8: Killer Kids Chapter 3: Brenda Spencer

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Society & Culture, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2016

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The first school mass shooting in the U.S. is committed by a 16-year-old year girl.

Brenda Spencer's mugshot. January 29, 1979. Wearing her "lucky" hat.

Brenda Spencer goes to court.

"Does Anyone Like Mondays? The Brenda Spencer Murder Case" by Eric Hart

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:04.3	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:08.1	It is not intended for children.
0:10.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.6	I couldn't conclude a series about kids who kill without talking about school shootings.
0:17.3	Unfortunately in America, this is an all too common occurrence.
0:21.3	And perhaps surprisingly or not, many are committed by juveniles.
0:26.2	We become familiar with the names Kip Kinko, Luke William, Eric Harris, and Dylan Klebold
0:30.5	among others.
0:31.9	But today I will discuss a case that you might not have heard about.
0:35.4	It happened here in California and it was only the second mass shooting by a minor in
0:39.7	US history.
0:42.0	Even the perpetrator of this shooting wonders if she is responsible for all the school shootings
0:45.8	that came after.
0:47.8	And yes, you heard me correctly.
0:50.1	This case is unique in several ways.
0:52.4	Not the least of which is that this crime against school children was committed by a female.
0:57.1	The fact that a young girl won an emergency rampage decades before there was a Columbine
1:01.8	is a surprising and fascinating turn of events.
1:05.0	Join me for episode 8 of Once Upon a Crime.
1:08.4	This is chapter 3, Brenda Spencer.
1:15.6	Brenda and Spencer was born on April 3rd, 1962 in San Diego, California.
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