Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Infiltration of the Hells Angels

by Kerrie Droban

The infamous Sonny Barger once declared that the Hells Angels would never be infiltrated. Running with the Devil chronicles the story of the ATF sting and the two undercover agents who risked their lives to prove him wrong. For two years, they posed as members of a Mexican renegade motorcycle club, earning the trust and respect of the vicious Arizona Hells Angels.

Their work led to the shocking 2003 bust in which ATF agents arrested fifty people and seized 650 guns, 30,000 rounds of ammunition, and more than 100 explosive items―including grenades and napalm.

Writing in cooperation with ATF agents, most of whom remain undercover today, Kerrie Droban follows the perilous mission up through the ensuing court case and jail sentences. Along the way, she provides a startling―and unprecedented―expose on the treacherous inner workings of the Hells Angels brotherhood.

235 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 24, 2008

About the author

Kerrie Droban is an award-winning true crime author, attorney, national speaker and expert consult on criminal pathology and organized crime. She has appeared on 20/20, American Greed, A&E's Secrets of the Hells Angels, Gangland, United Gangs of America, Vice, Investigation ID, Oxygen and Netflix. Her books have been optioned for film and made into a television series now streaming on Hulu. She founded Zhivago Entertainment, a podcast and film production company and writes and produces the true crime podcast Crime Stands Still, re-solving cases one season at a time and bringing you the whole truth (not just what the jury heard).