The Bagpiper and His Brother (3): The Wiretap

About this episode

The episode explores the life of Lloyd Brenna and the events leading to an IRS agent's shooting in 1970.

In 1960, in St. Paul, something didn't look right with an office phone, and it leads back to Lloyd Brenna. By now, he has built a life that looks stable on the surface, a job, a home, a reputation, but there are cracks. A wiretap. A past he’s left behind. Behavior that doesn’t quite line up with the man people think they know. As Wallace Brenna settles into his own version of adulthood, Harold Pieper moves forward on a steady path. Then, in 1970, an IRS agent investigating Lloyd is shot. The Bagpiper and His Brother is written and produced by James Wolner, with additional research assistance by Mari Zoerb Hanson. Archival audio sourced from the Library of Congress, identified as public domain. Binge the full season of The Bagpiper and His Brother ad-free with Spotlight PLUS. Sign up on the Dakota Spotlight show page in Apple Podcasts or Spotify, on Patreon, or at https://DakotaSpotlight.com/spotlight-plus Explore the full catalog: https://DakotaSpotlight.com Listen early and ad-free with Spotlight PLUS: https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/cw/DakotaSpotlight Sign up for the Dakota Spotlight newsletter…

People in this episode

Host: James Wolner

Topics covered

• true crime
• cold case
• investigation
• IRS
• wiretap
• family dynamics

Keywords

• Lloyd Brenna
• IRS agent
• wiretap
• St. Paul
• true crime
• cold case
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Library of Congress, Dakota Spotlight, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Patreon

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