After a life devoted to crime in his teens and early 20s, Roy Demeo would eventually become a made man of the Gambino crime family Additionally, he became a proficient killer who will live on…
Gangsters Inc
October 17, 2013
When researching organized crime murders, sometimes there are clues that tip us off to what may have really happened. We recently discussed the Wild Bunch, a crew of Chicago Outfit hitmen in the 1970s, and…
Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso Part 2
- April 15, 2019
- Tagged as: balagua, caracappa, eppolito, gotti, pete chido, russian mafia
As Anthony Casso progressed in his mob career, he became more suspicious and violent. One of the many interesting stories about Gaspipe is his interactions with the Russian Mafia of Brighton Beach. Casso was a…
Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso part 1
- April 8, 2019
- Tagged as: amuso, carlos gambino, demeo, diccio, funari, gambino, gaspipe, john gotti, la cosa nostra, lucchese, mafia
Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso was born May 21, 1940. Before his career ended with the U. S. Marshal’s office and Witness Security, mob bosses would promote him to the formal position of Underboss of the Lucchese…
I bet the headline got your attention. This is a story of policing and street life in 1908 Kansas City. A juvenile officer roaming the streets observes 5 kids begging money for a crazy looking…
Bob Gross Serial Killer Part 2
- March 25, 2019
- Tagged as: Kansas city, kidnapping, murder, rape
In part 2 of this story of fear and horror on Kansas City streets. Gary and newspaper reporter Ian Cummings examines how Bob Gross once escaped any penalty because a rural deputy sheriff thought he…
Authorities could have predicted that a teenager named Robert “Bob” Gross might end up a suspect in sex crimes. They just did not know how far he would take his obsession. As with many sex…
A few days after D-Day in June of 1944, the Prime Minister of the New York Underworld, Frank Costello took a short cab ride. When he exited the cab, he left behind two envelopes containing…
Irish Dean, a fan from Ireland, suggested I do an episode answering fan questions about the police career of Gary Jenkins. In this bonus episode, I answer some of the many questions I received. If…
Bonus Episode Murder in Park Ridge
- March 1, 2019
- Tagged as: Chicago mafia, chicago outfit, frank cullotta, paul shiro, tony spilotro
Remember to support the podcast with your venmo app at jenkslaw or go to the website and donate at www.ganglandwire.com. Dean from Ireland just emailed and told me some great personal stories about his relative…
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The Great River Hills Caper
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The Mob in the Netherlands and Europe Part 2
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Boston Organized Crime with Emily Sweeney
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Joe Broadmeadow on Bobby Walason
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Joe Broadmeadow on Jerry Tillinghast
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Raymond Patriarca and the Genovese and Gambino Families
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Johnny Roselli and Hollywood
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Carmine Galente
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James S. “Jimmy” Duardi
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Nick Civella – A Reporter’s View
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Jimmy Duardi
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Carl Spero and Nick Civella
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