Joseph Shea (FBI agent)

Joseph Gerald Shea was an American law enforcement official. He worked on a number of notable cases, including the Barbara Mackle kidnapping and the Frank Abagnale case. In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, fictional character Carl Hanratty, portrayed by Tom Hanks, is loosely based on Shea.

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Summary Joseph Shea (FBI agent)Joseph Gerald Shea was an American law enforcement official. He was a special agent for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. He worked on a number of notable cases, including the Barbara Mackle kidnapping and the Frank Abagnale case.

In the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, fictional character Carl Hanratty, portrayed by Tom Hanks, is loosely based on the relationship that Shea had with FrankAbagnale.