Terry Korpal started his law enforcement career as an SLMPD cadet in 1965, spent 10 years with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and went on to spend another 14 years with the United States Secret Service.

Terry takes us back to his days in the 5th District and his time working in Pruitt-Igoe, including what it was like policing one of St. Louis' most notorious housing projects.

Then he tells us how an unexpected opportunity took him from St. Louis to the Secret Service — and eventually put him on the protection detail for Ronald Reagan during Reagan's presidential campaign.

And yes... there's a Bobo the monkey story. 😂

Terry also tells us about working protection details, investigating threats, life on the road with the Secret Service and one unbelievable encounter involving bank robber and Vietnam veteran William Thomas James.

Plus, Terry talks about his new book, "The Barbarians," a fictional police story inspired by the St. Louis officers and experiences that shaped his career.

It's a great conversation with a guy who has spent decades around some of the most interesting people, places and cases in American law enforcement.

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A confession that became one of the most talked-about videos on our YouTube channel is now available on all platforms

In this interview, Rafael Jackson speaks directly with investigators and recounts his involvement in multiple violent crimes, answering questions about what happened, the weapons involved and the events surrounding the cases.

This is an extraordinary look inside a real homicide investigation and the process of getting a suspect to explain, in his own words, what happened.

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Featured Interview (31:14)...Some friendships are built over years. Others are forged in the heat of the job.

Joe Crews and Archie Shaw worked together, chased the same bad guys, shared plenty of laughs and experienced some things that only fellow police officers can truly understand.

Over the years, their professional relationship became something much more — a genuine friendship and a bond that lasted well beyond the badge.

In this conversation, Joe and Archie sit down with us to talk about their careers, the cases they remember, the people they worked alongside and some of the stories that came out of their years together on the streets of St. Louis.

There are plenty of laughs, plenty of crazy police stories and a great deal of respect between two guys who spent years having each other's backs.

Some call them colleagues. We think “brothers” is a little closer.

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