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February 24, 2026; Before tonight's State of the Union, where Democrats will be bringing Epstein survivors, new reporting from NPR confirmed by MS NOW found allegations that Trump sexually abused a girl when she was just 13 or 14 – and, moreover, that more than 50 pages of FBI notes about the complaint are missing. Nicolle Wallace walks us through the developments with Lisa Rubin, Michael Feinberg, Andrew Weissmann and Claire McCaskill. Later in the hour, the latest in the search for Nancy Guthrie.  For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh  For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts.To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The recent interview between Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee was eye-opening for a variety of reasons, just one being the remarkable portion devoted to questions about ancestry, biblical claims, and modern political sovereignty in Israel. The two discussed whether historical, religious, or genetic lineage determines land rights, with Carlson finding Huckabee's answers on why nonpracticing Jews from Eastern Europe like Benjamin Netanyahu should have a birthright to the land of Israel evasive and disingenuous.  Jimmy and Americans' Comedian Kurt Metzger expand the conversation to critique the conflation of Judaism with modern Zionism, citing statements from anti-Zionist Jewish groups who argue that political nationalism is distinct from religious faith. The segment concludes with broader commentary on Middle East history and identity debates. Plus segments on Kash Patel's recent scandalous appearance in the locker room with the US men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics and the FBI's coverup of a potential new suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing. Also featuring Stef Zamorano, Baron Coleman and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from JD Vance!

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has just taken another bad turn for Donald Trump. NPR reports that the Justice Department has withheld key documents from the publicly-released Epstein files. Guess what: They apparently relate to charges that Trump potentially abused a minor. And Congressman Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, also dropped a bombshell, claiming he's reviewed DOJ materials personally and confirmed that DOJ does appear to have withheld critical FBI interviews. Is this really as bad as it sounds? As University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman explains in this episode, the answer is: Yes, it is. Litman—the author of Lawless, a book about the Supreme Court—demystifies the legal ins and outs of these new revelations, lays out a roadmap to what will happen now, and explains the prospects for achieving genuine accountability.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump touts record and slams Democrats in marathon State of the Union speech, while Democrats protested by staying mostly silent in the room.  The FBI says that new tips have been generated since Nancy Guthrie's family raised the reward to $1 million.  GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales tells CNN that he will not resign amid allegations of an affair with a senior staffer who later died by suicide. Plus, a high school swim team raised $17,000 for a beloved custodian.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Day twenty-two. The investigation may be scaling back. The suspect is watching themselves become the most wanted person in America. And investigators aren't ruling out that multiple people were involved.Robin Dreeke ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He understands what happens inside an investigation at this stage, what sustained pressure does to someone trying to hide, and what makes people with dangerous knowledge finally talk.This interview examines every psychological dimension: the investigation's institutional psychology as it transitions from surge to sustained, the perpetrator's mental state under national scrutiny, the accomplice question raised by contradictory evidence, and the psychology of the break.Someone in this perpetrator's life has noticed the stress. Over two hundred thousand in rewards. Cases like this get solved when someone talks. What makes them finally act?Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #RobinDreeke #FBIBehavioral #GeneticGenealogy #SuspectPsychology #TaskForce #TucsonKidnapping #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Four hundred investigators. Twenty-two days. Zero arrests. And the investigation is at a crossroads.ABC News reported Friday that sources inside the Guthrie case believe the operation may soon scale back to a smaller long-term task force. The family has been briefed that certain leads aren't panning out. The DNA at the home is still unidentified. No additional video has been recovered. No vehicle has been connected to the abduction. Two high-profile detentions produced nothing.Meanwhile, if the perpetrator is local — and the January reconnaissance suggests they are — they've spent three weeks watching themselves become the most wanted person in America. The footage is everywhere. Gun shops are being canvassed. Walmart has turned over backpack purchase records. Genetic genealogy is spinning up. CeCe Moore says whoever did this should be "extremely concerned."And investigators aren't ruling out that more than one person was involved.Robin Dreeke spent twenty-one years in FBI counterintelligence running the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Program. He managed teams under sustained pressure with no wins. He studied how people behave when they know they're being hunted. He built his career on understanding what makes people with dangerous knowledge finally talk.This interview examines every psychological dimension of where the Guthrie case stands right now. What happens inside an investigation when it transitions from surge to sustained? What's happening in the head of whoever did this as they watch the walls close in? What does the contradictory evidence — sophisticated reconnaissance, sloppy exit, ransom notes with no collection mechanism — suggest about whether this was one person or a partnership? And what does it take for someone with knowledge of a crime to finally come forward?The reward is over two hundred thousand dollars. Someone in this perpetrator's life has noticed the stress. Cases like this get solved when someone talks.Robin Dreeke breaks down the investigation's psychology, the suspect's psychology, and the psychology of the break.Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #RobinDreeke #FBIBehavioral #GeneticGenealogy #SuspectPsychology #TucsonKidnapping #DNAEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Tom Hardin has done some pretty dumb things for a pretty smart guy. His new book, Wired on Wall Street, is the wild, cringe-worthy, and ultimately inspiring story of how a hotshot trader convinced himself that insider trading was totally fine, right up until the FBI showed up to politely disagree. What happens next shapes the rest of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danny Rensch was born into a cult that weaponized chess for prestige. He's here to explain how he broke free on part one of this two-part episode.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1289What We Discuss with Danny Rensch:Cults don't always start with sinister blueprints. The Church of Immortal Consciousness where Danny Rensch was raised grew from self-help roots and communal idealism into full financial control — where members surrendered everything, kids shared bathwater, and the shoe list became a euphemism for "you don't matter enough to get a pair."The cult weaponized chess the same way the Soviet Union did — as a tool for prestige. Danny was identified as a prodigy, deliberately separated from his mother, and groomed as the collective's golden child. His talent wasn't nurtured for his sake — it was exploited for the cult leader's ego.By age 13, Danny was living alone, traveling to national chess tournaments with pockets full of cash and no adult supervision. The neglect wasn't just emotional — it was physical. Untreated swimmer's ear became severe infection, leaving him 60% deaf in one ear and 40% in the other.A drunk, defecting Soviet grandmaster named Igor Ivanov — who once fled the KGB during an emergency plane stop — became Danny's live-in chess coach. Igor had carte blanche to drink and do as he pleased, making him the cult's most functional dysfunction and Danny's unlikely lifeline to the wider chess world.Despite growing up as a high school dropout in a cult with no formal education, Danny became a successful writer and helped build Chess.com — proof that curiosity, baseline intelligence, and sheer determination can outrun even the most rigged starting hand. Motivated people can learn faster than any institution expects them to.And much more...And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: BetterHelp: 10% off first month: betterhelp.com/jordanGood Chop: $50 off + free shipping on first order: goodchop.com/podcast, code 50JORDANMomentous: 20% off first order: livemomentous.com, code JORDAN20Fundera by NerdWallet: Find the funding you deserve: nerdwallet.com/jordanTom Hardin | Tipper X: The Man Behind Wall Street's Biggest Sting | The Jordan Harbinger ShowWired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI's Most Prolific Informants by Tom HardinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Monday's Mark Levin Show, the Woke Reich isolationists in the Trump administration who are leaking confidential if not classified discussions with the President respecting options against Iran are committing crimes. They must be found and prosecuted. DOJ should ask the FBI to launch an investigation into the sources of these leaks. Also, any nuclear or broader deal with Iran would be utterly unrealistic and worthless. Iran will never abandon its nuclear program, ballistic missiles, terrorism, and Islamist ideology to become peaceful. Negotiations are futile because the core problem is the regime itself, not the terms of a deal. Iran plays a long game, may temporarily comply under pressure (as North Korea did), but will resume its nuclear ambitions once a stronger leader like Trump is gone. Later, there's a coalition of enemies within including Islamists, Marxists, and woke figures, who hate America, support regimes that kill American soldiers, and seek to impose Sharia law and segregated communities while rejecting the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. These forces—along with figures like AOC, Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib—are the enemy within, giving aid and comfort to America's adversaries, mirroring problems in Europe. Afterward, ID is required and accepted in nearly every aspect of daily life, yet Democrats oppose it specifically for voting. This opposition exists because Democrats want to enable cheating through illegal voting by non-citizens, dead people, and multiple voting, which is easier in Democrat-controlled one-party cities – this is one of the biggest scams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Zac Efron allegedly likes boating with men, Nick Reiner pleads not guilty, FBI head Kash Patel parties with US Hockey, BAFTAs N-word controversy, Tobey Maguire is MIA, and Murder in Glitterball City. It's snowing outside. The east coast is shut down. Mexican cartels are terrorizing the Puerto Vallarta. AOC had a rough week discussing foreign policy. She's gone on the offensive, but all we hear is snoring. Gretchen Whitmer didn't fare much better. Elon Musk stumbled recently while answering a question. Kash Patel is causing a stir after celebrating with the US Men's Hockey Team. Donald Trump called the boys after the victory. The Women's Team, however, have declined their invitation to the State of the Union. There is NOTHING new about Nancy Guthrie. Hoda Kotb is the big winner of the whole ordeal. Pinky rings are not becoming a thing. A missing woman was found alive and well after 24 years. The family of Eric Dane continue to fundraise. John Davidson has Tourette's and shouted the n-word at the BAFTAs. Nicole Curtis is the victim. Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson go down following the release of the Epstein files. Nick Reiner has pled not guilty in the murder of his parents. We see the first pics of him since the incident. Documentaries: HBO's Murder In Glitterball City is quite the murder/mystery doc. Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America's Most Wanted Woman is another good watch out there. Tyra Banks doesn't come off very well in Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model. Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette breaks down the complicated relationship. Chicks (and Marc) dig it. Tobey Maguire has been MIA in Hollywood for some time. Justin Willman is the hot new magician. David Blaine, meanwhile, was #MeToo'd and is all over the Epstein Files. Markleverse: Meghan Markle is gloating over Prince Andrew's arrest. She's in meltdown mode over all her staff quitting. Prince Harry needs a job. Paris Hilton loved being on Meghan's terrible podcast. The Royal News Network on YouTube puts Meghan in her place. Her latest grift is booze. Thomas Markle is getting a prosthetic leg. Floyd Mayweather is going to fight Manny Pacquiao on Netflix in September. Floyd really needs some money right about now and is suing Showtime and Forbes. Zac Efron is a Yacht Boy? Programming Note: Marcie Hume (Corey Feldman vs. The World) and Lita Ford will join us on Wednesday. Merch is still available. Buy it before it's gone. If you'd like to help support the show… consider subscribing to our YouTube Channel, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew Lane, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels, Jim Bentley and BranDon)

On today's daily podcast, we dive headfirst into a real-life story that feels like Gone Girl but somehow even more chaotic — because this one actually happened. A mom in North Carolina tells her kids she's heading out to do some Christmas shopping… and then vanishes. No calls. No sightings. No updates. For. Twenty. Four. Years.Yeah. Twenty. Four.The FBI got involved. The husband was suspected. The kids grew up believing their mom was either dead or abducted. Every holiday season? Trauma with tinsel on top. And then — out of nowhere — she's found alive, living just a couple hours away, apparently doing just fine.So today on the show, we unpack everything:• Is disappearing legally allowed? (Surprisingly… kind of.)• Should there be abandonment charges?• Could you ever forgive a parent for that?• And how in the hell do you start over without anyone noticing for two decades?The crew goes full debate mode. Is she a sociopath? Was there something darker going on? Did she just decide “nah” and hit reset? We don't have all the answers — but we absolutely have opinions. Loud ones.Plus, we spiral (in true Rizz Show fashion) into van life influencers, whether running away mid-commute is a universal parent fantasy, generational breakdowns from Silent Gen to Gen Beta, and the psychology of wanting to disappear for a few hours… or forever.It's messy. It's emotional. It's sarcastic. It's exactly what you expect from your favorite daily podcast that can pivot from serious true crime to sunscreen jokes in under 90 seconds.And yes — we also roast VIP festival passes, debate whether it's weird to go to concerts alone, and question the morality of gifting someone ONE ticket. (Who does that?)If you love real stories that make you say “wait… WHAT?” — this episode of our daily podcast delivers.Welcome to The Rizzuto Show. We bring the chaos so you don't have to.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are always told that the leaders of our countries have term limits, that power cannot stay in one person's hand for too long. But what happens when a corrupt man gets to lead the FBI for almost 50 years? COINTELPRO happens. J Edgar Hoover happens. This episode of the Redacted History Podcast seeks to investigate the American Devil J Edgar Hoover and how his corrupt practices ruined America and helped introduce a security state. SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE: ⁠   / @redactedhistory  ⁠ Stay Connected with Me: PATREON: patreon.com/redactedhistory ⁠  / blackkout___  ⁠⁠  / redactedhistory_  ⁠ Contact: thisisredactedhistory@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josie was stalked by a man who first showed up in her life as a regular customer. After he found her personal email and began sending explicit photos, Josie set a firm boundary — and the harassment began. He used his wealth and resources to terrorize her by car, online, and through the mail, sending disturbing cut-out images of Josie and her friends. He created fake accounts, even using a photo of her father's home — where he had died in a fire. Then it escalated to the sky. He flew over her house, circling it repeatedly and even dropping tomatoes onto her home and car. The breaking point came when he threatened her daughter's life. There were arrests, protective orders, and eventually the FBI tracked him across state lines — only for him to return and violate that order again. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED STALKING?  LET US KNOW: strictlystalkingpod@gmail.com  OTHER LINKS lovelustfear | with Jake Deptula Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lovelustfear/id1735876283?uo=4 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/0e3ndcf5u8lZ5lhN1lvWec Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b06d0ea8-cb29-4c3a-98e6-0249d84df748 Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/lovelustfearpod/ Submissions | https://lovelustfear.aidaform.com/lovelustfear  The Last Trip - Podcast - hosted by Jaimie Beebe Listen & Subscribe to The Last Trip - https://audioboom.com/channels/5119581-the-last-trip Follow The Last Trip on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ And Subscribe for all the updates on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast Instagram: @strictlystalkingpod @feathergirl77 @jaked3000  

Michael Cohen reacts to Kash Patel revealing that he used an FBI plane to travel to Milan, where he pretended to be one of the hockey players. Cohen also breaks down the growing global unrest, from Iran to Mexico, and how Trump's cabinet chaos is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Katrina Leung, code name Parlor Maid, received nearly two million dollars from the FBI for being their top China informant. But little did the Bureau know… she was a double agent, collecting intelligence for China's Ministry of State Security. Not only that, she was also sleeping with her FBI handler, James J. Smith (J.J.). For nearly two decades, J.J. covered up reports that raised red flags about her. That's where retired FBI agent Steven Conley comes in. He worked for J.J. in the LA field office and then became Katrina's new handler, and soon realized she wasn't exactly providing useful information. Ultimately, he helped extract two painful confessions in a case that damaged the FBI's reputation for years.  Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories: https://sashaingber.substack.com/ For more information about the International Spy Museum, visit:  https://www.spymuseum.org/ And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic,  you can reach us by email at spycast@spymuseum.org. This show is brought to you by N2K Networks, Goat Rodeo, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. This episode was produced by Flora Warshaw and the team at Goat Rodeo. At the International Spy Museum, Mike Mincey and Memphis Vaughan III are our video editors. Emily Rens is our graphic designer. Joshua Troemel runs our SPY social media. Amanda Ohlke is our Director of Adult Education and Mira Cohen is the Vice President of Programs. 

Heading into Trump's SOTU, a Republican Congressman spoke the truth: “I'm gonna do whatever the President wants.” Also, Trump owes the American people $175 billion. Dems should demand he pay up. And finally, 53 pages of FBI interviews & notes relating to allegations that Trump raped a 13yr old are missing. Just missing. Well, that's a big problem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ABC News reported the Guthrie investigation may soon scale back from four hundred full-time investigators to a smaller long-term task force. The family has been briefed that certain leads aren't panning out.Three weeks in: DNA still unidentified. No additional video recovered. No vehicle connected to the abduction. Two high-profile detentions that produced nothing.Robin Dreeke spent twenty-one years in FBI counterintelligence running behavioral analysis operations. He breaks down what happens psychologically when an investigation this big hits this stage — when "sustainable" starts replacing "urgent," when institutional friction compounds the pressure, and when the family that cooperated fully gets told the cavalry is slowing down.This isn't about the suspect. This is about the machine trying to find them — and whether it can correct itself before time runs out.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FBIInvestigation #RobinDreeke #TaskForce #TucsonKidnapping #DNAEvidence #ChrisNanos #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeToday

The footage is everywhere. Twenty-two days of national coverage. The FBI showing photos to gun shops. Walmart handing over backpack records. Genetic genealogy processing DNA. CeCe Moore telling national television that if she were the kidnapper, she'd be "extremely concerned."If this person is local — and the January 11th and January 31st reconnaissance windows suggest they are — they've spent three weeks watching themselves become the most wanted person in America.Robin Dreeke ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. He spent his career studying how people behave under pressure, how stress reveals itself, and what happens psychologically when someone knows they're being hunted. In this interview, he breaks down what's happening inside the head of whoever did this.What does sustained pressure do to someone trying to act normal? What mistakes do people make when they can't stop checking coverage? What behavioral tells might they be showing to people around them — a spouse, a roommate, a coworker who's noticed something is off?The forensic awareness at the door suggests planning. The dropped glove suggests panic. Robin reads the behavioral signature of someone who may be in over their head.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #SuspectPsychology #RobinDreeke #GeneticGenealogy #FBIBehavioral #TucsonKidnapping #DNAEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Caleb Flynn, 39, a former worship pastor and American Idol contestant from Tipp City, Ohio, has been charged with the murder of his wife, Ashley Flynn, 37, following a multi-agency investigation that includes the FBI and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.Ashley Flynn was found shot twice in the head in the master bedroom of the couple's home on Cunningham Court in the early hours of February 16th, 2026. Her husband called 911 reporting a home invasion. Police deployed K-9 units and a drone searching for a suspect. No suspect was found.According to the criminal complaint, prosecutors allege Flynn shot Ashley with a 9mm handgun and staged the scene to mislead officers — leaving the garage door open, the center console of his truck open, and creating what investigators described as deliberate misdirection. A key detail in the affidavit: the side door to the garage that an alleged intruder supposedly used was blocked by a large refrigerator that would have required physical movement to open.Flynn was arrested February 19th and charged with one count of murder, two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of tampering with evidence. He pleaded not guilty at his February 20th arraignment and was held on $2 million bond with no contact ordered with his minor children.Ashley Flynn was a seventh-grade volleyball coach, substitute teacher, and deeply active member of the Tipp City faith community. She was eight days from her 38th birthday. Her family released a public statement expressing confidence in the arrest. A GoFundMe for her daughters surpassed $96,000 in 48 hours. A planned public celebration of life was replaced by a private service after Flynn's arrest.The preliminary hearing is set for February 26th. Tony Brueski has the full breakdown on today's Hidden Killers.All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This content is commentary and opinion based on publicly available information and should not be taken as a statement of fact or legal advice.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CalebFlynn #AshleyFlynn #TippCity #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #OhioMurder #AmericanIdol #CrimeScene #Murder #TrueCrimePodcast

Investigators have publicly stated they're not ruling out multiple people. The evidence is contradictory: sophisticated reconnaissance, sloppy exit. Forensic awareness at the door, a glove dropped miles away. Ransom notes with insider details, no way to collect payment.If there was a second person — a driver, a lookout, someone who helped plan — they're watching this investigation with different stakes than the person who took Nancy.Robin Dreeke spent his FBI career getting people to share information they never intended to share. He ran the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. In this interview, he examines what the evidence pattern suggests about multiple actors — and the psychology of the person who finally breaks.Over two hundred thousand dollars in reward money. Four hundred investigators. DNA processing. Someone in this perpetrator's life knows something is wrong. What makes them act?Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Accomplice #RobinDreeke #FBIBehavioral #RewardMoney #TucsonKidnapping #GeneticGenealogy #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer gives True Crime Today her complete read on the Nancy Guthrie investigation across three critical areas. The evidence: DNA that's unresolved, a glove that may be unconnected, genetic genealogy pending, and no more camera footage coming. The jurisdiction: the sheriff's own union breaking ranks publicly, FBI sources calling evidence handling insane, and a legal structure that keeps Nanos in control unless the family intervenes. The operational reality: three weeks of SWAT operations, detentions, helicopter searches, and tens of thousands of tips — and nothing has stuck.Coffindaffer identifies which forensic leads are worth pursuing and which are dead ends. She explains what the Guthrie family can do about federal jurisdiction. And she gives her honest assessment of whether this case is building toward a break or running out of road.Nothing assumed. Everything verified. The most comprehensive expert evaluation of where this case actually stands.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #TrueCrimeToday #SheriffNanos #PimaCounty #Investigation #TucsonArizona #TrueCrime

Eighty four year old Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Catalina Foothills home in Tucson after returning from dinner with her daughter on January 31.At 1:47 a.m., her doorbell camera abruptly disconnected. Newly released FBI footage shows a masked and armed individual approaching the front door, attempting to block the camera, and then ripping it off. Blood matching Nancy's DNA was later found on the porch. Her pacemaker stopped transmitting shortly afterward.In the days that followed, multiple ransom notes demanding Bitcoin were sent to media outlets. No proof of life has been provided. Investigators have canvassed surrounding neighborhoods, interviewed persons of interest, and recovered a black glove believed to be connected to the scene.Nancy Guthrie remains missing. The FBI continues to investigate and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

The footage is everywhere. That grainy image of a masked man on Nancy Guthrie's porch — head down, gloves on, moving slowly toward the camera before covering it with leaves — has been broadcast nationally, shared millions of times, dissected frame by frame on every platform imaginable.And if this person is local, they've seen all of it.The FBI is showing photos to gun shop owners across Tucson, trying to match the unique holster visible in the footage. Walmart has handed over purchase records for every Ozark Trail backpack sold in Arizona. Genetic genealogy experts are processing DNA. CeCe Moore told the Today show that if she were the kidnapper, she'd be "extremely concerned right now."Twenty-two days of watching yourself become the most wanted person in America. Twenty-two days of knowing investigators are methodically building a trail back to you. Twenty-two days of trying to act normal while millions of people study your image.Robin Dreeke spent his FBI career getting inside people's heads. He ran the Bureau's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, studying how people behave under pressure, how stress reveals itself, and what happens psychologically when someone knows they're being hunted.This interview isn't about the evidence. It's about the person who left it behind — and what they're experiencing right now. What does sustained psychological pressure do to someone trying to maintain a normal life? What mistakes do people in this position make? What behavioral tells might they be exhibiting to the people around them — a spouse, a coworker, a family member who's starting to wonder why they've been acting different lately?The reconnaissance windows suggest this person is local. The forensic awareness at the door suggests planning. The dropped glove two miles out suggests panic. Robin Dreeke reads the behavioral signature of someone who may be in over their head — and the pressure that could force them into a mistake.Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #SuspectPsychology #RobinDreeke #FBIBehavioral #GeneticGenealogy #CeCeMoore #TucsonKidnapping #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Four hundred investigators. Three weeks. Zero arrests. And now ABC News reports the case may scale back to a long-term task force.The family has been briefed that leads aren't producing results. The DNA at the home is still unidentified. No additional video has been recovered from the security system. No vehicle has been associated with the abduction. Two people detained and released — Carlos Palazuelos and Luke Daley — had no connection to the case.Robin Dreeke ran the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program for years. He's managed teams under sustained pressure when nothing is working. In this interview, he breaks down what happens inside an investigation at this exact stage — the psychological toll on investigators, the institutional traps cases fall into during transition, and what the incoming task force lead needs to prioritize.Former FBI hostage negotiator Rich Frankel told ABC: "You have to at one point move on to a long-term sustainable level of manpower. It is not a closed case." But what does that transition actually look like? And what gets lost when the cavalry slows down?Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FBIInvestigation #RobinDreeke #TaskForce #DNAEvidence #GeneticGenealogy #TucsonKidnapping #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The Pima County Sheriff's Department has publicly stated they're not ruling out that more than one person was involved in Nancy Guthrie's abduction.Look at the evidence: weeks of reconnaissance before the crime, but no apparent extraction plan. Forensic awareness at the door — gloves, mask, camera removal — but a glove dropped two miles out. Ransom notes with insider details about Nancy's home, but no mechanism to actually collect payment.Does that read as one person? Or does it read as a partnership where the planning didn't match the execution?Robin Dreeke spent twenty-one years in FBI counterintelligence, including running the Bureau's Behavioral Analysis Program. His career was built on understanding what makes people talk — how trust works, how loyalty fractures, and what conditions need to exist for someone with dangerous knowledge to finally pick up the phone.This interview examines both sides of the equation. First: what does the evidence pattern suggest about whether this was one person or multiple actors? If there was a second person — a driver, a lookout, someone who helped plan but didn't enter the home — they're watching this investigation with a very different calculus than the person who actually took Nancy.Second: what makes someone talk? The reward has grown to over two hundred thousand dollars. Four hundred investigators are chasing leads. Genetic genealogy is processing DNA. There are people in this perpetrator's life who may have noticed behavioral changes over the past three weeks — a spouse who's seen the stress, a friend who's heard something they shouldn't have, a family member who's starting to wonder.Cases like this get solved when someone talks. Not tip line noise — a real person with real knowledge who decides to come forward. Robin breaks down the psychology of that decision, what barriers people face, and what conditions need to exist for the break to happen.Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Accomplice #RobinDreeke #FBIBehavioral #RewardMoney #TucsonKidnapping #GeneticGenealogy #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

On February 16th, 2026, at 2:30 in the morning, Caleb Flynn called 911 from his home in Tipp City, Ohio. He was frantic. Hysterical. He said someone had broken into his house and shot his wife twice in the head. He called out her name. He said her face had gone white. He begged the dispatcher to hurry.His wife, Ashley Flynn, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene.Three days later, Caleb Flynn was arrested and charged with her murder.Prosecutors allege Flynn — a former worship leader, music pastor, and American Idol contestant who once told national television that he loved his wife more than anything in the world — shot Ashley with a 9mm handgun and staged the crime scene to look like a home invasion. According to the criminal complaint, investigators were "led astray by the staging of the crime scene." K-9 units and a drone swept the neighborhood looking for an intruder that, according to prosecutors, never existed.What unraveled the story wasn't cutting-edge forensics. It was a refrigerator — a large appliance pushed up against the only door an intruder could have used to enter. A door you can't push a refrigerator back against from the outside.Ashley Flynn was a seventh-grade volleyball coach, a substitute teacher, a LifeWise Academy instructor, and a woman her community described as a pillar of their church. She died eight days before her 38th birthday while her two daughters slept down the hall. The town of Tipp City tied red and white ribbons around every streetlamp on Main Street. A GoFundMe raised nearly $96,000 in two days. The celebration of life that had been planned for Sunday was canceled the day Caleb was booked into the Miami County Jail.Flynn pleaded not guilty. His attorney called the arrest a rush to judgment. Ashley's family released a statement saying they trust law enforcement took the proper steps. The FBI is involved. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 26th.Today on Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski walks through everything we know — the 911 call, the crime scene, the staging, the community response, and the moment Ashley Flynn's own family publicly stood behind the prosecution.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CalebFlynn #AshleyFlynn #TippCity #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #OhioMurder #AmericanIdol #CrimeScene #Murder #TrueCrimePodcast

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer delivers her most comprehensive breakdown of the Nancy Guthrie case across three areas: the physical evidence, the jurisdiction fight, and whether nineteen days of aggressive activity has actually moved the investigation forward.On evidence: the DNA picture is unresolved, the glove may not be connected, genetic genealogy needs a clean profile that may not exist, and additional Nest footage is likely gone. On jurisdiction: the sheriff's own deputies went public calling it an ego case, the FBI wants control but can't take it, and investigators on the ground don't know who's in charge. On operational reality: three detentions with zero arrests, 50,000 tips with no suspect, and nothing publicly recovered has been confirmed as connected to whoever took Nancy.Coffindaffer separates confirmed evidence from assumptions, assesses Nanos's claim that Nancy is alive against the operational reality, and gives her direct read on whether this case is building or stalling.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #SheriffNanos #PimaCounty #DNAEvidence #Jurisdiction #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Christopher Boyce was sentenced to 68 years. He was supposed to die behind bars. Instead, in 2002, he walked free after just 23 years - and it was all because of one woman. Lawyer and author Cait Mills Boyce did the impossible. Speaking with Charlie Higson, she exposes how she dismantled a seemingly unbeatable case, the psychological battles she fought, and the shocking truth: she fell for her client. The FBI's most wanted became the man she loved - and later, the man she had to leave. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer delivers her most detailed assessment of the Nancy Guthrie investigation in a three-part conversation covering the forensic evidence, the jurisdiction fight, and whether three weeks of operational activity is translating into progress.On evidence: the DNA is unresolved, the glove may not be case-related, genetic genealogy needs material that may be compromised, and Google says no more camera footage is coming. On power: the sheriff's own deputies broke ranks publicly, the FBI wants control, and the family holds the key to changing the command structure. On results: every major move has ended without charges, nothing recovered has been confirmed as connected to whoever took Nancy, and Nanos says she's alive while nineteen days of silence suggest otherwise.Coffindaffer answers the questions this case needs answered — with nothing assumed and nothing sugarcoated.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Coffindaffer #FBI #SheriffNanos #PimaCounty #GuthrieCase #Investigation #TucsonArizona #TrueCrime

Alrighty there campers, today we have an episode with Bad Press' one and only guest so far, Brad Lee. In this episode, Brad talks Discordians and how the kernel of the Discordian movement is born in New Orleans alongside Kerry Thornley, Lee Harvery Oswald, David Ferrie, Guy Banister, and some other curious characters. We talk JFK Assasination, Cuba, and so much more. This is probably the longest episode of Bad Press we've done, and we plan on doing many more episodes together, so stay tuned for what we're calling Brad Press. Yes, that's an awesome name. I had a lot of fun doing this as I'm sure you can tell, Brad is an awesome repository of knowledge and I'm thrilled for future conversation about this topic and others. 

In this episode of "Break The Case," host Jen Coffindaffer discusses the ongoing Nancy Guthrie missing person case, focusing on recent developments and controversies. She addresses the discrepancies in statements from the Pima County Sheriff's Office regarding the timeline of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance on February 1st and the release of "Porch Guy" photos.Coffindaffer delves into the speculation surrounding the "Porch Guy" images, particularly the possibility that they were taken on different days due to variations in lighting and the suspect's attire (with and without a backpack and holster). She discusses the phases of the moon on relevant dates, noting that February 1st had a full moon, which would provide more illumination than a waning crescent.A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the challenges of relying on "source information" in investigations and journalism. Coffindaffer, drawing on her FBI experience, explains the bureau's rigorous system for vetting and documenting sources, contrasting it with the more anonymous nature of media sources. She emphasizes the importance of corroborated information and expresses skepticism about generic "sources familiar with the case."Coffindaffer presents three possibilities regarding the "Porch Guy" photos: Same night, different stages: The individual was taking his time, not yet ready to commit the crime, and then later donned his backpack and gun. Two different days: The individual was stalking Nancy Guthrie on separate occasions. Two different people: Two individuals purposefully dressed alike, a scenario she notes has occurred in other criminal cases, such as the Hollywood bank robbers. She criticizes Sheriff Chris Nanos's communication strategy, arguing that his inconsistent messaging has eroded public trust. Coffindaffer believes that the Sheriff's downplaying of the "different days" theory stems from a desire to avoid public panic about a potential serial stalker. She highlights the high number of "undetermined homicides" in Pima County, suggesting a broader safety concern.Coffindaffer concludes by advocating for a unified press conference with the FBI and Sheriff Nanos to address public concerns, clarify facts, and provide updates on the investigation, including DNA evidence, recovered items, and the handling of volunteer searches. She stresses the importance of clear, consistent communication from law enforcement to prevent misinformation and protect those falsely accused online.#NancyGuthrie#NancyGuthrieupdate#NancyGuthriecase#TrueCrime#MissingPerson#JenCoffindaffer#BreakTheCase

USA takes gold over Canada in hockey—cue the celebration—but Joe Pags asks a question no one else will: should Kash Patel be slamming beers and partying behind the scenes? The take may surprise you. Then while Democrats fight voter ID tooth and nail, Zohran Mamdani reportedly requires TWO forms of ID just to help shovel snow during a massive Northeast storm. Hypocrisy much? Plus, former FBI supervisory special agent Daniel Brunner joins the show with explosive insight. Did the FBI mishandle the Guthrie case by releasing key video? Could cartels be involved? What really happened in Jalisco, Mexico after a major drug kingpin was killed—and why did violence erupt immediately after? Brunner also drops a major warning: Canada is emerging as a serious drug smuggling pipeline into the U.S., especially through Montana. Is there a cartel hierarchy like the old Italian mob? This is insider-level border intelligence you won't hear anywhere else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2026-02-24 RWR Broadcast Archive (NOTE: Early technical difficulties.)Living in ‘dog years': every week these days, it seems we live another year! This past week has been no exception. Today's examination of recent headlines is proof positive. #Links What's In A Word… – Road Warrior Radio Slouching Towards Fort Sumter? – Victor Davis Hanson Justice Democrats – Wikipedia #Headlines Barr, Cameron, Morris, and nine others running in Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky on May 19 – Ballotpedia NewsAndy Barr, Daniel Cameron, Nate Morris, and nine others are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky on May 19, 2026. Incumbent Mitch McConnell (R) is not running, opening the seat for the first time since McConnell's election in 1984. Turkish central bank total reserves fell nearly $6 billion last week, bankers say Nobel laureate [Omar Yaghi] invents machine that pulls 1,000 liters of water from air daily Canada wants answers from OpenAI after school massacre — RT World News #Epstein Saga DOJ removed, withheld Epstein files related to accusations about Trump : NPR ‘We'll make you disappear': Dem lawmaker demands answers on disturbing FBI tip about Trump Trump's FBI issued ‘stand down' order on Epstein probe just days after arrest: report Exclusive: South Texas ranchers question Epstein ranch purchase during border crisis Howard Lutnick Exposed for Even More Lies About His Epstein Ties #Fear And Loathing A Viral AI Report Warns That Blue-Collar Jobs Aren't Recession-Proof – Business Insider Older Americans Taking Blue-Collar Jobs, White-Collar Hiring Slowdown – Business Insider #Fomenting Outrage MAGA Senator Frantically Deletes Wild Post After Blowback Trump set to seize people's homes on Mexico border to build wall RFK Jr. says we need more herbicide production, stunning his followers – POLITICO Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides for National Security – The White House Whistleblowers find $1.7B in payments to Iran from crypto firm whose CEO Trump pardoned Police Arrest Ohio Mayor Caught on Camera Smelling Teen Girl's Underwear #Pseudo [In Place of / Not] Christianity South Carolina mom denies son measles vaccine, he's now paralyzed and comatose, she insists ‘there will be a miracle' Is performative Bible reading the latest trend or are Gen Z really turning to Christianity? #SOTU 2026 Democrats Rally to Shame Trump With Epic Stunt on His Big Night How to watch President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address What time is the State of the Union address and how to watch | FOX 5 DC Trump State of the Union will be delivered to a changed nation | AP News Trump's 2026 State of the Union is tonight. Here's what to know and how to watch. – CBS News President Trump Delivers 2026 State of the Union Address & Democratic Response | Video | C-SPAN.org #Suspicious Deaths Robert Carradine, Revenge Of The Nerds star, is dead at 71 Key witness to ICE killing dies in car crashRuben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was killed last year by an ICE agent, with the Department of Homeland Security accusing him of having struck an ICE agent with their vehicle. However, DHS' account of the incident was fiercely disputed by Martinez' childhood friend, Joshua Orta, who was present during the encounter and claimed neither had offered any resistance to ICE officers' demands.On Saturday, Orta died in an unrelated car crash while driving in San Antonio, Texas, with his stepfather confirming his death to the Times on Monday. #Tariffs European car sales fall in January, petrol cars sharply decline | Reuters South Korea's Hyundai Motor warns US tariff pressure may intensify despite Supreme Court ruling | Reuters #Total War From Korea to Kenya: All the countries dragged into fighting the Ukraine-Russia war | The Independent Donald Trump plans a two-stage attack on Iran, and what he revealed in the Situation Room is unlike anything we've seen – We Got This Covered #Trump Super Powers Donald Trump: Supreme Court Gave Me Power to Do Absolutely Terrible Things Trump Vows to Use ‘Even Stronger' Methods to Keep His Tariffs: ‘I Can Destroy' a Country Trump Vows to Use ‘Even Stronger' Methods to Keep His Tariffs: ‘I Can Destroy' a Country

In this episode of Geek Freaks Headlines, we break down the new X-Files reboot update, including Hulu's pilot order, Ryan Coogler writing and directing, and Danielle Deadwyler joining as one of the two leads. We also get into what the new setup means for the franchise, why this could work for both longtime fans and brand-new viewers, and whether bringing back legacy cast members would help or hurt a fresh start. 00:00 Hulu orders the X-Files pilot and Danielle Deadwyler joins as a lead00:17 Ryan Coogler writing and directing, plus hopes for a strong reboot00:29 Should the original cast return or should the show fully reset00:42 Listener prompt and comment question for the audience Hulu has officially ordered a pilot for the new X-Files series.Ryan Coogler is attached to write and direct the pilot.Danielle Deadwyler is one of the two main leads.The reboot follows two FBI agents assigned to a long-shuttered division investigating unexplained phenomena.The show is being framed as a way to bring back longtime fans while also welcoming new viewers.A big fan debate is already here: bring back original cast members in small roles, or keep it a full reboot. “Hulu just ordered the pilot for X-Files.”“There should be something for everyone.”“Should they bring back the old cast to go for a full reboot?” If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Geek Freaks Headlines, leave a review, and share it with a friend. Tag us when you post so we can reshare your thoughts using #GeekFreaksHeadlines.GeekFreaksPodcast.comThis is the source of all news discussed during our podcast.Follow Geek Freaks for more news, reviews, and episode updates:Facebook: @thegeekfreakspodcastInstagram: @geekfreakspodcastThreads: @geekfreakspodcastTwitter: @geekfreakspodPatreon: GeekFreakspodcastWhat do you think about this reboot? Should the new X-Files bring back legacy characters in small roles, or go all in on a fresh start? Send us your questions and topics for future episodes and we may feature them on the show.Timestamps & TopicsKey TakeawaysMemorable QuotesCall to ActionLinks & ResourcesFollow UsListener Questions

Pictures of Patel in the locker room of the victorious team circulated following the U.S. team’s win against Canada, with some commentators saying there are more pressing matters at home including the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie and a fatal shooting at the president’s Mar-a-Lago compound to keep the jet-setting FBI boss busy. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas delivers this opinion piece about how FBI Director Kash Patel and others at the FBI likely have the goods on Donald Trump and now feel they could do anything they want without fear of Trump firing them or doing anything at all. For a limited time, because you are a MeidasTouch listener, you can get a Tovala smart oven for just $49, PLUS free shipping, when you order meals 6+ times. Just go to https://Tovala.com/meidas and use my code MEIDAS. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a live conversation on YouTube, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Lawfare Senior Editors Eric Columbus, Roger Parloff, and Anna Bower, Lawfare Public Service Fellow Troy Edwards, and Lawfare Student Contributor Peyton Baker to discuss the arraignment of Don Lemon and his co-defendants in Minnesota, affidavits released for the FBI search of Fulton County, the Justice Department's attempt to wipe out Steve Bannon's conviction, and more.You can find information on legal challenges to Trump administration actions here. And check out Lawfare's new homepage on the litigation, new Bluesky account, and new WITOAD merch.To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On November 29, 2012, Keyes gave what would be his final FBI interview. It is one of his most revealing, both in his candor about his crimes and in his tells and contradictions. In this interview, Keyes discusses Crescent Lake, four Washington victims, Tupper Lake, blood found on his boat, knives he used in murders, maps found in his Constable house, and more. There are also some very interesting conversations surrounding items found at the Constable house, and further evidence that there was a New Hampshire cache trip after the Curriers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-bullsh-the-israel-keyes-investigation--3588169/support.

On November 29, 2012, Keyes gave what would be his final FBI interview. It is one of his most revealing, both in his candor about his crimes and in his tells and contradictions. In this interview, Keyes discusses Crescent Lake, four Washington victims, Tupper Lake, blood found on his boat, knives he used in murders, maps found in his Constable house, and more. There are also some very interesting conversations surrounding items found at the Constable house, and further evidence that there was a New Hampshire cache trip after the Curriers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-bullsh-the-israel-keyes-investigation--3588169/support.

SEASON 4 EPISODE 62: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: In case you somehow missed it, Kash Patel's enablers at the FBI (Fan Boys International) were busily denying he went to Italy for the Olympics just to see the hockey game and jock-sniff the victorious U.S. team when all sorts of video leaked out of the dressing room showing him doing exactly that - dancing, drinking, cringing. And then Patel himself couldn't resist Supposedly we sent 100 agents to help with security and he just had to be there. Guesstimated cost just for his latest stage of his perpetual vacation on our dime? $400,000. It would be bad - a future administration will probably address it as misappropriation of funds. But what makes it worse is there's a piece by Patel from 2022 complaining about previous FBI directors wasting money on vacation, and a clip about his FBI predecessor Christopher Wray's vacation travel. Simply impeaching him is insufficient. He needs to go to prison. NOT THAT TRUMP WOULD DO THAT; THIS IS THE BEHAVIOR TRUMP TEACHES: Trump is a thief and he owes you and me at least 293 billion dollars - and we want it back. The worst thief in American history - and 270 billion of that is in tariffs. Because on tariffs, the Supreme Court has given him his COMEUPPANCE. Well – it’s given him A comeuppance. Because his new argument for the new REPLACEMENT Monday tariffs was his old argument AGAINST overturning the old Friday tariffs. But the key thing the Court actually did was give his cult a mortal shock. It is the first official body to give the Trump-Town Guyana Death Cult the message: that he is making this crap up, as he goes ALONG. -- Plus: an actual good idea from Boris Johnson: to send peacekeepers to Ukraine – NOW. And I’M the guy who thinks the Hockey Gold Medal is a BAD THING. And no, the John Barron who called into C-SPAN wasn’t Trump – he was too coherent. B-Block (40:00) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Mark Zuckerberg manages to lose a lawsuit before the trial starts, Kid Rock proves he's not charging $5000 for front row tickets by confessing he IS charging $5000 for front row tickets, and Stephen Miller's wife has another one of those Freudian slips that may be desperate pleas for help from inside a bad situation. C-Block (50:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Baseball has already started so time for my annual explanation: why I don't work for baseball's TV network even though they offered me my own show and I accepted it. It has to do with a big league club threatening them if they didn't renege.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Fun Day Monday on the Majority Report   On today's program:   Director of the FBI, Kash Patel slams beers with the U.S. hockey team on the taxpayer's dime. This is interesting given that in 2023, Patel criticized members of the Biden administration for using taxpayer-funded flights for personal travel.   Trump loses his train of thought when slamming Zohran Mamdani and never finds his way back home to finish the point.   Senior writer at Slate, Mark Joseph Stern joins Sam and Emma to discuss the Supreme Court's recent rulings including the tariff strike down.   In the Fun Half:   Trump's polling with independents has sunk to -47 points, a number so low that Trump himself finally acknowledges the plummet, sort of.   Democratic voters are extremely at odds with the party's leadership.   Saager Enjeti and Andrew Schulz have buyer's remorse over Donald Trump   all that and more   To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: DELETEME: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/MAJORITY and use promo code MAJORITY at checkout. TRUST & WILL: Get 20% off trustandwill.com/MAJORITY SUNSET LAKE: Use code FlowerPower to save 30% on all CBD smokables at SunsetLakeCBD.com  Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech On Instagram: @MrBryanVokey Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com

'The View' co-hosts and guest co-host Amanda Carpenter weigh in on the backlash after Kash Patel celebrated with U.S. hockey champions at the Olympics, as the FBI director defends his trip as “official” and says he was invited into the locker room while critics accuse him of partying on the taxpayers' dime. The panel also reacted after the Supreme Court struck down most of President Trump's global tariffs, prompting the president to rail against the ruling. Plus, Dr. Jen Ashton joins the show to announce her groundbreaking new women's health initiative with the American Heart Association and shares what inspired her and her husband to donate $1 million to launch a new cardiology‑OB‑GYN continuing education program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A senior FBI cyber official warns Salt Typhoon remains an ongoing threat. Data protection authorities issue a joint statement raising serious concerns about AI image creation. A Japanese semiconductor equipment maker confirms a ransomware attack. New number formats seek to reduce AI overhead. A low-skilled Russian-speaking threat actor compromised more than 600 Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of Anonymous. CISA tags a pair of Roundcube Webmail flaws. Cybersecurity stocks fell sharply on news of a new security feature in Claude AI. Monday business breakdown. Brandon Karpf, friend of the show discussing sovereignty in space and cyber. Digital disruption drains drumsticks. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today Dave sits down with Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, and Maria Varmazis, host of T-Minus, as they are discussing sovereignty in space and cyber. Selected Reading FBI: Threats from Salt Typhoon are ‘still very much ongoing' (CyberScoop) Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy (International Enforcement Cooperation Working Group (IEWG)) Japanese chip-testing toolmaker Advantest suffers ransomware attack (Help Net Security) AI's Math Tricks Don't Work for Scientific Computing (IEEE) Russian Cyber Threat Actor Uses GenAI to Compromise Fortinet Firewalls (Infosecurity Magazine) Suspected Anonymous members cuffed in Spain over DDoS attack (The Register) CISA: Recently patched RoundCube flaws now exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer) Anthropic Unveils 'Claude Code Security,' Sending Cyber Stocks Lower (Bloomberg) RSAC Innovation Sandbox finalists secure $5 million each. (N2K Pro Business Briefing) Cyber attack takes major chicken processor Hazeldenes offline leaving businesses without meat (ABC News) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1959, the U.S. Army drafted a serious plan to build a nuclear-powered military base on the Moon.Serious... They really did.With reactors. And personnel. On purpose. It was called Project Horizon.Then JFK pivoted to Apollo, astronauts planted flags, and history books closed the case… Or did they?This week, we break down the documented Cold War Moon plans, JFK's race to beat the Soviets, MJ-12 whispers, and hacker Gary McKinnon's claim that he stumbled onto evidence of a secret space fleet and the possibility this was never really mothballed.Was Horizon just a very ambitious binder? Or was Apollo the public show while something quieter happened in the background?Join us as we separate the record from the rumors, run a thought experiment on how a hidden lunar base could work, and ask the big question: Did we just visit the Moon… or did we move in? All that and more this week on Hysteria 51!Special thanks to this week's research sources:Project Horizon (1959 U.S. Army Lunar Base Study)U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Project Horizon: A U.S. Army Study for the Establishment of a Lunar Military Outpost (1959). Declassified study outlining a proposed military lunar base. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB479/docs/EBB-Moon01_sm.pdfU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. “Project Horizon History Overview.” https://www.army.mil/article/189129/smdc_history_project_horizon_abma_explores_a_lunar_outpost“Project Horizon.” Wikipedia overview with citations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_HorizonJFK & The Decision to Go to the MoonJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library. “Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs” (May 25, 1961). https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/special-message-to-the-congress-on-urgent-national-needs-19610525 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. “Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort” (Sept 12, 1962). https://www.jfklibrary.org/archives/other-resources/john-f-kennedy-speeches/address-at-rice-university-on-the-nations-space-effort-19620912 NASA History Office. “JFK and the Decision to Go to the Moon.” https://www.nasa.gov/history/60-years-ago-president-kennedy-proposes-moon-landing-goal-in-speech-to-congress/Majestic 12 (MJ-12)FBI Vault. “Majestic 12 Documents.” FBI files noting Air Force findings that core MJ-12 documents were fraudulent. https://vault.fbi.gov/Majestic%2012National Archives. JFK Assassination Records Collection. https://www.archives.gov/research/jfkAllen Dulles & Assassination ContextWarren Commission Report (1964). https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-reportAssassination Records Review Board (Final Report, 1998). https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/review-board/reportGary McKinnonBBC News. “Gary McKinnon hacking case timeline.” https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19946958 U.S. Department of Justice (archived release on McKinnon indictment). https://www.justice.gov/archive/criminal/cybercrime/mckinnonIndict.htmCold War Classified Space Programs (Context)CIA. “The CORONA Satellite Program.” https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/studies-in-intelligence/the-corona-satellite-program/ Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories:weird@hysteria51.comSupport the Show:Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1Shop:Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

DNA Evidence Just Revealed Something Investigators Didn't Expect Day 22 in the Nancy Guthrie case — and the DNA evidence is more complicated than anyone expected. Investigators are now dealing with co-mingled samples, delayed lab results, and mounting pressure as the search intensifies. Tonight we break down what this means for the investigation, what the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Office are really looking at, and whether science will finally deliver answers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kwame Christian and Tom Hardin (Tipper X) explore why ethical breakdowns happen before anyone can see them—inside private rationalizations. Tom explains how to reduce risk by addressing the Fraud Triangle and creating a culture where people feel safe surfacing pressure, uncertainty, and gray-area requests. Negotiate Anything:Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ANYTHING at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incogni.com/anything⁠⁠⁠⁠ incogni.com ⁠⁠⁠Personal Information Removal Service | Incogni | Incogni⁠⁠⁠ Data brokers are collecting, aggregating and trading your personal data without you knowing anything about it. We make them remove it. Connect with Tipper X tipperx.com Order the book: Wired on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Tipper X, One of the FBI's Most Prolific Informants by Tipper X Contact ANI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠negotiateanything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

FBI Director Kash Patel is under fire after videos of him chugging a beer and celebrating with the men's U.S. hockey team in Italy were obtained by multiple news outlets. The FBI had previously argued Patel's trip to Italy was for official travel, but critics are now questioning that amid broader questions about his leadership of the bureau. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Asha Rangappa. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In this Zone 7 special on the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, Sheryl McCollum and retired NYPD detective Tom Smith break down what a disciplined first 24 hours should have looked like and why the public-facing story has created confusion. They walk through the biggest unanswered questions, including “unknown male DNA, ” the surveillance video, and why a classic ransom scenario is not tracking. For those looking to catch up further as the situation develops, additional coverage and updates can be found on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Highlights: • (0:00) Sheryl McCollum welcomes listeners, introduces the Nancy Guthrie case, and brings in Tom Smith for a Day One and Day Two reality check • (1:45) First priority: secure the scene, set the perimeter, and control who comes and goes • (3:15) Two-tape strategy, command center placement, and why media management is part of scene control • (6:45) Why this case should trigger FBI resources quickly, including scale, reach, and operational support • (11:15) Family liaison basics: keeping Savannah Guthrie informed without compromising the investigation • (14:15) Could Savannah be the real target? Why some threats move through family • (15:00) The man's on-camera behavior stands out: clothing, pacing, props, and missing urgency • (16:15) “Ransom” is not tracking. The delays, the non-performance, and why this reads as personal • (21:15) Blood pattern questions that should be treated as a major investigative signal • (23:30) Unknown male DNA. What “unknown” means, why the recovery location matters, and what should have been clarified early • (25:00) Geography, logistics, and why certain theories do not fit the known facts • (27:15) The wagon wheel model. How video, leads, warrants, and tech teams feed one command structure • (28:00) Crime scene control and the importance of limiting access • (34:45) “There are things people need to know. If they don’t need to know it, don’t open your mouth.” • (40:00) Optics blowback. The basketball game controversy and why public trust is an investigative asset. • (46:30) Threat assessment red flags and what should have been screened • (54:00) Two fixes that can sharpen the case now: a clean team review and stronger video enhancement Guest Bio: Tom Smith is a retired NYPD detective and 2024 National Law Enforcement Hall of Fame inductee. Over 30 years of service, he worked in patrol, narcotics and robbery investigations and spent 17 years working with the FBI/NYPD on the Joint T errorism T ask Force, including an overseas deployment to Afghanistan. T om co-hosts the podcast Gold Shields and provides investigative commentary for national media outlets. Enjoying Zone 7? Leave a rating and review where you listen to podcasts. Your feedback helps others find the show and supports the mission to educate, engage, and inspire. Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an active crime scene investigator for a Metro Atlanta Police Department and the director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, which partners with colleges and universities nationwide. With more than 4 decades of experience, she has worked on thousands of cold cases using her investigative system, The Last 24/361, which integrates evidence, media, and advanced forensic testing. Her work on high-profile cases, including The Boston Strangler, Natalie Holloway, Tupac Shakur and the Moore’s Ford Bridge lynching, led to her Emmy Award for CSI: Atlanta and induction into the National Law Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2023. Social Links: • Email: coldcase2004@gmail.com • Twitter: @ColdCaseTips • Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum • Instagram: @officialzone7podcast Preorder Sheryl’s upcoming book, Swans Don’t Swim in a Sewer: Lessons in Life,Justice, and Joy from a Forensic Scientist, releasing May 2026 from Simon and Schuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Swans-Dont-Swim-in-a-Sewer/Sheryl-MacMcCollum/9798895652824See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Gangland Wire, host Gary Jenkins, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective, continues his deep dive into organized crime history with prolific Mafia author Jeffrey Sussman. Sussman, the author of eight books on organized crime, joins Jenkins for a wide-ranging conversation that spans the rise, violence, prosecutions, and survival tactics of La Cosa Nostra in America. Drawing from works like Backbeat Gangsters and his latest release Mafia Hits, Misses Wars and Prosecutions, Sussman offers sharp insight into how the Mafia enforced silence, eliminated enemies, and adapted to government pressure. The discussion opens with omertà, the Mafia's infamous code of silence, and how mob warfare enforced loyalty through fear. Sussman recounts notorious hits and mob wars that shaped organized crime, then shifts to landmark prosecutions led by Thomas Dewey, whose relentless pursuit of Murder Incorporated dismantled the mob's most feared execution squad. Jenkins and Sussman examine the disastrous Appalachian Conference, where Vito Genovese overplayed his hand, drawing national attention to the Mafia and setting the stage for informants like Joe Valachi to break decades of secrecy. The episode also explores the Mafia's darkest execution methods, including lupara bianca—murders designed to leave no body and no evidence—along with chilling stories involving Mad Sam DeStefano. The assassination attempt on Joe Colombo, and its ties to Joey Gallo, highlight how ego and publicity often proved fatal in the mob world. The episode concludes with Sussman previewing his upcoming book on the Garment District, blending personal family history with organized crime's grip on American industry. Together, Jenkins and Sussman deliver a sweeping, chronological look at how the Mafia rose, fractured, and endured—leaving a permanent mark on American culture. Get his book Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions. ⏱️ Episode Chapters 00:00 – Introduction and Jeffrey Sussman's Mafia work 03:45 – Omertà and enforcing silence 07:30 – Mafia hits and internal wars 12:10 – Thomas Dewey and Murder Incorporated 18:40 – St. Valentine's Day Massacre 23:30 – Formation of the Five Families 28:50 – Italian and Jewish mob alliances 34:20 – Capone, Lansky, and Luciano 39:45 – Appalachian Conference fallout 45:10 – Vito Genovese and Joe Valachi 50:30 – Lupara blanca and body disposal 55:20 – Mad Sam DeStefano's brutality 59:40 – Joe Colombo assassination 1:05:30 – Betrayal and mob survival 1:10:50 – Sussman's upcoming Garment District book   [0:00] Hey, welcome, all you Wiretipers, back here in the studio of Gangland Wire, as you can see. This is Gary Jenkins, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective and later sergeant. I have a guest today. He is a prolific author about the mob in the United States. We have several interviews in the archives with Jeffrey Sussman. Welcome, Jeffrey. Thank you, Gary. It’s a pleasure to be with you once again. All right. How many mob books you got? Eight or nine, I think. Eight or nine. I know you’ve covered Tinseltown, the L.A. Families, the crime in L.A., the Chicago. What are some of those? I did Las Vegas, which had a number of the Chicago outfit members in it. I did Big Apple Gangsters. Oh, yeah. My last one was Backbeat Gangsters about the rock music business. Oh, yeah. And then I did also one about boxing and the mob, how the mob controlled boxing. And then my new book is Mafia Hits, Misses Wars and Prosecutions. The update is February 19th. All right. Guys, when I release this, we’re doing this, actually, we’re doing this before Christmas. But when this comes out, while you’ll be able to go to the Amazon link that I’ll have in there, get that book, we’ll have, you’ll see a picture of it as we go along. So you’ll know what the cover looks like. It sounds really interesting, especially about the Mafia Misses. But I’m sure that’s interesting. [1:29] Well, the mob, that’s their way of enforcing their rules. The omerta, somebody talks, they’re going to rub you out, supposedly. And by mob, we’re talking about primarily La Cosa Nostra, Sicilian-based organized crime in the United States. Yeah. The five families particularly have brought this up front. The five families have really perfected this as an art, killing their rivals, killing people that threaten them in any way, killing people that they even had a contract on Tom Dewey, the prosecutor, I believe, at one time. That would be a bomb miss, wouldn’t it? Yeah, actually, what happened with that is Dutch Schultz wanted the commission to take out a contract on Tom Dewey, and they said, no, we can’t do that, because if we do that, it’ll bring down too much heat on us. And so the mob wound up killing Dutch Schultz because he was too much of a threat to them in some ways. But the irony was that if they had killed him, Lucky Luciano never would have been prosecuted. He was prosecuted by Thomas Dewey. Lucky Bookhalter never would have been prosecuted and gone to the electric chair, several others as well. So, by not killing Dewey, they set themselves up to be arrested and get either very long prison terms or go to the electric chair. [2:57] Yeah, Dewey sent, I think it was four members of Murder Incorporated to the electric chair and the head of it, the Lepke book halter. And then he arrested and got a conviction against Lucky Luciano for pimping and pandering, which should have been a fairly short sentence, just a couple of years. But he had him sentenced to 50 years in prison, which is amazing, the pimping. [3:20] So if they had killed Thomas Dewey, they probably would have been better off. But that’s 2020 hindsight. Yeah, hindsight’s always 2020. And a cost-benefit analysis, if you want to apply that, why the cost of killing Tom Dooley might have been much less than the actual benefit was. That’s right. Exactly. And they came to realize that, but it was too late for them. I think they always do a cost-benefit analysis in some manner. How much heat’s going to come down from this? Can we take the heat? Because I know in Kansas City, our mob boss, Nick Savella, was in the penitentiary. He was about to get out, and he sent word out, said I want all unfinished business taken care of by the time I get out. Because when I get out, I do not want all these headlines, because murder generates headlines. And so there was like three murders in rapid succession right after that. [4:13] So they worry about the press and hits, murders generate press. So let’s go back and talk about some particular ones. One of the most famous ones was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Do you cover that? [4:26] Yeah, I start with the assassination of Arnold Rothstein in 1928, and then I go right into the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. I go into the Castel Marari’s War, the birth of the five families. They had a famous meeting at the Franconia Hotel where the Jewish and Italian gangsters decided to form an alliance rather than fight one another. I went through the trial and conviction of Al Capone, the Bug and Meyer gang. Which evolved into Murder Incorporated, and then how Mayor LaGuardia went after the mob in New York and drove out Frank Costello, who had all the slot machines in New York, drove him down to Louisiana, where Frank Costello paid Huey Long a million dollars to let him operate slot machines all around New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana. And then there was William Dwyer, O’Dwyer, and Burton Turkus, who prosecuted the mob, other members of Murder Incorporated, and then how the federal government was using deportation to get rid of a lot of the mobsters, and how the mafia insinuated itself with entertainers and was controlling entertainers like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and others. [5:44] And then the Appalachian Conference, and what an embarrassment that was to Vito Genovese, who wanted to declare himself the boss of bosses. Instead, he became the schmuck of schmucks because the FBI invaded this. And there was a theory that this was really set up, Meyer Lansky, Carl Gambino, and Lucky Luciano, because they didn’t want Vito Genovese to become the boss of bosses because Vito Genovese was responsible for the attempted murder of Frank Costello, and they wanted to get rid of him. After they embarrassed him with Appalachian, And then they set him up for a drug buy. Which is ridiculous because you don’t have the head of a mafia family going out on the street and buying heroin from someone. But that’s what they got him for. And they sent him off to prison for 15 years where he died. But in the realm of unintended consequences, which we just heard some, he goes down to Atlanta and a guy named Joe Valacci is down there. And he thinks that Vito Genovese is given to the fisheye and maybe wants to have him killed. [6:52] If Vito Genovese is not in Atlanta, Joe Valacci does not turn and become the first big important witness against the mob in the United States that couple that with Appalachian. And embarrassment to the FBI and then this Joe Valacci coming out with all these stories explaining what all that meant, the organized crime in the United States, why we may not have the investigation that subsequently came out of all that. It’s crazy, huh? Yeah, exactly. In terms of unintended consequences, because if Vito Genovese hadn’t given the kiss of death, supposedly, to Joe Valacci, you never would have had Joe Valacci’s testimony about how the mob operates. He opened so many doors and told so many secrets. It was a real revelation to the world. [7:42] Now, what about these murders? And I understand they call them a lupara blanca, where the body is never found. Did you talk about any of those or look into that at all? [7:53] We’ve had them in Kansas City, where it’s obviously a mob murder. They even will send a message to the family. We had one where the guy disappeared. Nobody ever found his body. But somebody called the family and said, hey, go up on Gladstone Drive and check this trash can. And then they find the guy’s clothes and his driver’s license, everything in there. Now, did you go into any of those blanks? Yeah, there were a number of mob hits, especially during the murder ink era where they would dispose of the bodies and no one would ever find them. But they would leave clues around for members of the family just so they would know that their father or their son or their brother, whoever was no longer in this world. [8:39] Yeah, that was done quite a bit. And when the Westies, which was an Irish gang that operated on the west side of New York, they believed that if you never found the corpse, you could never convict them of murder. So they used to take their dead bodies out to an island in the East River and chop them into little pieces and then dump them in the river and no one would ever find them. And supposedly they did that with dozens and dozens of bodies. Yeah. Interesting. Yeah, and it is. It’s hard to prosecute without the body. It’s been done, but it’s really hard to do. You’ve got to have a really lot of circumstantial evidence to approve a murder without a body. And when Albert Anastasia and Leffy Foucault, who were running Murder Incorporated, they believed two things. One, that if you didn’t find the body, it would be hard to prosecute. And if you couldn’t show a motive, that would be the other thing that would make it difficult. So there would be absolutely no connection between the person who killed the victim and the victim. There was no connection whatsoever. So it was almost as if it was a stranger. In fact, it was a stranger who would commit the murder and then disappear and make sure that the body also disappeared. So you’d have neither motive nor body. Interesting. Pretty stiff penalty for murder. So I understand why you take some extra. Exactly. [10:08] Yeah, that tried to disassociate yourself from any motive for the body. There’s a guy in Chicago named Mad Sam DeStefano. Oh, sure. Lone shark and particularly egregious person when it came to collecting and was responsible for some murders and tortures. And they claim that he would buddy up to the person he knew he wanted to have killed and give him a watch. So then when the police came back around, he’d say, he was my friend. I gave him a present. I gave him that watch. Look and see. Ask his wife. I gave him a watch. Yeah. And I think it was Anthony Spolatro who was charged by the outfit of getting rid of Sam DiStefano because he was a friend. He had been like a protege of Crazy Sam. And so Sam didn’t suspect him as the person who would come and kill him. Yeah, that’s common clue. They say, look out. When a friend comes around and it seems a little bit funny and they want her particularly nice to you and you know you’re in trouble, anyhow, look out. Because that’s the guy that’s going to get you. Exactly. At least set you up. Maybe they have somebody else come in and pull the trigger, somebody that’ll leave town or whatever, but your friend’s going to set you up, make you comfortable. [11:24] Yeah, I think that’s exactly how it happened. We talked a little bit about the Joe Colombo murder. Did you look at that? Yes. [11:31] Tell us about that, because I’m really interested in that. I’d kind of like to do a larger story, just focusing on that, what really happened there, because that’s a mystery. Did this Jerome Johnson, this black guy, do it? Why would he do it? Nobody ever came out and connected him directly to Joey Gallo, and that’s the claim. So talk about that one. What happened is Joe Colombo formed the Italian Anti-Defamation League because he thought Italians were being blamed for too many things. And Colombo was responsible for having the producers of the movie The Godfather never use the word mafia in the movie, never use La Cosa Nostra in the movie. And he was making a big splash for himself. And this was driving a lot of people in the mafia a little crazy. They’re getting nervous because he was getting so much attention for himself, and it’s not the kind of attention they wanted. And Gambino was particularly upset about this. And Joey Gallo had been in prison, and he had been involved in the war against Profaci earlier on. And when he got out of prison, he felt that the new head of the Profaci family, who was Joe Colombo, should honor him with the amount of time that he spent in prison. And Joe Colombo offered him $1,000. [12:57] And Gallo was incensed by that. He expected $100,000. [13:02] And so he started another war with Colombo. [13:09] This would be good for Carlo Gambino because then he could use Joey Gallo to get rid of someone and his hands wouldn’t appear to be anywhere near this. And when Joey Gallo was in prison, he befriended a lot of black gangsters who were drug dealers and showed them how to succeed in the drug dealing business. And his attitude was that the mafia was very prejudiced against black people, but he thought that was stupid. He thought that we should use black criminals the same way we use any other criminals. And so he befriended a lot of blacks when he was in prison. And no one really knows how exactly he came in contact with Jerome Johnson. But anyway, Jerome Johnson was given the mission of assassinating Joe Colombo at a demonstration where Joe Colombo would be speaking about the Italian American Anti-Defamation League, which had attracted a lot of entertainers. Frank Sinatra was on the board of it. They raised a lot of money. I spoke to some Italian friends of mine at the time, and they said that people from the Italian Anti-Defamation League went around to small Italian-run stores, pizza parlors, shoe repair stores, whatever, and had them closed down for that day so that these people should attend the rally. And the rally was being held, I believe, in Columbus Circle. [14:36] And Jerome Johnson was there, and he had a press pass. So he was permitted to get very close to Joe Colombo because it appeared that he was a reporter or a photographer for a newspaper. And as soon as he got close enough, he pumped a couple of bullets into Joe Colombo’s head. Immediately, three or four gangsters descended on Jerome Johnson and killed him immediately. [15:02] And those three or four people who killed him, they disappeared into the crowd. No one ever found them again. I know. I wish we’d had cell phone footage from that. No one wouldn’t have gotten away if everybody had their cell phones out that day when they would have seen everything that happened. [15:21] Exactly. Columbo existed in a vegetative state. I think it was for about seven years before he finally died. I didn’t realize it was that long. Wow. Yeah, but he was semi-conscious. He couldn’t communicate. He was paralyzed. But the The Colombo family believed that it was Joey Gallo who was responsible for this. Joey Gallo and his new wife had been having a dinner with friends at the Copacabana nightclub in New York. They were joined at their table by Don Rickles, who had been performing that night. Comedian David Steinberg, who had been the best man at Joey Gallo’s wedding to a second wife, was there. And he suggested to them that they left the Copacabana about three o’clock in the morning. And he suggested to them that they all go down to Little Italy, go to Chinatown, and we’ll have a late dinner there. So Rick Olson and Steinberg said, it’s too late for us. You go and enjoy yourself and we’ll see you another time. Joey Gallo, his bodyguard, a Greek guy, I can’t remember his name exactly. Peter Dacopoulos. That’s it. And his wife, and Decapolis’ girlfriend and Joey Gallo’s stepdaughter. They all drove downtown. They couldn’t find anything open in Chinatown, so they drove over to Little Italy, and they went into Umberto’s Clam House. [16:49] And it was very strange, because supposedly a gangster would never do this. Joe Colombo was sitting with his back to the door. [16:58] Usually, your back is to the wall, and you’re facing the door. Oh, Joey Gallo was sitting with his back to the door. Yeah, I meant Joey Gallo. Yeah. Go ahead. And there was kind of a lonely guy sitting at the bar having a drink, and no one paid any attention to him. He was a mob wannabe, and he recognized Joey Gallo, and he went to a mob social club that was a few blocks away that was a hangout for Colombo gangsters. And when he came in and told them that joey gallo was there and the one of the guys there called a capo from the colombo family and told him who they saw and so forth and apparently he instructed them to go and get rid of him and so they took the mob wannabe guy and they got in two cars and they drove down to or around the block whatever it was to umberto’s clam house they went in and they immediately started shooting. And Colombo flipped over the table. I’m sorry, Joey Gallo flipped over the table and had his wife and girlfriend in the step door to get behind the table. And he and Peter were firing back at these guys. [18:07] Peter got shot in the ass and complained about it for many months afterwards, and Joey Gallo ran out onto the street chasing them, and he got shot in the neck, and I think it hit his carotid artery, and he bled to death on the sidewalk. And the guys from the Columbo and the Columbo wannabe guy, they quickly drove up to an apartment on the Upper East Side where the Columbo capo was. And he told them to go to a safe house in Nyack, New York, where they went. And meanwhile, the mob wannabe guy who had fingered Columbo, he’s getting very nervous. He feels that his life isn’t worth too much. He’s in over his head. [18:51] Right. So he sneaks out in the middle of the night and takes a plane to California to live with his sister. And he tries to get into the witness protection program, but they don’t believe him. They don’t believe he has enough evidence to make it worthwhile. No one knows exactly what happened to him afterwards. And the guys who supposedly killed Gallo, nothing really happened to them either. There was a huge funeral for Joey Gallo in Brooklyn. And it was like one of those old mob funerals that you see in a movie with a hundred flower cars and people lining the streets. And I think it was Joey Gallo’s mother who threw herself into the grave on top of the coffin. Oh, really? And Joey Gallo’s. [19:38] He had two brothers, one of whom had died of cancer, and the other one wound up going into another mob family. That was part of the peace deal. I can’t remember if it was the Gambino family or the Genovese family. He went into one of those two families. I think it was Gambino family, that Albert Kidd Twist gallo, I think was his name. And I think it was the Gambino family. He just kept a low profile until he died of natural causes. I think he’s dead now. He never heard from him again, basically. Exactly. [20:06] Interesting. That’s a heck of a story. A lot more stories like that in there, too. I bet. What was your favorite story out of that, or the one that shocked you or you learned something? Maybe something that you learned that you didn’t know or cut through some myth. [20:20] Probably, I’m just looking at my notes here to see what really fascinated me the most. I think the evolution of the Bug and Meyer gang. This guy, Ralph Salerno, who was a fascinating guy who headed the New York Prime Strike Force, Mafia investigators He’s been dead for about I think 10 or 15 years But I spent about Two or three hours Interviewing him A long time ago Didn’t he write a book Didn’t he write a book Called The Crime Confederation Or something like that Yes he did Yeah And it’s excellent So he knew Meyer Lansky He had met Bugsy Siegel Back once In the early 1940s He knew Frank Costello He knew all of these people And it was fascinating To, to hear his stories. And he said that during the time of the Bug and Meyer gang, they were the most vicious gang in New York. And they had a complete menu for crimes that they would commit on your behalf. Burglaries, murders, throwing people out of windows, breaking arms and legs, killing by stabbing, killing by shooting, killing by knifing. And each one had a price. And he said they actually had it printed. It was like a menu and you could check off what you wanted. [21:40] Crazy. And then he said, as they got more and more involved in prohibition, they got out of this and it evolved into Murder Incorporated, which had about 400 members, primarily Jewish and Italian gangsters. And it was run by Albert Anastasia and Lepke Bookhalter. [22:05] And when Thomas Dewey came into power, he wanted very much to convict these guys, but, Murder Incorporated had this fascinating idea that every member of Murder Incorporated would receive a monthly retainer and then it paid a special price for committing murders. And the more ambitious the member was, the more murders he would commit. So there were a couple who were really very ambitious and did a lot of murders. And each one had a specialty. So there was this one guy named Abe Hidtwist Relis, who only killed people with an ice pick in the back of the neck. And then he would leave the body in a car, talking about getting rid of bodies, and he would burn the body and leave it in the car and let other people know who were the relatives that he had been done away with. And then there was a guy named Pittsburgh Phil, who was the most ambitious of them, who supposedly committed about 100 to 150 murders because he just loved getting money for each one that he committed. [23:15] Then there was a guy named Louis Capone, who’s no relation to Al. He worked with a partner named Mendy Weiss, and the two of them went out and killed people together. They thought it was a fun event for them. It was like a boy’s night out. Who we’re going to kill today. Weren’t they two of them that got the electric chair? Yes, they did. And there’s a picture of them on the train up to Singh on their way to the electric chair. And they’re laughing. This is nothing. This is just another fun time for us. And yeah, I think there were four of them who finally went to the electric chair. And then one member of this was a guy named Charlie the Bud Workman, who finally got indicted for the murder of Dutch Schultz. He was the one who carried out the murder of Dutch Schultz for the mob. And he got, I think he was 30 years in prison. But according to his son… [24:13] Who is a PGA golfer, who is well-known in PGA circles as a very good golf competitor, said that the mob took care of his family for the entire time that Workman was in prison because he never spoke about anybody else. He really observed the rules of a murder, and they appreciated him for that. So that whole episode was like a corporation murder, which is why they called it Murder, Inc., that would go out and kill people on orders only from the mafia. They only worked for the mafia. You couldn’t hire them if you weren’t a member of the mafia. And it had to go through a mafia boss for the instructions to come down to them. A soldier couldn’t tell them what to do. Even a capo couldn’t tell them. It had to go up to a boss, the boss had to approve it, and then assign someone to do it. And they all worked out of a candy store in Brooklyn called Midnight Roses because it was open 24 hours a day. And the phone would ring there from giving whoever it was instructions about who was to be killed, where they were to be killed, how they were to do it, and so forth and so on. [25:27] So what was also interesting is even though Bugsy Siegel had left the Bug and Meyer gang, he still loved participating in murder. He liked killing people. And his partner in these murders was a guy named Frankie Carbo, who became a big deal in boxing. He controlled most of the boxing in America up until at the time of Sonny Liston. And his partner in this was a man named Blinky Palermo. [25:59] And according to Ralph Natale, who for a while had been the boss of the Philadelphia crime family, it was Frankie Carbo who was sent by the mob to kill Bugsy Siegel. Because if he was caught or Bugsy Siegel saw him around, he wouldn’t suspect that he was his killer because they were friends and they had operated as partners together. So this goes back to what we were talking about earlier. It’s your friend who comes closest to you and then arranges you to be assassinated. So I found that whole story just fascinating. Interesting. I’ll tell you what. And there’s those and a whole lot more stories in this, isn’t there, Jeff? Yes, there are. I think that the book covers pretty much the mob history, beginning with the founding of the five families, going all the way up through Sammy the Bulgurvano’s testimony against John Gotti and the commission trial, where they decapitated the heads of the five families. Not literally, folks. Not literally. Not literally. We didn’t literally decapitate. Rudy Giuliano, he tried to. He tried to. He tried to. Metaphorically, he decapitated the heads of the five families. Exactly. [27:15] You know, what was interesting, though, is in the 1930s, you had Thomas Dewey. In the 1960s, you had Robert Kennedy, who went after the mob. And then later on, you had Rudy Giuliani going after the mob. And the mob always managed to reorganize itself and figure out a new way of existing. They were very opportunistic and they always managed to find a way to keep going, even if it was very low key, which is what it is now, where they operate in the shadows and they don’t have any John Gottis or Al Capone’s out there getting a lot of attention for themselves. They’re still out there doing things. Yeah. Yeah. They finally learned something about that getting publicity. And most recently, they put together a whole scheme, and this goes way back, of cheating people. Big whales, I call them whales, of rich men that like to gamble and brush up against kind of the dark side and cheat them at cards. They’ve been doing that for years. They just do it under goes to clear black to the Friars Club scam in Los Angeles where Ronnie Roselli and some others had a spotter, would see who had what cards in what’s hands, then would tell another player. And so now there’s just more electronic, but the same game just upgraded to electronics. [28:30] That’s right. What someone I spoke to interviewed said, he said they’re very involved in electronic gambling poker machines and that kind of thing. And a lot of offshore gambling and offshore money laundering. And to some extent, even drug dealing now. And they’re still very involved in New York in the construction business. Oh, really? Yeah. Union business. They’re still in it, huh? And I know in Kansas City, there’s a couple of examples where they put money into a buy here, pay here car dealership into a title loan place because there’s a huge rate of interest on those things. And there’s a lot of scams that go down out of those places, especially the old crap cars and put them together and sell them to poor people for they’ve got $500 in the car and they sell it to them for $2,000. They charge them a 25% interest and then go repo it when the car breaks down, turn around and patch it up and sell it again. So there’s always schemes going on out there to mob will put their money into. Oh, it’s incredible. I knew of one scheme where they would They would sell trucks to people and give them a special route. And so on that route, they could make enough money to pay off the loan on the truck. But then they would take away the route from them. They couldn’t pay off the truck. So they would repossess the truck and sell it to someone else and do it all over again. [29:50] Oh, I know. They got to tell you that. And Joey Messino and the Bananos, they organized the tow main wagons, the lunch truck, the snack wagons. Right, exactly. Organize them. And then they start extorting money, formed an association. And then to get to good spots, then you had to kick money to them. And just to be part of the organization, that was kicking money to them. There’s always something. They always manage to find a place where they can make money. And it’s like whack-a-mole. You can stop them here, you can stop them there, and then they pop up in three other places. [30:24] Really all right jeffrey susman i’m so happy to talk to you again i haven’t talked to you for a while and i hope everything else is everything’s going okay for you in new york city yep i’m working on a new book uh what are you working on now oh my god you are so prolific i look on your amazon page just when i was getting ready to do this trying to think of some of those other titles Oh, my God. I’m working on a book about the Garment Center. Ah, interesting. Only because my family was involved in that business, and they had to deal with the mob in various ways, with trucking companies, unions, and so forth. And since I knew that, and I had a lot of information, a lot of contacts, I thought I would tackle that next. I remember when I had my marketing PR business back in the 1970s. [31:16] I had a client who was in the fitness business, and I had a cousin of my mother’s who was a very famous dress designer at the time, and he had a big showroom on 7th Avenue, which is in the garment center. I went to see him because I wanted to see if I could get a deal for my client to manufacture exercise clothes and brand it with her name. I made a date to have lunch with this cousin of mine, and he said, come up to my showroom. we’ll meet for lunch, And so I got to the showroom, and I called out his name when I walked in. It was empty. And this guy comes running out of the back, and he just has a shirt on, and he has a shoulder holster, .38 caliber gun in it. And he says to me, who the F are you? I said, I’m so-and-so’s cousin. I’m here to have lunch with him. He disappeared into the back. And a couple of minutes later my mother’s cousin comes out and i said who was that what was that about he says i don’t want to talk about it now i’ll tell you all for lunch so we go down to a restaurant around the corner and i asked him again and he says he said he couldn’t have his dresses delivered to any department store unless he made a deal with yeah i forgot if it was the gambinos or the lucasies that he had to take this guy on as a partner otherwise the trucks wouldn’t deliver his garments. And there was nothing he could do about it. It was either that or go out of business. [32:45] I’ll tell you what, they’re voracious. They’re greedy and voracious and don’t care. Just give me those, show me the money. That’s all it is. It’s all about money and any way to get it. And then there’s always a threat of murder behind it. If you don’t cooperate, think of the worst thing that can happen to you. And that’s what’ll happen. Yeah. I’ve had guys over the years tell I’m like, oh, you ought to throw in with one of those ex-mobsters that’s doing podcasts and try to do something with them. I say, I ain’t doing business with them. They play by their rules. I play by society’s rules. And I don’t have time to mess with that. Yeah. And that was a smart thing to do. Because also, when I had this fitness client, I met someone who was… I didn’t know what was connected to the mob, but a mutual friend, this guy said that he wanted to set up fitness centers all around the country for my clients. So I mentioned this to a mutual friend and he said, whatever you don’t go into business with this guy, I said, regret it for the rest of your life. So I advised my client not to do it. [33:49] Yeah. Cause initially before we knew that it sounded like a great opportunity. And then when you investigate, it’s not such a great opportunity. Yeah, really. Speaking of that, we tell stories for hours. I just heard a story. We had a relocated mobster, a guy that testified against Gigante, came here to Kansas City. And he was, of course, under witness protection and he’s got an assumed name. And he befriends a guy that has a fitness center. He has a franchise of Gold’s Gym or something. And he has a fitness center. And he talks this guy into taking him on, investing a little money in it, taking him on as his partner. Within the next couple of years, this mobster, he’s got two of his kids working there and neither one of them are really doing anything, but they’re drawing a salary and the money’s trickling out. And the guy, the local guy, he just walks away from it because this guy’s planned by the mob’s rules. So he just ended up walking away from it, did something else. So it’s do not go into business with these guys. No, never. Never. [34:48] Jeffrey Suspett, it’s a pleasure to have you back on the show. Thank you so much. It’s a pleasure to be with you again, Gary. It’s always a pleasure. Thank you very much.

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