158: Linden Cameron - The Son Part 02

Obscura: A True Crime Podcast

Justin Drown

True Crime, Personal Journals, History, Documentary, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Listener, this episode picks up where we left off—moments after 13-year-old Linden Cameron is confronted by officers and shot multiple times. You’ll hear the harrowing chase, the immediate aftermath, and the long road to recovery for both Linden and his mother. This tragedy raised questions about the handling of mental health crises and the use of force by police. Join me to find out how a desperate call for help turned into a life-altering event. For ad-free early access and exclusive episodes, support us on Patreon or Apple Podcasts Premium, and visit https://www.blacklabelpodcasting.com/show/obscura/ for more.

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0:00.0	Welcome, listener.
0:07.0	I'm glad you're here.
0:09.0	Take a seat next to the fire.
0:13.0	Welcome to Obscira, where we shine a light on the dark. Part 3. Escalation.
0:46.0	Just prior to approaching the residents, the three responding officers requested assistance from additional officers,
0:52.9	and asked for additional officer to stage east of the house.
0:58.0	Todd, do you want a fifth? Do you want a fifth? Yeah, just calling it. Maybe I should.
1:04.1	Yeah, if you can start us one more, that'd be great. Also have him come from the east too, please.
1:23.6	Yeah, I don't have him coming out. Yeah. come from the east to please one twenty two just ten fourteen there are people inside the house so we'll let me go try and make contact really quick.
1:32.3	Shig Shig She confirmed 1267.
1:49.0	She confirmed 1267. The three officers who were initially dispatched to the call, then went to the residence.
2:17.6	Two officers went to the front door of the residence, while the third officer remained in the driveway.
2:23.7	As two officers knocked on the front door, the officer who remained in the driveway yelled
2:28.9	at Lyndon Cameron, who was in the backyard.
2:36.0	Okay, I got movement in the backyard, Todd.
2:39.0	Hey, please, look. Stop running!
2:42.0	One for you to see the guys going there.
2:45.0	Stop, south, now.
2:49.0	Hold, hold, hold.
2:50.0	Do you leave the backyard? Hold, hold on. Here you go.
2:51.6	You leave the backyard.
2:57.6	That officer gave chase to Linden, and the two officers who were at the door followed.
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