Shooter’s Family Gets MORE $$ Than Victims? | Grand Blanc LDS Church Shooting Updates

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🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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New details are emerging in the Grand Blanc LDS church shooting—and they’re both heartbreaking and haunting. We break down what we’ve learned about the victims, the survivors fighting to recover, and the man investigators say carried out the attack. From chilling survivor accounts to a fundraiser raising more money for the shooter’s family than the victims’, this episode dives into the pain, the faith, and the complicated compassion unfolding in the wake of tragedy. Beam: To get up 35% off on your order of Beam Dream, head to www.shopbeam.com/Truecrime and use code TRUECRIME About Hidden True Crime What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling. Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Lauren. This is Hidden True Crime.
0:03.0	And we have some important updates tonight in the tragic LDS church shooting that unfolded in Grand Blank, Michigan.
0:09.0	We have everything you need to know.
0:11.0	What began as a horrifying act of violence inside the house of worship has continued to ripple through the community,
0:17.0	leaving investigators, congregants, in families searching for answers.
0:22.9	Authorities are still piecing together what led to this unimaginable moment, working tirelessly
0:28.7	to uncover both the timeline and the motive behind it. At the same time, the public is slowly
0:34.3	learning more day by day. New details are emerging about what happened inside that chapel,
0:40.0	the victims whose lives were shattered,
0:42.5	and the suspect at the center of this case.
0:45.2	Each update adds another layer to a story that is as devastating as it is unsettling,
0:51.3	reminding us that even spaces that are meant to be sacred, safe, and set apart from the world's violence are not immune.
0:59.2	Authorities have now released the identities of all four people who tragically lost their lives in the grand blank LDS shooting.
1:08.7	Each name represents not just a victim of this violent act, but an entire life story,
1:15.2	families, legacies, and communities forever altered. The first is 77-year-old John Bond.
1:24.2	John was a Navy veteran, a father of six, and a grandfather of 10. His life was marked by service,
1:31.9	family, and devotion. In a heartbreaking detail shared by his wife, Joanne, we've learned that in his
1:37.9	final moments, John told others that he wanted to call her, called Joanne. And that image alone of a husband longing for his
1:47.3	wife in his last breath captures the devastating human cost of this tragedy. Another victim was also
1:55.3	77 years old, Pat Howard. And Pat is remembered as a devoted husband, while fewer details have been made public about Pat.
2:05.3	What is clear is the love he carried for his family and the loss his absence now leaves behind.
2:11.9	We also remember Thelma Armstrong, a mother and grandmother who immigrated to the United States from South Africa in
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