Bad Cops

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Bad Cops episodes

September 24, 2021 7. The golden boy
Wayne Jenkins, now serving 25 years in prison, tells his side of the story. What do the crimes of the Gun Trace Task Force reveal about the city of Baltimore?
33 min
September 17, 2021 6. The fallout
A shocking tragedy occurs. Conspiracy theories spread. The trial of the Task Force officers begins, but who will speak out?
25 min
September 10, 2021 5. The takedown
Is the FBI's cover about to be blown? Agent Jensen suspects the Task Force is onto her.
24 min
September 03, 2021 4. The man behind the curtain
He earned a formidable reputation. But Sgt Wayne Jenkins is leading a double life. Not all the drugs he's seized are making it to the evidence room.
24 min
August 27, 2021 3. The warning signs
How many red flags were missed? Years of complaints come to light. Victims of Task Force members share their stories.
23 min
August 20, 2021 2. The wiretap
One name stands out as the FBI gets to work. Why does a member of the Gun Trace Task Force have links to a major heroin ring? A whole new level of criminality is revealed.
23 min
August 13, 2021 1. The tracker
Civil unrest spreads across Baltimore after 25-year-old Freddie Gray dies in police custody. Meanwhile, a detective makes a troubling discovery when he arrests a major heroin dealer. It’s time to call in the FBI.
Presenter: Jessica Lussenhop
Producer: Ben Crighton
24 min
August 09, 2021 Introducing: Bad Cops
The true story of the rise and fall of Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force. Why do good cops go bad?
Episode one available August 14th. With Jessica Lussenhop.
4 min

About Bad Cops

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In Baltimore, Maryland, an elite group of plainclothes officers called the Gun Trace Task Force gets hundreds of illegal guns off the streets every year. Secretly, however, these detectives are…