The Infamous Ex-Chief
The Infamous Ex-Chief is a hard-hitting podcast that exposes corruption, misconduct, and failures within the justice system without pulling punches. Hosted by a former police chief who believes in real accountability, this show dives deep into wrongful convictions, prosecutorial overreach, and law enforcement leadership gone wrong.
Each episode dissects cases that don’t add up, challenges flawed investigations, and brings hidden truths to light. We are pro-police, not pro-corruption, because justice should be about facts, not politics.
Join Tentacle Nation as we uncover the stories they don’t want you to hear. Available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Rumble.
Episodes
145 episodes
Creston Fiscal Officer Case Update: Ohio Court of Claims Mediation Explained
A listener asked the question I get more than any other: does any of this reporting actually lead anywhere, or is it just content? So I answered it directly, using the Creston, Ohio fiscal officer case as the example.Here's what's confir...
Chardon Pro-Se Chardon Pro-Se: He Took a Skydiving Association to the Supreme Court
A whistleblower complaint to the FAA. A membership revoked over a phone call. Five years of self-represented litigation, a $45,000 sanctions order, and now a petition to the United States Supreme Court built partly on an allegation that a court...
Jeffrey Deskovic: Wrongfully Convicted at 16, Exonerated by DNA After 16 Years
Jeffrey Deskovic was 16 years old when police put him through a six to seven hour polygraph session with no attorney and no parent in the room. The man running that session later testified in court, under oath, that his method had a name: GTC. ...
The Worst Kept Secret in Rocky River, Ep. 5: The Reckoning (Series Finale)
Five episodes. One case. A question nobody in authority has answered.In the finale of "The Worst Kept Secret in Rocky River," we trace what happened after former Rocky River police officer Michael Bernhardt's indictment — the third victi...
You're Almost an Adult | Rocky River SRO Case 2023-2700 | Ep. 4
She came forward on her own. Saw the news coverage, recognized what had happened to her, and made the call. What happened next is what this episode is about.Case 2023-2700 is the second victim's case. A graduating senior at Rocky River H...
Ohio Cops Are Reading the Body Camera Fee Law Wrong.
Garrettsville PD billed me $225 for body camera footage. Their own CAD records show approximately 57 minutes of combined on-scene time across both incidents. Ohio Revised Code 149.43(B)(1) caps body camera fees at $75...
Rocky River Ep. 3 The Worst Kept Secret | Whistleblower Never Interviewed, ICAC Bombshell, What the Department Knew
Episode 3 of The Worst-Kept Secret, an ongoing investigation into Rocky River Police Department SRO Michael Bernhardt, covers what the department knew, when they knew it, and what everyone around Bernhardt did or failed to do with that informat...
She Was Handcuffed | Rocky River SRO Misconduct, BCI Statements & Institutional Failure (Ep. 2)
Episode 2 of The Worst-Kept Secret in Rocky River.In June of 2024, the first victim's best friend sat down with BCI Special Agents Heather Karl and Stacy Pfeiffer at the Richfield Field Office. She had known the first victim since eighth...
East Cleveland Police Trial Under Review: 7 Judges Stop Everything to Examine Broken Burden of Proof | The Infamous Ex-Chief
Every legacy media outlet in Cleveland ran the press releases, aired the clips, and moved on. Nobody read the appellate record. Nobody stayed with the story. I did.On May 2, 2025, I identified the exact legal problem that 7 judges on the...
The Bryon Macron File: 6 Questions They Never Answered
They closed this case and called it "likely" self-infliction. But here's what the actual file says. 🔍Bryon Macron was a Lafayette Township trustee in Medina County, Ohio. He was also a trained FAST Marine. On December 16, 2016, he texte...
The Rocky River SRO: 6 Search Warrants, 3 Misdemeanors, Zero Registry
Six search warrants. Four agencies. One outcome nobody can explain on the record. 🔍Michael Bernhardt was a Rocky River police officer for 29 years. For the last 12, he was the school resource officer with a badge, keys to every building...
A Cartoon Got Him Arrested 200 Miles Away: The D.J. Byrnes Case
A progressive blogger named D.J. Byrnes, who runs the newsletter The Rooster, was sitting in a public hearing at the Ohio Statehouse when the State Highway Patrol walked up and arrested him. The charge was a first-degree misdemeanor for telecom...
Dom's Big Sister: Unhinged Speaks: What Netflix Got wrong and right About The Crash
Christine Russo AKA the Big Sister: Unhinged has stayed quiet for four years. Not anymore. 🔍On July 31st, 2022, her younger brother Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan died when Mackenzie Shirilla drove a Toyota Camry into a br...
Government Won't Release Records? Here's Why 'Ongoing Investigation' is BS
Government Won't Release Records? Here's Why "Ongoing Investigation" is ILLEGALWhen you request public records, government agencies love hiding behind "ongoing investigation." But that's not how the law works.In this video, I br...
ATF Shot Him in His Home. 2 Years Later, Nobody's Answering.
Bryan Malinowski ran the Little Rock Airport, had no criminal record, and sold coins and guns at weekend gun shows as a hobby. He never got a warning. Never got a letter. The ATF showed up at 6AM with 10 vehicles, breached his front door in 28 ...
Parma Heights Police Report Breakdown: What The Media Didn't Tell You
I released a detailed investigative breakdown of the Parma Heights Police Department's incident report from April 20, 2026. This video covers critical details that haven't been widely reported, and I'm correcting a mistake I made early in my co...
How Plea Bargaining Works (And Why Innocent People Still Take the Deal)
1If you're charged with a crime you didn't commit, you still might take the plea deal. That's not a bug in the system — it's a feature. Criminal defense attorney Edward F. Cohn has spent 23 years inside courtrooms in Arizona, Michi...
Dawn Pasela Case: Two Days From Testifying — Missing Tapes, Cover-Up & New Developments 2026
She was two days from walking into that courtroom.Dawn Pasela wasn't a random victim. She was the office manager of a federal mortgage fraud task force — handling evidence, organizing discovery, working alongside FBI agents and federal ...
Report Changed? North Royalton Police Stop | IA Expert Breakdown
North Royalton police stop controversy involving Officer Lowe has raised serious questions about police accountability, internal affairs investigations, and DUI stop procedures.In this interview, retired LAPD Internal Affairs Sergeant M...
Chief Miller Breaks Silence on Resignation | No Filter
Apple Creek’s former Police Chief Doug Miller is speaking out… and he’s not holding anything back.In this exclusive sit-down with The Infamous Ex-Chief, Miller breaks down what really led to his resignation, the internal battles with co...
Rob Rosen on Media Bias, Crimes of Omission, and Distorted Justice
What if the biggest problem in media coverage isn’t what gets said — but what gets left out?In this interview, I sit down with Rob Rosen, Emmy-winning television producer, investigative journalist, and author of Crimes of Omission: Dist...
North Royalton “Prosecutorial Discretion” Letter Falls Apart (Line by Line)
All my lawyers in the house—this one’s for you. You already know what you’re about to see, because the moment you put body camera, the police report, and the law director’s letter side-by-side, the argument collapses. ⚖️📄🎥Today we’re wa...
“No Public Comment” After Fire/EMS Suspension—Hiram Meeting
What would happen in your town if the mayor just shut down the fire department—no reorganization, no restructure, no negotiation—just turned it off?That’s essentially what residents in Hiram, Ohio woke up to: the Hiram Fire Department, ...
Respect the Vote: The Accountability Problem Behind SB 56
I’m going to talk about something I don’t normally cover—and I want to be clear up front: I’m split on this issue. I’m not a cannabis activist. I’ve never used marijuana. This isn’t “stoner politics.” This is an accountability conversation....
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Total Immunity in Court: Why the System Self-Protects
The 8th District affirmed it: the testimony stands, the evidence stands, and the sentence stands. That’s the ruling.On this 4th of 4 series:Now here’s the bigger question—when courts and prosecutors make decisions that shape som...
