March 15, 2022
Episode 234: Livestreamed Crimes: The WDBJ-TV On-Air Shooting
A disgruntled, former television station employee takes out his revenge during a live news broadcast.
Resources:
“Ex-Broadcaster Kills 2 on Air Virginia Shooting” by Michael D. Shear, Richard Perez-Pena, and Alan Blinder,The New York Times, August 26, 2015.
“Vester Lee Flanagan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know”, Tom Cleary, Heavy.com, April 8, 2021.
“A Life of Listing Grievances, and Then Virginia Gunman’s Final Homicidal Explosion”, Michael D. Shear and Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times, Aug 27, 2015.
“Murder on social media: Killer wanted the world to watch”, Emily Brown, USA Today, Aug 26, 2015.
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