A PINKERTON STANDS TALL THE EXPLOSIVE STORY OF HOW ONE MAN STOOD UP TO POLICE CORRUPTION IN HAWAII

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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He was beaten within an inch of his life three times by police, his family threatened, and his attorney, as he found out later, was also representing his worst enemy- a corrupt cop. 1001 Heroes features an exclusive interview with Kristopher Pinkerton.- a direct descendant of the legendary Allen Pinkerton- who took a stand against police corruption in Hawaii in 2006 and came out on top. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Oh, Welcome back listeners to another episode of 1,001 Heroes, Legends, Histories, and Mysteries.
0:34.3	A short time ago, we received this inquiry.
0:38.6	You've heard of the Pinkertens, right?
0:41.2	Actually, the day I received this text, I was scheduled to interview Brad Melzer about his new book,
0:46.2	The Lincoln Conspiracy, a story that centered around Alan Pinkerton's efforts to save Lincoln
0:51.3	from an assassination in Baltimore.
0:53.7	So this opening question didn't fall upon my deaf ears.
0:58.0	He continued, I'm a real descendant of the Pinkertons.
1:02.0	My family founded the Pinkerton Detective Agency. My story
1:05.5	has not been told to the masses just yet. From 2003 to 2017 I had a job to handle the network infrastructure for the FBI, DEA, U.S.
1:18.0	Customs, IRS, U.S. Treasury in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim, as well as many military facilities in the region.
1:27.0	I've trained police and prosecutors on some of those systems.
1:32.0	On a small Hawaiian island named Kui, police corruption
1:36.1	was rampant. A police officer I trained on systems I installed in the
1:40.4	prosecutor's office and listed my hope to try and curb the police
1:44.1	corruption that was ruining the morale of the department. Pick up the book
1:48.3	KPD Blue written by Anthony Summers and it details the Sergeant Kapuwa and Darla Abatello case.
1:56.8	My associate Mark Begley is now the assistant chief of police.
2:01.3	The chief of police affidavit from K.C. Lumb in response to the federal suit I filed validates what I'm going to state next.
2:09.0	After discussing putting in GPS tracking devices in police and county vehicles with the chief of police.
2:16.0	The very bad element within the department lay wait for me.
2:20.9	They knew if I installed GPS in their vehicles, their criminal activity would come to a
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