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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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Latest Episodes

Meyer Lansky, Jewish gangsters, battles with American Nazis, and secret arms shipments to Israel—Myron Sugarman reveals a forgotten chapter of organized-crime history.

Retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins sits down with Myron Sugarman, autho... more

Retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins sits down with author Don Billy to uncover one of the lesser-known but potentially important gatherings in American Mafia history—the 1928 Cleveland Mafia Summit. Get the book Clevel... more

Gary Jenkins sits down with author Scott Weller to discuss his book Stripping for the Mob and the dark history of organized crime’s involvement in the Las Vegas strip-club business. As federal investigations and increased regulation began squeezing t... more

In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit Detective Gary Jenkins welcomes former Cook County prosecutor Greg Owen, author of Convergence, for an insider's look at one of the most corrupt periods in Chicago's crimi... more

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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
Sandra Peddie
Author of The Lansky Legacy
Author, The Lansky Legacy
Episode: The Untold Story of Meyer Lansky
Tommy Dorfman
Promoter and nightclub/concert entrepreneur in New Jersey
Episode: Mob Influence in the New Jersey Nightclub Business | Tommy Dorfman Interview
Tiffany Hanson
Author of My Name Was Jerry Sass
Author
Episode: Iowa, Chicago, Kansas City, and Las Vegas mob connections
Chicky Ciccatelli
Former Springfield, Massachusetts area sports bookie, actor, and interview guest
Genovese family-era bookmaking operations (alleged)
Episode: Working for Genovese Capo Big Al Bruno: A Former Mafia Bookmaker Tells All

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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 895 ratings
  • 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

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    4
    Rudy Rhinopolis
    United States3 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 States5 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 States5 months ago
  • Excellent!

    Well done.

    Carriage Hill Gladstone MO

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    3sticks.
    United Statesa year ago
  • The inside dope

    Gary Jenkins is a great storyteller and a prince of a guy.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Rick in KC
    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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Stripping for the Mob: The Mafia and Las Vegas Strip Clubs
Q: What drew you to write about the Las Vegas strip club scene and its mob ties?
The blend of high-stakes crime and fast-changing nightlife piqued my interest, and the clubs provided a rare, cash-heavy environment where illegal activities could intersect with legitimate businesses, making for compelling investigations and stories.
Joe Profaci, Vincent Mangano and the Cleveland Mafia Summit
Q: Do you think this meeting was about dividing up bootlegging territory or resolving internal disputes within the mob?
The guest suggests it could be a mix but leans toward a General Assembly-type gathering with leaders and rank-and-file present to discuss broader strategic issues, not just territory division, supported by the number of attendees and subsequent discussions in research.
Stefano Magaddino and the Mafia’s Deadly Revenge
Q: What inspired you to write Mobbed Up in Batavia?
Kinney explains that town lore about Panepinto's murder sparked years of research into the actual sequence of events, revealing a larger pattern of vendetta-driven violence tied to the Magaddino organization.
The Treehouse Gang: Inside a Master Criminal's Mind
Q: Tell us about that first bank robbery and how it evolved.
The early robberies were small-scale and disorganized, with escalating amounts and more sophisticated execution as they moved toward vault takeovers. Over time, the crew refined disguises, improved planning, and learned to read security patterns, which culminated in larger, high-stakes heists.
The Chicago Outfit During the 1960s: Sam Giancana, Anthony Accardo, and Mob Power
Q: What were the Outfit's main profit centers in the 1960s?
Gambling dominated revenues, with hijacking, labor racketeering, prostitution, and various illicit enterprises contributing to cash flow; the organization leveraged unions and political leverage to widen influence.

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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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