Chicago Crime Chronicles

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Chaîne • 2 émissions

Criminologie

Criminologie

02/01/2025
Criminologie

Criminologie

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02/01/2025

The End?

Jerry readjusts to life outside of jail and addresses accusations of crimes leveled against him. He also discusses the notorious "Hunting Photo". We end with a Q & A about policing in a post-George Floyd world and the troubling issues facing Chicago. Send us Fan Mail The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

02/01/2025

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1 h 6 min
SAISON 1, ÉPISODE 2

Episode 2: The Police Test

Send a text and follow Neal on X @nealedelstein. Bob’s scholarship at Marquette ends abruptly because of his fighting and money-making schemes. He moves back home and bounces between odd jobs before he takes the Chicago Police exam. Once on the force, he teams up with a cop who introduces him to the Chicago Machine. Questions? Comments? Find Neal on Twitter at @NealEdelstein. Thank you for listening!

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1 h 8 min
02/01/2025

The Insurance Scam Gone Wrong

An investigation into a car insurance scam by a reassigned cop who's now working for the FBI is the catalyst for the start of the end of Jerry and the rogue SOS team. Send us Fan Mail The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

02/01/2025

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43 min
SAISON 1, ÉPISODE 1

Episode 1: Chicago Poor

Send a text and follow Neal on X @nealedelstein. How did Bob Cooley become the insider who destroyed the Chicago mob and the 1st Ward? We start at Bob’s youth on the South Side of Chicago, as he details his childhood struggles and the murders of both his grandfathers. Both men were cops, one ironically killed by Al Capone's hitmen. Questions? Comments? Find Neal on Twitter at @NealEdelstein. Thank you for listening!

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40 min
SAISON 1, ÉPISODE 4

Episode 4: Chicago’s Courts

Send a text and follow Neal on X @nealedelstein. The malfeasance in the Chicago courts inspires Bob to go to law school. Mob-connected cop Rick Borelli introduces him to the web of illegal gambling operations that reach into the western suburbs of Chicago. Questions? Comments? Find Neal on Twitter at @NealEdelstein. Thank you for listening!

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39 min
SAISON 1, ÉPISODE 8

Episode 8: Harry Aleman's Double Jeopardy?

Send a text and follow Neal on X @nealedelstein. We continue our conversation about the Harry Aleman murder trial and detail how Bob fixed the case. The stakes are life and death for Bob as Judge Wilson wavers about his conclusion due to threats in the papers targeting Wilson and his family. The Aleman case is unprecedented in the annals of the American legal system. Questions? Comments? Find Neal on Twitter at @NealEdelstein. Thank you for listening!

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45 min
SAISON 1, ÉPISODE 3

Episode 3: Left For Dead

Send a text and follow Neal on X @nealedelstein. Bob becomes a Chicago cop and applies his street smarts to rise rapidly through the ranks. His encounters at the criminal courts inspire him to go to law school, but his world is shattered when he's left for dead after being run over by a patrol car. This is the third and final pillar of Bob's youth, as the foundation is set for his journey into Chicago's underworld. Questions? Comments? Find Neal on Twitter at @NealEdelstein. Thank you for listening!

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1 h 1 min
02/01/2025

SOS

Jerry joins Special Operations Section, an elite unit that would remove drugs and illegal guns from the streets of Chicago. This roving pack of cops was a freight train already coming off the rails when Jerry joins them, and his presence accelerates the unit’s ultimate demise. Send us Fan Mail The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

02/01/2025

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44 min
29/11/2024

7th District

Jerry is assigned to the 7th District, an area of Chicago that is tantamount to a war zone. Follow Neal on X at @nealedelstein and the podcast at @FinnigansTake. Send us Fan Mail The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

29/11/2024

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38 min
SAISON 1, ÉPISODE 12

Episode 12: A Crisis Of Conscience

Send a text and follow Neal on X @nealedelstein. At the behest of Pat Marcy, Bob defends a man accused of assaulting a female cop. Bob's encounter with Marcy after the trial is the spark that sends him to visit the Organized Crime Strike Force and turn on the 1st Ward. We also touch upon gambling operations at the local horse racing tracks in the Chicagoland area. Questions? Comments? Find Neal on Twitter at @NealEdelstein. Thank you for listening!

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39 min

Stories of murder, mayhem and mystery in Chicagoland.