
Undeniable power. Unbelievable stories. Unlikely origins. Kingpins follows the rise and fall of rulers of the underworld. Every Friday, we examine the leaders of organized crime rings, and how money and power corrupted and changed their communities. What makes a kingpin or queenpin, and how can we stop them? Kingpins is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 147 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Categories | True CrimeHistory | ||||

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Please put 1,2,3 and 4 in order. What the hell. How poor does your brain have to be to not put the episodes in order.
Just found out about this podcast and I’m devouring it that very interesting topics and well made.
You asked for five star you got it and you deserve it. Thank you.
I really wish I could get over the stilted forced presentation of what could be fascinating info. If ever re-recorded with better hosts, I am binging the series.
I’ve listened to another podcast about the Los Angeles sheriff’s coward “gangs” and was interesting and yours is just as interesting. I can’t help but laugh at these COWARD “deputies” and how tough they think they are.
Excellent quality of information and storytelling
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