G.I. Joke: The Life and Death of Lieutenant Gliniewicz

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🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Joseph Campbell wrote, “It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself, if not the world.” Problem is, sometimes there’s a thin line between “hero” and “hero complex.” Adoration and attention aren’t always good for people. After a while, they can start to believe so strongly in their own PR that they lose all sense of reality. And protecting the image can become the most important thing in their lives, crowding out everybody, and everything. I’d say this is the story of a fallen hero. But the fact is, he was never really a hero in the first place. He was just wearing the mask. Join us for the story of Lt. Joe Gliniewicz, or as his admirers called him, G.I. Joe--a former paratrooper and 30 year veteran of the Fox Lake, Illinois police. A local celebrity and family man who devoted his time to the Boy Scout "Police Explorers" club and maintained an impeccable reputation...until his shocking death in 2015. What initially looked like a murder--an officer cut down in the line of duty--soon revealed itself as something very different, and revealed Joe Gliniewicz to be a villain in disguise. Sources:https://www.fox29.com/news/disturbing-new-details-emerge-in-probe-of-disgraced-fox-lake-copMichael Martinez, CNN special report "The Secret Life of GI Joe" https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/us/fox-lake-police-lt-joe-gliniewiczABC: https://abc7chicago.com/melodie-gliniewicz-joe-fox-lake-police-guilty/11577785/NBC, Joe Schuppe: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-joe-gliniewiczs-dark-double-life-leaves-village-shock-n458821https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/bad-fox-lake-town-official-killed-article-1.2424992CNBC's "American Greed," Episode "Badge of Dishonor"Investigation Discovery's "Married With Secrets," episode "A Darker Shade of Blue"Follow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfireFacebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.comMERCH! https://true-crime-campfire.myspreadshop.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-campfire--4251960/support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello campers, grab your marshmallows and gather around the true crime campfire.
0:04.9	Wear your camp counselors, I'm Katie, and I'm Whitney.
0:08.4	And we're here to tell you a true story that is way stranger than fiction, or roasting
0:12.5	murderers and marshmallows around the true crime campfire.
0:22.5	Joseph Campbell wrote,
0:24.0	It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself, if not
0:28.2	the world.
0:29.8	And what he says is, sometimes there's a thin line between hero and hero complex.
0:34.8	Adoration and attention aren't always good for people.
0:38.4	After a while, they can start to believe so strongly in their own PR that they lose all
0:42.7	sense of reality, and protecting the image can become the most important thing in their
0:47.2	lives, crowding out everybody and everything.
0:50.7	I'd say this is the story of a fallen hero, but the fact is, he was never really a hero
0:55.9	in the first place.
0:57.3	He was just wearing the mask.
0:59.8	This is GI joke, the life and death of Lieutenant Glenowicz.
1:18.6	So campers, for this one we're in Fox Lake, Illinois, September 1, 2015.
1:25.0	At around 8.15am, the local police dispatch got a radio in from Lieutenant Joe Glenowicz,
1:30.6	a 30-year veteran of the Fox Lake police.
1:33.5	Lately, the director of public works had been calling into request extra patrols around
1:37.9	a concrete plant.
1:39.4	He felt like somebody had been trespassing on the property, and he was worried about
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