124. Lane Bryant Mass Murder – Part 1
The Consult: Real FBI Profilers
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🗓️ 18 February 2026
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Summary
In this episode, we examine the unsolved Lane Bryant mass murder that occurred on February 2, 2008, in Tinley Park, Illinois. A gunman entered the Lane Bryant store at the Brookside Marketplace under the pretense of making a delivery. Once inside, he ultimately shot six women, killing five. We walk through what is known about the crime and share our initial impressions.
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| 0:00.0 | In the consult, we discuss cases involving violence, sexual violence, abduction, and murder. |
| 0:09.0 | Sometimes the cases we discuss involve children. |
| 0:13.0 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:17.2 | 9-1-1 emergency. |
| 0:22.1 | I'm right. 911 emergency. Bye Brian. |
| 0:23.3 | No. |
| 0:25.3 | Is it right? |
| 0:27.4 | No. |
| 0:29.0 | It's out here. |
| 0:31.6 | Thank you to deal, all right? |
| 0:34.3 | Let's get in again. |
| 0:37.1 | What's that out to? Okay. Primera..........andus... what Welcome to the consult. I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler, and I'm joined by my colleagues. |
| 1:17.4 | Susan Costler Drew. Bob Drew. And Angela, Susan, and Bob are also retired FBI profilers, and we work together in the FBI's behavioral |
| 1:28.5 | analysis unit. |
| 1:30.5 | Today we're beginning our analysis of the Lane Bryant mass murder in Tinley Park, Illinois |
| 1:35.7 | on February 2, 2008. |
| 1:39.3 | And what you just heard at the beginning of this episode was the 911 call placed by Rhoda McFarlane, the store |
| 1:45.8 | manager and one of the victims killed in the shooting. You can hear her whisper, Lane Bryant, |
| 1:52.4 | and what follows is the voice of the offender, which was isolated. It's pretty muffled, |
| 1:58.5 | but I think at one point it sounds like he says something like I'm losing it. |
| 2:02.3 | And I don't want to speculate much more than that. |
| 2:06.9 | Before we get started, I do want to remind listeners that if you'd like early and add free access to our episodes, |
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