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He Spent 2 Years Undercover With the Sons of Silence (Part 1) | ATF Agent Blake Boteler
What does it actually cost to go undercover for two years with one of America's most violent outlaw motorcycle gangs?
Blake Boteler knows. He's the retired ATF special agent who spent two years as "Bo" — a prospect, then a patch-wearing member of the Sons of Silence — in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His 1963 Harley Davidson and undercover jacket are now in the National Law Enforcement Museum. Craig Floyd, who ran the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Fund, named Blake his Officer of the Month in July 2002.
In Part 1, Blake breaks down what deep cover really looks like — and it's not…
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