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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

Brittany Caffet: The Shell Lake Massacre

Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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True Crime

4.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 1967, a family of nine was murdered in their home by a stranger in rural Canada. It was one of the worse random mass murders in the country’s history. There’s a podcast that covers the whole story called “The Shell Lake Massacre.” The host, Brittany Caffet, grew up not far from Shell Lake. And she has a very personal connection to the story…she’s close to one of the survivors. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/3zukETh See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram) 2024 All Rights Reserved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is exactly right.

0:06.2

On July 27, 1996, a domestic terrorist bombed the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia,

0:13.5

while the FBI and the media fixated on the wrong man,

0:16.8

the real bomber was planning his next targets,

0:19.8

two abortion clinics, and a gay nightclub.

0:22.4

The bomber would later be identified as a radical. two abortion clinics in a gay night club.

0:22.6

The bomber would later be identified as a radicalized white supremacist

0:26.6

and member of the Christian identity movement.

0:29.7

Through the lens of these bombings, Flashpoint explores America's greatest threat, the political

0:35.2

and religious radicalization of homegrown terrorists. From Tinderfoot TV, Flashpoint

0:41.2

is available now. Listen for free on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:46.0

This story contains adult content and language.

0:50.0

Listener discretion is advised. It feels like foreshadowing from a movie to have the last conversation ever between two sisters be a true

1:06.7

farewell is heartbreaking.

1:10.9

I'm Kate Winkler Dawson, a non-fiction author and journalism professor in Austin,

1:19.2

Texas. I'm also the co-host of the podcast Buried Bones on Exactly Right, and throughout my career,

1:25.4

research for my many audio and book projects has taken me around the world.

1:30.9

On wicked words, I sit down with the people I've met along the way,

1:34.6

amazing writers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters who have investigated and

1:39.8

reported on notorious true crime cases.

1:42.9

This is about the choices writers make, both good and bad,

1:46.9

and it's a deep dive into the unpublished details

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