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Inside the 7th: Horseshoe Nights, West-Side Wars, and Two Partners Who Saw It All
The Brighter Side of Blue crew—Danny, Tommy, JJ, and Producer John—teed up a phenomenal sit-down with retired STL legends Tom Carroll and Jeff Stone. Partners for ~18 years (with at least 16 in Homicide), they take us back to the now-defunct 7th District—the West Side beat where they cut their teeth in uniform, sharpened their instincts in the bureau, and lived the stories that shaped a generation of cops.
We dig into the neighborhoods, the tempo, and the players: the Horseshoe Posse, B.O.D. (Boys of Destruction), Sanchez “Psych” Smotherman, and Tron Hall—plus the kind of patrol-night chaos…
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