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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Flamethrower toting Santa goes on killing rampage on Christmas Eve

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

When Santa knocks on the door just minutes before midnight, an 8-year-old girl is thrilled, but Santa isn't bringing joy. He shoots the little girl in the face and goes on a killing rampage, murdering 9 members of one family. He's armed with guns and a homemade flamethrower. WHY? Joining Nancy Grace today:James Shelnutt - 27 years Atlanta Metro Major Case detective, SWAT Officer (RET) Attorney www.shelnuttlawfirm.com  Caryn Stark - NYC Psychologist, www.carynstark.com Robbert Crispin - Private Investigator “Crispin Special Investigations”  www.crispinsinvestigations.com Dr. Tim Gallagher - Medical Examiner State of Florida, www.pathcaremed.com  Ray Caputo - Lead News Anchor for Orlando's Morning News, 96.5 WDBO

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0:00.0

MUSIC

0:05.6

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:13.6

Maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong, but we tend to expect so much when we all gather together

0:21.3

at Christmas and Hanukkah. The holidays where all families are united. How can one Christmas holiday

0:30.1

go so wrong?

0:39.7

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:41.7

MUSIC

0:47.7

I don't know what this is. Why? I don't know. I know. I don't know. I just stay on the floor.

0:51.6

Are you okay? I don't know. I'm either excited. People are so excited. I know. I know. It's okay. The offices are there. They're trying to get to you guys.

0:59.6

Okay?

1:00.3

The humans are the entrance of the door and it's a set of costumes on sliding seats. When we shot, I heard the shots.

1:07.8

We were like poppy, but I wasn't sure what it was. We all started panicking and running. So we all don't want to be the thing.

1:15.2

We're some of us don't. We're some of us. I don't know.

1:18.4

My mom calls me on the map and I'm the fire department there. Okay?

1:22.3

If you were, what is he saying? Please. What is he wearing? He's coming. What is he wearing?

1:28.8

Now he keeps his clothes from panicking. Let me know what he's wearing.

1:32.4

So the guy that intruded was wearing a Santa suit. What does this mean? We have to turn on the burglar alarm

1:40.7

and make sure all the doors and windows are locked. When we gather around the Christmas tree, take a listen to this.

1:47.3

Hello, hello. Hi.

1:49.3

How are you?

1:50.5

I don't want to get in your house.

1:52.1

I don't want to get in your house.

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