Silent Fear: The Murders at Gallaudet University

True Crime Campfire

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Gallaudet University is one of the world’s most prestigious schools for the deaf and hard of hearing. For the gifted few who pass the exclusive admissions process, Gallaudet is an oasis—a center of learning, a place of infinite possibilities, a home away from home. It’s a place where they can celebrate deaf culture, network with some of the best minds in the country, and feel a deep sense of belonging. But during a four-month period in the fall and winter of 2000-2001, that sense of security was shattered, as a brutal killer stalked the dormitory halls. Everyone at Gallaudet was forced to confront the terrifying possibility that the killer was one of their own. Before the nightmare ended, two students would be dead, lives and reputations would be ruined, and a killer no one saw coming would be unmasked.

Sources:
David Van Biema, Time magazine, "Murder in a Silent Place": http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,130940,00.html
Jeff Truesdell, People Magazine, "Who Killed Two Students at a Famed College for the Deaf?"
Investigation Discovery's "People Magazine Investigates," episode "The Sound of Silence"
Investigation Discovery's "Murder U," Episode "Signs of Murder"
Investigation Discovery's "On the Case with Paula Zahn," episode "Gallaudet Murders"

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1:20.0	Gallaudet University is one of the world's most prestigious schools for the death and heart of hearing.
1:26.0	For the gifted few who passed the exclusive admissions process, Gallaudet is an Oasis,
1:31.0	a center of learning, a place of infinite possibilities, a home away from home.
1:36.0	It's a place where they can celebrate deaf culture, network with some of the best minds in the country,
1:41.0	and feel a deep sense of belonging.
1:43.0	But during a four month period in the fall and winter of 2000 and 2001,
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