“Chicago’s Finest?” Pt. 2: Richard Cain

In East LA, a group of deputies named the Banditos stand accused of running the sheriff’s substation like a gang, institutionalizing a culture of fear and retaliation. And while they’re intimidating civilians and colleagues alike, they may be protected by the very top of the depa ...  Show more

The Compton Executioners allegedly control every aspect of life at the LASD Compton substation. Gang members have been accused of assaulting fellow deputies and even killing civilians, claiming, often without evidence, that they were acting in self-defense. And although they’ve f ...  Show more

Days before he was set to testify at a Senate hearing, one of Chicago’s most notorious mob bosses was found dead in his home. Sam Giancana was once a teenage getaway driver who rose to the top of Chicago’s Outfit, becoming a kingpin with influence and power on a national scale. A ...  Show more

Most Americans don’t believe the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Dallas, Texas in 1963. He must have been working for the Cubans or possibly the Soviets. Or was it an accident? Or was the US Government behind the most examined assassination in modern U.S. History. Sp ...  Show more

He was killed by police outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22nd, 1934. But some theorists believe John Dillinger used an innocent man as a decoy to fake his own death. And he may have even had help from the FBI and other inside sources throughout his criminal career. Lear ...  Show more

After the death of Sam Giancana, investigators found that he had plenty of enemies, and lots of reasons to look over his shoulder. Neither the Chicago Outfit nor the CIA were pleased that he agreed to testify about his criminal activity. But authorities had little to go on becaus ...  Show more