Locked In with Ian Bick
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Stories you won't find anywhere else, told by the people who lived them. Hosted by former federal inmate turned entrepreneur Ian Bick, Locked In with Ian Bick features raw, long-form conversations with people from every side of the criminal justice system—and the extraordinary lives that intersect with it. From former inmates and law enforcement officers to attorneys, judges, correctional professionals, investigators, victims, medical professionals, bikers, and public figures, every guest shares a firsthand perspective rarely heard anywhere else. Every episode goes beyond the headlines, exploring crime, prison, addiction, investigations, mental health, redemption, and second chances through honest conversations with the people who experienced them. If you're interested in true crime, criminal justice, prison stories, or extraordinary real-life experiences, Locked In with Ian Bick delivers stories you won't find anywhere else.
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- I Worked at Rikers Island in the 80s & 90s — Here's What It Was Really Like | Pat Acquista · 1 jam 47 mntPat Acquista spent 18 years working at Rikers Island during the violent 1980s and 90s, rising from correction officer to captain. Joining the NYC Department of Correction in…
- I Was a D1 College Football Player — Then Got 10 Years in Federal Prison | Jerry Haymon IV · 1 jam 44 mntJerry Haymon IV was a Division I college football player with dreams of going pro until a devastating injury changed the course of his life. With his football career derailed…
- I Was a Roosevelt Crip — Then Spent 10 Years in Federal Prison | Kurtis "ROLX Carter" Phillip · 1 jam 47 mntKurtis "ROLX Carter" Phillip grew up on Roosevelt Island, New York, surrounded by gang life from an early age. With family members involved in gangs, he followed the same path…
- I Caught a $3.8 Million Federal RICO Case — Then Spent 15 Years in Prison | Aaron Peila · 1 jam 56 mntAaron Peila joins Locked In with Ian Bick to share how his upbringing led him into the streets, where he began hustling, moving serious weight, and getting involved in the music…
- I Was Sentenced to 25 to 50 Years in Prison — Then My NFL Brother Helped Set Me Free | Wayne Smith Jr. · 1 jam 40 mntWayne Smith Jr. grew up in Philadelphia after losing his father at a young age, eventually finding himself caught up in the streets. At just 20 years old, a shooting changed his…
- I Was an NYC Cop During the Crack Epidemic — Then I Was Sent to Prison | Pete Thron · 4 jam 9 mntPete Thron was a New York City Housing Authority police officer during the height of the crack epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s, patrolling the dangerous streets of Harlem and…
- I Was an NYPD Cop for 24 Years — Here's How We Took Down NYC's Most Dangerous Gangs | Michael Lau · 2 jam 5 mntMichael Lau spent 24 years with the NYPD, rising from rookie cop to Deputy Inspector. An immigrant from Hong Kong who grew up surrounded by gang violence in Chinatown, he went on…
- My Drunk Driving Accident Killed a Man — Then I Spent 6 Years in Prison | Bo Cornelius · 2 jam 14 mntBo Cornelius went from battling alcohol addiction to serving six years in Missouri state prison after a drunk driving accident took another man's life. In this episode of Locked…
- I Was a Massachusetts State Trooper for 32 Years — The Boston Marathon Bombing Broke Me | Richard Chase · 1 jam 45 mntRichard Chase spent 32 years as a Massachusetts State Trooper, facing armed criminals, dangerous pursuits, and life-or-death situations. In this episode of Locked In with Ian…
- I Got 25 to Life for a Crime I Didn't Commit — Then Spent 27 Years in Prison | Mario Perez · 1 jam 43 mntMario Perez was sentenced to 25 years to life for a crime he says he never committed. After serving 27 years behind bars, including 15 years in solitary confinement, he reveals…
- I Was an NYPD Detective for 16 Years — These Are My Most Disturbing Homicide Cases | Mike Mulroy · 2 jam 27 mntMike Mulroy spent 21 years with the NYPD, including 16 years as a detective investigating homicides, robberies, and violent crimes in some of the Bronx's most dangerous…
- I Robbed a RadioShack — Then Got 30 Years in Prison | Taveuan Williams · 1 jam 53 mntTaveuan Williams walked into a RadioShack in Denver intending to rob it, but what started as a robbery for a few hundred dollars turned into a six-hour hostage standoff where he…
- I Spent 30 Years as a Cop — These Are the Calls I'll Never Forget | Kristen Ziman · 1 jam 56 mntKristen Ziman spent nearly 30 years in law enforcement, rising through the ranks to become the first female police chief in Aurora, Illinois, history. In 2019, she was leading…
- I Got Life in Prison for a Crime I Didn't Commit — 22 Years Later, I Was Exonerated | Sonny Bharadia · 1 jam 39 mntSandeep "Sonny" Bharadia spent more than 22 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. In 2003, he was convicted of a brutal home invasion and sexual assault in Georgia and…
- I Got Life in Prison — Then I Escaped | Stephen McCreary · 2 jam 0 mntStephen McCreary was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder in 1977 after growing up in the dangerous streets of Detroit, surrounded by some of the city's most…
- I Was a California Prison Guard — Then I Exposed the Deadliest Prison in America | Richard Caruso · 1 jam 59 mntRichard Caruso is a former California correctional officer and Marine Corps veteran who helped expose one of the darkest scandals in American prison history. While working at…
- I Was an ICE Agent for 25 Years — Here's What They Don't Tell You | Eric Balliet · 1 jam 48 mntEric Balliet spent more than 25 years as a federal law enforcement agent investigating some of the world's most dangerous drug cartels and criminal organizations. From patrolling…
- I Got Life in Federal Prison for Trafficking Marijuana | Corvain Cooper · 1 jam 32 mntCorvain Cooper grew up surrounded by the drug game before finding his own way into the streets, starting with fraud before eventually becoming a major player in marijuana…
- I'm an EMT — These Are the 911 Calls I Can't Forget | Brendan Thomas Pt. 2 · 1 jam 13 mntBrendan Thomas returns to Locked In with Ian Bick, but this time he's sharing a completely different side of his life. After six years working as an EMT in Connecticut, Brendan…
- I Got 20 Years in Prison for a Conspiracy to Kill a Cop — This Is How I Survived | Million Dolla $mile · 1 jam 27 mntMillion Dolla $mile went from the streets of Queens and running with the G-Unit crew to being sentenced to 20 years in New York State prison for a conspiracy to kill a cop. After…
- I Was a Las Vegas Cop for 26 Years — This Is What I Can Never Unsee | Sasha Larkin · 2 jam 17 mntSasha Larkin spent more than 26 years with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, rising through the ranks to become the first woman in Nevada history to serve as an…
- I Just Got Out After 30 Years in Prison — This Is What It Was Like | Edward Mitchell · 2 jam 10 mntEdward Mitchell entered state custody at just 5 years old and later became associated with the Gorilla Stones Bloods in Brooklyn. After a gang-related drive-by shooting left…
- I Was Framed for Murder at 14 — Then Spent 17 Years in Prison | John Bunn · 2 jam 5 mntJohn Bunn grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and at just 14 years old was arrested for a murder he did not commit. His case was handled by NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella, whose…
- I Was a 911 Dispatcher for 13 Years — These Are the Calls I Can Never Forget | Ricardo Martinez · 2 jam 12 mntRicardo Martinez II spent 13 years as a 911 dispatcher in Michigan — answering thousands of calls from people experiencing the worst moments of their lives. In this episode of…
- I Spent 23 Years in the Secret Service — Here's What It Was Really Like | John Constantine · 1 jam 52 mntJohn Constantine spent 23 years in the United States Secret Service, including 15 years on the elite Counter Assault Team protecting four U.S. presidents and carrying out…
- I Robbed Banks for 10 Years — Then Spent 22 in Federal Prison | Larry Barnhill · 2 jam 12 mntLarry Barnhill went from track star, college graduate, and event promotion executive working around famous athletes and celebrities to becoming part of Atlanta's Morning Glory…
- I Was a Prosecutor — Then My Cop Husband Got 11 Years in Federal Prison | Elizabeth Guzman · 1 jam 32 mntElizabeth Guzman was a prosecutor when her husband Javier — a Tampa vice detective who made the DEA task force — was arrested for laundering money for the cartel and sentenced to…
- I Was a DEA Undercover Cop — Then Got 11 Years in Prison for Working With the Cartel | Javier Guzman · 3 jam 4 mntJavier Guzman became a Tampa police officer at a young age and quickly rose through the ranks into vice and undercover work before earning a spot on a DEA task force. He went…
- I Was Sentenced to Life in Prison at 16 — Then Spent 30 Years Inside | Carlee Collins · 1 jam 49 mntCarlee Collins grew up in Pennsylvania with a mother who was in the game and a father who worked hard to provide. By 11 years old, he was using drugs and running the streets. At…
- I Ran From the Feds for a Year — Then Got 6 Years in Federal Prison | Jaida Scaife · 1 jam 57 mntJaida Diana Scaife grew up in California with an absent father and a mother struggling with addiction. She turned to drugs and the streets at a young age, fell into toxic…
- I Was a Homicide Detective for 20 Years — These Are the Cases You Never Heard About | Jon Buehler · 2 jam 4 mntJon Buehler spent 32 years with the Modesto Police Department, including more than 20 years as a homicide detective investigating murders and some of the most disturbing cases of…
- I Was a Michigan Dope Dealer — Then Spent 12 Years In Prison | Nate Johnson · 1 jam 49 mntNate Johnson grew up in Michigan, turned to the streets at a young age, and cycled in and out of juvenile detention and jail before a drug and robbery case sent him to Michigan…
- I Was the Detective Who Took Down the Zion Society Cult — Here's What Happened | Mike King · 2 jam 3 mntMike King started his career on patrol and SWAT with the Ogden City Police Department in Utah before becoming the lead investigator in the 1991 Zion Society case, involving a…
- I Was a New Jersey Cop for 25 Years — These Are The Moments I Can't Unsee | Rick Fittin · 2 jam 40 mntRick Fittin grew up in New Jersey, joined the Army, and went on to spend more than 25 years in law enforcement — working his way from patrol officer to K9 officer and eventually…
- I Was on America's Most Wanted at 19 — Then Survived 20 Years Inside New York's Worst Prisons | Kevin "Fresh" Townsend · 1 jam 39 mntKevin "Fresh" Townsend grew up in Brooklyn with his father in prison and his mother raising him on her own. He took to the streets at a young age, dropped out of high school…
- I Was a Guard Inside Georgia's Violent Prison System — I Can't Unsee What I Saw | Tyler Ryals · 2 jam 57 mntTyler Ryals couldn't get into the military, so at 18 years old he became a correctional officer in the Georgia state prison system. He quickly worked his way up, becoming one of…
- I Was One of Rikers Island's Youngest Captains — Here's Why I Left | James Kearney · 1 jam 46 mntJames Kearney grew up in New York City as the son of a Rikers Island correctional officer. He originally wanted to become a teacher, but ultimately followed in his father's…
- I Was a Hells Angel for 10 Years — Here's Why I Finally Walked Away | George "Joby" Walters · 2 jam 0 mntGeorge "Joby" Walters grew up in Ohio, joined the Army, and developed a passion for mechanics and motorcycles before joining the Avengers Motorcycle Club in Alabama. After an…
- I Was a Gang Parole Officer — Then Had To Survive 5 Years In Prison | Michael Dodge · 2 jam 24 mntMichael Dodge grew up in a dysfunctional household, moved around constantly, and eventually found himself caught up in the streets, gangs, and addiction. He turned his life…
- I Smuggled Drugs for a Mexican Cartel — Then Got 5 Years in Federal Prison | Lauren Korn · 1 jam 41 mntLauren Marie Korn was adopted from Colombia and raised by a loving family in New Jersey. She had a good home and every opportunity to take a different path — but the people she…
- I Hunted America's Biggest Drug Traffickers in the '70s — Here's What It Was Like | Lewis Rice · 2 jam 27 mntLewis Rice spent 26 years inside the DEA, working undercover cases and helping take down some of the biggest drug traffickers in America in the 1970's, 80's & 90's. After earning…
- I Was a White Crip — Then Spent Years in State & Federal Prison | Joshua Bentz · 3 jam 9 mntJoshua Bentz grew up in Connecticut, watched his parents split, felt unwanted by his mother, took to the streets, became a White Crip, cycled through juvenile detention…
- I've Been a New York Crip Since Age 8 — Here's the Reality | Ca$h Carter · 1 jam 57 mntCa$h Carter has been a Crip since he was 8 years old. Growing up in New York City with his father out of the picture, his mother battling addiction, and a foster mother raising…
- I Was an FBI Agent — Then I Became a Whistleblower | Greg Dillon · 2 jam 17 mntGreg Dillon grew up in Connecticut, studied criminal justice at the University of New Haven under renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee, became a Branford police officer, and…
- The Feds Busted Me With Ghost Dope — Then Sent Me To Prison For 63 Months | Josh Foriska · 1 jam 26 mntJosh Foriska grew up in a good family with a father who was a cop — and still chose to sell drugs, built his way into a large drug conspiracy, led police on a high speed chase…
- I Was a Navy SEAL - Then I Survived 30+ Years In Prison | Dusty Turner · 2 jam 31 mntDusty Turner was granted parole in January 2026 after spending more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he has always maintained he did not commit. Growing up in a military…
- I Was a New Jersey Correctional Officer — Here's Why I Walked Away After 3 Years | Laquan Rouse · 1 jam 48 mntLaquan Rouse grew up in New Jersey associating with gang members without ever joining, was a star athlete who had every reason to believe sports would define his future — until…
- I Went Into Prison at 23 — Then Spent 17 Years in North Carolina State Prison | Michael L. Burge · 1 jam 54 mntMichael L. Burge grew up in North Carolina and Virginia, watched his parents split, was a good kid overall — skipped college, started working, got caught up with the wrong crowd…
- I Was A Lawyer For The Mexican Mafia — Then Got 6 Years in Arizona Prison | Jason Keller · 2 jam 39 mntJason Keller became a criminal defense attorney in Arizona, developed addictions to drugs and alcohol that compromised every professional boundary available, took on clients who…
- I Worked Inside Nassau County Jail — Here's What Really Goes On Behind Those Walls | Officer Wayne James · 1 jam 28 mntOfficer Wayne James studied criminal justice and psychology in college, always knew he wanted to work in law enforcement, and has spent four years as a correction officer at…







