Finnigans Take

Chicago Crime Chronicles

The story of the rise and fall of notorious Chicago cop Jerry Finnigan, told for the first time ever by him. 

  1. JAN 2

    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 a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    1h 6m

  2. JAN 2

    Incarceration

    Jerry spends four years in solitary confinement at the MCC before he settles on a plea deal. He discusses his time in jail and how it shaped his new outlook on life. Send us a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    39 min

  3. JAN 2

    Arrested

    The noose is tightening on Jerry as fellow SOS members are talking to the Feds, causing paranoia and deceit in the ranks. Jerry is arrested by the FBI, which begins 10 years of incarceration, four of which are at Chicago's MCC in solitary confinement. Send us a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    39 min

  4. JAN 2

    Chicago's Third Rail

    Jerry arrests a gang member who is politically connected to Alderman Ed Burke, a man at the top of Chicago's political power machine. In true Chicago fashion, politics and policing collide in a web of deceit and drama.  Send us a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    30 min

  5. JAN 2

    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 a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    43 min

  6. JAN 2

    The Strange Death Of John Finnigan

    Jerry is awoken in the middle of the night by an emergency call. His younger brother, John, has died. Jerry races to the scene of the crime to discover that John used his girlfriend's service weapon to kill himself. As Jerry digs into John's death, he has doubts about his brother's suicide.  Send us a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    32 min

  7. JAN 2

    Burned Out

    Jerry is flaming out in SOS and requests a transfer to Midway Airport. Once there, he quickly realizes crime and conflict have followed him. We detail odd events at Midway on 9/11 that nag at Jerry to this day.  Send us a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    31 min

  8. JAN 2

    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 a text The conversation continues on X at @FinningansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    44 min
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