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On Episode 22 of Detective Story we have the distinct honor to host former Chicago Police Narcotics Detective Josh Weitzman. Josh, a long time friend and colleague of Mike Hammond, has a very interesting personal and professional story.   He started his police career with the Kansas City Police Department but eventually returned to his native Chicago and the Chicago Police Department.  During a decorated career Josh became a narcotics investigation expert and tactical specialist.  His personal story equally fascinating, from his parents to his close relationship with musical legends Morris "Magic Slim" Holt and Art Neville.  Josh is never one to shy from speaking openly and frankly doesn't disappoint with Detective Story.

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Gangster, police officer, hitman, international criminal, right hand to notorious Chicago Outfit Boss Sam Giancana, would be Fidel Castro assassin, JFK assassination conspirator, Anti-Castro rebel coordinator and trainer, linguist, wiretapper, polygraph examiner, Barry Goldwater bodyguard, FBI Informant and CIA operative. In his 20 plus years run in the public eye, Richard Cain was reported to have been all of these things. 

Chris Kafcas and Detective Mike Hammond are excited to be back and bring you Part 2 joined by author of the true crime biography, Tangled Web,  Michael Cain.  Tangled Web is the detailed story of Chicago Outfit member, former Chicago Police Officer Richard Cain. More than just his biographer Michael Cain is Richard Cain's half brother born to the same father.  He graciously joined Detective Hammond in a conversation about his book and his journey to try and get to the bottom of the endless stories, legends and rumors about his brother. 

Now up, the final, Part 2. We conclude the interview with author Michael Cain and then try and come to some conclusions about Richard Cain. Who was he really?  Could he have been involved in some of the most dramatic moments in modern American history?   Why was he murdered and by whom?  We will discuss it all in this episode.  Please give it a listen and then leave us a comment and go to our Station page, take the poll and leave us your thoughts, opinions or questions 
 

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Welcome back for the start of season two of Detective Story!

Gangster, police officer, hitman, international criminal, right hand to notorious Chicago Outfit Boss Sam Giancana, would be Fidel Castro assassin, JFK assassination conspirator, Anti-Castro rebel coordinator and trainer, linguist, wiretapper, polygraph examiner, Barry Goldwater bodyguard, FBI Informant and CIA operative. In his 20 plus years run in the public eye, Richard Cain was reported to have been all of the things listed above. 

 Chris Kafcas and Detective Mike Hammond are excited to be back and bring you a 2 part series joined by author of the true crime biography, Tangled Web,  Michael Cain.  Tangled Web is the detailed story of Chicago Outfit member, former Chicago Police Officer Richard Cain. More than just his biographer Michael Cain is Richard Cain's half brother born to the same father.  He graciously joined Detective Hammond in a conversation about his book and his journey to try and get to the bottom of the endless stories, legends and rumors about his brother. 

First up in Part 1. Who was Richard Cain and how Michael began his quest.   

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In Episode 19- Detective Hammond and DJMasBlanco Chris Kafcas have the great honor of interviewing Michele Wood, distinguished and decorated Chicago Police Homicide Sergeant.  Michele discusses her amazing career, her fight to become a homicide detective in CPD's male dominated homicide detective culture and her own true crime media work outside of her police career. Michele and Mike discuss cases they worked on together and give insights into the life of being a homicide detective in a city as big and violent as Chicago 

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In Episode 18- Detective Story begins taking on the mysterious I-70 serial killer who killed multiple people from 1992 through 2001 along the I-70 corridor stretching from Indianapolis into Missouri and then later possibly resumed in Texas.  

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www.detectivestory.net.       Friend to the show, Lisette Guillen, joins us to discuss the very troubling cases of Ja'Niyah MicMichael and Emma Baum. Both young women, Ja'Niyah is 13 years of age and Emma 25, have been reported missing and both are reported to be pregnant.   Emma was 9 months pregnant and beginning to dilate at the time she was last seen or heard from on October 10th, 2024 where she was reported to have been at her boyfriend's residence in Gary, Indiana.  

Ja"Niyah McMichael, 13 was reported missing on August 11, 2024 but some family members report that she may have been gone since school ended in June of 2024. She is also reported by family to have been pregnant at the time she was last heard from.  The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of both women are suspicious and time is critical in discovery their whereabouts and possible evidence. Neither women have been heard from or show any activity since their last contact and the incidents took place approximately a mile from each other.  

 In Episode 17, Lisette Guillen describes her knowledge of the cases with Detective Hammond and Chris Kafcas.    Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts or circumstances of either woman is encouraged to call the Gary, Indiana Police Department at (219) 881-1229 or the FBI at 800- 225-5324.  Information can be also be sent to the show at [email protected] and will be handled accordingly.   

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In Episode #16, PART 2  of Detective Story, we invite you to join Mike Hammond, Chris Kafcas,  Bob Rodriguez and Elizabeth Veloz' family to discuss the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Elizabeth Veloz.  We visit some of the key locations in the investigation and are pleased to let you hear from Elizabeth's daughter, sisters and niece. 

On the night of 26 July 1992, 27 year old East Side of Chicago native, Elizabeth Veloz, went out with friends. She left a bar with three men very late into the morning.  Reports of their travels are unclear and the three men have been inconsistent in their accounts. What is known is Elizabeth did not make it home that night and has not been seen or heard from to this day.  The men claimed that they drove Elizabeth to a remote area of East Chicago, Indiana where she either demanded to be let out, or was forced out of the vehicle near the corners of Washington and Block streets.  

By the very next day Elizabeth's family had concerns. It was completely unlike her to stay away for any amount of time without contact.  Days, weeks, months and years passed with no word or location of Elizabeth or her body.  Her family never gave up hope, consistently calling the police and the FBI for help. In the mid 2000's an FBI agent picked up the case and reached out to the Chicago Police Department for assistance and was connected with Detective Bob "Bobby" Rodriguez of the Chicago Police Cold Case Homicide Unit.  They began to investigate the case as though it was a new caper. Detective Rodriguez has continued to work with Elizabeth's family to try and get to the truth.  

One day he was called by Elizabeth's niece asking him to come to their family home as soon as possible.  Bobby, believing the family might have gotten a call or some other break in the case, hustled to their home. What he discovered however, has left an emotional mark on him that you will clearly hear.  Elizabeth's mother, Irene Veloz, was in a hospice bed in the family den, disease racking her thin frame, she was clearly very near the end of her time.  Instead of being bitter, angry and afraid that justice and answers would allude her until the end she instead asked Bobby to hold her hand. He did, and she thanked him for his work, for not forgetting Elizabeth and for keepin

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Link to purchase the book, Godfathers of Chicago's Chinatown:
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Join Detective Story for an interview with Charles "Greg" Daly  aka: Harrison Fillmore on a discussion of his book and the violent 100 years of Organized Crime in Chicago's Chinatown. Rivaling the violence and mayhem of Chicago's Outfit battle between Al Capone and the Bugs Moran gang and spanning as long of a time frame, the story has gone largely untold until now.  

Co Host-Chris Kafcas joins again along with additional special guests Nancy Wang-Author and Playwright and Monica Eng-Award winning veteran reporter with the Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune and WBEZ Radio Chicago, as well as a Host and Podcaster.  

Nancy and Monica share their family history in the Chinese American community and tell how the violence of the Chicago Chinatown Organized Crime Tongs directly effected their families. 

Please join Nancy Wang in the online viewing of her original play Shadows and Secrets-Who murdered Chin Fan Foin?     Airs on Friday 27 September 2024 at 5:00pm Pacific Coast Time, 7pm Central Time at: 

https://tinyurl.com/ShadowsSecretsEvent

Monica Eng can be found on Axios Media and the Chewing Podcast at:

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/authors/meng

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewing/id1045316879

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In Episode #14 of Detective Story, we invite you to join Mike Hammond, Chris Kafcas and special guest Retired Chicago Homicide Detective Bob Rodriguez to discuss the case of Elizabeth Veloz. 

On the night of 26 July 1992, 27 year old East Side of Chicago native, Elizabeth Veloz, went out with friends. She left a bar with three male, hispanic men very late into the morning.  Reports of their travels are unclear and the three men have been inconsistent in their accounts. What is known is Elizabeth did not make it home that night and has not been seen or heard from to this day.  The men claimed that they drove Elizabeth to a remote area of East Chicago, Indiana where she either demanded to be let out, or was forced out of the vehicle near the corners of Washington and Block streets.  

By the very next day Elizabeth's family had concerns. It was completely unlike her to stay away for any amount of time without contact.  Days, weeks, months and years passed with no word or location of Elizabeth or her body.  Her family never gave up hope, consistently calling the police and the FBI for help. In the mid 2000's an FBI agent picked up the case and reached out to the Chicago Police Department for assistance and was connected with Detective Bob "Bobby" Rodriguez of the Chicago Police Cold Case Homicide Unit.  They began to investigate the case as though it was a new caper. Even after the FBI Agent was transferred to Washington DC, Detective Rodriguez continued to work with Elizabeth's family to try and get to the truth.  

One day he was called by Elizabeth's niece asking him to come to their family home as soon as possible.  Bobby, believing the family might have gotten a call or some other break in the case, hustled to their home. What he discovered however, has left an emotional mark on him that you will clearly hear.  Elizabeth's mother, Irene Veloz, was in a hospice bed in the family den, disease racking her thin frame, she was clearly very near the end of her time.  Instead of being bitter, angry and afraid that justice and answers would allude her until the end she instead asked Bobby to hold her hand. He did, and she thanked him for his work, for not forgetting Elizabeth and for keeping the family informed.  Before he left that day Bob Rodriguez made a promise to Irene Veloz.  Irene died a few days later. That promise to Irene

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Detective Story invites you to join Detective Hammond for the interview of Deviant podcast hosts Andrew Iden & Dan Szematowicz of Cold Open Media. Andrew and Dan discuss their latest project Deviant a podcast that focuses on societies scariest human predators.  Detective Hammond takes a deep look with Andrew and Dan at their first season target; Israel Keyes.

Keyes was a serial killer, bank robber, burglar, kidnapper, arsonist and sexual predator who murdered at least three people.  That victim number may be as high as 11 to 20 people as authorities continue to unravel the truth behind his baffling, mercurial and deeply troubling story. It is known that Keyes committed dozens of felonies including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, arson, rape, and burglary across the United States from July 2001 to February 2012.  The entire truth behind the story that is Israel Keyes may never be fully known as he committed suicide in jail in Alaska on December 2, 2012.

Fo the most complete public documentation of Israel Keyes crimes to date check out Andrew and Dan's podcast Deviant. Available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube and all of your favorite podcast forums. 

If you have information that may aid the FBI or local authorities in the ongoing investigation of Israel Keyes please reach out at:    https://tips.fbi.gov/home

Cold Open Media bios:
Andrew Iden is a writer, producer and journalist who has spent 20 years at CNN and HLN as a senior producer, writer, assignment editor, as well as documentary & podcast production. A veteran of the true crime space, he was also a writer, co-host and producer of HLN's award winning podcast Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, and served as a host and producer on the network's tv adaptation. Andrew has also worked as a freelance writer and video producer, has written about America's heroin crisis, and baseball in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Andrew is now a Founding Partner and Co-Host at Cold Open Media and the Deviant Podcast.
Dan Szematowicz has spent his entire career in audio as a producer, editor and leader at a variety of outlets such as CNN, American Public Media (Marketplace), and NPR. Most recently, he was Head of Audio at Warner Brothers Discovery, managing branded content initiatives. Dan is now a Founding Partner

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