Heroes Live Forever Podcast

McLean, VA (June 25, 2024) - Tulsa (OK) Police Officer Harry Aurandt was mortally wounded on December 19, 1921, when he and Chief Detective Ike Wilkinson were shot in an ambush attack while investigating a suspicious vehicle. He left behind a three-year-old son who went on to become one of the most beloved figures in all of America. The son was named Paul Harvey Aurandt but, of course, we all know...

McLean, VA (June 18, 2024) - Some of our nation’s most heinous criminals have been made famous and, in some cases, almost likable by pop culture. One of them was a cold-blooded cop killer by the name of William Bonney (aka, “Billy the Kid”). He died in 1881 at the young age of 21, but during his short reign of terror he shot and killed six lawmen. Shockingly, in 2010, New Mexico Governor Bill Rich...

One of the 72 law enforcement officers who died on 9/11, the deadliest day in law enforcement history, was Fred Morrone, Superintendent of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department. When word reached him moments after terrorists flew a jetliner into the World Trade Center, Superintendent Morrone left his Jersey City (NJ) office and rushed through the Holland Tunnel to lead th...

In 1934, FBI Inspector Samuel P. Cowley was dispatched from headquarters to the mid-west to head up the Bureau’s anti-gangster effort. Soon after, legendary gangsters “Pretty Boy” Floyd and John Dillinger were killed by FBI Agents. And then, on November 27, 1934, Inspector Cowley and FBI Special Agent Herman Hollis got word of the whereabouts of another notorious criminal, “Baby Face” Nelson. They...

On March 26, 1916, Federal Correctional Officer Andrew Turner was stabbed to death by an inmate at the Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Kansas. His killer, Robert Stroud, was sentenced to hang. However, President Woodrow Wilson commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. Stroud went on to live nearly another 50 years in the Federal prison system and developed a fascination with birds. Shortly b...

On December 9, 1981, Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel “Danny” Faulkner was shot and killed during a traffic stop. His killer shot him in the back and then stood over him and fired four more shots while the 25-year-old officer desperately fought for his life. His killer’s guilt was beyond question. He was convicted and sentenced to death, but because of a flawed criminal justice system Danny’s as...

On February 18, 1988, Boston Police Detective Sherman Griffiths was shot and killed during a narcotics raid. His death inspired four of his brothers to follow in his footsteps. They wanted to finish the job that Sherman had started. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit behindbadge.substack.com