The Cooley Account
What started as research for a movie resulted in these recordings. This is the life story of Bob Cooley, a man who accomplished the impossible by decapitating Al Capone's criminal operation.
In the 1970s, Bob Cooley was a young cop who decided to become a lawyer and quickly became an insider for the Chicago mob, which controlled the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.
This multipart conversation details the inner workings of the notorious Chicago crime syndicate. From politicians on the take to a corrupt court system and cold-case murders. There are also never-before-revealed details about cult icon Count Dante and mob fixture Pat Marcy. If you’re intrigued by organized crime, political corruption, and other matters of deceit, this story is for you.
The Cooley Account
Episodes
Episode 1: Chicago Poor
How did Bob Cooley become the insider who destroyed the Chicago mob and the 1st Ward? We start at Bob’s youth on the South Side of Chicago, as he details his childhood struggles and the murders of both his grandfathers. Both men were cops...
Episode 2: The Police Test
Bob’s scholarship at Marquette ends abruptly because of his fighting and money-making schemes. He moves back home and bounces between odd jobs before he takes the Chicago Police exam. Once on the force, he teams up with a cop who introduc...
Episode 3: Left For Dead
Bob becomes a Chicago cop and applies his street smarts to rise rapidly through the ranks. His encounters at the criminal courts inspire him to go to law school, but his world is shattered when he's left for dead after being run over by a patro...
Episode 4: Chicago’s Courts
The malfeasance in the Chicago courts inspires Bob to go to law school. Mob-connected cop Rick Borelli introduces him to the web of illegal gambling operations that reach into the western suburbs of Chicago.
Episode 5: Count Dante And The Purolator Heist
A strange character named Count Dante enlists Bob for legal help. The Count is being charged with murder for an attack on an opposing dojo whose owner is siphoning his clients. Bob finds himself entangled in the Count's bizarre world, which he ...
Fan Mail
just came across this podcast and have listened to it twice in the last 30 days. Have followed the Cooley story since it broke way back. Read the book several times , and also purchased the Audible book too and have listened to it multiple times. Also have listened to the LVRJ podcast several times as well. Will you be doing any other outfit figures anytime soon? Thanks for the wonderful podcast. That guy is one of a kind. And that’s not a compliment or a criticism. Just interesting as hell to me for a guy whose grandparents and parents lived in the area before moving to South Bend in the 60’s and knew of the cast of characters that eventually became the ones he took down
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