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
Anthony Ruggiano – Gambino Associate Tells All
Retired Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins talks with former Gambino Crime Family associate Anthony Ruggiano about his life as the son of Gambino member Fat Andy Ruggiano. Anthony Ruggiano was …
Mon 06 Mar 2023
Gone in 60 Seconds with Vic Ferrari
Retired Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins interviewed retired NYPD auto theft detective Vic Ferrari about his experiences with the mob and the horrible auto theft problem in New York City. Vic…
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Drew DiDonato – Gone in 60 Seconds
Retired Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins interviews former Gambino associate Andrew DiDonato. As he is known on the street, Drew was a premiere car thief for the Nicky Corazzo crew in Brookly…
Wed 22 Feb 2023
What happened Sin City Gangsters?
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins discusses the new book Sin City: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas with author Jeffrey Sussman. As you may know, your host, Gary Jenkins, chased…
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Mr. Stinky Feet Finds a Killer
Retired intelligence detective Gary Jenkins interviews Jim Cosgrove, aka Mr. Stinky Feet, a Kansas City children’s entertainer and author. Mr. Cosgrove reports on a multi-year investigation he conduc…
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Tony Accardo and his Daughter
Retired Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins tells some stories he got from a childhood friend of the Tony Accardo family. We learn about the time “the boys” gave the daughter a new Triumph sport…
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Lucky Luciano and Operation Underworld
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews Matt Black about his new book about how Navy Commander Charles Haffenden recruited Lucky Luciano and Socks Lanza into Operation Underworld. We l…
Mon 13 Feb 2023
There’s More Bodies Out There!
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews noted true crime filmmaker and author Rick Porrello. You will remember Mr. Porrello from Kill the Irishman, the story of the Cleveland Celtic Wa…
Mon 06 Feb 2023
How to Research and Write Crime Fiction
Intelligence detective Gary Jenkins interviews a mystery and thriller fiction writer, Jode Millman about her research and writing process. In Ms. Millman’s recent thriller, Hooker Avenue, she was ins…
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Chicago Mob War – Sam Carlisi
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins and Outfit historians Camillus Robinson and Paul Whitcombe discuss Sam Carlisi, The Chicago Outfit, and the time when the government after Sam Carlisi and …
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Mob Stories from the Front Line – Bonus
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary jenkins tells a couple of stories about the recently deceased Kansas City mobster, Willie Cammisano.
Transcript
Well hey all you wiretappers out there back here in…
Transcript
Well hey all you wiretappers out there back here in…
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Luigi the Zip – A True Mafia Hitman
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews Michael Vecchione about his book; Homicide Is My Business: Luigi the Zip―A Hitman’s Quest for Honor. A retired New York City criminal prosecutor…
Mon 16 Jan 2023
How the Mafia Robs Jewelry Salesmen
Retired Mafia Detective Gary Jenkins tells how Mafia gangsters set up and rob jewelry salesmen. You may not know, but every day in the U.S., thousands of honest, hardworking salesmen load up their sa…
Sun 15 Jan 2023
The Night of the Sicilian Vespers Fact or Myth?
Intelligence detective Gary Jenkins looks closely at the week after Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky murdered the last of the old-school Mob guys, Salvatore Marazano. For many years, several books by r…
Wed 11 Jan 2023
The Art of Mafia Geneology
Intelligence detective Gary Jenkins interviews Mafia genealogist about the art and science of searching out and documenting the family roots of various mob bosses. Justin Cascio has a great website c…
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Joe Valachi Love Him of Hate Him?
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins and Camullis Robinson deconstruct Joe Valachi. What was his criminal background? What kind of crimes did Joe Valachi commit? Who was he connected to? Why d…
Mon 02 Jan 2023
The Gangs of New Zealand
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins looks closely at the gangs of New Zealand. He finds that most of these organized gangs are formed around motorcyles and other established motorcycle gangs like the…
Mon 26 Dec 2022
Sammy the Bull Gravano Part 2
In Part 2 of this story, retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins continues looking into the drug investigation and conviction of Sammy Gravano. The listener learns how local drug dealer Michael P…
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Lucky Luciano and the Havana Meeting
In this episode, Gary takes a close look at the 1946 mob meeting in Havana, Cuba. In 1946 Charles “Lucky” Luciano was residing in Italy after his deportation by the United States. He obtained an Ital…
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Sammy the Bull Ecstacy Case Part 1
Retired Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins takes a deep dive into the Sammy the Bull Gravano story that sent him back to prison after he avoided a life sentence due to his work as a member of t…
Mon 12 Dec 2022
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