MY GOD WOW yes a Stimson I am a Yardley obviously lol ;}

  • @johnfairchild3421
    @johnfairchild3421 Жыл бұрын

    Eric Eric. Eric. Whoa. Lol

  • @terencewinters2154
    @terencewinters21543 жыл бұрын

    Richard garcia ramon garcia wasnt that an almost chance at blowing the case ?

  • @lindaarrington9397

    @lindaarrington9397

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought that

  • @kevincarr335
    @kevincarr335 Жыл бұрын

    I have Gray Day but haven't read it yet.

  • @kevincarr335
    @kevincarr335 Жыл бұрын

    " Roommates with Edward Snowdon" this guy has a sense of humor.

  • @ahmedrafique3211
    @ahmedrafique3211 Жыл бұрын

    Hansen did what he did. Now time has changed, do you think based on your experience with Hansen, FBI was able to identify more moles before allowing them to damage? In short, does different case studies has any correlation with other moles?

  • @DanielFlores-hn9bd
    @DanielFlores-hn9bd2 жыл бұрын

    I supported the right guys and gals!!! Remember me my friends???

  • @greendragon4058
    @greendragon405811 ай бұрын

    I always wondered what happened to him

  • @johanoncalvin87
    @johanoncalvin87 Жыл бұрын

    Now do Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Paige, Baker, Clinesmith, and Wray.

  • @METALITHrevetments

    @METALITHrevetments

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @DanielFlores-hn9bd
    @DanielFlores-hn9bd2 жыл бұрын

    Yes.. I’m still down… it’s my family’s money. Not mine.. I make my own way.. brother

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    31:00 see I new it he understands mechanistic reality Einstein see --

  • @MsLucky443
    @MsLucky4433 жыл бұрын

    Love spy movies😍

  • @DanielFlores-hn9bd
    @DanielFlores-hn9bd2 жыл бұрын

    I got a positive match for black Garza.. 7.62 mm..

  • @anng.4542
    @anng.4542 Жыл бұрын

    In other words, Hanssen started in 1979, years after Vatican II.

  • @kylespeirs6510
    @kylespeirs651011 ай бұрын

    Eric is a Clerk and wasn’t even told about Hannsen. Why is he going around taking credit for Hannsen. His wife was annoying.

  • @florencetown4024
    @florencetown4024 Жыл бұрын

    21:03

  • @DanielFlores-hn9bd
    @DanielFlores-hn9bd2 жыл бұрын

    Van Alden

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    29:00 no you need a sting :D I love stings ;} enjoyyyy MY STING FEAST LADIES AND GENTLEMEN LETS unpack these stings :P

  • @4Drow
    @4Drow3 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed very much. Though I'd like to know whether this guy considers those Russian intelligence officers working for the US heinous criminals aswell.

  • @Bob31415
    @Bob314153 жыл бұрын

    46:04 - Wrong. Hanssen's codename was not "Gray Day". It was "Gray Suit".

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    hes too good for movie references but ill check out some breach we should all watch our internet live broadcasts instead the alec Baldwin world is a huge part of the problem we have to replace it with something better get people outdoors using biometrics irt or were screwed we will :)

  • @Bootmahoy88
    @Bootmahoy88 Жыл бұрын

    Hanssen was a creep, pure and simple.

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    lastly he probably knows this but in the qm world you dont see anything unless you are watching it (Crenshaw also "you cannot solve a problem you cannot see") so, something is watching everything right now somehow Detecting solving crimes only require a responsible observer what abusers do not want Abusers are adverse to responsible observers they require committing crimes to satisfy their delusions they cannot appreciate how the work of so many people including those of us who are vulnerable or disabled put into working to find out why are are the way we are including reformation from abuser to cooperative independent intelligence and succeed at it Everything no matter what it is- is only doing all its doing to succeed this he is right should be taken extremely seriously because again once you watch an event with more than one observer all bets are off it effects us all to not see is fail Putin is a blind tyrant we are a justice system we are scientists and artists

  • @Hugh-Glass

    @Hugh-Glass

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've read this twice and have no clue what you are saying.

  • @tatianalyulkin410
    @tatianalyulkin4102 жыл бұрын

    Eric, I disagree. I understand what you're saying about foreshadowing but none of us who actually enjoyed seeing our loved ones off and actually watching the plane take off ever had any inkling that our harmless " hobby " was gonna be taken away from us forever. So we did take it for granted. I know tons of people my age who never enjoyed seeing people off- and they're not spies! Maybe Hansen ( ? ) used to see his friend off and just this time he dumps him on the curb like a piece of luggage and the friend goes, " What just happened? Did I do anything or say anything to make him angry? "

  • @nikolavanzettiteslasacco4991
    @nikolavanzettiteslasacco49914 жыл бұрын

    This story is almost 20 years old why he just telling the story Now??? And there books about this already... Plus it was on "Discovery channel" and other crimes t.v shows...🤦🤦🤦

  • @Ricardogonzalez-ye7qd

    @Ricardogonzalez-ye7qd

    4 жыл бұрын

    "Breach" with Chris Cooper tells the story.

  • @icarustheother8591
    @icarustheother85912 жыл бұрын

    Dang I hope it doesn't have anything to do with Robert Hansen Chevrolet. Wait a minute that's not the right spelling just handsome Chevrolet or something anyway wow

  • @davidbuckby4389
    @davidbuckby43893 жыл бұрын

    catch one replaced by another enduring the long game.

  • @jonathanjollimore4794
    @jonathanjollimore47942 жыл бұрын

    I think we got them by the balls Thankfully I am stubborn just yell enough online people I knew saw it and now we can put the whole story together now

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    hes a ft sher coyote

  • @prahamama8915
    @prahamama89154 жыл бұрын

    Experts.... Camera Nor working Seth Rich WDc. Epstein NY. Over payed Crap. Only little people Are on cameras .. Who trusts Yu?! You cant Explain Malfunctioning Cameras in most important places good by sick

  • @quantumfineartsandfossils2152
    @quantumfineartsandfossils21522 жыл бұрын

    I & millions ++ of other ppl are proof that these systems you all created work tak for your sacrifice

  • @DanielFlores-hn9bd
    @DanielFlores-hn9bd2 жыл бұрын

    My new partner.. posbeiac is out

  • @chipparker3950
    @chipparker3950 Жыл бұрын

    Unimpressive

  • @deoglemnaco7025
    @deoglemnaco70252 жыл бұрын

    It’s sad now because he’s still in prison, yet all these secrets are old. They should release him and the guy speaking should go on tour together. As friends.

  • @lindaarrington9397

    @lindaarrington9397

    2 жыл бұрын

    They would take him in the woods and shoot him

  • @TamadorStoneskin

    @TamadorStoneskin

    Жыл бұрын

    The reason they can’t do that, is it sets a bad precedent. If you know that the punishment for espionage is only prison for 20 years as opposed to life in prison then it’s less scary to commit espionage.

  • @Krislights1
    @Krislights1 Жыл бұрын

    Never trust a spook...

  • @rogueandvagabondrabbit5837
    @rogueandvagabondrabbit58374 жыл бұрын

    Volume is so low it’s irritating.

  • @incidentalist

    @incidentalist

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was perfect, turn your hearing aid up!!

  • @siggesaltens2663
    @siggesaltens2663 Жыл бұрын

    SUCH BIG FEET

  • @joeysausage3437
    @joeysausage34372 жыл бұрын

    This guy was never a master.

  • @kerrykirk9901
    @kerrykirk99012 жыл бұрын

    He seems a little (actually a lot) too flippant about it all to me. He as much as anyone ought to know the gravity of the subject he's talking about.

  • @dscrappygolani7981
    @dscrappygolani79814 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm... hope the director is no longer on the seventh floor. Bad move that. Especially after 9/11. 😁 Dear, FBI Please don't storm to my home in black helicopters. It just occurred to me, that's all.

  • @Grizzlyx9
    @Grizzlyx94 жыл бұрын

    Real nigga shit

  • @davidrobinson7112
    @davidrobinson71122 жыл бұрын

    Next and very best event get our elected president Donald Trump back. Along with the return of our costitution....I pray.

  • @lindaarrington9397

    @lindaarrington9397

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amen agree.

  • @channel-ol1yn
    @channel-ol1yn2 жыл бұрын

    The author is more like a used car sales man than a professional in his field. Got sick of his personality after a while.

  • @mikefromflorida8357

    @mikefromflorida8357

    16 күн бұрын

    Correct.

  • @dustylefou
    @dustylefou2 жыл бұрын

    Jeez is this guy still milking his brief participation in this case two decades on? "Master spy" lololo

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