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Locked In with Ian Bick

Ian Bick

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 …

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Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 20, 2026

I've Been a 911 Operator for 10+ Years - Here's What They Don't Tell You About the Job | Chris Barret

Chris Barrett has spent ten years as a 911 dispatcher in New Jersey — answering the calls that come in at the worst moments of people's lives, deciding what help to send and how …

1:46:44

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 19, 2026

I Was a D1 Basketball Player — Then Got 45 Years In Prison | Harold Doby III

Harold Doby III grew up in Georgia with a mother who worked as a correctional officer and a father who was secretly a drug dealer — and when his father was sentenced to 19 …

1:27:59

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 18, 2026

I Was an IRS Special Agent for 20+ Years — Here's How the IRS Actually Puts People in Prison for Taxes | Robert Nordlander

Robert Nordlander spent over 20 years as a special agent with IRS Criminal Investigation — investigating complex criminal tax and money laundering violations, working undercover operations, executing search and arrest warrants, and building the …

2:02:00

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 17, 2026

I Was a CIA Operative for 25 Years — Then I Got Set Up & Sent to Federal Prison | Michael Wayne

Michael Wayne grew up in Mississippi, attended the Naval Academy, left after his father died, built a career in business and investments while running a hedge fund for fifteen years, spent twenty-five years as …

5:30:31

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 16, 2026

I'm a Gambling Addiction Psychologist — Here's Why You Can't Stop Gambling | Dr. Michael Zhang

Dr. Michael Zhang is a PhD psychologist whose work focuses on gambling addiction and behavioral change in the modern digital environment — and in this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he tells …

1:14:04

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 14, 2026

I Became a Shot Caller in Federal Prison — Here's What That Life Really Looks Like | Danny Walsh

Danny Walsh grew up in Texas with a mother consumed by addiction and a father who was never in the picture — and when he and his brother essentially raised each other as teenagers …

3:29:02

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 12, 2026

I Killed Someone in Self Defense — Then Spent 10 Years in Prison Proving It | Erico Montalvo

Erico Montalvo grew up in Rhode Island without a father in the picture and a mother too consumed by the streets to be present — and by the time the system found him he …

2:18:47

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 11, 2026

I Was a Doctor — Then Got Sent to Federal Prison for 14 Years | Rich Morgan

Rich Morgan graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998, completed his residency at NYU Rusk Medical Center in 2002, and had everything a decade of medical school and training was …

1:57:03

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 11, 2026

I Was a Tango Blast for 10 Years in Federal Prison — Here's What That World Really Looks Like | Eli44

Eli44 grew up in Texas, took to the streets at a young age, did his first bid in the Texas Department of Corrections where he joined the Tango Blasts, and then caught a nearly …

2:10:10

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 9, 2026

The FBI Set Me Up While I Was Running for Mayor — Then I Got Sent To Prison | PG Sittenfeld

PG Sittenfeld grew up in Ohio in a good family, went to Princeton, worked in nonprofits, and eventually built a three term career on Cincinnati City Council before an unexpected FBI indictment for bribery …

1:30:12

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 6, 2026

I Was The NYPD Cop Who Sent Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff To Prison & Saved 50 Cent | Bill Courtney

Bill Courtney grew up the son of an NYPD cop, followed his father's footsteps onto the force in the mid-1980s, and spent his career working DEA task forces taking down cartel traffickers in New …

1:48:02

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 5, 2026

I Was a DEA Agent Inside Mexico — Here's the Truth About Cartels Nobody Tells You | Leo Silva

Leo Silva grew up in Texas, was recruited into the DEA at just 22 years old, and spent the next 28 years on the front lines of America's war on drugs — starting with …

1:26:52

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 4, 2026

I Was a Vice Lord From Compton — Then Spent 22 Years in Mississippi's Worst Prison | Diaz Aguilar

Diaz Aguilar grew up in Compton California raised by a single mother who struggled with addiction — and when the streets filled the gap the Vice Lords became his family. In this episode of …

1:40:18

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 3, 2026

I Was a Texas Gang Member, Dope Dealer & Pimp — Then I Got Sent to Prison | Tamara Cook

Tamara Cook grew up poor in a small Texas town with eight siblings, a mother struggling to hold everything together, and a biological father who was never in the picture — and when her …

3:37:38

Locked In with Ian Bick · Aug 2, 2026

My Reality TV Star Ex Accused Me of Attempted Murder at a Boat Party — Here's My Side of the Story | Cole Goldberg

Cole Goldberg was 22 years old when his girlfriend — a woman who appeared on the TLC reality TV show 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After — accused him of attempted murder at the …

1:06:52

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 30, 2026

I Rode Solo as a Mexican in Texas Prison — Here's How I Survived | Hollyhood Texus

Hollyhood Texus (Luis Murillo) grew up in the gang infested neighborhoods of Chicago before his family moved to Dallas, Texas hoping to give him a better life — but with his parents splitting and …

2:05:51

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 29, 2026

I Was a Texas Meth Dealer — Then I Got 20 Years in Federal Prison | Tara Perry

Tara Perry grew up in Texas with her father out of the picture, raised by her mother and grandparents in a family where functioning addiction was just part of daily life — which is …

1:41:04

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 28, 2026

I'm a Texas Syndicate Member Who Spent 20 Years in State & Federal Prison — Here's What That World Really Looks Like | Cris Bazan

Cris Bazan grew up in Texas, started gang banging as a young teenager, and eventually started his own street gang with his brother before a nine year sentence in the Texas state prison system …

1:16:44

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 27, 2026

I'm a Forensic Psychologist — Here's What I Saw Working Inside LA County Jail & Mental Hospitals | Dr. Leslie Dobson

Dr. Leslie Dobson is a clinical and forensic psychologist with more than 20 years of experience working inside LA County Jail, state psychiatric hospitals, and court-related psychological assessments across California. In this episode of …

1:43:07

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 26, 2026

I Was a White Guy Who Became a Blood in a Texas Max Security Prison — Here's How I Survived It | Timothy Greisheimer

Timothy Greisheimer grew up in Ohio before his family moved to Texas — and with his father out of the picture and his mother doing what she could, the streets filled in the gaps …

4:05:50

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 23, 2026

I Was a Prosecutor at the Suffolk County DA's Office — Here's the Truth About the Justice System | Chase Brown

Chase Brown followed his father's footsteps into law went to law school and became a prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. For three years he prosecuted cases dealt with victims and defendants …

1:37:43

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 22, 2026

I Was a Texas Cop — Then I Spent 20 Years in Prison | Kent McGowen

Kent McGowen grew up in Texas in a good family with a father in the oil business and a brother who became a cop — served honorably in the United States Air Force became …

3:18:57

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 21, 2026

I Was a Gangbanger in New Jersey — Did 84 Months In Prison— Then a Bullet Finally Woke Me Up | Davione Warren

Davione Warren grew up in New Jersey without his father in the picture. His mother worked hard to give him and his siblings a better life — but the streets pulled him in young. …

1:38:06

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 20, 2026

A Corrupt Cop & a Good Cop Sit Down Face to Face — Nothing Is Off Limits | Kyle Overmyer & Michael Smith

Kyle Overmyer was a cop who crossed the line — battled addiction and ended up in prison. Michael Smitty Smith was a Philadelphia prison guard and cop who spent his entire career on the …

1:08:18

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 19, 2026

I Went to an Ivy League School — Made $60K a Week Selling Weed — Then Got 5 Years in Federal Prison | Kai "Verse" Tyler

Kai "Verse" Tyler had every advantage — a great upbringing in New Jersey a successful mother who pushed him to do better an Ivy League education and a promising career in the music business. …

1:57:45

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 16, 2026

I Spent 45 Years as a Cop — Here's How Policing Changed & What Nobody Is Saying Out Loud | John Krupinsky

John Krupinsky grew up in Danbury Connecticut in a law enforcement family — his father and brother were both cops. He followed that path starting in Ridgefield before joining the Danbury Police Department where …

1:58:29

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 15, 2026

I Was a Blood in Brooklyn — Then Got 16 Years in Prison | Sabu Stanley

Sabu Stanley grew up in Brooklyn and lost his father to cancer as a child. His mother kept him grounded and out of trouble — until she passed from cancer too. Without her the …

1:35:19

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 14, 2026

I Was a Chicago Gang Member Running Drugs for the Cartel — Then Got Locked Up in a Mexican Prison | Julio Almanza

Julio Almanza grew up in Chicago after his father walked out — and that loss set everything in motion. The streets became his family the Satan Disciples became his identity and the Mexican cartel …

1:28:37

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 13, 2026

I Rose From Guard to Warden at Rikers Island — Here's the Truth About America's Most Violent Jail | Howard Robertson

Howard Robertson had every reason to go down the wrong path. His parents died. His siblings were in the streets. But instead of following them he chose corrections — and over a 22 year …

1:19:19

Locked In with Ian Bick · Jul 12, 2026

I Was Abused as a Child and Lost Friends on 9/11 — Then I Became an NYPD Cop | Pasquale Sementilli

Pasquale Sementilli was born to Italian immigrants who built their life in America — and he became an American citizen himself in his late teens after passing the test. What nobody knew was that …

1:51:45

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