Gangland Wire
Gangland Wire Crime Stories is a unique true crime podcast. The host, Gary Jenkins, is a former Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit Detective. Gary uses his experience to give insigtful twists on famous organized characters across the United States. He tells crime stories from his own career and invites former FBI agents, police officers and criminals to educate and entertain listeners.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 547
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Chuck Goudie talks Chicago Outfit
In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Intelligence detective Gary Jenkins sits down with veteran Chicago journalist Chuck Goudie, whose decades of reporting have made him one of Chica…
Jimmy the Gent: The Rise and Fall of James Burke
In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins dives deep into the life of James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke. Prompted by listener Paul Blackwood of Edinbur…
Beverly Hills Fire Newport Kentucky
Retired Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins interviews author Robert Webster, president of the Kenton County Historical Society, about his book, The Beverly Hills Supper Club – The Untold Story …
Hollywood and the Chicago Boys: Stone Wallace on Mobsters in Tinseltown
In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City intelligence detective Gary Jenkins sits down with writer and mob historian Stone Wallace—a man whose path has crossed acting, broadcasting, boxi…
Tommy Greco Genovese Enforcer
In this episode, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence detective, Gary Jenkins, interviews Gary Clemente, who offers profound insights drawn from his father’s legacy as a pioneering FBI agent in th…
Bobby Manna: Genovese Consigliere
In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired intelligence detective Gary Jenkins exposes the brutal fall of one of the Mafia’s most calculating figures—Louis “Bobby” Manna, the Genovese consigliere who …
The Mob and the Savings & Loan Scandal
In this eye-opening episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins pulls back the curtain on a lesser-known chapter of American crime history — how the …
The Man Who Ended Allie Boy Persico’s Run
Gary and Mike also explore the uneasy dance between lawmen and mobsters—a world where unexpected moments of mutual respect could coexist with threats of violence. Mike shares stories of face-to-face …
A Mafia Counterfeit Ring
Hey Wiretappers, listen to my short bonus episode. I’m looking for mob fans to read the first half of a memoir about my life, which is partly about being a cop and mostly about the Civella Spero War.…
The Murder of Teddy Deegan and the FBI
Paul Rico: Crooked Agent Gets His Due
Gotti and Jimmy McBratney
Boston Crime Stories
A Rhode Island Mob Story
Gary and Anthony dive into the notorious P…
Behind the Walls: Dave Grosky on Life inside with Chicago’s Jerry Scalise
The Smaldone Family: Denver’s Hidden Mafia Legacy
From Homicide to Hollywood: Det. Don Tabak’s Journey
Little Vic and the Great Mafia War with Larry McShane