Part Two: Daryl Gates: The Man Who Invented SWAT Teams and DARE

Behind the Bastards

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Robert concludes the story of Daryl Gates with his founding of SWAT and insane reaction to the LA Riots.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to a podcast that you've been listening to and this is the second episode.
0:11.1	So you're not, you're not starting there, right?
0:13.3	You know, because that would be crazy.
0:15.2	You're continuing here.
0:16.9	You know, you know what show this is.
0:18.4	It's behind the bastards.
0:19.8	A podcast about the worst people in all of history.
0:24.7	Now, Bridget, are you ready to learn more about Darrell Gates?
0:29.0	You bet your ass I am. Let's do it.
0:30.9	Do you want to tell people where they can find you on the old internet so far right now?
0:35.5	You can find me at my podcast.
0:37.2	There are no girls on the internet or on Instagram at Bridget Marie in D.C.
0:41.8	Hell yeah.
0:42.6	We'll find Bridget on the internet and find Daryl Gates in this podcast where you'll learn more
0:48.6	about them right now, right?
0:50.9	Let's do it.
0:51.8	Let's hear from this motherfucking guy, you know?
0:56.5	This is an I-Heart podcast.
1:00.8	On a cold January day in 1995, 18-year-old Krista Pike killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in the woods of Knoxville, Tennessee.
1:12.0	Since her conviction, Krista has been sitting on death row.
1:15.7	How does someone prove that they deserve to live?
1:18.7	We are starting the recording now.
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