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Host Steve "Murph" Murphy (retired DEA Agent, featured in NARCOS on Netflix) takes you inside the most intense and fascinating true crime stories in the world. Real life tales from the most notorious cases everyone knows and some you've probably never heard of (until now) from those who broke the law and those who were sworn to enforce it. Murph asks the questions and gets into the true stories from the real life players in the biggest, baddest, most dangerous game of all -- the Game of Crimes.

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271: My Partner Was Killed on a Traffic Stop

2026/10/27

There's no such thing as a routine traffic stop. In 1983, Oklahoma Trooper Ken Stafford learned that when his partner Leon Bench was killed while on duty — and Ken has spent 40 years making sure no first responder fights that trauma alone.

270: How I Went From Accounting to Chasing Cartels for the DEA

2026/10/20

From an FBI presentation that lit the fire as a teen, to a Tallahassee ride-along that hooked him for life, to seven years with Orlando Police, Rob earned his way into the DEA Agent ranks where he spent almost three decades battling drug trafficking, leading task forces, running high-stakes operations, and now serving as Executive Director of Atlanta-Carolinas HIDTA.

269: He Went From Combat Rescue to Hunting Child Traffickers

2026/10/13

Former Air Force Pararescueman Nic McKinley went from small-town Montana to elite personnel recovery missions embedded with Special Forces – the teams called when pilots go down and climbers get trapped. But then the mission changed after he confronted child trafficking in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

268: My Dream Job: 30 Years in the NYPD: Gangs, Drugs & Counterterrorism in the Joint Terrorism Task Force

2026/10/06

New York City will always be one of the number one targets in the world — and stopping the next attack is nothing like TV. Retired NYPD Detective Tom Smith reveals why complex investigations span years, and why catching a murderer is easier - with terrorism, you're dealing with an event that hasn't happened yet.

267: Part 2: Model Detective: 25-Year Chicago Homicide Cop Turned 20/20 Star

2026/09/30

Retired Chicago Police Detective Sergeant Michele Wood returns for Part 2 - from Chicago murder rooms to Hollywood lights. After 25 years behind the badge and 15 years hunting killers in homicide, she lived the bizarre reality TV never shows - a death scene so grim the roaches left, a roach crawling on her neck as she worked the body.

267: Part 1: How a Chicago Detective Survived 25 Years in Homicide

2026/09/29

Retired Chicago Police Detective Sergeant Michele Wood spent 25 years behind the badge and 15 years hunting killers in homicide. From U.S. Army service to flight attendant and waitress to the murder rooms of Chicago, her true story of heels, handcuffs and homicides shatters every TV myth about police work.

266: Part 2: Secret Service Agent Faced Death - Now He Lives Without Fear

2026/09/23

Retired U.S. Secret Service agent John Constantine returns for Part 2 to talk about the one enemy you can't outgun — fear. After 23 years protecting presidents, a brush with mortality forced him to make peace with death — and finally learn how to live without fear.

266: Part 1: I Led the Secret Service Counter Assault Team – Then I Lost Everything

2026/09/22

John Constantine served nearly 23 years in the U.S. Secret Service, rising to Team Leader of the elite Counter Assault Team - the heavy guns who stand between presidents and catastrophe. In Part 1 of this raw Game of Crimes interview, host Murph sits down with John to unpack the critical rifle incident that triggered an investigation, shattered his identity, and sent him spiraling into depression. When your entire self-worth is your badge, who are you when it's questioned?

265: Part 2: He Put 51 Crips Away — Then Spent $150K Saving Their Kids

2026/09/16

Former Fort Worth Police Officer Tegan Broadwater returns to Game of Crimes for Part 2 of 'Life in the Fishbowl' — the brutal aftermath of 18 months infiltrating the Crips. In Part 1, his cover survived a COPS rerun on a trap house TV. Now he faces the heavier truth: every bust has a human cost.

265: Part 1: He Heard Himself on COPS While Undercover in a Trap House

2026/09/15

Former Fort Worth Police Officer Tegan Broadwater takes you deep inside 'The Fishbowl,' an 18-month undercover operation where every word could get you killed. Posing as a kingpin, he earned trust and walked into a gang trap house for what should have been routine — until his own voice echoed from the television.

264: Part 2: DEA's Batman Busted: The Raid That Almost Ended His Career

2026/09/09

He wore a Batman suit on a real DEA raid. NBC put it on TV. And that 10-second joke made him the most famous myth in the DEA for 30 years!!

264: Part 1: DEA's Real Batman Raided Drug Houses in Atlanta

2026/09/08

Former DEA Agent Steve Peterson became the "Batman of DEA" — wearing a replica Batsuit from the 1989 Michael Keaton film on high-stakes drug raids in Atlanta. What started as a Halloween joke became a powerful psychological tactic in the war on drugs.

263: Part 2: They Called Me Hollywood: My Life Inside the Mongols MC

2026/09/02

"They didn't let me pick my name. I wanted Slash. They gave me Hollywood. J Hollywood." And in the Mongols, your road name is your life — get it wrong, you're dead. I spent 34 years with the ATF, two Medals of Valor, and lived double lives inside America's most violent outlaw motorcycle gangs. This is what it cost me — and why my family is my only legacy.

263: Part 1: From Egg Ranch To ATF: Infiltrating America's Most Dangerous Biker Gangs

2026/09/01

When the ATF needed someone to infiltrate the world's most dangerous outlaw motorcycle gangs and no one else would do it, John Carr said yes. His willingness to embrace the unknown turned a small-town kid from a Northern California into one of America's most daring undercover ATF agents.

262: Part 2: 29 Miners Killed: The Mine Explosion They Tried to Bury

2026/08/26

29 miners went to work and never came home. On April 5, 2010, the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia exploded — methane buildup, inadequate rock dusting, and safety failures that turned a coal mine into a death trap. 29 lives lost in seconds...

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marked for life 2026/09/10

Outstanding

What a great podcast , good stories with a dose of comedy when appropriate.

★★★★★

HannahNanner5 2026/06/28

Great platform for the stories of great heroes!

I’ve been listening for years now and look forward to each episode. Thank you for your service and for sharing the stories of our country’s heroes!

★☆☆☆☆

@safarihippy 2026/06/17

Jeffrey Dahmer

Never heard of your guest before but this was the most disturbing conversation about a serial killer I’ve ever heard. His horrific crimes were barely...

★★★★★

Kentucky Girl35 2025/08/08

Awesome!

I listen to a lot of podcasts and one of my favorite ones had Billy Queen on. I found him fascinating so I was looking for another podcast he was on. ...

★★★★★

MeRichRen 2025/03/30

Morgan talks too much

I’ve listened to a few shows now and really enjoy it, but notice Morgan talks too much. Does he cut back on personal stories and pausing the flow of c...

★★★☆☆

Roger_Sterling 2025/03/01

Is Murph Okay?

In episode 185, Murph says that the only federal law enforcement agency smaller than DEA is ATF. DEA is the third largest federal investigative law en...

★★★★★

Wayno S 2025/02/20

How did I not know of this sooner???

I loved Narcos on Netflix. And I thought it was so cool to hear Murph and hear him talk to real life people who go out and do the most amazing job tha...

★★★★★

hbw68 2024/12/17

Great show

Just stated watching so good!!!!

★☆☆☆☆

ol'Montucky 2024/11/30

Morgan made the show

Was better with Morgan. As soon as he left the show slowed way down and isn’t as interesting. Murphy just don’t have enough life in him to be the one ...

★☆☆☆☆

Toryron 2024/10/30

Greg kading

Greg Kading has not 1 piece of evidence that supports his investigation in biggies murder. If what he said is true why don’t the lapd make a statement...

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