Baltimore-based writers Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg, the co-authors of "I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad," detail the rise and fall of the Gun Trace Task Force, a group of dirty cops inside the Baltimore Police Department who victimized drug dealers, stole thousands of dollars from citizens and faked video evidence.

Salon's D. Watkins talks to Woods and Soderberg about their investigative reporting around the officers involved, including how their corrupt practices were discovered and individual victim's stories.