FBI Special Agent Phil Torsney
Appearances
48 Hours
The Cyanide Killer
Next stop is here in Detroit at the casino. Meet up with some buddies and do some gambling. Isa crossed the border from the United States into Canada, possibly here at the tunnel, where he proceeded to Toronto, where he boarded his flight overseas.
48 Hours
The Cyanide Killer
Heathrow. Heathrow over to Cyprus. That's where we sort of came to a standstill at some point. We knew from Cyprus he was probably in the Middle East.
48 Hours
The Cyanide Killer
He knew we were looking for him. I believe he felt he was safe over there.
48 Hours
The Cyanide Killer
He had finances. He had people he knew overseas. The more we dug into it, we knew Issa would be a tough guy to catch. It was nice when it finally came to an end and we could actually say we have this guy in custody. Now we're sitting next to him on a plane. I'm thinking at that point, you're going to court. It was a long road, but you're going to court.
48 Hours
The Cyanide Killer
Some people get on a plane and they skip town. Go to the other side of the world. It's almost a cat and mouse game. A lot of countries, a lot of miles, and that's where a lot of this starts. I've been working international fugitives with the FBI about 26 years. We've arrested a lot of bad guys. It pumps up your adrenaline.
48 Hours
The Cyanide Killer
This is a once-in-a-lifetime case, and it was certainly one of the tougher ones I ever worked on.