Murder Blueprint

Gary Jenkins
  • 5.0 (12)
  • True Crime

Murder Blueprint with Gary Jenkins is a true crime podcast hosted by retired Kansas City Police detective Gary Jenkins. Each episode investigates real murder cases, serial killers, cold cases, kidnappings, missing persons, unsolved murders, criminal investigations, and the forensic evidence that helped solve—or failed to solve—some of the most shocking crimes.    Drawing on more than 25 years in law enforcement, Gary Jenkins takes listeners inside homicide investigations, police interviews, crime scene analysis, offender behavior, and the detective work behind major murder cases. You'll hear firsthand accounts from homicide detectives, FBI agents, prosecutors, authors, forensic experts, and survivors, along with detailed examinations of notorious serial killers and lesser-known crimes that deserve to be remembered.   If you enjoy investigative true crime, serial killer stories, homicide investigations, criminal psychology, police procedure, and real detective work, Murder Blueprint delivers factual, in-depth storytelling without sensationalism. Every episode explores how a murder was planned, committed, investigated, and ultimately solved—or why justice was never achieved.   Subscribe to Murder Blueprint with Gary Jenkins for new episodes featuring true crime investigations, serial killers, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, forensic evidence, criminal profiling, police investigations, and the real stories behind history's most infamous murders. 

  1. 6d ago

    Phantom Killer: The Unsolved Texarkana Serial Murders

    In this episode of Murder Blueprint, retired Kansas City Police Detective Gary Jenkins examines one of America's most chilling unsolved serial murder cases—the Texarkana Moonlight Murders of 1946.   Known to history as the work of the mysterious Phantom Killer, these attacks terrorized the twin cities of Texarkana, Texas, and Arkansas during a ten-week reign of fear. Young couples parked on lonely lovers' lanes became targets as the masked gunman brutally attacked eight people, killing five while leaving investigators with few answers and no arrest.   Gary reconstructs each attack in chronological order, beginning with the savage assault on Jimmy Hollis and Mary Jean Larey before moving through the murders of Richard Griffin, Polly Ann Moore, Betty Jo Booker, Paul Martin, and the deadly home invasion that claimed Virgil Starks' life.   Drawing on original investigative records, Gary explains how local police, Texas Rangers, Arkansas State Police, and the FBI mounted one of the largest manhunts in the region's history. The investigation introduced early criminal profiling, roadblocks, undercover decoy operations, forensic ballistics, and thousands of citizen tips—all while an entire community descended into panic.   The episode also explores the leading suspect, Yule Swinney, the evidence that pointed toward him, why prosecutors never filed murder charges, and the many false confessions and dead-end leads that have kept this case officially unsolved for nearly eighty years.   Was the Phantom Killer identified but never prosecuted? Or did America's most elusive serial murderer escape justice forever? Join Gary Jenkins as he separates documented fact from decades of legend. Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    Phantom Killer: The Unsolved Texarkana Serial Murders

  2. 6d ago ·  Bonus

    Philadelphia House of Horrors: Seven Women Missing

    In this breaking-news bonus episode of Murder Blueprint, retired Kansas City detective Gary Jenkins examines a disturbing investigation unfolding at a Philadelphia home connected to several missing women. Police reportedly discovered an enormous collection of graphic photographs and videos involving dozens of women. Some appear unconscious, injured, or possibly deceased. Investigators have identified several missing women among those depicted, including Nicole Fusaro, Maribel Fresses, and Gabrielle Amarando. Gary compares the discovery to the Kansas City investigation of serial killer Robert Berdella, whose photographs documented the torture of his victims. Authorities are still reviewing the Philadelphia evidence, and many questions remain unanswered. This remains an active investigation. No bodies have been recovered from the property, and Eugene Horsch has not been charged with homicide or with crimes involving the women shown in the recordings. More recent reporting indicates that seven missing women may now be connected to the evidence. Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    Philadelphia House of Horrors: Seven Women Missing

  3. Sep 13

    Hunting Lorenzo Gilyard: The Detective Who Caught a Serial Killer with DNA

    In this episode of Murder Blueprint, retired Kansas City Police detective Gary Jenkins sits down with retired KCPD homicide detective Mike Luster to go inside the investigation that finally identified Kansas City serial killer Lorenzo Gilyard.   For years, women were found murdered around Kansas City, many of them vulnerable women working the streets. The cases stretched back decades and initially appeared to be separate homicides. Then advances in DNA technology began connecting them.   Luster explains how he started digging through old homicide files and discovered striking similarities among the victims. What began with a few DNA-linked murders eventually grew into a much larger investigation. Detectives compiled thousands of names, eliminated suspects one by one, examined jail records and old police reports, and ultimately narrowed the investigation to Lorenzo Gilyard.  The breakthrough also came from evidence collected years earlier and preserved long before DNA technology became the investigative tool it is today.   Luster describes the surveillance of Gilyard, his arrest at a North Kansas City restaurant, and the marathon interrogation that followed. He also reveals what Gilyard told detectives, why investigators struggled to get an emotional reaction from him, and what Luster would do differently if he could interrogate Gilyard again today.   Gary also shares his own encounter with Gilyard years before anyone knew he would eventually be identified as a serial killer.   It is a firsthand look at cold-case detective work, DNA evidence, interrogation strategy and the painstaking police investigation that connected murders spanning decades. Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    Hunting Lorenzo Gilyard: The Detective Who Caught a Serial Killer with DNA

  4. Sep 6

    The Murder of Summer Shipp: Unresolved Justice

    The interview introduces Ann Spry, a longtime editor and former newspaper publisher, and discusses her work with the host on several books. The main topic is Ann’s book, Searching For Summer: A Solved but Unresolved Missing Persons Case. This is the story about the disappearance and killing of Summer Shipp. Ann says she met Brandy Shipp, Summer’s daughter, after moving to Kansas City and having home remodeling work done. Brandy later introduced herself, and Ann asked whether she had considered writing about her mother’s case. Brandy had been approached before but was not ready at the time; later, she agreed to collaborate. Summer Shipp is described as a former owner of the Bijou Theater in Westport who later worked in marketing surveys. In December 2004, she went to Independence, Missouri, for a survey assignment and did not return. Brandy and many of Summer’s friends organized a large search, and the case received major media attention, including appearances by Brandy on national television programs. The search found Summer’s car in Independence, which helped confirm she was missing. The discussion also covers the investigation and the trial of suspect Jeffery Sauerbry. Police interviewed him and searched his home but found no clear evidence. Several months later some fishermen found Summer’s remains in the Little Blue River. The fisherman noticed a red scarf and when he pulled on it, he found it was attached to a dead body. At trial, Sowerby was acquitted in Summer’s case, but he was later convicted in another murder case involving William Kellett. Ann says the book focuses less on the crime itself and more on Summer as a person, emphasizing the community support around her and Brandy. She describes the case as one where love, friendship, and grief were central themes. The interview ends with brief comments about writing and preaching as ongoing work, and Ann shares contact information for her publishing website and email. Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    The Murder of Summer Shipp: Unresolved Justice

  5. Sep 5 ·  Bonus

    Lindsay Clancy- Mistrial

    A short episode to update listeners on the outcome of jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial. Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    Lindsay Clancy- Mistrial

  6. Sep 2 ·  Bonus

    The Lindsay Clancy Case: Postpartum Psychosis or Premeditated Murder?

    This episode of Murder Blueprint examines the Lindsay Clancy case as the jury deliberates her fate. At the center of the trial is a difficult legal question: how should severe mental illness be weighed against criminal responsibility? We review the defense case, including testimony that Clancy sought help from numerous medical providers, received multiple psychotropic medications, visited emergency rooms, contacted crisis and suicide hotlines, and participated in outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, and a psychiatric admission. We also discuss concerns that her mental-health treatment was fragmented and lacked a single provider coordinating her care. The defense argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children. Prosecutors contend that her actions demonstrate planning, pointing in part to evidence that she calculated how long her husband would be away from the house and used that opportunity to commit the killings. We examine the distinction between suffering from mental illness and meeting the legal standard for insanity, along with the role premeditation could play in the jury's decision. Whatever the verdict, the most important fact remains unchanged: Cora, Dawson, and Callahan Clancy lost their lives. Their deaths remain at the center of this case and the questions surrounding it. Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    The Lindsay Clancy Case: Postpartum Psychosis or Premeditated Murder?

  7. Aug 30

    The Spitzer Twins: Inside the Roofie Romeos Case

    In this episode of Murder Blueprint, retired Kansas City police detective Gary Jenkins talks with Los Angeles crime writer and researcher Joan Renner about George and Stefan Spitzer, identical twin brothers who became known as the “Roofie Romeos.” The brothers were convicted in 1998 of using Rohypnol to drug and sexually assault women in Southern California. Investigators searching their apartment discovered boxes of Rohypnol and videotapes documenting assaults. Sixteen women eventually came forward, although investigators believed there may have been additional victims. George Spitzer received a 60-year prison sentence and Stefan received 37 years. Joan explains how the twins approached women, fabricated impressive backgrounds, gained their trust, and secretly drugged them. The discussion also examines why drug-facilitated sexual assault can be so difficult for victims to recognize and for investigators to prove. The episode concludes with what happened after the brothers were released from prison and returned to Canada, along with an important discussion about personal safety, watching your drink, and trusting your instincts when something doesn't feel right Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    The Spitzer Twins: Inside the Roofie Romeos Case

  8. Aug 23

    Postpartum Psychosis and Murder: The Lindsay Clancy Case

    In this episode of Murder Blueprint, retired Kansas City Police detective Gary Jenkins examines the disturbing Lindsay Clancy case and the central question at the heart of her murder trial: Was she legally responsible for killing her three young children, or was she suffering from a severe postpartum mental illness that prevented her from understanding her actions?   The episode begins with listener Lilly outlining the case and the deaths of five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callahan. Gary then examines the prosecution’s case, including the narrow window of time while Clancy's husband was away, fitness-tracker data, her behavior before and after the killings, her writings, Internet searches, medications, and the method used to kill the children.  Prosecutors argue that the evidence demonstrates planning, awareness, and deliberate action. The defense presents a very different picture—one of a mother struggling with postpartum mental illness who repeatedly sought treatment but may have been failed by a fragmented mental-health system.   Gary also looks back at several other notorious cases involving mothers who killed their children, including Andrea Yates, Dena Schlosser, and Susan Smith, and considers why insanity defenses have produced dramatically different outcomes.   This episode explores the difficult intersection of murder, motherhood, mental illness, postpartum disorders, criminal responsibility, and the insanity defense. When there is no dispute about who committed the killings, the question becomes much more complicated: Why did it happen, and should the person who did it be held criminally responsible? Subscribe to Murder Blueprint wherever you get your podcasts, and join us each week as we uncover the stories buried beneath the headlines—and the bodies. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer use @ganglandwire Click here to "buy me a cup of coffee" To go to the store or make a donation click here.   To rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent Brothers against Brothers, click here. To rent Gangland Wire, click here.

    Postpartum Psychosis and Murder: The Lindsay Clancy Case
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Murder Blueprint with Gary Jenkins is a true crime podcast hosted by retired Kansas City Police detective Gary Jenkins. Each episode investigates real murder cases, serial killers, cold cases, kidnappings, missing persons, unsolved murders, criminal investigations, and the forensic evidence that helped solve—or failed to solve—some of the most shocking crimes.    Drawing on more than 25 years in law enforcement, Gary Jenkins takes listeners inside homicide investigations, police interviews, crime scene analysis, offender behavior, and the detective work behind major murder cases. You'll hear firsthand accounts from homicide detectives, FBI agents, prosecutors, authors, forensic experts, and survivors, along with detailed examinations of notorious serial killers and lesser-known crimes that deserve to be remembered.   If you enjoy investigative true crime, serial killer stories, homicide investigations, criminal psychology, police procedure, and real detective work, Murder Blueprint delivers factual, in-depth storytelling without sensationalism. Every episode explores how a murder was planned, committed, investigated, and ultimately solved—or why justice was never achieved.   Subscribe to Murder Blueprint with Gary Jenkins for new episodes featuring true crime investigations, serial killers, unsolved mysteries, cold cases, forensic evidence, criminal profiling, police investigations, and the real stories behind history's most infamous murders. 

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  • Creator
    Gary Jenkins
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Gary Jenkins
  • Show Website
    Murder Blueprint