Finnigans Take

Chicago Crime Chronicles
  • 4.7 (137)
  • TRUE CRIME
Finnigans Take

The story of the rise and fall of notorious Chicago cop Jerry Finnigan. For the first time ever Jerry tells his story. 

  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 crime issues facing Chicago. Send us a text Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. 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 Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. 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 Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. 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 Aldermen Ed Burke, a man at the top of Chicago's political power machine. In true Chicago fashion, politics, policing and power collide in a web of deceit and drama. Send us a text Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. 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 is the catalyst for the start of the end of Jerry and the rouge police group. Send us a text Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. 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 John used his girlfriend's service weapon to kill himself. Things unravel quickly as Jerry believes John's death was not a suicide. Send us a text Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    32 min

  7. JAN 2

    Burned Out

    ** CORRECTED FILE** Apologies I uploaded a redundant episode this is now the accurate file... Jerry is flaming out in SOS and requests a transfer to Midway Airport. Once there he quickly realizes crime and conflict have followed him. Send us a text Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. 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 off 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 units ultimate demise. Send us a text Find the show on X for updates and more conversation, @FinnigansTake. You can find Neal on X @NealEdelstein

    44 min
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The story of the rise and fall of notorious Chicago cop Jerry Finnigan. For the first time ever Jerry tells his story. 

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