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Documentary · John "Jay" Wiley, Bleav

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

by John "Jay" Wiley, Bleav

True Crime with a twist. By and from those that have been there. Crime stories from those that investigated crimes and caught criminals. Also victims of crimes tell about their experience. Plus trauma stories, by those that have been through it. Often crime based, but not always, people talk about the trauma, how it impacted them and how they built their lives after. Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories Radio Show and It is a True Crime Show, a Law Enforcement Officer Show and a Human Interest show all in one. Get a glimpse of life behind the badge, investigations of true crimes, violence they encounter and experience. Law enforcement officers, first responders, military veterans, victims of crime and their families tell their stories of the trauma they experienced mostly regarding True Crime incidents. They also talk about how they built their new lives they wanted afterwards. While many people think the show is about Law Enforcement Training, or Law Enforcement specific topis, it is not, think of True Crime Podcasts with a twist. The Law Enforcement Talk Show goes to radio first. Therefore it is required that I use a clock for the length of segments. You've probably seen on television news interviews that they have a hard break. It's the same with radio. The stations have to be able to program in their commercials, news, weather, traffic reports etc. These are called avails, they are NOT Optional. Every guest knows about and is informed of the length of the segments and that I will interrupt them if needed to go to the break. The interviews are recorded and the guests know that the segments must be in a certain length and it is required and they get to tell their stories to millions of people for free. The bi-weekly podcast version of the syndicated Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, with numerous affiliate US Radio Stations, broadcasting once a week to millions of people.  The show host,  John "Jay" Wiley, is a radio DJ and Retired Baltimore Police Sergeant. The show started as a podcast, before being recruited by terrestrial AM-FM radio stations and has been in continuous operation since March of 2017. You can reach him at jay@letradio.com. Background song Hurricane used by permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer, get more information about them and their music on their website. You can follow us and connect on social media, if you are in the Clubhouse Drop In Audio App make sure you follow our club LET Radio and Podcast. You can also find and follow the host of the show John J Wiley on the Clubhouse Drop In Audio Chat program. Be sure to check out our website. Like and follow our facebook page. Our Twitter account. Also on Instagram.

Latest episodes

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A Miracle: His Life After a Deadly Head-On Crash

A Miracle: His Life After a Deadly Head-On Crash. At just 37, he nearly lost his life in a devastating head-on crash with a combined impact speed of approximately 125 mph

Nov 1
39 min

His Police Officer Father Was Murdered While He Was in the Academy: His Story.

His Police Officer Father Was Murdered While He Was in the Academy: His Story. Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Gary Edgington was only

Oct 28
38 min

Myths About Police That Hollywood Tells That Are Not True: His Life Wearing the Badge

Myths About Police That Hollywood Tells That Are Not True: His Life Wearing the Badge. Hollywood can end a police story when the chase stops. For the officer who lived it

Oct 25
39 min

His Police Partner Was Killed: A Journey Through Trauma, Survivor’s Guilt and Recovery.

His Police Partner Was Killed: A Journey Through Trauma, Survivor’s Guilt and Recovery. Special Episode. The gunfight ended. For Phoenix Police Officer Chris Hoyer, the s

Oct 21
37 min

The Miracle A Remote Location Construction Accident Almost Claimed His Life

The Miracle, A Remote Location Construction Accident Almost Claimed His Life. He was alone in a remote Montana cabin, severely injured and losing blood. His phone and veh

Oct 18
38 min

Freak Accidents In Police Work, the Financial Crisis and their TBI Journey

Freak Accidents In Police Work, the Financial Crisis and their TBI Journey. Special Episode. He was a police officer who had been kicked in the head by a Clydesdale horse

Oct 14
39 min

Police Lost His Legs Due to Crime: Mexican Cop Shares His Story.

Police Officer Lost His Legs Due to Crime: Mexican Cop Shares His Story of Survival and Returning to Service. An operation in Chihuahua, Mexico, changed Roberto Ortiz’s l

Oct 11
38 min

A Shooting where many Police were Killed

A Shooting where many Police were Killed, and the Coping Method. Five Police Officers Shot, Three Killed: Tammy Ward’s Hidden Struggle Behind “I’m Fine”. After the Moncto

Oct 7
39 min

He was a Drug Smuggler Then DEA Informant

He was a Drug Smuggler Then DEA Informant, The Inside Story. He Was a Drug Smuggler: The Inside Story and Book Behind his Double Life. Childhood tragedy, international dr

Oct 4
40 min

Her Son Was Murdered and Husband Killed in an Accident.

Her son was murdered and husband killed in an accident. Her Husband Died in a Motorcycle Accident. Years Later, Her Son Was Murdered. Teri Busse Refused to Let Loss Defin

Sep 30
38 min

An Hour-Long Life-or-Death Battle Before His Police Career

An Hour-Long Life-or-Death Battle Before His Police Career. A convoy of 20 trucks was moving through Iraq when the attack began. The soldiers protecting it were outnumber

Sep 27
39 min

How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers

How To Keep Kids Safe From Pornographers, Plus the Investigations and Prosecutions. Special Episode. A former undercover police officer explains what families should know

Sep 23
37 min

On The TV Show COPS: Hostage Negotiator and Life Behind the Badge. Special Episode

On The TV Show COPS: Hostage Negotiator and Life Behind the Badge. Special Episode. The retired Broward County Sheriff’s Sergeant discusses fallen officers, high-stakes n

Sep 20
37 min

Police During Apartheid in South Africa: The Truth About Their Job and the Hidden War

Police During Apartheid in South Africa: The Truth About Their Job and the Hidden War. Former South African police sergeant Nick Howarth reveals the violence, trauma and

Sep 16
39 min

Actor on a Fatal Helicopter Crash: How His Life Changed

Actor on a Fatal Helicopter Crash: How His Life Changed. He escaped the doomed aircraft moments before takeoff. What happened next triggered years of depression and inspi

Sep 13
40 min

Police Shot in the Face, Then Fired by His Agency

Police Shot in the Face, Then Fired by His Agency: His PTSD Journey From Trauma to Purpose. A single bullet changed Cameron McKay’s life forever. On March 12, 2015, the p

Sep 9
40 min

Military Combat and Mental Health: Building the Life He Wants

Military Combat and Mental Health: Building the Life He Wants. After 20 years in the United States Army and multiple combat tours, retired Sergeant First Class William Al

Sep 6
39 min

Cop Down, Shot on Drug Arrest by a Sniper

Cop Down, Shot on Drug Arrest by a Sniper, The True Story. A planned drug arrest in Mississippi suddenly erupted into a deadly ambush. Gunfire rained down from a sniper p

Sep 2
39 min

Her Health Challenges And Trauma Led To Unexpected Success

Her Health Challenges And Trauma Led To Unexpected Success. At 36 years old, Judy B-Armstrong expected to continue building her career as a registered nurse. She had inve

Aug 30
40 min

Was It a Murder? The Trial That Flipped Everything.

Was It a Murder? The Trial That Flipped Everything. A reclusive television repairman. A wife no one knew existed. A mysterious death inside a cluttered Georgia home. And

Aug 26
40 min

Chart trend

Position in the Documentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#5
all-time peak
73
days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 3, 2026).

#12 ▲ 1 Documentary US
#50 ▲ 25 Society & Culture US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

I usually enjoy the show but in episode #65 one of the first commercial breaks totally wrecked the speaker’s story. He basically had to re-start from the beginning , absolutely destroying the flow of the interview, resulting in a very chopped up, seemingly pointless account. The continued obnoxious, noisy, and clumsy interruptions were brutal! The guest deserved better.

R Velcoro · Sep 2021

This was a great podcast find. They have great guests on that explain what really happens in the everyday life of law enforcement officers. As opposed to the nonsense that mainstream media portrays these days. Not only that, John’s voice can’t help make you feel like you are listening to the announcer at your favorite Major League Baseball stadium. 👍

security101 · Jun 2021

John does a great job of covering a wide spectrum of topics that keep you engaged with each episode. Everyone has a story and he does a wonderful job of letting his guests tell theirs.

Tapout1076 · May 2021

John does a great job of pulling out the power in each story to make it very compelling and engaging.

Jennifer Tracy-Inspire · Jul 2022

I’m glad they had Jim Holland on but I wish they would’ve let him talk more. The host interrupts, talks over him, frames questions not open-endedly but as yes/no and the host tells more about himself than letting the guest talk. This man is fascinating and it all felt rushed .

ExcellentCause · Mar 2026

I love the show but there are FAR too many commercial breaks. The guest usually has to stop in mid story for a commercial and it takes away from it. Also just listened to an episode where the guest couldn’t even get his whole story in because he was either interrupted by commercial or the host. He interrupted so much with pointless stuff. So aggravating.

whsyevshehsve · Jul 2019

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