Some say he met them through his job. Some say he came to their houses, or offered them a ride home. According to dozens of women, Roger Golubski, a detective with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, raped, assaulted and stalked them. Now, after decades of secrecy and fear, he stands trial in Federal Court. Golubski is charged with assault, rape and kidnapping. And he’s been accused of much more. On Corruption Uncovered, we share stories of the women, the police department and Golubski himself; and we grapple with the questions left in the wake of it all. How could someone prey on so many people without consequence? Who else knew? And what will it take for the community to feel safe again? Hosted by Josie Duffy Rice. From Roc Nation and its philanthropic and justice division, Team Roc.
In 2022, Michelle Houcks finally spoke out. For 30 years, she’d been keeping a secret about the man she says raped her. Out of fear for herself and her family, she stayed quiet. Then she started seeing his face on the news, and someone leaked her name. In this episode, we unpack the charges that KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski was scheduled to face, and hear Michelle’s story.
The scope and scale of what Roger Golubski is accused of doing is horrifying – and many in Kansas City, Kansas say it was an open secret. In this episode, we unpack what Golubki’s acts did to people, men and women in KCK, and we begin to explore the culture of the KCKPD - with veteran public radio journalist, Peggy Lowe, and Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project.
Violet Martin is still rebuilding from the things that happened to her family in 1997, when her brother and cousin were sentenced to 25 years to life for a crime they did not commit. They say KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski set them up for murder. In this episode, we sit with Violet Martin, and hear from Lora McDonald, Executive Director of MORE2, about how the harm from Roger Golubski’s actions is still being felt today.
Dorothy Cooper’s daughter Starr was only one when her mother went missing. Now, Starr is searching for answers from a police department that’s known for dismissing the cases of missing and murdered Black women, and treating their families with indifference. This episode features conversations with Starr Cooper, Michelle McCormick, the Executive Director of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and attorney Cheryl Pilate.
Doniel Quinn was funny, and kind, and turning his life around. Until his gruesome 1994 murder, one that Roger Golubski allegedly pinned on the wrong man. His true killer was never charged, and the tragic impacts of Doniel's death have extended for generations. In this episode, Doniel's mother Saundra Newsom remembers her son, and shares her quest for justice. And we talk to attorney Cheryl Pilate about the Blue Code of the KCKPD, and what, if anything, can happen to rebuild trust in a flawed system.
Melissa
Well, I hope demons in hell are raping him because They Can. listen to the podcast if you don't understand why I said this.