Detective Bob Bayes was in the police force for 40 years throughout Saint Louis County. His teams went undercover, solved murders, conducted drug and prostitution stings, and made some of the biggest arrests in St. Louis history.
Det. Bayes helped solve the Cassidy Senter murder, was on the sting that caught county prosecutor George Peach, and went undercover to catch child pornographers and drug dealers. In this interview, you hear the thoughts and perspectives of a man that dedicated his life to policing St. Louis. Det. Bayes talks about the challenges of being a father and a detective, his thoughts on gun ownership and even the legalization of drugs and prostitution. The conversation was intense and shocking.