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. After decades of secrecy and fear, he was scheduled to face trial in Federal Court,charged with assault, rape and kidnapping. And accused of much more. But Golubski's trial never began.
On Corruption Uncovered, we share stories of the women, the police department and the community; and we grapple with the questions left in the wake of his death. How could someone prey on so many people without consequence? Who else knew? How, if at all, can people be made whole? And what happens now?
Hosted by Josie Duffy Rice. From Roc Nation and its philanthropic and justice division, Team Roc. Produced by Pineapple Street Studios.
[Bonus] Episode Eleven: Corruption Uncovered Part II: Live from the UJC Summit
For the first time ever, the Kansas City, Kansas police corruption scandal was examined on stage at the 2025 United Justice Coalition Summit on May 30th. In this powerful bonus episode, hear legal experts, advocates, and law enforcement voices unpack how decades of abuse were allowed to persist—and what accountability could look like.
Recorded live during the UJC Summit's Corruption Uncovered panel, the discussion tackles sealed disciplinary records, weak oversight, and the systemic failures that kept survivors in silence. The conversation also explores concrete paths to justice—for the women who have come forward, and those still too afraid to speak.
Moderated by James Blue, Executive Producer & Co-Founder of Storyboard Studios, the panel features Rich Rivera, Police Expert Witness; Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project; Barry Scheck, Co-Founder of the Innocence Project; and Quentin Templeton, Attorney at Fagan & Emert, L.L.C. Together, they shed light on the urgent need for transparency, reform, and accountability.
6 Aug 2025
[Bonus] Episode Ten: Corruption Uncovered Part I: Live from the UJC Summit
For the first time ever, the survivors of Roger Golubski’s KCK police corruption scandal took the stage together at the 2025 United Justice Coalition Summit on May 30th. In this powerful bonus episode, hear the unfiltered voices of mothers, sisters, and daughters who have spent decades fighting for answers—and for justice.
Recorded live during the UJC Summit's Corruption Uncovered panel, these women share heartbreaking stories of loss, resilience, and a relentless quest for the truth in a system built to keep them silent.
Moderated by podcast host Josie Duffy-Rice, the panel features Michelle Houcks, Saundra Newsom, Niko L. Quinn, and Ophelia Williams. Their testimonies reveal the human cost of unchecked power—and the hope that comes from solidarity.
25 Feb 2025
SAVE THE DATE! The UJC Summit returns on May 30, 2025, at The Shed (NYC)!
The United Justice Coalition and Roc Nation are returning to New York City for the third UJC Summit, featuring Panel Discussions, Spotlight Conversations, Networking Opportunities, Local and National Charitable Organizations, and more!
Convening leaders, advocates, and experts, the 2025 Summit will focus on identifying viable solutions to challenges within our criminal legal system and provide opportunities for attendees to take action.
Join us on Friday, May 30, 2025, at The Shed in Hudson Yards (NYC) and stay tuned for more information!
14 Feb 2025
It Takes An Army
Barry Scheck is no stranger to long fights for justice. As the co-founder and Special Counsel at the Innocence Project, he played a key role in exposing police corruption in KCK and bringing Roc Nation and the United Justice Coalition into the fight. In this bonus episode, he reflects on the progress made and the battles ahead.
Plus, major updates from KCK: new revelations about Roger Golubski’s death and a big shift in the civil case filed by five survivors of KCK police violence against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS.
31 Jan 2025
Advocacy: A Force for Accountability
Roger Golubski will never face trial. But accountability and systemic change in KCK are still possible. In episode 8, we examine what justice might look like, and what you can do to help make it a reality.
We hear from Tamika Mallory, and Mysonne Linen, two of the founding members of Until Freedom. We also hear from Carmen Perez Jordan, who runs The Gathering for Justice, an organization founded by Harry Belafonte; Peggy Lowe, a journalist at KCUR, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project, and Managing Director of Roc Nation’s Team Roc, Dania Diaz.
24 Jan 2025
The Cost of Saying No
Davilyn Dobbs, a mother of three sons, reveals how her life took a dark turn after working at the Sheriff’s Department and hearing whispers of police corruption. Initially dismissing the rumors, everything changed when Detective Roger Golubski made an unthinkable proposition: sleep with him to protect her children.
What followed was a chilling pattern of retaliation after Davilyn rejected his advances. In 2008, her son, Donnell Dobbs, was convicted of murder— a crime he insists he didn’t commit. Davilyn believes her refusal to comply with Golubski led to Donnell being framed for a crime he had no part in. Nearly two decades later, she’s still fighting for justice, sharing her painful story, and demanding accountability from those in power in Kansas City, Kansas.
This episode also includes powerful insights from Dr. Nikia Smith Robert, Assistant Professor of Religious Ethics and Social Justice at the University of Kansas, and Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project, as they delve into the systemic issues of police misconduct, wrongful convictions, and the fight for justice.
17 Jan 2025
The Courage Of A Chaplain & The Call for Transparency
For decades, the KCKPD has been mired in allegations of corruption—spanning drug dealing, burglary, and more. In the 1990s, a police chaplain bravely spoke out but was ignored. When silence became complicity, he walked away and joined MORE2, choosing integrity over acceptance. Decades later, his fight for justice remains unwavering.
In episode 6 of Corruption Uncovered, we explore the courage of one man who refused to look the other way and the ongoing battle for transparency led by Team Roc as we confront the department’s refusal to release critical documents. What’s being hidden—and why?
This episode features conversations with Rick Behrens, current Pastor at Grandview Park Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Former KCKPD Chaplain and Managing Director of Roc Nation’s, Team Roc Dania Diaz.
10 Jan 2025
Our Sons: The Ones Killed and the Ones Wrongfully Convicted
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.
3 Jan 2025
Indifference: The Unsolved Murders of KCK
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.
20 Dec 2024
Time, Tears, Money
Violet Martin shares her family's devastating story of wrongful conviction at the hands of KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski, highlighting the lasting harm of police corruption.
13 Dec 2024
Open Secret
Veteran public radio journalist Peggy Lowe and Tricia Rojo Bushnell, Executive Director of the Midwest Innocence Project, expose the culture of corruption and abuse of power within the KCKPD.
6 Dec 2024
Who Would Believe Me?
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.
2 Dec 2024
Corruption Uncovered
Josie Duffy Rice examines the decades-long case of Roger Golubski, a Kansas City detective accused of rape, assault, and stalking dozens of women, exposing the systemic failures that enabled his crimes.
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