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Please enjoy the trailer for Civilian or Spy.
Last year, a local news story landed on my desk.
A Mississippi motel is back open tonight after a shooting this morning involving the FBI.
In 2024, a man was killed by the FBI.
And to this day, the authorities have refused to say why.
His name was Ilya Beluzarov.
He was a father, an ex-husband, and a Russian-born American citizen.
He just seemed like a lonely guy, and he needed a friend.
And he kind of talked about death, didn't he?
He talked about you just never know when it's your time.
I'm Isabel Chapman.
I'm an investigative reporter for CNN.
And for the last 18 months, I've been trying to find out what went down outside that hotel.
They noticed that he was communicating with people that were of concern to the FBI.
Oh my God, Jesus.
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Civilian or Spy, available wherever you get your podcasts.