Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord

Charlie finds out what information the feds used to indict Val and Viv, how they tried to fight their charges and their reaction to being sentenced to prison. Former DEA agent Michael Ferrara who worked the El Chapo case gives his take on the wives’ prosecution and the broader impact the twins’ cooperation had on the war on drugs.  With his wife now going to prison, Charlie poses the question to Jay: Has it all been worth it? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Charlie sits down with the children to get their perspective. Jay discusses adjusting to life on the outside. Within months of the twins being released, their wives, Val and Viv, are arrested on money laundering charges.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

COVID hits the prisons so the twins can’t see their families for months. Jay spends 56 days in hospital. Finally, after 12 years in prison, the twins are released on the November 5th, 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Pete takes to the witness stand to lay out the case against El Chapo. He explains to the jury the details of the recorded call and his relationship with El Chapo before being turned over to the Drug Lord’s defense team for questioning. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

After an intense manhunt, Mexican authorities recapture El Chapo and extradite him to the US. Pete holds the key piece of evidence and spends 18 months prepping with prosecutors to go face-to-face against El Chapo in the courtroom.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.