Gangland Wire

Gary Jenkins

Booking Overview

This is an interview-driven true-crime and organized-crime podcast hosted by a retired Kansas City intelligence detective, typically featuring authors, journalists, former law-enforcement personnel, academics, and people with firsthand experience in criminal enterprises. Credible pitches include organized-crime historians, investigative authors, retired investigators, fraud and illicit-finance specialists, and reformed former criminals with substantive firsthand perspectives; booking difficulty is medium because niche expertise and compelling access matter more than broad celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 845

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 27.1k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

ganglandwire@gmail.com

jenkslaw@yahoo.com

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Host

Gary Jenkins - Retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective with expertise in organized crime and criminal investigations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Authors, investigative journalists, retired law-enforcement professionals, academics, and people with direct experience of organized crime, illicit markets, fraud, or major criminal investigations.

Required Achievements:

Published books or substantial investigative reporting, Senior or specialized law-enforcement careers, Firsthand involvement in criminal enterprises or major investigations, Documented expertise in organized crime, trafficking, fraud, or illicit finance

Recent Guest Discussions

Tiffany Hanson - Family History, The Chicago Outfit, Mafia Associates, Midwestern Organized Crime, And Researching Stories With Limited Surviving Evidence.

Chicky Ciccatelli - Mafia-connected Bookmaking, Illegal Sports Betting, Loan-sharking, Federal Investigations, Sobriety, Weight Loss, And His Acting Career.

Stephen Myers - The Treehouse Gang, Scott Scurlock’s Criminal Methods, Bank-robbery Planning, Surveillance, Disguises, Escape Routes, And Personal Consequences.

Shawn Johnson - The Investigation Of Bank Robber Scott Scurlock, Task-force Methods, Forensic Evidence, Victim Impact, And The Use Of Tracking Technology.

Matthew Campbell - Looted Cambodian Artifacts, International Smuggling Networks, Forged Provenance, Art-market Corruption, Restitution, And Organized Criminal Enterprises.

Recent Topics

Organized Crime, True Crime, Mafia, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Gangland Wire

Mob Influence in the New Jersey Nightclub Business | Tommy Dorfman Interview

August 24, 2026

Tommy Dorfman joins Gary Jenkins for a fascinating look inside the nightclub and concert promotion business, where organized crime, celebrity entertainment, and billion-dollar corporations often collide.Tommy recounts how he went from throwing teenage house parties in northern New Jersey to becoming one of the East Coast's most successful nightclub promoters, eventually producing major events featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment. During the conversation, Tommy describes his e...

Iowa, Chicago, Kansas City, and Las Vegas mob connections

August 17, 2026

In this episode of Gangland Wire, retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective Gary Jenkins talks with author Tiffany Hanson about her novel My Name Was Jerry Sass, a fictionalized account inspired by the life of her father and the Chicago Outfit. Tiffany explains how the project began when she searched for information about her father and found almost nothing. A DNA test later connected her with previously unknown half-siblings, opening the door to family stories and long-buried qu...

They Cloned His Daughter’s Voice: Inside an AI Phone Scam

August 13, 2026

What would you do if your phone rang and you heard your child crying for help? In this episode of Gangland Wire, we borrow a public service episode from Murder Blueprint. Gary Jenkins examines a disturbing form of fraud that uses AI voice cloning, caller ID spoofing, social media information, and psychological pressure to convince victims that a loved one has been kidnapped, injured, arrested, or is otherwise in immediate danger. The episode begins with a frightening case from Arizona. A mo...

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jenkslaw@yahoo.com

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