Ken Dye, retired narcotics undercover agent and author
Shortly after the shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. he was lionized in print and video media. More importantly, in social media. Unarmed black kid, murdered by a white racist cop. Not so. Michael Brown Jr had, as is the current vernacular, issues. Bold and overbearing disrespect for authority. His grandmother tried to rein him …
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Hostile, violent and deadly. Thirty seconds on the afternoon of August 9, 2014. Ferguson Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson and Michael Brown Jr’s lives intersect. This snapshot in time threw the country into a long period of turmoil and upheaval. What really occurred? How did this happen? Could anything have been done to prevent the …
‘Howlin’ Ray, a defense attorney and court jester. More than likely responsible for the Missouri prison building boom. No wonder, I can’t recall him ever winning a case. All the cops kept “Howlin’ Ray’s business cards at their disposal. Upon arresting a suspect the cops always slid one of ‘Howlin’ Rays business cards in the …
It’s hot. It’s hot like only St. Louis is hot in mid July. Shoes actually melted and stuck to the sidewalk. Humidity, let me tell ya about the humidity. A person can walk out of their house, apartment, condo or lean to right after taking a shower. Within a few seconds, you feel like a …
Courtney “Owl Baby” Newman a well-known creep, dope dealer and all around bad guy and his lovely girlfriend/baby mamma, Takiashia Brown dabbled in the sales and distribution of dope and guns. As is customary in this situation both had lengthy arrest and conviction records. Not so customary, Takiashia, snitched for Murph and myself. Takiashia came …
IS THAT A PROP…? Cops from the city and County began riding Bi-State busses and trains due to an up-tick in crime on the public conveyances. Bi-State Transit Auth provides bus and rail transit throughout the metro area. This includes Metro east, St. Louis City and St. Louis County. The public transportation system served around …
Shadow of the Arch by AmericanHeroesRadio Airdate: Sat, September 19, 2009 Ken Dye recently appeared on American Heros Radio. Conversations with American Heroes at the Watering Hole featured a discussion with Ken Dye, a former St. Louis County Police Department law enforcement official about his career and book – Shadow of the Arch. Ken Dye, …
MY BROTHER’S SOCKS Man, what a day. Thursday, daywatch, usually a quiet time. Not today. Everything broke loose. A steve McQueen pursuit that ended with the rollin’ stolen crashing into a police car. Shooting here, stabbing there three or four domestics all at the same time. The TAC unit sent to the district to handle …
Ken Dye is publishing his new novel, “Beyond the Shadow of the Arch”. This is the sequel to his first novel, “Shadow of the Arch”. Detectives Sloan and Falimoso solve a brutal cold case involving the murder of a restaurant manager. Upon completion of solving this and other complex and challenging “Who Done Its” they’re off …