Mother of the Monster? Texas Mom Helped Son Plot School Massacre

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Mother of the Monster? Texas Mom Helped Son Plot School Massacre

In a horrifying twist on maternal protection, 33-year-old Ashley Pardo of Texas stands accused of aiding her 13-year-old son in planning a mass shooting at Rhodes Middle School. According to police, the boy idolized past mass shooters, researched the Christchurch massacre, and even built an improvised explosive device. But what shocked authorities most wasn’t just his behavior—it was his mother’s. She reportedly purchased ammunition and tactical gear for her son and dismissed his violent obsessions as mere “expressions.”

This episode explores the chilling affidavit, the grandmother’s brave intervention, and the terrifying ideology behind the phrase “14 words”—a white supremacist slogan the boy allegedly quoted before school. From disturbing drawings to hammer-struck bullets, nothing about this case says “idle fantasy.” The teen is now charged with terrorism, and Pardo herself faces felony charges for aiding in the plot.

We break down the legal, psychological, and familial failures that allowed this threat to grow—and how close we came to tragedy. Was this preventable? Why did the warning signs go ignored for so long?

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