Kyle Tequila

Yeah. This is a big moment. One that I honestly wasn't expecting. I have never in all my life seen my dad cry.

Yeah. This is a big moment. One that I honestly wasn't expecting. I have never in all my life seen my dad cry.

Starting a few months into his recovery, I would regularly visit him. It was during these visits that he started opening up about his past. The story here, the memory there, but never the whole picture. It seems he's finally ready to tell me everything. Thanks for joining me on Crook County. For ad-free listening and exclusive content, dive into tenderfootplus.com, right there in the show notes.

Starting a few months into his recovery, I would regularly visit him. It was during these visits that he started opening up about his past. The story here, the memory there, but never the whole picture. It seems he's finally ready to tell me everything. Thanks for joining me on Crook County. For ad-free listening and exclusive content, dive into tenderfootplus.com, right there in the show notes.

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I'm gonna warn you, this story is very complex, with a lot of characters over several decades long. I'm going to do the best I can to break it down into easy to digest chapters. Some characters may come in and out of focus as the story progresses, so I may remind you about them with a little description or a previously heard soundbite.

I'm gonna warn you, this story is very complex, with a lot of characters over several decades long. I'm going to do the best I can to break it down into easy to digest chapters. Some characters may come in and out of focus as the story progresses, so I may remind you about them with a little description or a previously heard soundbite.

If you still find yourself getting lost, well, that makes me a shitty storyteller, so I'm sorry. But if you do have questions or just want to say hi, please visit us at crookcountypodcast.com. You can even leave me a voicemail, which I may play on a future audience Q&A episode. So that's cool. You can also follow us on all socials at Crook County Podcast.

If you still find yourself getting lost, well, that makes me a shitty storyteller, so I'm sorry. But if you do have questions or just want to say hi, please visit us at crookcountypodcast.com. You can even leave me a voicemail, which I may play on a future audience Q&A episode. So that's cool. You can also follow us on all socials at Crook County Podcast.

Okay, let's jump back to the very beginning. A 17-year-old kid named Kenny just got accidentally recruited into the outfit for robbing a drug dealer.

Okay, let's jump back to the very beginning. A 17-year-old kid named Kenny just got accidentally recruited into the outfit for robbing a drug dealer.

Oh, that reminds me. Before we dive into this, I had a serious conversation with a criminal defense attorney about all this. He's very worried about this story going public.

Oh, that reminds me. Before we dive into this, I had a serious conversation with a criminal defense attorney about all this. He's very worried about this story going public.

I also asked my dad to weigh in on this. And here's what he said.

I also asked my dad to weigh in on this. And here's what he said.

So, after talking it through, we both agreed that for his own safety and mine, to give fake aliases to everyone involved in the outfit, and to remove or obscure any specific identifying details about people, places, and dates. I should also note that there's no way for me to prove any of this, since most of the information was never reported anywhere that I'm aware of.

So, after talking it through, we both agreed that for his own safety and mine, to give fake aliases to everyone involved in the outfit, and to remove or obscure any specific identifying details about people, places, and dates. I should also note that there's no way for me to prove any of this, since most of the information was never reported anywhere that I'm aware of.

I'm going solely here on my dad's word. And I'll leave it at that. So, without further ado, let's meet our first character in the outfit, the made guy who recruited my dad, Mickey Gennaro.

I'm going solely here on my dad's word. And I'll leave it at that. So, without further ado, let's meet our first character in the outfit, the made guy who recruited my dad, Mickey Gennaro.