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At 14, Rick Wershe Jr. became the youngest FBI informant ever and helped bring down some of Detroit’s biggest drug dealers.

Then the FBI abandoned him, and he became the dealer, until being busted with eight kilos of cocaine.
Wershe has been in prison ever since.

Shattered: White Boy Rick chronicles Wershe’s improbable life story.

EPISODES

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 1 -- Like Father, Like Son

In 1984, crack-cocaine is becoming an epidemic in Detroit. Several African-American drug gangs are battling each other for territory.

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 2 -- Summer Job

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 3 -- Fight Night in Vegas

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 4 -- I’m No Cocaine Kingpin

Rick has given the feds enough information for them to start prosecuting the Curry’s. Out of a job, he becomes a drug dealer in his own right.

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 5 -- Operation Backbone

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 6 -- Inspector Todd

Rick says the reason he’s been languishing in prison for so long has a lot to do with one man, Gil Hill.

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 7 -- Kid Rock & White Boy Rick

Rick is granted his first parole hearing in 15 years.

Shattered podcast | White Boy Rick, Chapter 8 -- Just Call Me Rick

With Hollywood making a movie about his life and some positive signs coming from the new Wayne County Prosecutor, Rick thinks he might have a shot at parole.

WHITE BOY RICK NEWS STORIES

Interview: Tracy Cowan spent nearly 20 years in Michigan prison. Now she’s pushing reform

A women who spent nearly 20 years in prison for gun and drug charges was released in January after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer commuted her sentence.

Richard Wershe Jr. denounces Detroit’s effort to dismiss lawsuit due to bankruptcy

Richard Wershe Jr., formerly known as “White Boy Rick,” is set to appear in court Wednesday afternoon to denounce the city of Detroit’s effort to dismiss a civil lawsuit he brought against the city, several Detroit law enforcers and others for their alleged role in his decadeslong imprisonment.

Richard Wershe Jr., formerly known as ‘White Boy Rick,’ launches ‘The 8th’ cannabis brand

More than one year after his prison release, Richard Wershe Jr., formerly known as “White Boy Rick,” is launching a cannabis brand.

Rick Wershe Jr. and others protest prison sentence of Metro Detroit dispensary owner

On Wednesday, supporters of Rudi Gammo, including Rick Wershe Jr., gathered outside the Oakland County courthouse. Gammo is charged with operating a city-sanctioned medical marijuana dispensary in Michigan back in 2018 before voters approved of legalizing adult use of marijuana.

Eminem to play 'White Boy Rick' in 50 Cent's Detroit-based Starz drama

Rapper Eminem is returning to acting to play the role of Rick Wershe Jr., formerly known as White Boy Rick, in 50 Cent's upcoming Starz drama "BMF."

Eminem to play ‘White Boy Rick’ in 50 Cent’s Detroit-based Starz series

Eminem will play Richard Wershe Jr., known as “White Boy Rick,” in 50 Cent’s upcoming Starz drama based in Detroit.

News Brief, 7/21/2021, 7 a.m. Update

Here is a 7 a.m. news update for Metro Detroit on July 21, 2021

Richard Wershe Jr., formerly known as ‘White Boy Rick’, sues FBI agents, Detroit police

Richard Wershe Jr. is suing FBI agents, Detroit police and others a year after he was released from prison.

Richard Wershe Jr. sues Detroit police, FBI agents

10-page court filing offers details into suit by Richard Wershe Jr.

Richard Wershe Jr., formerly ‘White Boy Rick,’ announces lawsuit against FBI agents and Detroit police year after prison release

Richard Wershe Jr. is suing FBI agents, Detroit police and others a year after he was released from prison.

Richard Wershe Jr. speaks year after prison release

Richard Wershe Jr. is suing FBI agents, Detroit police and others a year after he was released from prison.

News Brief, 7/20/2021, 6 a.m. Update

Here is a 6 a.m. news update for Metro Detroit on July 20, 2021

'White Boy Rick' Wershe to file lawsuit against law enforcement

'White Boy Rick' Wershe to file lawsuit against law enforcement

Richard Wershe Jr., formerly ‘White Boy Rick,’ is suing FBI agents and Detroit police year after prison release

Richard Wershe Jr. is suing FBI agents, Detroit police and others a year after he was released from prison.

‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe breaks silence after prison release

Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. is speaking out for the first time since his release from prison this summer.

5 things to know about ‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe, who is now a free man after his release earlier this week

In case you missed it, Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. was released earlier this week from a Florida halfway house. They were his first steps of freedom since he was a teenager.

How ‘White Boy’ Rick Wershe went from informant, to drug ring, to 32 years in prison

Rick Wershe went to jail a teenager and just Monday, he left a halfway house a full-grown man in his early 50s.

How ‘White Boy’ Rick Wershe went from informant, to drug ring, to 32 years in prison

“White Boy” Rick Wershe, who was busted for selling drugs as a teenager after serving as a police informant, was released from prison Monday after more than 30 years.

‘White Boy’ Rick Wershe released from prison after 32 years

“White Boy” Rick Wershe, imprisoned for selling drugs as a teenager more than 30 years ago, was released Monday.

Video shows Richard Wershe Jr. leaving Florida prison

'White Boy Rick' Wershe is a free man

Richard Wershe Jr. was released from prison on Monday, July 20, 2020. For more: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2020/07/20/white-boy-rick-wershe-is-free-man-after-32-years-behind-bars/

‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe is free man after 32 years behind bars

Wershe was the longest-serving nonviolent juvenile offender in Michigan history. Arrested at 17 years old for drug offenses, he was locked up in Michigan until age 48.

Detroit historian: ‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe prison release ‘way overdue’

Richard “White Boy Rick” is set to be released from prison on Monday after 32 years behind bars.

‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe to be freed today: Follow updates here

Wershe was the longest-serving nonviolent juvenile offender in Michigan history. Arrested at 17 years old for drug offenses, he was locked up in Michigan until age 48.

After 32 years behind bars, ‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe Jr. to be released Monday

Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. has waited a long time for this day. He walks free from prison after 30 years Monday.

‘White Boy Rick’ Wershe Jr. to return to Metro Detroit after release

According his attorney, Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. will be returning to Metro Detroit -- the place where Wershe said he got caught up, set up and taken down.

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