Cheri Oz was tired of the cold. When the temperature hit -70 one night, it was time to move. Her trip to Phoenix would put her on a path to working as a police officer and undercover detective with Phoenix PD to heading up the DEA field division in Phoenix as the Special Agent in Charge. In addition to her law enforcement accomplishments, Cheri also has a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. A fitting achievement for someone who went from a ball girl for the Chicago White Sox to working undercove...
Oct 04, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 17
Patriot's Day in Boston - April 15, 2013 - was an international event celebrated by hundreds of thousands. Every year since 1897, the Boston Marathon was the highlight of the activities and is the world's biggest annual event. Everyone was enjoying the day until 2:50 PM until two bombs went off near the finish line on Boylston Street. Three people were killed and over 260 people were injured. On April 18, law enforcement zeroes in on two suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the manhunt ...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 16
Patriot's Day in Boston - April 15, 2013 - was an international event celebrated by hundreds of thousands. Every year since 1897, the Boston Marathon was the highlight of the activities and is the world's biggest annual event. Everyone was enjoying the day until 2:50 PM until two bombs went off near the finish line on Boylston Street. Three people were killed and over 260 people were injured. On April 18, law enforcement zeroes in on two suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the manhunt ...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 16
Murph and Morgan take an adult look at the Gabby Petito case from the eyes of trained investigators. We dive into how the case most likely is being investigated from the crime scene to the manhunt. Join us at Patreon.com/GameOfCrimes
Sep 25, 2021•17 min
James Murray is known to his millions of fans as Murr - the star of TrueTV's Impractical Jokers. Murr also appears on The Misery Index on TBS, and starred in his own movie in early 2020 called Impractical Jokers: The Movie. He's a successful author with several books on best seller lists, and now he appears exclusively on Game of Crimes to talk about the launch of his new thriller on Tuesday, September 21. The Stowaway: Two years ago, Maria Fontana, the head of the Psychology Department at Colum...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 15
James Murray is known to his millions of fans as Murr - the star of TrueTV's Impractical Jokers. Murr also appears on The Misery Index on TBS, and starred in his own movie in early 2020 called Impractical Jokers: The Movie. He's a successful author with several books on best seller lists, and now he appears exclusively on Game of Crimes to talk about the launch of the book on Tuesday, September 21. Go to www.murrlive.com for information on the book launch and to get get tickets. The full intervi...
Sep 19, 2021•4 min•Ep. 15
A decorated Vietnam veteran, who volunteered instead of being drafted, was searching for the same sense of purpose he left over in the rice paddies of Southeast Asia. Many of his buddies never made it home and Ken wanted to find something that could replace the feeling of combat. He became a lawyer, but soon found himself spending all his money on cocaine, booze and partying. Threatened with disbarment he got his act together...for a while. A chance encounter led him to becoming one of the bigge...
Sep 16, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 14
A decorated Vietnam veteran, who volunteered instead of being drafted, was searching for the same sense of purpose he left over in the rice paddies of Southeast Asia. Many of his buddies never made it home and Ken wanted to find something that could replace the feeling of combat. He became a lawyer, but soon found himself spending all his money on cocaine, booze and partying. Threatened with disbarment he got his act together...for a while. A chance encounter led him to becoming one of the bigge...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 14
For twenty years, Dave Reichert had one burning obsession...to put a name and a face to the person responsible for killing 49 young women and girls and and to an end to one of the longest serial murder investigations in American history. Even when elected officials wanted to move on, including some in his own department, Dave Reichert refused to stop looking. Join us as we go in-depth with Dave and talk about how he nearly died one night after being stabbed in the neck, and the price his family ...
Sep 09, 2021•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 13
For twenty years, Dave Reichert had one burning obsession...to put a name and a face to the person responsible for killing 49 young women and girls and and to an end to one of the longest serial murder investigations in American history. Even when elected officials wanted to move on, including some in his own department, Dave Reichert refused to stop looking. Join us as we go in-depth with Dave and talk about how he nearly died one night after being stabbed in the neck, and the price his family ...
Sep 06, 2021•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 13
It’s the most dangerous game of cat and mouse there is, and the price of failure is death. ATF Agent Dominick Polifrone goes undercover to catch one of the most dangerous contract killers for the mob ever known. Richard Kuklinski, The Iceman, was a brutal and stone-cold hitman for many of the mob families in New York and New Jersey but had evaded arrest for years. To catch The Iceman and bring him to justice once and for all, Polifrone will have to use all of his skills developed in building cas...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 12
It’s the most dangerous game of cat and mouse there is, and the price of failure is death. ATF Agent Dominick Polifrone goes undercover to catch one of the most dangerous contract killers for the mob ever known. Richard Kuklinski, The Iceman, was a brutal and stone-cold hitman for many of the mob families in New York and New Jersey but had evaded arrest for years. To catch The Iceman and bring him to justice once and for all, Polifrone will have to use all of his skills developed in building cas...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 12
On July 7, 2005 at 8:49 AM, three bombs exploded on London underground trains within 50 seconds of each other. An hour later a fourth bomb exploded on the upper deck of a bus. Over 700 people were injured and 53 killed in the worst attack on the United Kingdom since World War II. The race was on to identify who was behind the bombings and make sure follow-on attacks weren’t being executed. DS Alan Thomas and DC Graeme Burridge of New Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) were part of ...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 11
On July 7, 2005 at 8:49 AM, three bombs exploded on London underground trains within 50 seconds of each other. An hour later a fourth bomb exploded on the upper deck of a bus. Over 700 people were injured and 53 killed in the worst attack on the United Kingdom since World War II. The race was on to identify who was behind the bombings and make sure follow-on attacks weren’t being executed. DS Alan Thomas and DC Graeme Burridge of New Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) were part of ...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 11
Michele Leonhart was born to be an investigator. It started when someone stole her Huffy bicycle and she created the Little Girls Investigation Club to find it. She was so determined to get into law enforcement after graduating college that she applied to over fifty departments. Everyone rejected her, except Baltimore. After a chance encounter at a gas station with a drug dealer she set her sights on becoming a DEA agent. Working undercover in Minnesota, the target was a trafficker connected to ...
Aug 19, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 10
Michele Leonhart was born to be an investigator. It started when someone stole her Huffy bicycle and she created the Little Girls Investigation Club to find it. She was so determined to get into law enforcement after graduating college that she applied to over fifty departments. Everyone rejected her, except Baltimore. After a chance encounter at a gas station with a drug dealer she set her sights on becoming a DEA agent. Working undercover in Minnesota, the target was a trafficker connected to ...
Aug 16, 2021•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 10
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán had escaped two times before from top-security prisons. The most powerful drug trafficker in the world was responsible for thousands of deaths as he headed up the brutal Sinaloa cartel. Through the use of tunnels and distribution corridors, El Chapo exported more drugs to the United States than any other trafficker in history. Forbes even ranked him as one of the most powerful people in the world, rivaling Pablo Escobar. His days on the run were about to come to a viole...
Aug 12, 2021•2 hr 33 min•Ep. 9
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán had escaped two times before from top-security prisons. The most powerful drug trafficker in the world was responsible for thousands of deaths as he headed up the brutal Sinaloa cartel. Through the use of tunnels and distribution corridors, El Chapo exported more drugs to the United States than any other trafficker in history. Forbes even ranked him as one of the most powerful people in the world, rivaling Pablo Escobar. His days on the run were about to come to a viole...
Aug 09, 2021•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 9
May 20, 2010 was going to be 'just' an office day for Arkansas Game and Fish conservation officer Michael Neal. Up most of the night working a second job to make ends meet, Mike was looking forward to a relaxing day. When he got back into his Game and Fish truck at 11:45 AM, multiple radios were buzzing with "Officer Down" - the call no law enforcement officer wants to hear. Two West Memphis, Arkansas police had been shot and killed during a traffic stop by a father and son team of dangerous sov...
Aug 02, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 8
Welcome to Game of Crimes ! We promise to bring you content you won't find anywhere else, as seen through the eyes of Murph and Morgan. We'll be adding more content and merchandise as we grow. Your generous membership allows us to add new equipment, invest in studio space, and take our own 'Game of Crimes' to another level. We'll keep adding value for every level, so what you see today is only the beginning . We promise you'll always get more than what you've paid for . Are you ready to be a pla...
Aug 01, 2021•11 min•Ep. 7
What do Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper have in common? DEA Agent Jeff Moore and his investigation into the oldest drug trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel - Leo Sharp. Sharp was 80, broke, alone and facing foreclosure when he was made an offer he didn't refuse...transport cocaine for the most dangerous cartel in the world. The New York Times Magazine article “The Sinaloa Cartels’ 90-Year-Old Drug Mule” by Sam Dolnick was made into the movie "The Mule". This is the real story behind the movie. -...
Jul 26, 2021•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 6
It was a typical Friday afternoon for DEA Special Agent Kevin Stephens. He and his partner Murph were part of the cover team for a 17 kilo buy-bust of cocaine that was supposed to go down the day before. Everybody was ready to take the traffickers down, do the paperwork and take the weekend off. The informant who set up the deal had a long-term relationship with DEA, and had successfully arranged dozens of prior buys. It was all going according to plan...until it didn’t. The traffickers were pla...
Jul 19, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 5
Part 2: For years, Lou Valoze ran one of the most dangerous and successful series of undercover operations conducted by a federal law enforcement agency. He turned these operations from disrupting small time fencing schemes to infiltrating major criminal organizations. During its run from 2006-2014, Lou Valoze’s fictitious businesses allowed the agents to take thousands of weapons out of circulation and millions of dollars of illegal drugs off the street. This episode also delves into the dark r...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 4
For years, Lou Valoze ran one of the most dangerous and successful series of undercover operations conducted by a federal law enforcement agency. He turned these operations from disrupting small time fencing schemes to infiltrating major criminal organizations. During its run from 2006-2014, Lou Valoze’s fictitious businesses allowed the agents to take thousands of weapons out of circulation and millions of dollars of illegal drugs off the street. This episode also delves into the dark reality o...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 4
Pam Barnum began her career with the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Within three years she got promoted into the drug unit, even though it normally takes five. In her first chance to buy dope as a UC (an undercover), she was pregnant! One of her most dangerous cases involved Pam going undercover to help break up the Canadian chapter of Hells Angels. This involved numerous arrests for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking. During this time, Pam was able to get a Masters d...
Jul 05, 2021•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 3
Boston George Jung made millions and lost millions of dollars in the heyday of the cocaine trade during the 1980's. He worked with Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel to import 80% of the cocaine flowing into the United States. George's exploits caught the attention of Johnny Depp (Blow - The Movie) and became the stuff of legend in the drug trafficking trade. Boston George passed away May 5, 2021, taking his last trip. Hear stories never told before like how close George came to shooting Carl...
Jun 28, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 2
[NOTE: This episode is longer than what we will normally publish. We cover a lot of things in the first 30 minutes. Thanks for hanging in there with us.] In our first episode, we get the real story about how the world's most wanted narcoterrorist, Pablo Escobar, was tracked down. Hear from Steve Murphy and Javier Pena about their 18-month manhunt, about the true heroes of Colombia who sacrificed their lives, the indiscriminate bombings and targeted assassinations, and the toll it took on everyon...
Jun 28, 2021•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 1
Are you ready to play Game of Crimes? Get ready for our first two episodes as Steve Murphy and Morgan Wright bring you the most thrilling cases you've heard of, and some you haven't. Hear from the players in the biggest game of all -- the Game of Crimes. Donate at paypal.me/gameofcrimes or go to paypal.com and use our email: gameofcrimespodcast@gmail.com Go to GameOfCrimesPodcast.com for more info Follow us on... twitter.com/@gameofcrimes facebook.com/gameofcrimespodcast instagram.com/gameofcrim...
Jun 08, 2021•4 min
