S6 Ep235: Livestreamed Crimes: The Arizona Mall Mass Shooting
Once Upon A Crime
Esther Ludlow
4.6 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
A young man who identifies with as an Incel carries out a mass shooting at an Arizona mall while livestreaming it via Snapchat. Special thanks to Dr. Sohom Das for lending his expertise in this episode. Check out his YouTube Channel A Psych for Sore Minds for more insights into the criminal mind and the psychology of true crime! https://www.youtube.com/c/APsychForSoreMinds Resources: “Dark Side: The Westgate Shooting” by Erica Stapleton for News 12 Phoenix, Feb 18, 2021. “‘God had such mercy’: Mother of 19-year-old Westgate shooting victim speaks about son’s recovery” by BrieAnna J. Frank for The Arizona Republic, May 23, 2020. “A Mass Shooter Live-streamed his Attack on Snapchat at an Arizona Mall” by David Gilbert for Vice News, May 21, 2020. “This real-life Air Force superhero saved 28 people from an active shooter in Arizona” by David Roza for Task and Purpose, May 27, 2021. “Armando ‘Junior’ Hernandez: Glendale Westgate Shooting Suspect Arrested” by Emliy Bicks fr The Heavy, May 21, 2020. Links: CrimeCon - www.crimecon.com and www.crimecon.co.uk - Use promo code ONCEUPON22 for 10% off your registration. Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast details true crime cases. |
| 0:05.0 | It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence. |
| 0:08.9 | It is not intended for children. |
| 0:11.0 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:14.8 | Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime. |
| 0:24.8 | Now that a majority of the population has access to cell phone cameras at all times, there's |
| 0:29.4 | almost nothing that's not caught on video the moment it occurs. |
| 0:33.4 | Most criminals would rather this not be the case, but in this month's series, Life |
| 0:38.0 | Streamed Crimes, perpetrators of violent crimes go out of their way to have their crimes |
| 0:42.9 | recorded for the world to witness in real time. |
| 0:47.0 | In this episode, a young man frustrated and bored during the COVID lockdown in his |
| 0:51.6 | state decides to make a name for himself by planning a mass shooting at a public venue. |
| 0:57.6 | He threw intervention by heroes who sacrificed their own safety for the welfare of others |
| 1:02.5 | where countless lives saved. |
| 1:04.8 | This is chapter 2 of Life Streamed Crimes, the Arizona Mall Shooter. |
| 1:19.1 | In the spring of 2020, the state of Arizona, like the rest of the country and soon the |
| 1:23.9 | world, was in a state of lockdown. |
| 1:27.2 | The first reports of the infectious virus that would be called COVID-19 were confirmed |
| 1:32.2 | in January 2020. |
| 1:34.6 | By March, most of the country had begun taking precautions to contain the spread of the virus. |
| 1:40.2 | These precautions would start off with simple measures, like wearing a mask in public and |
| 1:44.4 | staying out of crowded places where you couldn't be six feet apart from strangers. |
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