In short
A CNN Presents limited series trailer, Civilian or Spy, tied to a Mississippi motel shooting involving the FBI and the unanswered circumstances around a 2024 death.
Guest backgrounds
The transcript identifies the narrator as Isabel Chapman, an investigative reporter for CNN who has spent 18 months investigating what happened outside the hotel.
Key claims
Authorities have refused to explain why Ilya Beluzarov was killed by the FBI, despite indications he communicated with people of concern to the FBI.
Notable examples
Ilya Beluzarov is described as a Russian-born American citizen, father, and ex-husband; he allegedly seemed lonely and discussed death; the motel reopened after the FBI-involved shooting.
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Discover the intriguing story of Ilya Beluzarov and the FBI's actions.
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Hey there and thanks for listening to this CNN podcast. We'd like to take a few minutes to tell you about a brand new limited series inside the CNN Presents feed. Please enjoy the trailer for Civilian or Spy. Last year, a local news story landed on my desk. A Mississippi motel is back open tonight after a shooting this morning involving the FBI. In 2024, a man was killed by the FBI. And to this day, the authorities have refused to say why. His name was Ilya Beluzarov. He was a father, an ex-husband, and a Russian-born American citizen. He just seemed like a lonely guy, and he needed a friend, you know, because...
0:43And he kind of talked about, you know, death, didn't he? He talked about, you just never know when it's your time. I'm Isabel Chapman. I'm an investigative reporter for CNN. And for the last 18 months, I've been trying to find out what went down outside that hotel. They noticed that he was communicating with people that were of concern to the FBI. Oh my God, Jesus Christ.
1:14Head over to the CNN Presents feed and listen to our three-part series, Civilian or Spy, available wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you.
From the publisher
When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?
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