Proper Scoundrel

Adam Cordova

Veteran law enforcement officers share behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the most famous crime stories in history. Their unscripted firsthand insights reveal untold details, investigative challenges, and personal experiences rarely seen by the public, offering a gripping and authentic perspective on landmark cases that shaped criminal justice and captured national attention.

  1. 19h ago

    EP-63 / Sgt. Billy Murray, Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept. (Ret) #truecrimes

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/RB2SK5uyKdU 🚔 SERGEANT BILLY MURRAY | LASD SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT BUREAU, K9 & GANG ENFORCEMENT 🔥In this episode of the Proper Scoundrel Podcast, we sit down with retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Billy Murray to discuss a career shaped by tactical operations, specialized enforcement, and street-level gang investigations. 💥 From the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and its Tactical Entry Team, Sergeant Murray's career took him into some of the most demanding assignments in law enforcement. After being promoted to sergeant, he eventually returned to SEB and the K9 Unit, continuing his work in specialized tactical operations. 🚔 His experience also extended to Operation Safe Streets (OSS) at Lennox Station, where he served as a gang investigator, working cases involving street gangs and the realities of law enforcement on the front lines. 🎙️ IN THIS EPISODE:     🛡️ Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and tactical entry operations     🐕 Returning to SEB and the K9 Unit     👮 The transition from tactical team member to sergeant     🔎 Gang investigations with Operation Safe Streets at Lennox Station     🚨 The challenges, experiences, and lessons behind a career in law enforcement. This is a firsthand look at the people, specialized units, and investigations behind the badge — told by someone who lived it. No fluff. No agenda. Just real conversations, firsthand experience, and the stories behind the badge. 🔔 Subscribe to the Proper Scoundrel Podcast for more candid conversations with the men and women who served on the front lines of law enforcement. 💬 Join the conversation: Share your thoughts in the comments and let us know what you want to hear about next. #billymurray7670 #ProperScoundrel #LASD #LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment #SpecialEnforcementBureau #SEB #OperationSafeStreets #OSS #GangInvestigations #TacticalEntryTeam #K9Unit #LawEnforcement #PolicePodcast #TrueCrime #BehindTheBadge #AproperScoundrel

  2. Oct 15

    EP-62 / Dr. Heather Williams, Premier First Responder Psychological Services

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/asNzD42lrB4 🚨 THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND THE BADGE Dr. Heather Williams, founder of Premier First Responder Psychological Services, joins us to talk about the hidden trauma carried by those who run toward danger while everyone else runs away. 🧠 With two decades on the front lines of crisis and trauma, Dr. Williams has worked with homicide, sexual assault, gangs, domestic violence, active-shooter incidents, and the devastating aftermath faced by first responders and their families. 🚔 In 2003, she helped create the Crisis Response Team following an active-shooter incident in Irvine, California. 🎓 After completing her doctorate and more than 3,000 pre- and post-doctoral clinical hours serving public safety personnel and their families, she founded Premier First Responder Psychological Services in 2019. 🚔 PTSD. PTS. Trauma. Hypervigilance. Survivor’s guilt. These are realities that many first responders carry long after the call is over. The effects don't always end when the uniform comes off—and sometimes the people who need help the most are the ones least likely to ask for it. 💬 In this episode, we go beyond the badge and into the mental and emotional realities of law enforcement and first responders—the calls they never forget, the trauma they carry, and what happens when the job follows them home. 🔥 No fluff. No agenda. Just the stories and realities behind the badge. 🔥 The badge protects others. But who protects the people behind the badge? PREMIERE FIRST RESPONDERS SERVICES / Intake Number (657)215-1518 / https://www.premier1stresponder.com/ 👇 WATCH • LISTEN • SUBSCRIBE • SHARE

  3. Oct 8

    EP-61 / Jason Branum, Former Los Angeles Sheriff Deputy

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/CRigYr-301o 🎙️ FORMER LASD DEPUTY JASON BRANUM — FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO A FIGHT HE NEVER EXPECTED War. Service. Duty. Betrayal. Travesty  Former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Branum joins the Proper Scoundrel Podcast to tell a story that reaches far beyond the badge. Before becoming a Deputy Sheriff, Branum served in the United States Army as a Scout Sniper Squad Leader, including combat service in Iraq where he was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions during combat. But the battles didn't end when he came home. 🚨 In this episode, Jason speaks candidly about his experiences in law enforcement, the battles he found himself facing, and what it felt like when the very institutions he served and defended turned against him. ⚔️ From the battlefield… 👮‍♂️ To Los Angeles County… 🚨 From serving his country… 🔥 To fighting a battle he never saw coming. What happens when a person who spent years willing to sacrifice everything for his country suddenly finds himself fighting a battle where the odds appear overwhelmingly stacked against him? And what does it do to you when you feel the country you fought to defend has turned its back on you when you needed it most? 🎧 This is Jason Branum's story — in his own words. No fluff. No agenda. Just the story. 👇 WATCH • LISTEN • SUBSCRIBE • SHARE

  4. Oct 1

    EP-60 / Sgt. Eric Giambalvo & Det. Marc Giambalvo, Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept (Ret)

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/rozEfz3TAKo 🚨 TWO BROTHERS. ONE BADGE.🚨 THIS IS THE EPISODE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. The Giambalvo Brothers are finally in the house. Two LASD veterans. Two careers forged on some of the toughest streets in Los Angeles. And a family legacy that goes back to the 1970s. 🔥 ERIC & MARC GIAMBALVO. Eric Giambalvo — LASD Sergeant (Ret.) 👮 Training Officer 💊 Narcotics / Major Crimes Detective 🚨 OSS Gang Detective Sergeant Marc Giambalvo — LASD (Ret.) 👮 Lynwood Station Field Training Officer 🔎 Detective And behind these two careers is a name that longtime members of the department will recognize… Their uncle — East Los Angeles Station LEGEND, Ernie “The Ernie Barlow” Barlow. This family didn't just wear the badge. They lived it. 🎙️ In this episode, Eric and Marc take us back to the early 1980s — an era when Los Angeles was changing rapidly and deputies were working some of the most dangerous and violent streets in the county. They talk about what it was REALLY like out there. 🚔 The calls. 🔫 The danger. 👊 The street encounters. 🕵️ The investigations. 🤝 The brotherhood. 🔥 And the lessons that could only be learned by being there. But there's another side to the story. The Giambalvo story goes far beyond the badge. Both Eric and Marc talk about their fight against cancer, adding another chapter to a family legacy defined by resilience, perseverance, and the determination to keep moving forward.  🎧 No fluff. No agenda. Just firsthand stories from the people who were there. #ProperScoundrel #TrueCrime #LASD #LosAngelesSheriffs #LASDHistory #LawEnforcement #PoliceStories #TrueCrimePodcast #PolicePodcast #BehindTheBadge #OSS #GangUnit #Narcotics #Detective #FieldTrainingOfficer #LosAngeles

  5. Sep 21

    EP-59 / Deputy Dave Elsasser, San Bernardino Sheriff's Dept

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/sb27IhZlCrc⁠ 🚨TWO ELITE AGENCIES. ONE CAREER BUILT ON SERVICE. This week on The Proper Scoundrel, law-enforcement veteran Deputy Dave Elsasser joins us to take us behind the badge and tell the story of a career forged in some of Southern California’s most demanding assignments. 👮‍♂️ 22 YEARS — LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Dave's journey began in the jail, before moving into patrol at Industry Station, where he became a Field Training Officer (FTO)—helping shape the next generation of deputies while carrying forward the traditions, standards, and hard-earned lessons of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 🎖️ A NEW CHAPTER After more than two decades with the agency he had devoted his career to, Dave made a major decision. In 2022, he left the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and lateraled to another major Southern California law-enforcement agency: 🔵 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT What was it like leaving a department he loved? What surprised him about making the move? And what are the real differences between working for LASD and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department? 🔥 Dave gives us an inside look at the transition, the culture, the training, the expectations—and what it means to start over at another agency after decades in law enforcement. No Hollywood version. No sugarcoating. Just experience from someone who lived it. 🎙️ THE PROPER SCOUNDREL PODCAST Behind the badge. Behind the headlines. Real cops. Real stories. Real experience. #vadle621 #TrueCrime #LawEnforcement #Police #Sheriff #LASD #LosAngelesSheriff #SanBernardinoSheriff #DeputySheriff #PoliceStories #BehindTheBadge #TrueCrimePodcast #TheProperScoundrel #LawEnforcementStories #FieldTrainingOfficer

  6. Sep 17

    EP-58 / Det. Angel Rodriguez & Sgt. Ruben Nava, Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept (Ret)

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/7u2eHB7Vk-4⁠ 🚨 EAST LOS ANGELES STATION IS IN THE HOUSE! 🚨 This episode brings TWO of Station 2 — East Los Angeles’ best to the Proper Scoundrel: Sgt. Ruben Nava and Det. Angel Rodriguez. These are the kind of guys their fellow Deputies call FRONT LINE GUYS — men who spent their careers working some of Los Angeles County’s toughest streets and earning assignments in some of the Sheriff’s Department’s most respected units. 💪 SGT. RUBEN NAVA A competitive bodybuilding champion 🏆 who brought that same discipline to a distinguished LASD career — including OSS (Operation Safe Streets) Detective, Narcotics Unit Sergeant, and East Los Angeles Station Detective Sergeant. 🚔 DET. ANGEL RODRIGUEZ Angel began his rise through Norwalk Station Patrol → East Los Angeles Station Patrol → East Los Angeles Station Detective, eventually earning an assignment to the elite Major Crimes Bureau S.A.T. Team. Together, they represent more than 65 years of law-enforcement experience — working patrol, investigations, gangs, narcotics and major crimes on the front lines of Los Angeles. And the call to duty didn’t end with retirement. ⛪ Ruben Nava continues serving the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as a Chaplain, supporting the men and women who continue to wear the badge. 🔥 IN THIS EPISODE: 👊 Brotherhood forged on the streets 🔎 OSS gang investigations 💊 Narcotics enforcement 🚔 East Los Angeles policing 🏆 Competitive bodybuilding & discipline 👮 Detective work & leadership ⚡ Major Crimes & S.A.T. ⛪ Life after retirement & serving as an LASD Chaplain No fluff. No agenda. Just the stories, experiences and perspective from the men who lived it. 🎙️ THE PROPER SCOUNDREL PODCAST Real cops. Real stories. Real Los Angeles. #Rcnava10 #TheProperScoundrel #Properscoundrel #Aproperscoundrel #Copline__ #LawEnforcement #LASD #FirstResponders #Police #SheriffsDeputy #Brotherhood #ThinBlueLine #SupportOurFirstResponders #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #LawEnforcementFamily

  7. Sep 10

    EP-57 / Sgt. Bryan Moreno, Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠https://youtu.be/4dsPVLBBV6Q⁠ 🚨 “1033… GIVE ME THE PATCH!” 🚨 When the call comes in… you answer.  THE PROPER SCOUNDREL — PRIORITY EPISODE This week, veteran Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sergeant Bryan Moreno answers that call: 📻 “Deputy needs assistance.” But this time, the emergency isn’t unfolding in the streets. It’s a battle being fought by one of our own. 💙 Sgt. Mike Chea courageous fight against cancer. And when a brother or sister is in need, you don’t ask why. You ask: “How can I help?” 🔥 In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Sgt. Moreno shares a career forged through tragedy, triumph, sacrifice, and service — beginning at Twin Towers Correctional Facility, moving through Lakewood Station, Compton Station, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau, and ultimately to his current assignment as an Industry Station S.A.O. Sergeant. Along the way, he witnessed the realities of the badge few people ever see. 👮‍♂️ Deputies lost. 🤝 Deputies found. 💔 Tragedy. 🙏 Faith. 💪 Commitment to the troops on the front line. This isn't just another law enforcement story. It's about brotherhood. It's about standing shoulder-to-shoulder when one of our own is down. It's about remembering that the badge represents more than a job — it represents a commitment to those who wear it. 🚨 THE CALL TO ACTION We humbly ask current and former first responders — and citizens alike — to answer this selfless call for Sgt. Mike Chea. 🙏 Watch. Share. Support. And help get the word out. #Morenito_fam13 #TheProperScoundrel #Properscoundrel #Aproperscoundrel #1033 #GiveMeThePatch #LawEnforcement #LASD #FirstResponders #Police #SheriffsDeputy #Brotherhood #ThinBlueLine #CancerAwareness #SupportOurFirstResponders #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #LawEnforcementFamily

  8. Sep 4

    EP-56 / Sgt. Michael Harding, Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept (Ret)

    SEE THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE- ⁠https://youtu.be/Nk5HYYoi-4Y⁠ 🚨 35+ YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT — TRAINING THE DEPUTIES WHO ANSWER THE CALL 🚨 What happens when a law enforcement veteran spends decades studying the moments that can mean the difference between life and death? In this episode of the Proper Scoundrel Podcast, we sit down with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Ret.) Sergeant Michael Harding, a veteran with more than 35 years of law enforcement experience — including 5½ years assigned to the Training Unit and 17 years supervising one of the country’s premier law enforcement training programs: Tactics and Survival (T.A.S.). 🎯 TACTICS. SURVIVAL. REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE. Sergeant Harding takes us behind the scenes of what it really takes to prepare deputies for the unpredictable situations they may encounter in the field. From low-light operations and active-shooter response to intensive scenario-based training, Laser Village exercises, and realistic real-world intensity, the mission was simple: 🔦 LOW-LIGHT TRAINING 🚨 ACTIVE-SHOOTER RESPONSE 🎯 SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING 🧠 DECISION-MAKING UNDER STRESS ⚠️ OFFICER SURVIVAL 📚 LESSONS FROM INCIDENTS AROUND THE WORLD One of Harding’s responsibilities was staying ahead of emerging threats and identifying current trends, tactics, and circumstances that could place deputies in life-threatening situations. That meant researching incidents from around the world, breaking down what happened, identifying lessons that could be learned, and turning those lessons into training for both new and veteran deputies. Because on the street, there are no retakes. There is no pause button. 🔥 FROM LASD TO STAR CONSULTING GROUP After retiring from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Sergeant Harding continued his career in training and tactical education with the Star Consulting Group. Today, he brings decades of law-enforcement experience to training civilians and law-enforcement agencies, with an emphasis on weapons training, tactics, safety, preparedness, and practical application. The mission remains remarkably similar: A CAREER BUILT AROUND PREPARATION. 👇 WATCH • LISTEN • SUBSCRIBE • COMMENT 🔔 Subscribe to the Proper Scoundrel Podcast for more conversations with current and retired law-enforcement professionals, first responders, investigators, and the people who have lived the stories behind the badge. #star.consulting.group #ProperScoundrelPodcast #properscoundrel #LASD #LosAngelesSheriffsDepartment #LawEnforcement #PoliceTraining #OfficerSurvival #TacticsAndSurvival #TAS #PolicePodcast #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #LawEnforcementPodcast #ActiveShooter #PoliceTactics #DeputySheriff #BehindTheBadge #OfficerSafety #CopStories #PoliceStories

See All (58)

Ratings & Reviews

4.6
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

Veteran law enforcement officers share behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the most famous crime stories in history. Their unscripted firsthand insights reveal untold details, investigative challenges, and personal experiences rarely seen by the public, offering a gripping and authentic perspective on landmark cases that shaped criminal justice and captured national attention.

Information

  • Creator
    Adam Cordova
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Proper Scoundrel

You Might Also Like