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Follow NYPD detectives as they take you behind the scenes of New York City's most notorious criminal cases. Each episode revisits cases that once seemed impossible to crack, from cold cases to investigations that took unexpected turns. In Season 4, "Stories from ESU," some of NYPD's most highly-trained officers recount life or death emergencies as they risk everything to keep New Yorkers safe. This podcast is supported by the independent nonprofit New York City Police Foundation, and is written and produced by Jill Bauerle and Kenzie De Laine II. The podcast’s narrator, retired Detective Sergeant Wally Zeins, served at the NYPD from 1973 to 2003.
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The Most Stressful Jobs
Hidden gemESU negotiators use an 80-20 listening rule to build rapport and seek voluntary compliance.
Dec 23, 2025·28m·1 clip - 2
The Brooklyn Job Part 1
Dec 23, 2025·21m - 3
Liberating Lady Liberty
Dec 23, 2025·17m - 4
The Brooklyn Job (Part 3), Bomb Factory
Hidden gemBreak in the Case: "The Brooklyn Job (Part 3), Bomb Factory" follows an NYPD ESU raid on 248 4th Avenue in Brooklyn after Abdul Rahman Massaba tells police that his roommates are making bombs.
Dec 23, 2025·31m·2 clips - 5
The Buffs of the Police Department
Hidden gemBreak in the Case season four opens on the NYPD Emergency Service Unit, which Wally Zions describes as the team police call when patrol officers need specialized backup.
Dec 23, 2025·22m·1 clip - 6
The Brooklyn Job, Part 4
Hidden gemBreak in the Case: The Brooklyn Job, Part 4 follows the NYPD response to the July 31, 1997 apartment raid at 248 4th Avenue in Brooklyn.
Dec 23, 2025·29m·2 clips - 7
The Brooklyn Job (Part 2): No Win Situation
On July 31, 1997, retired NYPD bomb squad detective Paul Yerkew responds after an Egyptian informant named Misaba claims five explosives are being assembled near Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue station.
Dec 23, 2025·21m·1 clip - 8
New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York, Then and Now
Jun 6, 2023·18m - 9
New York Zodiac Copycat: The Trial
May 30, 2023·24m - 10
New York Zodiac Copycat: Only Orion Can Stop the Zodiac
May 23, 2023·23m - 11
New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York Chaos
May 16, 2023·21m - 12
New York Zodiac Copycat: Return of the Zodiac
May 9, 2023·30m - 13
New York Zodiac Copycat: We Need to Put This Fire Out
May 2, 2023·25m - 14
New York Zodiac Copycat: Kid, You've Got the Case
Apr 25, 2023·23m - 15
The Real Crimes of the Fake German Heiress
Apr 15, 2022·33m - 16
Queens Sniper Part 2
Feb 11, 2022·44m - 17
Queens Sniper (Part 1)
Dec 16, 2021·26m - 18
Two Homicides, One Gun, and a Pink Bag
Nov 4, 2021·18m - 19
Ming the Harlem Tiger
An NYPD officer recalls the 2003 tiger attack on Roy Horn and the department's reaction.
Oct 21, 2021·32m - 20
The Man in the Baseball Hat
Retired NYPD detectives recount the investigation of a series of assaults and robberies targeting elderly victims in 2011.
Oct 7, 2021·21m - 21
Dark Web Undercover
Sep 23, 2021·15m - 22
Who Killed Henryk? The Unsolved Homicide of 9/11
This episode recounts the 9/11 terrorist attack from the perspective of NYPD first responders and investigators.
Sep 9, 2021·25m - 23
Who is Monique?
NYPD detectives recount the investigation of an unidentified woman's murder in South Brooklyn, seeking public help to solve the cold case.
Dec 10, 2019·41m - 24
Baby Hope: In the Box
Dec 3, 2019·47m - 25
Baby Hope: The Girl in the White Dress
Nov 19, 2019·58m - 26
Baby Hope: A Colder Case
Nov 13, 2019·52m - 27
Baby Hope: We Are Them
Nov 5, 2019·36m - 28
Baby Hope: Into the Woods
Oct 29, 2019·28m