Gary Jenkins

In Gary Jenkins most recent book, Leaving Vegas: The True Story of How F.B.I. Wiretaps Ended Mob Domination of Las Vegas Casinos, the author uses an unusual technique in the Kindle format. He interprets the actual wiretap transcript in print and the book contains links to the actual audio for each transcript. The click of a link and the reader is listening to the actual character talk.

Gary Jenkins was a Kansas City Missouri police officer who was assigned to investigate the Mob for 13 of his 25 year career. He attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law and is a practicing attorney. He produced 3 Documentary films. The first was Negroes to Hire: Slave Life in Antebellum Missouri. The second was Freedom Seekers: Stories From the Western Underground Railroad. The third was Gangland Wire: How the Mob Lost Las Vegas. He created and maintains a popular smart phone app called, Kansas City Mob Tour. He is a popular speaker on the subjects of the Mafia and the Underground Railroad. He has written two books on the Underground Railroad, John Brown and the Last Train and The Immortal 10

Gary's most recent project is his fun and interesting true crime podcast, Gangland Wire. He co-hosts this lively and exciting show. Gary's cohost is Aaron Gnirk, comedian and producer of the Big Dumb Fun Show.

In 1976, Gary was assigned to Operation Strawman. He helped the F.B.I. follow Kansas City Mafia members to learn which pay phones they were using to call their mob contacts in Las Vegas. You will find an account of his work in the popular book, Casino by Nicholas Pileggi.