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Gambino Crime Family
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Colombo Family
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Retired Kansas City Mafia Detective Gary Jenkins brings his unique perspective to his examination of the American Mafia. He offers listeners interviews with law enforcement, mafia members, and academics in his shows. He always adds his experience to enhance those stories.Become a supporter of this podcast: www.spreaker.com/podcast/gangland-wire--5504357/support.

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Richard Cain wore a badge, worked for the Chicago Outfit, and developed secrets that made him dangerous to both sides.

Retired Kansas City Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins welcomes Michael Cain, Richard’s half-brother and author of The Tangled W... more

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How did Las Vegas change from a mob-influenced gambling town into a casino empire dominated by corporations?

Retired Kansas City Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins welcomes Nelson Conway Jr., author of *Vegas Incorporated*, to explore that transfo... more

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Retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins sits down with actor, writer, director, and Gravesend creator William DeMeo to discuss bringing 1980s Brooklyn mob culture to the screen. DeMeo discusses growing up around Gravesend,... more

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A body hidden in a barrel beneath Lake Mead sparked years of speculation about a Las Vegas mob hit. Now the victim has a name: Edward “Buddy” Jackson. But identifying him leaves the biggest questions unanswered: Who killed him, and why?

In this bonu... more

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Michael Cain
Author of The Tangled Web: The Life and Death of Richard Cain, Chicago Cop and Mafia Hit Man
Episode: The Chicago Cop Who Worked for Sam Giancana | Richard Cain
Nelson Conway Jr.
Author of Vegas Incorporated and son of a Las Vegas CPA.
Episode: How the Mob Lost Las Vegas: From Benny Binion to the Corporations
William DeMeo
Actor, writer, director and creator of Gravesend.
Gravesend
Episode: William DeMeo on Gravesend, The Sopranos & Brooklyn's Mob
Ed McDonald
Former federal prosecutor who led the Brooklyn Organized Crime Strike Force and played himself in Goodfellas.
U.S. Department of Justice
Episode: Ed McDonald on the Real Goodfellas
Myron Sugarman
Author of The Chronicles of the Last Jewish Gangster (From Meyer to Myron)
Author/Historian
Episode: Myron Sugarman: Meyer Lansky’s War Against the Nazis
Don Billy
Author, lifelong Cleveland resident, investigator of Cleveland organized crime
clelandmafiasummit.com (via book promotion)
Episode: Joe Profaci, Vincent Mangano and the Cleveland Mafia Summit
Scott Weller
Author of Stripping for the Mob, based in Las Vegas, originally from New York
Author, Stripping for the Mob
Episode: Stripping for the Mob: The Mafia and Las Vegas Strip Clubs
Greg Owen
Cook County Prosecutor, author of Convergence
Convergence (book) / Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Episode: Prosecutor Gregg Owen on Bob Cooley, Harry Aleman, and Chicago Mob Justice
David Kinney
Author of Mobbed Up in Batavia
Author
Episode: Stefano Magaddino and the Mafia’s Deadly Revenge

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Gary Jenkins
Host of Gangland Wire; retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 897 ratings
  • Bob Berdella episode

    I really wanted a good podcast on the Berdella serial killings. I had to stop listening to this after 15 minutes. The show host’s microphone was way too loud and he kept interrupting the author. I wish he would have let the guy tell the story.

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    3
    Picjeus
    United States25 days ago
  • Great Show- inconsistent audio

    Show is amazing, but sometimes I have a hard time listening in my car to interviews who are using something that sounds awful compared to your mic… maybe you should buy a few mics and mail them to your interview and then when they’re done, they can mail them back. I listen to all the commercials so I hope they’re paying you on that

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Rudy Rhinopolis
    United States4 months ago
  • Great

    Listen daily at work! Great stories! But why can’t I listen from the beginning? I could only go back 2024

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SonShyne420
    United States6 months ago
  • Awesome!

    Love learning about the past, books I have never heard of . So interesting and well done LOVE THIS!! Thank you !!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    PsyHawk50
    United States6 months ago
  • Excellent!

    Well done.

    Carriage Hill Gladstone MO

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    3sticks.
    United Statesa year ago

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Strong narrative on crime history with insightful interviews and museum-quality research.
Audio quality and consistency vary across episodes, occasionally impacting listening experience.
Guests and topics are consistently engaging with deep historical context.
Listeners praise strong storytelling and credibility from firsthand policing experience.
Some episodes feel very dense but rewarding for history buffs.

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The Chicago Cop Who Worked for Sam Giancana | Richard Cain
Q: Did you get any help from the CIA about his involvement in the anti-Castro movement down there?
Michael says the CIA denied involvement. Richard had told their father he had returned from Cuba after being sent to assassinate Fidel Castro, and later described entering the presidential palace with a female accomplice who was captured and killed.
The Chicago Cop Who Worked for Sam Giancana | Richard Cain
Q: Would you say your brother was a complex individual?
Michael agrees that Richard was exceptionally complex, then describes his family background and his early career.
How the Mob Lost Las Vegas: From Benny Binion to the Corporations
Q: So what do you got on that?
Asked about Lefty Rosenthal and Nevada gaming regulation, Conway explains the history of casino licensing, the state's reluctance to disrupt a mob-dependent casino economy, and regulators' later efforts to bar Rosenthal.
How the Mob Lost Las Vegas: From Benny Binion to the Corporations
Q: So talk about how you got into this and what you remember about your father and his place in the casino business.
Conway describes growing up in Las Vegas, his father's CPA practice and casino clients, and the father's role in taking the Showboat public in 1969.
Ed McDonald on the Real Goodfellas
Q: What was it like being in the same room with Jimmy the Gent Burke?
McDonald describes Burke as stoic, courteous, and matter-of-fact during their first encounter and at trial. He recalls Burke greeting him in court after initially looking past him toward his family.

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What is Gangland Wire about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A deeply researched true-crime/history show centered on American organized crime, with a retired detective host guiding conversations with law enforcement professionals, mob insiders, and historians. Episodes explore how criminal networks operated—from bookmaking and street-level fences to Prohibition-era mobs and transnational artifact looting—alongside personal transformations and ethical reflections from guests. The host's first-hand policing experience adds a distinctive, practical lens to a broad roster of guests, making the series a strong fit for listeners who crave historical context, investigative insights, and humanizing stories from the underworld. Noteworthy is the mix of archival history, firsthand testimony, and tours into the... more

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