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Hosted by Mike Hammond · tv · EN-US · 29 episodes
Mike Hammond, a retired Chicago Police Homicide Detective, leads this True Crime podcast that discusses cold cases, missing persons, and law enforcement insights.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMike Hammond, a retired Chicago Police Homicide Detective, leads this True Crime podcast that discusses cold cases, missing persons, and law enforcement insights.
Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas is hosted by Mike Hammond. The show has published 29 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Detective Story, Episode 27: An Interview with Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson" (23 June 2026, 75 minutes), "Episode 26-The Grimes Sisters: Chicago's Infamous Cold Case And A Suspect Who Can Still Be Held Accountable" (21 May 2026, 74 minutes), and "A Warrior's Path: A Tribute to Rick Coyle and John Bartholomew" (15 May 2026, 23 minutes).
Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 29 episodes.
Booking probability for Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mike Hammond hosts Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas, a tv show with 29 episodes published.
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Episode #27
Send us Fan Mail Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson rarely sits for interviews. We got him for a candid, hour-plus conversation — and it's the most open he's been since leaving CPD. Mike Hammond worked...
Episode #26
Send us Fan Mail In 1956, Barbara and Patricia Grimes vanished after seeing an Elvis Presley film in Chicago. Their disappearance generated so much national attention that Elvis Presley himself recorded a personal radio...
Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas
Send us Fan Mail In this special audio edition, I reflect on the recent losses of two dedicated officers: Deputy Rick Coyle of the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department (retired CPD) and Officer John Bartholomew of the...
Episode #25
Send us Fan Mail This Episode is dedicated to Rick Coyle, John Bartholomew and Nelson Crespo. Show us the way home, warriors. In This Episode #25: Melissa Staples rose through the ranks to become only the second female...
Episode #24
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Chicago PD's power couple: Homicide Sergeant Michele Wood and her husband, Lead Hostage Negotiator Marco Garcia to discuss her new book and the art of crisis...
Episode #23
Send us Fan Mail Season 3 begins with the case that started it all. In February 2001, my partner Sam Manto and I worked our first murder as lead detectives: 6-year-old Allen Kalfus, tortured to death by his foster...
Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas
Send us Fan Mail https://www.patreon.com/DetectiveStorywithmikehammond Support the show The Engine that Makes Detective Story Run: Patreon Link for Insider Conversations and Direct contact with us...
Episode #22
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #21
Send us Fan Mail Visit our Station page and join the Detective Story community. Vote in a poll about the Richard Cain saga at: www.https://station.page/detectivestory Gangster, police officer, hitman, international...
Episode #20
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Detective Story: True Crime Insights with Mike Hammond and Chris Kafcas
Send us Fan Mail Visit our website: www.detectivestory.net In Episode 19- Detective Hammond and DJMasBlanco Chris Kafcas have the great honor of interviewing Michele Wood, distinguished and decorated Chicago Police...
Episode #18
Send us Fan Mail Reach us at our website! www.detectivestroy.net 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...
Episode #17
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #16
Send us Fan Mail Visit our website at WWW.DETECTIVESTORY.NET 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...
Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE!!!! @ www.detectivestory.net Link to purchase the book, Godfathers of Chicago's Chinatown: https://a.co/d/aQw9wYu Join Detective Story for an interview with Charles "Greg" Daly...
Episode #14
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail Robyn Breedlove, Becky Breedlove's sister, joins Detective Hammond to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the murder of Becky Breedlove. Robyn helps to paint a more complete picture of her beloved...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail Episode 11, Detective Hammond is again joined by his former homicide partner Mike Pietryla and close friend, brother and owner of the Welcome Back Lounge, Chicago, Chris Kafcas, to finish walking you...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail After all of the detective books have been read and the movies and television's shows cast what is solving a true mystery homicide really like? Can those entities every capture the humanity, the slow...
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