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The Brighter Side of Blue Podcast
A podcast focusing of the great things law enforcement officers and agencies have done and continue to do on a daily basis. Crime stories with interviews from those involved...victims, investigators, officers, informants, lawyers and more.
Episodes
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The Trials & Tribulations of STL Sheriff Alfred Montgomery
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is sleeping in a federal lockup while fighting to keep his elected job—and St. Louis Post-Dispatch crime reporter Katie…
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Profiler Reacts: Raphael Jackson — Sociopath or Psychopath
The viral Raphael Jackson confession has been viewed millions of times — and now we’re breaking it down with one of the top criminal profilers in the country…
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How Guns ’N Hoses Became a St. Louis Tradition
In this special episode of The Brighter Side of Blue, we dive deep into the history and heart behind Guns ’N Hoses, St. Louis’ legendary Thanksgiving Eve…
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“Set It Off” Copycats: The Lindell Bank Heist on St. Pat’s in St. Louis
On March 17, 1997, Dogtown’s St. Patrick’s Day parade collided with chaos when two gunmen stormed Lindell Bank at McCausland and 40, gunned down the security…
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Full Confession of Raphael Jackson — The St. Louis Killer Speaks
⚠️ Viewer Discretion Advised — Contains Graphic ContentIn this unedited, full-length confession, Raphael Jackson — one of St. Louis’ most dangerous and…
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Inside the Wildest Confession of Their Career: With Homicide Detectives Carroll and Stone
It’s our 2-year anniversary at Colombo’s Café in Dogtown, and we’re celebrating with a heavy hitter. After some bar-banter and dispatch center stories, we sit…
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Failoni’s of Dogtown: A Century of STL Hospitality + JJ’s Homeless Rescue
From the basement studio at Colombo’s Café & Tavern in Dogtown, we kick off with a powerful true story from JJ—about spotting a familiar face from his…
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The Best Dope Men in St. Louis — Named by the Cops Who Chased Them
They worked the streets. They built the cases. In this episode of The Brighter Side of Blue, retired narcotics legends Tommy Murphy and Det. Leo Rice join the…
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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…
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Shot by George Bush: Sgt. Tom Lake’s Survival & The Manhunt That Followed
Retired SLMPD Sgt. Tom Lake and Detective Jeff Stege walk us through the chaotic 24 hours that began with a South City carjacking, a murdered locksmith, and a…
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Murder in Candyland: The Sunset Hills Cases
This week’s episode of The Brighter Side of Blue has it all — from off-the-wall laughs to hard-hitting cases. We kick things off with one of our trademark…
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Kidnapped Heiress & a Stolen Rockwell: Ex-FBI Agent Ties It to St. Louis
Former FBI agent Frank Brostrom takes us inside two headline-making cases with surprising St. Louis links: The 1993 kidnapping of Kevyn Wynn, daughter of…
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From Cherokee Street to Soulard: Life in the 3rd District
In this episode of The Brighter Side of Blue, we are joined by retired St. Louis legends Tony Rask (37 years) and Tony Lachenicht (36 years) to relive their…
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A Police Family’s Nightmare: Three Unsolved Homicides
A police family with three unsolved homicides. In this powerful episode, we sit down with Charlyn O’Brien to revisit the killings of her grandmother (1952) and…
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Patrolling the 5th District...Stories from the Street
This week we take it back to the 90s and early 2000s—when St. Louis’ 5th District was lit up with gangs, dope sets, and street violence. Our guests, Joe Crews…
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From the Projects to the US Marshals: Luke Adler’s 27-Year Journey of Chasing Bandits
In this gripping episode, we sit down with Luke Adler, a 27-year veteran of the US Marshals Service and author of Chasing Bandits. Born and raised in St…
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FBI Undercover Hitman, Car Bomb in St. Louis & the Olympic Bombing – Frank Brostrom’s Wildest Cases
Retired FBI Agent Frank Brostrom shares three of his wildest cases — going undercover as a hitman in a St. Louis murder-for-hire sting, tracking a fugitive who…
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MAGA Hat Mayhem: JJs Viral Moment at the Soccer Game
In tonight’s episode, we dive into the viral video that’s making headlines—our very own host, JJ, at the center of controversy after removing a fan from a…
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When the Badge Turns Bad
In this episode, former DEA Deputy Administrator Jack Riley takes us back to the gritty streets of late-1980s Chicago, where drugs, dirty cops, and the…
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A Hero's Recovery...A Night with SLMPD P.O. Nathan Spiess
Join us for an inspiring look into Officer Nathan Spiess’s extraordinary journey of resilience and recovery.Nathan recounts the harrowing incident on March 17…
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From a Cleaning Solution to a Designer Drug...Miracle Cleaning Products. Operation Webslinger
Cassandra Harvey and her son, Joshua Harvey, of Festus MO who were the owners of Miracle Cleaning Products Inc, were the central figures of Operation…
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DEA's Highest Paid Informant and #1 Weapon-Andrew Chambers
Unlike many confidential informants, Andrew did not start out with working off a case. In 1984, Andrew walked into the St. Louis DEA building to inquire about…
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The Flores Twins...The Kids That Took Down El Chapo
Former DEA Deputy Administrator Jack Riley discusses the rise of the Sinaloa cartel and El Chapo in the US, starting in Chicago in the early 80s. The Flores…
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The Jerry Lewis-Bey Investigation and RICO Trial with Former US Atty Mike Fagan
Former US Atty Mike Fagan recalls the investigation of Jerry Lewis-Bey and his 8 co-defendants which culminated in a 7 1/2 month trial. The trial is the…
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Memorable Arrests with Det. Marc Wasem...Arresting the Killer of Capt. David Dorn and The Arrest of the ATM Solutions Robbery Suspect
Det. Wasem recalls some of his memorable arrests. 2:30 the arrest of Stephan Cannon, who was later convicted of killing Capt. David Dorn 15:00 the arrest of…
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Federal Friday with Defense Attorney Scott Rosenblum
We are joined by prominent St. Louis defense attorney Scott Rosenblum. We discuss some courtroom battles over the years. Scott talks about how he got started…
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Undercover Stories with Former Lt. Col Jerry Leyshock
In our opening we talk about the Legend of Lakeshaw, our ACT test scores, the WNBA, riot fatigue, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and JJs zen28:23 Retried Lt…
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The I.C.E. Riots
We discuss the recent riots in LA over ICE operations, as well as other topics. 1:00 Blues won cup 6 years ago today (June 12) 6:23 The Ice Riots 28:45 JJ's…
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The Deron "juanie" Gatling Wire Tap Case
We discuss the case involving Deron Gatling aka Juanie/Magic. How the case the started. We go over some of the significant events that occurred. We discuss…
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Undersover Operations w/ Brentwood Chief Joe Spiess
We discuss some undercover operations with Chief Spiess. We also talk about the changes in police officers going undercover.11:55 Brain McKenna Day26:09 Chief…
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The Julius Turrentine and Stephen Henderson Investigation
We discuss the drug operation of Julius Turrentine and Stephen Henderson. Confidential Informant goes rogue. Several kilos of cocaine and $2,000,000 seized.
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Crime $toppers...see something, say something, get paid w/ Executive Director Lisa Pisciotta
This week's guests are retired PO Lisa Pisciotta who is now the Executive Director of Crime Stoppers. We talk about how Crime Stoppers works and some of its…
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The Donald White Drug Organization...St. Louis' "Murder Inc."
We discuss the criminal activity of Donald White and his associates. We compare their activity to the notorious New York mobsters of "Murder Inc"
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Cannabis Clemency...St. Louis Weed Mogul Tommy Anderson
We are joined by former Asst. U.S. Attorney John Davis as we talked about the wild criminal adventures of St. Louis weed mogul Tommy Anderson. Timeline 3:00 we…
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Entertaining Pursuit Stories
We are joined by former co-workers, Jimmy Long & Mark Biondolino, and recall numerous entertaining stories of out time together, including a couple wild…
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Operation Trickeration...The Wire of "Spook & Bey-Bey" Investigating the BMF in S
We recall some of the stories involving the wire tap of Eric Earnest "Spook" and Sammie Jefferson "Bey-Bey", as well as others involved in the case. 10 kilo…
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Portrait of a Prisoner w/ Steve James, stories from over 20 years in the federal penitentiary
In the opening we discuss the new Pope Leo XIV, a diabolical lottery scam that threatens the existence of the Texas Lottery system, the moon landing conspiracy…
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Investigating the BMF in St. Louis...The Sills Brothers & The Desoto Street Hustlers
We are joined by Former SLMPD Det. Archie Shaw and discuss the investigations of the Sills brothers, Robert "Fat Cat" Sills and Kenneth "kiki" Sills. We…
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Stories from Working Secondary at the Wrestling Matches of the 70's-80's
We are joined by some members of the SLMPD ROMEO'S (Retired Old Men Eating Out). Retired Chief Roy Joachimstaler, Lt. Ken Gabel, Sgts Joe Walsh and Rich…
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The Explosion of BMF...Investigating the BMF in St. Louis
We are joined by former Deputy Administrator of DEA, Jack Riley. Jack was the Asst. Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in St. Louis from 1999-2007, which was the…
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Former STL "Violence Interrupter" for Cure Violence Program arrested in murder-for-hire scheme
We are joined by SLMPD Homicide Det. Dave Rudolph who breaks down the murder investigation involving Jerome Williams who was employed by a Cure Violence…
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Cuffy & The Peabody's...Investigating the BMF in St. Louis
We discuss Dionne "Cuffy" Gatling growing up and becoming a drug lord in the Peabody Housing Projects. We also discuss his family and associates of his drug…
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Born to Serve w/ STLFD Firefighter Tom Moore
Tom Moore is 23 year veteran and currently a member of Rescue Squad 1, an elite rescue unit of the St. Louis Fire Department. We talk with Tom who comes from a…
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Investigating the BMF in St. Louis...The Arrest of Q. Episode 2
We talk about the investigation which led to Qs arrest. Surveillance, search warrant and wiretaps in Miami. We also identify some of the associates of Qs…
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The Riot King with former SLMPD Sgt. Brian Rossomano
We are joined by former SLMPD Sgt. Brian Rossomano. We discuss Brian becoming the face of the SLMPD during the civil unrests of several protests/riots. Brian…
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Investigating the BMF in St. Louis...WHO'S Q?
Did Q lay the foundation for the explosion of BMF? We discuss the operation that was set up by Q in St. Louis, as well as other markets
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Investigating the STL BMF-Black Mafia Family with former DEA Agent Joe Cronin
We are joined by Former DEA Agent Joe Cronin to discuss our series on the St. Louis BMF. This group ran a multi-million dollar drug operation in the St. Louis…
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Investigating Stalkers with Former Detective Mark Kurkowski who currently specializes in stalking and harassment.
In the opening we give an update on PO Nathan Spiess. Opening Day baseball facts. Check's Fish Fry review. Paige Spears checks in with a post-prison update…
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A Life Changing Day...stories of an officer in a tragic accident and a man being released from prison after 37 years
We discuss the recent accident involving PO Nathan Spiess that resulted in his right leg being amputated below the knee. JJ describes the heroic actions of…
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Defending the DOJ vs. the DOJ with former US Attorney Jeff Jensen #72
In the opening we talk about State Control of the PD, strange laws still on the books, Monopoly, and hand out some GFY's. The Jeff Jensen interview starts at…
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Carjackers, Dudes & Hoosiers Ep #71
JJ talks about some recent outstanding arrests, including several carjackers and a possible murder suspect. The Day of the Dude. The use of the moniker…
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Remembering Greg Erson
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement.https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ In this powerful episode, we honor the life…
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Inside Law Enforcement: Stalking Cases, Police Politics & Wild Crime Stories - #69
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement. https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ In this episode, we sit down with Colonel…
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School Principal Hires a Hitman: The Murder of Jocelyn Peters Ep. #68
Former SLMPD Homicide Det. Mark Biondolono recalls the investigation of the murder of Jocelyn Peters, a school teacher, and her unborn child, Micah Leigh. The…
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Behind the Investigation of Anthony TT Jordan with former SLMPD Intel Coordinator Bill McDonough
Bill gives insights from the investigative team involved in the wild case of TT. A quick update on the 1986 missing cold case of Nancy Brannon. Update of he…
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Diving Deep Into the St. Louis Anthony "TT" Jordan Case - #66
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement.https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ In this episode, we welcome special guest…
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Surviving A Horrific Car Crash - #65
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement.https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ In this powerful episode, we sit down with…
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Key Prosecutor Describes Behind the Scenes Story of St. Louis Massage LuXe CEO Todd Beckman - #64
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement. https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ In this episode of The Brighter Side of…
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"I Can't Sleep, One of My Best Friends Was Just Killed." - #63
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement.https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ In this gripping episode, we sit down with…
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Joe Cronin & Jack Riley Part 2 - #62
Support the mission of shining a positive light on law enforcement?https://www.thebrightersideofblue.com/sponsors/ This week Joe Cronin and Jack Riley return…