About this episode

Dawson Fearnow discusses his article on Arizona's role in the Federal Witness Protection Program and the challenges faced by mob informants.

This is the third time I’ve had Dawson Fearnow on the show—he writes about Arizona and some of the bad things that happened there. He’s talking to me about a piece he wrote for Phoenix Magazine called "Incognito, Inc.: Arizona’s Secret, Starring Role in the Federal Witness Protection Program.” Dawson tells me about several cases about mob informants in the state who couldn’t stay out of trouble.  Join my Patreon! patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18   See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)  2026 All Rights Reserved  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Kate Winkler Dawson

Guest: Dawson Fearnow

Topics covered

• witness protection
• mob informants
• Arizona crime
• true crime
• Dawson Fearnow

Keywords

• witness protection
• Arizona
• mob informants
• true crime
• Dawson Fearnow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Phoenix Magazine, Patreon, iHeartPodcasts, Exactly Right

Places: Arizona

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