Richard Chicofsky Episodes
Oct. 3, 2022
Jack's Justice - Part 2: Richie's Disinformation Campaign
With Jack Kelley tucked away under Federal protection, Richie's disinformation campaign begins in earnest. Former FBI Agent turned defense attorney, John B. Green interviews the FBI's informants about Jack, as the defense tr…
Sept. 12, 2022
Jack's Justice - Part 1 - The First Round of Arrests
Welcome back to the first episode of Season Two. Pro Lerner, Bobby Fairbrothers, John E Rossi and Rudy Sciarra are all arrested on charges stemming from the 1968 double homicide of Rudy Marfeo and Anthony Melei. Richie and S…
July 25, 2022
Jack Goes Bad - Part 2 - Words are Weapons
After his first arrest & conviction in 1954, Jack Kelley vowed he'd never go back to prison. When the walls started closing in a little over a decade later, he implemented his escape plan. In our final episode of the season,…
July 18, 2022
Jack Goes Bad - Part 1 - Revenge by Robbery
Jack Kelley's criminal career begins to fall apart and he's forced to make a decision that will change his life, and those of his companions, forever. But Jack wasn't a victim. If he was being forced into retirement, he'd go…
May 30, 2022
The Plymouth Mail Robbery Trial
Jack Kelley returns to court for only the second time in his three decade criminal career. But this time he's determined not to return to prison. Episode 2 Episode 17 Episode 26 Episode 35 Episode 36 Episode 37 Follow us on …
May 9, 2022
Mutual Harassment - The Plymouth Mail Robbery Investigation Continues
After the Plymouth Mail Truck Robbery, Jack and his crew were under constant surveillance by the Postal Inspectors, Feds, Staties and local Police. But it was mainly the Postals who were breathing down their necks. Not one t…
May 2, 2022
Back in the Saddle Again - Jack "Red" Kelley's Armored Truck Heists
Jack “Red” Kelley loved taking armored trucks more than any other type of heist. We highlight the larger and more spectacular ones from 1965 to 1967. Plus, one of the men in Jack's crew calls FBI Director J Edgar Hoover from…
April 18, 2022
The Hit Parade of 1965 - The Slain & The Suspects
The gangland slayings continued in 1965. We're profiling the victims, and sharing own our theories, opinions (and snarky comments) about the FBI's investigations. Episode 25 Episode 17 Follow us on Twitter for sneak peeks of…
Feb. 28, 2022
The Defense Never Rests - Meet the Lawyers
Jack Kelley returns with his attorneys, John Fitzgerald and F Lee Bailey. Richie inserts himself into the Plymouth Mail Robbery investigation. The Feds wanted Richie to kidnap one of his fellow crew members OSS-style: using …
Dec. 20, 2021
The Great Plymouth Mail Robbery
Last week we told you how the Plymouth Mail Robbery job dropped into Jack Kelley's lap in a Watertown diner, and introduced you to the Dream Team Jack assembled to take down the largest cash score in history. This week Jack …
Dec. 13, 2021
Plymouth, More Than Just a Rock - The Planning of the Plymouth Mail Robbery
Still considered unsolved, the Plymouth Mail Robbery was the largest cash heist of all time when it was carried out in 1962. Jack "Red" Kelley was producer, architect, director, and the lead in its performance. We take you b…
Nov. 8, 2021
An Unconfidential Informant - Richard Chicofsky - Part 2
Richie gets out of jail and returns to work for Mafia boss Ralphie Lamattina. He also starts robbing banks with Jack Kelley, and gun running. A not-so-chance meeting with FBI Special Agent H Paul Rico leads him to a crossroa…
Oct. 25, 2021
An Institute of Higher Learning - Richie Chicofsky - The Early Years
In this episode Nina and Lara will be discussing Richie Chicofsky's early years, and his first prison stint. Fats Buccelli's son Bobby, the DeSisto home invasion and Richie's first encounter with SA H. Paul Rico will be incl…
Sept. 27, 2021
Conman to Armorer - Roy Appleton - The Early Years
In Episode 4 we will be discussing Roy Appleton. The man who from his grave would be the beginning of the end for former FBI SA, H. Rico. Rico who spent his final days in prison, just as many of the men he put away. Nina and…