Kyle Tequila

Okay, let's stop there for a second. Now listen to this clip from my dad.

Okay, let's stop there for a second. Now listen to this clip from my dad.

Now, let's go back to episode one, when my dad talks about mentally preparing himself for a hit.

Now, let's go back to episode one, when my dad talks about mentally preparing himself for a hit.

And there it is. This whole time, I've been struggling to understand just how he could take that enormous leap from doorman to hitman. Or how he could jump back and forth so easily from mob life to family life without us ever even coming close to knowing.

And there it is. This whole time, I've been struggling to understand just how he could take that enormous leap from doorman to hitman. Or how he could jump back and forth so easily from mob life to family life without us ever even coming close to knowing.

I think it was the perfect storm. Combination of terrible childhood, abusive parents, hitting the streets as a kid, no prospects, finding a father figure who just happens to be in the outfit. And then you introduce Chung Mu Kwan and its meditative mind control techniques.

I think it was the perfect storm. Combination of terrible childhood, abusive parents, hitting the streets as a kid, no prospects, finding a father figure who just happens to be in the outfit. And then you introduce Chung Mu Kwan and its meditative mind control techniques.

Next week on Crow County.

Next week on Crow County.

Crook County is a production of iHeart Podcasts and Tenderfoot TV in association with Common Enemy. All episodes are written, produced, and hosted by me, Kyle Tequila. Executive producers are Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey. Original score by Makeup and Vanity Set. Main title song is called Aloha by the band Starry Eyes. End credit song is called No Show, also by the band Starry Eyes.

Crook County is a production of iHeart Podcasts and Tenderfoot TV in association with Common Enemy. All episodes are written, produced, and hosted by me, Kyle Tequila. Executive producers are Donald Albright and Payne Lindsey. Original score by Makeup and Vanity Set. Main title song is called Aloha by the band Starry Eyes. End credit song is called No Show, also by the band Starry Eyes.

Sound mix by Cooper Skinner. Thank you to Oren Rosenbaum and the excellent team at UTA for their support and to my fearless attorney, Wendy Bench, for her guidance. To stay updated on all things Crook County, follow us on all socials at crookcountypodcast or leave us a voicemail by visiting crookcountypodcast.com.

Sound mix by Cooper Skinner. Thank you to Oren Rosenbaum and the excellent team at UTA for their support and to my fearless attorney, Wendy Bench, for her guidance. To stay updated on all things Crook County, follow us on all socials at crookcountypodcast or leave us a voicemail by visiting crookcountypodcast.com.

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My name is Kyle Tequila, host of the shocking new true crime podcast, Crook County. I got recruited into the mob when I was 17 years old.

My name is Kyle Tequila, host of the shocking new true crime podcast, Crook County. I got recruited into the mob when I was 17 years old.

My name is Kyle Tequila, host of the shocking new true crime podcast, Crook County. I got recruited into the mob when I was 17 years old.

Kenny was a Chicago firefighter who lived a secret double life as a mafia hitman. I had a wife and I had two children. Nobody knew anything. He was a freaking crazy man. He was my father, and I had no idea about any of this until now.