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
- 548
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
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
Michael Marcello Social Security Scam
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins looks into the recent conviction of Michael Marcello for scamming Social Security. Michael Marcello is the brother of former Chicago outfit Boss James Marcello. He…
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Christmas in Las Vegas with Adam Flowers
Intelligence detective Gary Jenkins interviews Adam Flowers, the host of Mob Vlog TV and the operator of Vegas Speciality Tours, about what to do and see in Las Vegas over the Christmas holiday.
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Fri 09 Dec 2022
The Rise of Tony Accardo and Ross Prio
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins tells how Tony Accardo started in the Circus street gang stealing from stores, pedestrians, and loading docks in Chicago’s Loop. Accardo caught the eye of …
Mon 05 Dec 2022
Curtis Warren Liverpool Drug Smuggler
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins tells the story of Great Britain’s most successful drug dealer Curtis Warren. He started as a bouncer in various clubs around the British seaport of Liverpool. Usi…
Thu 01 Dec 2022
A Different Look at the NBA Betting Scandal
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews Sean Griffin, author of Gaming the Game: The Story behind the NBA Betting Scandal and other nonfiction crime-related books. Sean has a different…
Mon 28 Nov 2022
Robert Borelli: From the Mafia to the Ministry
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews former Gambino associate Robert Borelli about his life as an understudy to Anthony “Fat Andy” Ruggiano in the Gambino family. Gary learned that a young …
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz
Retired KCPD Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews Allen Geik about his book Uncle Charlie Killed Dutch Schultz. Geik’s uncle was Charlie Workman, who was a significant tool in the arsenal o…
Mon 21 Nov 2022
Kenji Gallo: The Man who put Theodore “Teddy” Persico away
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins talks with former Colombo associate and California strip club owner Kenji Gallo. In the second of a three-part series of interviews about the Christain conversion …
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Sal “Sally Ubatz” Polisi Talks Gotti and Other Subjects
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews former Gotti associate Sal Polisi about his life from the mean streets of new york, to prison, to witness protection, and his post-mafia life. G…
Tue 15 Nov 2022
The Trial of Mike “The Large Guy” Sarno
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews Jim Cosenza about his recollections of the characters and the evidence in the trial of Chicago Outfit Capo Mike Sarno. Sarno was also known as t…
Mon 07 Nov 2022
The Story of Michael Franzese Christian Conversion
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins looks into the conversion experience of several mobsters in this and two future shows. In this video, he tells listeners about Michael Franzese. Additionally, Gary…
Fri 04 Nov 2022
Paul Shiro Released
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the Chicago Outfit had a loyal soldier named Paul Shiro. The guys called him “The Indian” because he had facial features like a Native American. This man was a killer. I …
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Bonus MRBALLEN PODCAST: STRANGE, DARK & MYSTERIOUS STORIES
Hey guys, I am releasing a special short segment from a very interesting true crime podcast. Not my usual mafia fare, but I hope you find this to be a fun look at another style of true crime storytel…
Tue 01 Nov 2022
The Four Mistakes that created the Teflon Don
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins examines John Gotti’s first RICO trial to determine why the jury failed to convict him. We learn about the four mistakes made by the prosecution team of Di…
Mon 31 Oct 2022
How did Mikey Scars get his nickname?
Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews Michael DiLeonardo and learns about his early history and how he got his famous nickname, Mikey Scars. Michael DiLeonardo, aka Mikey Scars, was a made m…
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Stockton Police Surveillance
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins congratulates the Stockton Police Department on their successful surveillance to catch a serial killer. He explains, using his own experience, just how dif…
Tue 18 Oct 2022
Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair
Retired KCPD Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews William Hazelgrove, the author of Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair. He learns that this World’s Fair was one of the critical reasons the…
Sat 15 Oct 2022
Top Hoodlum Program
Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins interviews retired FBI Agent Bill Ouseley about the FBI and their Top hoodlum Program. Bill was one of the early agents the Bureau assigned to investigate …
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Chicago Outfit and the Hotel Employees and Restuarant Employees (HERE) Union
Retired Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins and Mob historian and writer Camillius “Cam” Robinson discuss the Chicago Outfit and their infiltration of the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Unio…
Mon 10 Oct 2022
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