Content warning, this episode contains discussion of violence and murder.

It sounds like something out of a movie, perhaps a film noir, but even though you've likely never heard this tale before, it is true.

Mike Miski was a seemingly successful businessman, but he had secrets.

In the shadows, he ran what has been referred to as the Misky Enterprise, which is a massive racketeering conspiracy involving drugs, intimidation, and murder.

He ordered a chemical attack on a nightclub. intimidation and murder.

He ordered a chemical attack on a nightclub that was in competition with him.

He was responsible for the brutal beating of an elderly accountant. Miski's men viciously tortured and killed a young man Miski wrongly believed was responsible for the death of his own son.

What's most disturbing is that along the way, he seems to have possibly enjoyed at least a measure of protection from law enforcement and political figures.

This did not happen in Chicago or New York in the 1930s or 40s.

It happened in contemporary Honolulu, Hawaii.

In fact, Miski's six-month trial in that city only recently came to an end.

To get all the details about the case, including why it took so long to bring this man to justice,

we turned to Ian Lind.

A veteran reporter.

Ian is the expert on this story.

He's been following it closer than anyone else.

We should note that we talked to Ian just as the trial was coming to an end, but before there was a verdict.

From reading his work, we recognized Ian would be the perfect person to tell us about this complicated

story.

He knows all of the details and players in a way that only a seasoned journalist does.

My name is Anya Kane. I'm a journalist.

And I'm Kevin Greenley. I'm an attorney.

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