Ed Burke
Ed Burke comes up in 3 episodes of The Cooley Account and Finnigan's Take. Below is every episode, with the exact moments where the conversation turns to Ed Burke.
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The Cooley Account · Episode 7 · 67 minD'Arco, Marcy & Aleman
This conversation propels us into the inner sanctum of Chicago’s 1st Ward. A shadow government within a government that controlled the state of Illinois. Two men operate the levers of power, both of whom started as gunmen for Al Capone. One is John D’Arco Sr. who needs Bob to take his wayward son under his wing and teach him how to be a lawyer (despite him being a state senator). The other is Pat Marcy, a man of near-mythical proportions who had the presence of a stone-cold killer. Marcy needs Bob to fix the Harry Aleman trial. Aleman is a hitman who’s been charged with murder, and his trial becomes unprecedented legal history.
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The Cooley Account · Episode 9 · 38 min
Fixing Murder & Marcy Power
Carol Jean DiPasalegne was murdered by her husband, but the 1st Ward fixed the case so her husband would walk free so the machine could steal the insurance money on a double indemnity clause. Bob also explains how Pat Marcy gained control of the 1st Ward and exerted his ruthless power.
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Finnigan's Take · Episode 12 · 30 minChicago's Third Rail
Jerry arrests a gang member who is politically connected to Alderman Ed Burke, a man at the top of Chicago's political power machine. In true Chicago fashion, politics and policing collide in a web of deceit and drama.