Murder Blueprint

Gary Jenkins
  • 5.0 (3)
  • 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.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Bob Berdella: How Police Uncovered a Serial Killer's Torture Chamber Part 1

    In this inaugural episode of Murder Blueprint, retired Kansas City Police Detective and Gangland Wire host Gary Jenkins is joined by retired Kansas City Police Sergeant Troy Cole to begin a gripping multi-part examination of one of the Midwest's most infamous serial murder investigations—the Bob Berdella case.  Get the book by Troy Cole, Rites of Burial.  The investigation begins on April 2, 1988, when a terrified young man escapes from Berdella's Hyde Park home wearing nothing but a dog collar. His shocking story initially sounds almost unbelievable, but responding officers quickly discover injuries that support his account of being held captive, restrained, and tortured.   Gary and Troy take listeners inside the crucial first hours of the investigation as officers decide to place Berdella's house under surveillance, arrest him when he returns home, and obtain a search warrant before entering what would become known as Kansas City's "House of Horrors."   The detectives explain how investigators approached the case cautiously, recognizing that many complaints begin as domestic disputes or false allegations. But as they searched the house room by room, the evidence began confirming every detail of the victim's horrifying account.   Inside the residence, investigators discovered a filthy home filled with clutter, foul odors, neglected animals, restraints, syringes, drugs, and a bedroom equipped for prolonged captivity. Then came the discovery that transformed the investigation forever—hundreds of Polaroid photographs documenting multiple young men being restrained, tortured, and abused, including photographs of the recent escape victim.   As detectives continued searching, they located human skulls, teeth, and other evidence suggesting multiple homicides. An excavation in the backyard uncovered a human head, confirming that investigators were dealing with far more than a kidnapping.   The episode concludes as the investigation rapidly expands into a major homicide task force. Detectives, recruits, forensic specialists, and anthropologists work together to identify the victims captured in Berdella's photographs and determine how many young men entered the Hyde Park house but never came out.   This is the first installment of a two-part series featuring firsthand accounts from the detectives who investigated one of America's most disturbing serial murder cases. 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.

    Bob Berdella: How Police Uncovered a Serial Killer's Torture Chamber Part 1

  2. 6d ago

    Murder Blueprint Trailer

    What makes a killer? Is it rage? Revenge? Obsession? Opportunity? Or is there something else—a pattern, a design, a blueprint—that investigators learn to recognize before anyone else? I'm Gary Jenkins, and after spending 25 years as a detective with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, I learned that many violent crimes don’t happen by accident. Whether it's a serial killer, a domestic violence murderer, a child abductor, or a predator targeting victims, there is almost always a blueprint. The challenge is recognizing the pattern before another life is lost. You may already know me as the host of Gangland Wire, where I've spent years interviewing FBI agents, detectives, prosecutors, authors, and even former mobsters about organized crime. Now I'm taking you beyond organized crime and into the darkest criminal investigations I've encountered. Welcome to Murder Blueprint. This podcast isn't about sensationalizing violence. I want to bring clarity to how violent offenders think, how investigators identify patterns, and how detectives assemble evidence and build cases for prosecution. Together we'll go behind the crime scene tape and inside the investigation. We'll examine serial killers whose crimes spanned years before anyone realized they were connected. We'll look at domestic violence cases that escalated into murder, kidnappings that became nationwide manhunts, and wrongful convictions that allowed violent predators to remain free.  You'll hear directly from the detectives who worked these investigations, the prosecutors who presented the evidence, the forensic experts who uncovered crucial clues, and the authors who have spent years researching these extraordinary cases. In our opening episodes, we'll take you inside one of Kansas City's most horrifying serial murder investigations as retired detectives explain how they uncovered Bob Berdella's torture chamber, documented his chilling torture logs, and identified the victims hidden behind hundreds of Polaroid photographs. In the next month, we'll also examine the investigation into Richard Grissom Jr., whose murders of three young women terrified suburban Kansas City, and hear from the detectives who tracked him down and built the case that put him behind bars.   We'll revisit cases where investigative mistakes—or failures within the justice system—allowed killers to remain free. In one episode, we'll explore how a wrongful conviction diverted investigators from the real offender, leaving a serial predator free to sexually assault and murder hundreds more victims before he was finally identified. We'll examine what went wrong, why it happened, and what law enforcement learned from those tragic mistakes.   Every case has lessons. Sometimes those lessons come from brilliant detective work. Sometimes they come from systemic failures. But every investigation has something to teach us about criminal behavior, victimology, forensic science, and the pursuit of justice.   If you enjoy true crime that goes beyond headlines and popular documentaries, I will give you stories told by the people who actually investigated the cases. If that is your bag as we used to say, then Murder Blueprint is for you. Follow or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave a review, tell a friend, and join me as we uncover the patterns, expose the mistakes, and reveal the investigations behind some of America's most compelling violent crimes. Art by Remi Jenkins 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.

    Murder Blueprint Trailer

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About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Gary Jenkins
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Gary Jenkins
  • Show Website
    Murder Blueprint