#27: Interview with Gary Jenkins, Retired Kansas City Police Detective & Host of the Gangland Wire

#27: Interview with Gary Jenkins, Retired Kansas City Police Detective & Host of the Gangland Wire

We sat down to talk with Gary Jenkins, who is a retired Kansas City Police Detective, lawyer, as well as the host of the extremely popular mob podcast, Gangland Wire. In this episode, we discuss the following topics:

  • His early years, family, and upbringing
  • What made him want to join the Kansas City Police Department
  • His promotion to Detective within the KCPD
  • The composition of the Kansas City Mafia in the 1970's
  • The key players in the Kansas City Mafia including Nick Civella, Carl "Cork" Civella, and Carl "Tuffy" De Luna
  • His many stories of surveilling the Kansas City Cosa Nostra family
  • Kansas City's involvement in the Las Vegas skim
  • His work surveilling and the wiretaps related to the Las Vegas skim
  • Comparisons of real life versus the movie Casino
  • Bringing down the Kansas City mob
  • The Spero-Civella war in the late 1970's and early 1980's
  • Retiring and becoming a lawyer for 20 years
  • Starting and running his popular podcast, Gangland Wire

Links to Gary's documentaries, podcast, website, and YouTube channel:

1) Brothers Against Brothers: The Spero-Civella War: https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-against-Civella-Spero-War/dp/B081ZHB17X 2) Gary's Website: https://ganglandwire.com/ 3) Gary's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gangland-wire/id984020877 https://open.spotify.com/show/1kGMUAUanWOv3UAbW4RVPk 4) Gary's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoYdPBGwXdsQGkvX4yovvQ

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#40: Interview with Xavier Eboli, Son of Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli

#40: Interview with Xavier Eboli, Son of Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli

We’re diving deep into the life and legacy of one of the most notorious figures in the history of the Genovese Crime Family—Thomas “Tommy Ryan” Eboli. And who better to tell that story than his own so...

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#39: Interview with Nick Parisi: Author of 'City of Betrayal' and Springfield Mafia Expert

#39: Interview with Nick Parisi: Author of 'City of Betrayal' and Springfield Mafia Expert

We talk with Nicholas "Nick" Parisi, award-winning author and Springfield, Massachusetts mob expert. Nick has written two books on the Springfield mob including: City of Betrayal: The Genovese Famil...

10 Tammi 20251h 47min

#38: Interview with Ray Franze, Author of ‘The Heights,’ A Historical-Fiction Mob Novel About the Chicago Heights Crew

#38: Interview with Ray Franze, Author of ‘The Heights,’ A Historical-Fiction Mob Novel About the Chicago Heights Crew

In this episode, we talk with Ray Franze author of ‘The Heights.’ The Heights is a historical mob fiction novel based upon the early days a very real and powerful crew of Italians in Chicago Heights, ...

14 Marras 20241h 6min

#37: The State of the Mafia: A 1967 FBI Report (Part Two)

#37: The State of the Mafia: A 1967 FBI Report (Part Two)

In this episode, we continue the “State of the Mafia (1967)” series. If you haven’t already, I highly encourage you to go back and watch ‘The State of the Mafia: Part One’ “The rules that hold us toge...

24 Loka 202452min

#36: Interview with Giovanni Rocco, the Deep-Cover Agent Who Infiltrated the DeCavalcante Crime Family

#36: Interview with Giovanni Rocco, the Deep-Cover Agent Who Infiltrated the DeCavalcante Crime Family

We talk with Giovanni Rocco, a former deep cover agent for the FBI, is responsible for taking down the American Mob organization commonly referred to by the media as “The Real Sopranos.” During Operat...

2 Loka 20241h 41min

#35: Robert "Bobby" Simone: The Man Who Dared to Defend the Mob

#35: Robert "Bobby" Simone: The Man Who Dared to Defend the Mob

In this episode, special guest Tony Taouk and myself discuss the career of infamous Philadelphia mob lawyer, Robert "Bobby" Simone (1933 - 2007). Robert F. Simone was known for winning a string of di...

21 Elo 202440min

#34: Paul "The Waiter" Ricca (Part One)

#34: Paul "The Waiter" Ricca (Part One)

In this episode, the first of a two-part series, we discuss the life and times of Paul "The Waiter" Ricca, who was born Felice De Lucia in Apricena, Italy in 1898. Paul Ricca was one of the most power...

19 Heinä 20241h 15min

#33: The State of the Mafia: A 1967 FBI Report (Part One)

#33: The State of the Mafia: A 1967 FBI Report (Part One)

"To the rules that hold us together" In this episode, we discuss a comprehensive 1967 FBI Intelligence Report distributed across all FBI field offices within the United States. This report provided an...

27 Kesä 20241h 26min

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