The first-hand account from undercover officer Blake Boteler of his initiation into the Sons of Silence continues. From 1997 to 1999, he was undercover in one of the biggest gangs operating in Colorado and he had sights set on bringing down the group responsible for murder and drug distribution. In this two-part series, Boteler explains the difficulty of earning the trust of the Sons of Silence, something that is typically referred to as “initiation”. This one proves more unusual than most but s

Hear first-hand what it took one undercover officer to gain the trust of a motorcycle gang ... without being discovered or killed. From 1997 to 1999, Blake Boteler went undercover in the Sons of Silence motorcycle gang in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the time, the Sons of Silence was one of the biggest gangs operating in Colorado and Boteler had his sights set on bringing down the group responsible for murder and drug distribution. He devoted those two years despite having a wife, two children