William Handhardt: The Celebrity Cop
William Handhardt: The Celebrity Cop

William Handhardt: The Celebrity Cop

September 25, 2025 3:00am
58:46
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This week, Dan and Alana discuss William Hanhardt, who rose to become chief of Detectives in the Chicago Police Department. Subject of the hit television series, "Crime Story" and technical advisor on Michael Mann's "Thief," Handhardt was a cop's cop gone Hollywood: a no-nonsense tough guy whose squad inspired the cops in crime classic, "Heat." But behind the badge was a far more sobering reality, uncomfortably intertwined with the Outfit.Sources:Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob by Jeff CoenMob Cop: My Life of Crime in the Chicago Police Department by Fred Pascente with Sam ReavesA Gun in My Gucci: Two Outsiders Take Down the Chicago Mob by E.C. SmithNewspapers and magazines including The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Reader, and The Atlantic.---The Outfit is a production of Higher Ground and Headgum.Hosted by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope LevinsonExecutive Produced by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope LevinsonProduced by Julia MurrayProduction Assistance by Franchesca Diaz and CJ ArcherdSound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew EapenManaging Producer is Tiffany HammondShow theme is Bittersweet Defeat by OTELike the show? Rate The Outfit on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review.Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on The Outfit via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Duration:58:46
Published:September 25, 2025 3:00am
File Size:53.8 MB
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This week, Dan and Alana discuss William Hanhardt, who rose to become chief of Detectives in the Chicago Police Department. Subject of the hit television series, "Crime Story" and technical advisor on Michael Mann's "Thief," Handhardt was a cop's cop gone Hollywood: a no-nonsense tough guy whose squad inspired the cops in crime classic, "Heat." But behind the badge was a far more sobering reality, uncomfortably intertwined with the Outfit.Sources:Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicag...

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