From Police Detective to Author: Liam Fitzgerald on Corruption & “Black Knights”
The Mike Litton Experience
Mike Litton
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this compelling episode of The Mike Litton Experience, host Mike Litton sits down with Liam Fitzgerald—former police detective, legal professional, and author of Black Knights: Inside the Deep State. Liam shares his powerful life journey from growing up in Belfast during turbulent times to serving in law enforcement in Australia and later transitioning into a successful legal career.
Viewers will gain deep insight into the realities of policing, the psychology of corruption, and the complex moral dilemmas faced by those in positions of authority. Liam also discusses the inspiration behind his debut book, exploring how power, temptation, and systemic influence can shape individuals and institutions.
This episode is perfect for anyone interested in true crime, law enforcement, justice systems, and thought-provoking discussions on ethics and society. Liam’s unique perspective—having worked on both sides of the law—makes this a must-watch conversation.
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| 0:00.0 | So you stop the car, go through the red light, there is a man on the car. |
| 0:04.4 | You ask him to go around to the trunk, open up the trunk, open the trunk, and there's two |
| 0:08.6 | suitcases. |
| 0:10.4 | One of them with drugs and the other with 100,000 bucks. |
| 0:16.7 | And he says to you, well, if you want to take the cash, you can take the cash. |
| 0:23.6 | I was born in Belfast at the heart of the strife up there and witnessed some awful things |
| 0:32.7 | that was going on. |
| 0:34.7 | Well, long story short, I left there and went to Australia and Sydney. The big thing or the big |
| 0:45.7 | attraction was the sunshine, the blues got there. You have to understand Ireland. No doubt |
| 0:52.9 | you'd know. |
| 0:57.4 | It's called the Green Isle, the Amaral Isles. |
| 0:58.6 | It's called that for a reason. |
| 1:00.0 | It rains all the time. |
| 1:05.1 | The fields are green, but it can get very cold and damp. |
| 1:08.2 | It's just great, you know, a small group. |
| 1:10.8 | We'll join the police just to do that. |
| 1:16.9 | But the point I was getting out is if we accept the overwhelming bulk of people who join the police, they do it to be good. |
| 1:24.4 | They do to help people. |
| 1:25.9 | So how is it down somewhere along the, they have gone from being a black |
| 1:31.2 | night, not so sorry, a white knight, the black knight. |
| 1:35.4 | So I was investigating what's the causes of that as well, whether it was which |
| 1:40.9 | every police force is controlled by the black nuts. |
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