Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

The Dangers of Police Work and What

10 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Dangers of Police Work and What Most Don’t Understand: his Powerful Journey Through Undercover Policing, Drugs, and Survival. Special Episode. ...

Murder for Hire During His Police Career

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Murder for Hire During His Police Career In California. Murder, betrayal, and violence entered his life long before he became a decorated law enforcem...

The Murder of Cop Parents And Other Traumas

03 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Murder of Cop Parents and other traumas. In law enforcement, some cases stay with officers forever. For this former Sheriff’s detective, trauma ...

Unique Connection to 4 Police Officers Killed

29 Apr 2026

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Unique Connection to 4 Police Officers Killed, His relationship with Them All. In law enforcement, few roles carry the weight and responsibility of a ...

Police in Resort Vacation Areas: The Threats and Violent

26 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Police in Resort Vacation Areas: The Threats and Violent Crime Behind the Illusion of Paradise. To most people, the phrase Police in Resort Vacation ...

From Soccer to Sick Coma and Multiple Amputations

22 Apr 2026

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From Soccer to Sick Coma and Multiple Amputations. His Life and Health After. In college athletics, discipline, endurance, and mental toughness are of...

The Raid in Texas and Bombing in Oklahoma

19 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Raid in Texas and Bombing in Oklahoma: His FBI Journey. Across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Podcast platforms, LinkedIn, and nati...

Sex Abuse in His Childhood and Adult Relationships, Tips for Prevention

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sex Abuse in His Childhood and Adult Relationships, Tips for Prevention. Childhood should be a time of safety, growth, and innocence. For Mike Elder,...

What Caused Him to Be a Crime Fighter

12 Apr 2026

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What Caused Him to Be a Crime Fighter: From Gangs in England to a Global Mission. In this Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and P...

Police Stings and Sex Predators

08 Apr 2026

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Police Stings and Sex Predators: A Veteran Investigator’s Top Tip for Protection. In a world where headlines constantly highlight crime, few topics ...

Violent Crime In The USA From A Cop

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Violent Crime In The USA From A Cop, Gun Control And More, Special Episode. In a gripping and deeply personal interview, John J. Wiley opens up about ...

Her Fight with the County for Survivor benefits

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Her Fight with the County for Survivor benefits and How Cruelly they responded. In July 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alameda Coun...

Special Episode: The Police Off The Cuff Podcast.

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Special Episode: The Police Off The Cuff Podcast. Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Day 51, NO ARREST, New Evidence Emerges. This is a special episode of the ...

The Risks of Criminal Court

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Risks of Criminal Court: What People Don’t Talk About. We clashed on one or two points, but some would be surprised that we agreed on most every...

When Domestic Violence Leads To Murder

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Domestic Violence Leads To Murder: Problems With Bail Reform. As a bail investigator, she reviewed police reports, assessed defendants, and helpe...

Life After Being a Cop: Recovering from Trauma

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Life After Being a Cop: Recovering from Trauma. After 30 years of law enforcement, he thought he had retired unscathed. A veteran of the Suffolk Count...

The Murder of a Corrections Officer Working in Prison

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Murder of a Corrections Officer Working in Prison: The Impact. The murder of a corrections officer working in prison is one of the most dangerous ...

The Dangers of Being a Firefighter and the Rewards

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Dangers of Being a Firefighter and the Rewards. Few professions demand the level of courage, sacrifice, and resilience required of firefighters. E...

From Cop To Sheriff, His Experience With Murderers.

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From Cop To Sheriff, His Experience With Murderers. His career in law enforcement spans more than five decades, 51 years to be exact, filled with mome...

At Fires As An ATF Agent And His Life After.

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

At Fires As An ATF Agent And His Life After. From Flames to Pages: The Enduring Legacy of Retired ATF Agent Wayne Miller. Wayne Miller, a retired ATF ...

From The Texas Rangers To TV Star

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

From The Texas Rangers To TV Star: Catching Killers. In the world of homicide investigations, few names carry the weight and respect of retired Texas ...

Public School Failure In Baltimore: Is It Spreading Like Cancer

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Public School Failure In Baltimore: Is It Spreading Like Cancer Across America? In an era where news travels instantly across Facebook, Instagram, and...

Police Shot At and Investigating Violent Crime

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Police Shot At and Investigating Violent Crime: The Truth. In today’s nonstop Social Media environment, from Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to Yo...

She Thought She Knew About Trauma and Stress

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

She Thought She Knew About Trauma and Stress, Until Jail: A Nurse Speaks. For years, she believed she understood trauma and stress. As a registered nu...

Fire As A Weapon for Murder

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fire As A Weapon for Murder: A Retired California Cop’s Experience With Trauma Few Are Prepared For. When most people think about murder, they imagi...

Not So Obvious Police Calls

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Not So Obvious Police Calls: From Domestics to Family Disputes. Many people imagine police work as a constant stream of violent crime, flashing lights...

The Murder of Police, Our Careers in Baltimore

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Murder of Police, Our Careers in Baltimore, Maryland. Special Episode. Being a cop in Baltimore, Maryland has never been just a job. For generatio...

Her Police Father Was Killed While On The Job

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Her Police Father Was Killed While On The Job: A Daughter’s Voice, A Family’s Fight, and a Mission to Help Others. Those words are not a headline ...

The Cold Murder of His Father

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Cold Murder of His Father: Do You Have Information? A Case That Still Haunts Los Angeles, California. More than a decade later, the killing of Jos...

A Talk With a Convicted Registered Sex Offender

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A Talk With a Convicted Registered Sex Offender and Her Transformation. This might well be the most difficult episode I have ever done. Because I have...

Health Challenges for Her From Trauma and Recovery

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Health Challenges for Her From Trauma and Recovery: How One Child Abuse Investigator Turned Pain Into Purpose. For more than two decades, she stood on...

What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police?

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What Is Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police? A Maryland State Perspective. In modern policing, success is not measured solely by arrests or s...

When Undercover Police Plans Go Bad

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When Undercover Police Plans Go Bad: From Virginia State Police to the ATF. The consequences can be immediate, violent, and life-altering. Few underst...

Police, They Said It Could Not Be Done, Undercover With the Crips

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Police, They Said It Could Not Be Done, Undercover With the Crips in Texas. For years, many in law enforcement believed it was impossible. Crossing ra...

FDNY Firefighter Experienced Severe Trauma

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

FDNY Firefighter Experienced Severe Trauma: How Cooking Is His Salvation. For many first responders, the uniform becomes both a source of pride and a ...

Police Officer Arrested and Convicted, Sent to Prison, Was It Fair?

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Police Officer Arrested and Convicted, Sent to Prison, Was It Fair?. The Case of Stephanie Mohr. Was a police officer unfairly prosecuted and sent to ...

Did Fentanyl Almost Kill a Cop?

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did Fentanyl Almost Kill a Cop? One Deputy’s Story of Trauma, Survival, and a Mission to Help Others. Special Episode. For years, fentanyl has domin...

Police in a Riot: An Officer Speaks. Special Episode.

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police in a Riot: An Officer Speaks. Special Episode. Riots are something most people only see through the lens of a television screen or a viral clip...

Police Shot By A Mass Murderer, She Survived.

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Shot by a Mass Murderer: She Survived and the City’s Response Shocked Her. Special Episode. The phrase line of duty often feels abstract, unt...

Police Husband was Killed in a Helicopter Crash.

28 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Husband was Killed in a Helicopter Crash. Special Episode. The life of a police family is built on service, sacrifice, and an unspoken understa...

Podcasts That Are Different: How The Law Enforcement Talk Podcast Reaches Millions for Free.

27 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Podcasts That Are Different: How The Law Enforcement Talk Podcast Reaches Millions for Free. Podcasting has officially entered the mainstream. What wa...

Police Addicted to Drugs And His Amazing Recovery

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Addicted to Drugs And His Amazing Recovery, Special Episode. Police Officer Attacked, Multiple Surgeries, Forced Retirement, Addiction, and an ...

Working Undercover for the ATF

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Working Undercover for the ATF: His Journey, Special Episode. Working undercover for the ATF is not just a job, it is a life lived in shadows, decepti...

Is 19 Too Young To Be a Police Officer?

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is 19 Too Young To Be a Police Officer? A Florida, USA Perspective on Trauma Impact and PTSD. Special Episode. At just 19 years old, Michael A. Laidle...

The Truth Being A Baltimore Maryland Police

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Truth Being a Baltimore, Maryland Police Officer: Crime, Violence, and Survival. A Special Episode. In a media landscape dominated by headlines, h...

Are The Claims of Racism True or a Distraction?

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are the Claims of Racism True, or a Distraction? Special Episode. From Chicago to West Virginia, a Law Enforcement Perspective. Few accusations are r...

Is the Word Cop an Insult or Offensive?

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is the Word Cop an Insult or Offensive? In Defense of a Title Earned. Few words tied to law enforcement spark online arguments as quickly, or as emoti...

A Stranger Saved a Retired NYPD Officer's Life on Christmas Eve

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Stranger Saved a Retired NYPD Officer’s Life on Christmas Eve, A Special Episode Worth Hearing. This is more than a headline. It is a true story o...

The Worst Mass Shooting In US History

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History: A Retired Las Vegas Police Officer Shares His Story. On October 1, 2017, the world witnessed the deadliest ma...

Do Blue Wives Matter, What Are They?

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do Blue Wives Matter, What Are They? A Look Inside Police Support in a Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Podcast now streaming on their webs...

From Rookie To Chief of Police: His Journey

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Rookie To Chief of Police: His Journey in Ohio. In a special episode available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show website, also on A...

The Kensington Philadelphia Drug Market, Real Story

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Kensington Philadelphia Drug Market, Real Story. If there is any place that captures the raw, unfiltered reality of America’s drug crisis, it is...

Fatal Police Shooting Caught On A Camera He Bought

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fatal Police Shooting Caught On A Camera He Bought. He had responded to a complaint in a high crime area and got into an altercation with a suspect. D...

Tackling The Mafia And Dangers of Informants

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tackling The Mafia And Dangers of Informants: Retired FBI Agent Speaks. Special Episode. “This is a part of FBI work the public almost never sees,”...

Protecting The Lives Of American Law Enforcement Officers

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Protecting The Lives Of American Law Enforcement Officers: A Special Episode on Trauma, Health, and Hope. The average life expectancy for American law...

Prison And The State Police, Bomb Squad

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prison And The State Police, Bomb Squad In Arizona, Special Episode. When retired Arizona State Trooper Ken Emerson looks back on his career, few memo...

Horses for Healing Trauma: Former Police Officer Speaks

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Horses for Healing Trauma: Former Police Officer Speaks. A former police officer opens up about losing his partner, battling PTSD, and how horses help...

Detective Shot Multiple Times by a Criminal: Amazing Story

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Detective Shot Multiple Times by a Criminal: Amazing Story. A powerful true story from California, Detective Ali Perez was shot multiple times by a cr...

Rescue Dogs Trained To Be PTSD Service Animals For Vets

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rescue Dogs Trained To Be PTSD Service Animals For Vets: From Shelter to Service. In a powerful Special Episode Podcast of the Law Enforcement Talk Ra...

A Different Way To Treat PTSD?

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Different Way To Treat PTSD? Combat Veteran Speaks. In a powerful Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, listeners are ...

Her College Son’s Death: A Much Needed and Tough Conversation

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Her College Son’s Death: A Much Needed and Tough Conversation. Special Episode. In one of the most emotionally powerful and necessary conversations ...

What Is a Podcast and What Is Your Show About?

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What Is a Podcast and What Is Your Show About? Inside the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast...

US Navy SEAL’s Alcoholism and Recovery

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

US Navy SEAL’s Alcoholism and Recovery: Overcoming Moral Injury and Finding Life After the Teams in Virginia. Dr. Tony Dice’s life reads like a mo...

The Truth About Being a Cop: Lessons From a Reserve Deputy

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Truth About Being a Cop: Lessons From a Reserve Deputy in Colorado. A Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Hollywoo...

Death in a Police Battle, Trauma as a Combat Veteran and Childhood

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Death in a Police Battle, Trauma as a Combat Veteran and Childhood.“From surviving horrific childhood abuse to fighting wars overseas, and later fac...

Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks, Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Where John Jay Wil...

From the Drug Violence of Miami to Colombia

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the Drug Violence of Miami to Colombia: His DEA Journey to the Cali Cartel. His early start in Law Enforcement was as a part-time police officer ...

The Pressure of Police Work: From Cameras to Traps

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Pressure of Police Work: From Cameras to Traps, Stress on Officers is Mounting. Police work has always carried unique challenges, but today’s of...

Did this ex police officer get a fair trial?

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did This Ex-Police Officer Get a Fair Trial? Was he guilty of 2nd degree murder? The case of former Rocky Ford Police Officer James Ashby continues to...

A Life of Meaning After A Bad Start in Chicago

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Life of Meaning After a Bad Start in Chicago. Growing up in the South Side of Chicago is no easy path, and for Samia Young, the early chapters of he...

Could This Be the Miracle Breakthrough for PTSD?

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Could This Be the Miracle Breakthrough for PTSD? A Doctor’s Personal Story and Treatment. When it comes to trauma and PTSD, countless stories of suf...

Police and Firefighters, Trauma and Recovery

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police and Firefighters, Trauma and Recovery. From Demons to Angels: A Georgia First Responder’s Journey Through Trauma, PTSD, and Recovery. Dennis ...

Police Shooting Myths Shattered: From His Own Story

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Shooting Myths Shattered: From His Own Story. Special Episode. When it comes to policing in America, myths often dominate the public conversati...

Police Use of Force, The Controversy and Crime

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Use of Force, The Controversy and Crime: A Police Chief Speaks. Special Episode. Few issues spark as much public debate, controversy, and divis...

Police Under Cover Truths: Inside His DEA Career

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Under Cover Truths: Inside His DEA Career, Cartels, and Motorcycle Gangs. For more than two decades, David Tyree lived a double life. On the su...

From Dispatcher to Deputy

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Dispatcher to Deputy: How a Helicopter Crash and Trauma Changed His Life. Special Episode. That call became the first of many moments that would ...

Florida Deputy Arrested, Was It Fair?

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Florida Deputy Arrested, Was It Fair? A Family’s Fight in Court and Beyond. When David was sworn in as a Deputy for the Marion County Sheriff’s Of...

The Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Him

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Effects of Abuse and Neglect on Him: A Police Lieutenant’s Fight to Protect Kids. When retired Police Lieutenant Clint Thompson looks back on hi...

The Deaths of Police Shaped Him

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Deaths of Police Shaped Him: His Story of Violence in America. His career in law enforcement wasn’t just about chasing criminals, it was about ...

Her Husband Was Arrested For "False Charges"

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Her Husband Was Arrested For "False Charges". Her Journey and Story. In the quiet coastal city of Palm Coast, Florida, Dr. Svetlana “Lana”...

From Combat Injured Military Veteran to Police Officer

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Combat Injured Military Veteran to Police Officer. Special Episode. From the sands of Iraq to the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, the life of De...

The Las Vegas Police Gun fights and Trauma

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Las Vegas Police Gun fights and Trauma He Barely Survived, His story, Books and Organization. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas...

PTSD, US Army Delta Force, Black Hawk Down Movie

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

PTSD, US Army Delta Force, Black Hawk Down Movie, Special Episode. For retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Tom Satterly, the battlefield was never tr...

Resilience After A Life Hurricane

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Resilience After A Life Changing Hurricane. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the world watched in disbelief as one of the ...

DEA and the Police in the Caribbean

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

DEA and the Police in the Caribbean, Drugs, Violence. When most people imagine the Caribbean, they think of turquoise waters, white sand beaches, rum ...

PTSD for Police After a Hurricane

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

PTSD for Police After a Hurricane. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, many of the unsung heroes who rushed into chaos were first respon...

The Mafia and State Police, Cold Murders

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Mafia and State Police, Cold Murders and Other Crimes. The cold-blooded world of organized crime in Rhode Island once felt untouchable, hidden beh...

Married to a Cult Leader The Mysterious

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Married to a Cult Leader The Mysterious Death of Her Son and Isabella Young’s Journey from California to Hawaii. Isabella Young's story reads like a...

Television Star That Was A Police Detective

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Television Star That Was A Police Detective. Rod Demery may be best known to television audiences as the star of Murder Chose Me, the gripping true-c...

Police Death By Their Own Hand: A Father

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police Death By Their Own Hand: A Father's Story and Crusade. The tragedy of losing a child is one no parent should ever endure. But for Brian Sizemo...

Iowa Lottery Fraud Which Led to Arrests and

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Iowa Lottery Fraud Which Led to Arrests and a Book. The story sounds like something out of a true crime documentary or Hollywood Crime Drama: cyber cr...

Police In Milwaukee The Violent Crime No

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police In Milwaukee The Violent Crime No One Talks About. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known affectionately as “Cream City,” “Brew City,” and “The ...

9 11 World Trade Center and Fighting Organized

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

9 11 World Trade Center and Fighting Organized Crime. Special Episode. Retired NYPD Detective John McNally, better known as Vic Ferrari, has written n...

From Trauma to Success, the Tip of the Spear

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Trauma to Success, the Tip of the Spear Book. “I didn’t come from privilege or a picture-perfect family,” says Magallan in recent interview...

Police in Virginia, the murder of a Baby

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police in Virginia, the murder of a Baby. Special Episode. Carrie Wooten doesn’t just tell stories, she lived them. The former Virginia Beach Police...

Police in Court, when they broke no laws

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police in Court, when they broke no laws. The reasons why. In an era where politics often collides with justice, law enforcement officers are increasi...

Doctor in America pushing addictive pills

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Doctor in America, pushing addictive pills, The arrest and prosecution. Special Episode. In the ongoing battle against America’s opioid epidemic, fe...

The Traumas of Police Work and Drowning

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Traumas of Police Work and Drowning Deaths, Special Episode. The badge doesn’t always protect the heart. Retired Seminole County Sheriff’s Ser...

Police and Gangs, Her Battle With The

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police and Gangs, Her Battle With The Department and Court. In the gritty streets of California’s Bay Area, former police officer Janelle Perez patr...

Arresting A Serial Criminal That Attacked

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Arresting A Serial Criminal That Attacked Women. What better place than a courtroom to find a violent serial criminal, but to get to Court you have to...