The 1988 Trolley Square Mall Shooting - October 6 2025

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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0:00.0	In Texas, the countdown has begun.
0:04.1	Robert Robertson is scheduled to die.
0:07.0	When the clock hits zero, it's over.
0:10.0	But a growing chorus insists Robert is innocent.
0:13.2	We didn't hear Robert.
0:14.7	We chose to disbelieve him.
0:17.2	And if the system gets it wrong, there's no going back. I'm Lester Holt, and this is
0:23.8	The Last Appeal. My new podcast from Dateline, listen now. There were two more murders, 15 miles away.
0:32.7	When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines. We have a weird homicide.
0:38.9	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
0:42.3	A cop of murder...
0:44.3	All mass shootings are senseless, but they feel even more so when a motive remains elusive.
0:52.8	On October 6, 1988, a man at the center of one of these senseless crimes was born.
1:00.1	So, if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.
1:07.8	On February 12, 2007, at 6.42 p.m., an 18-year-old boy named Suleiman Talovic arrived at the
1:16.5	trolley square mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, parked his car in the upper level of the parking
1:21.9	garage, and began walking towards the building. Underneath his tan trench coat was a six-shot 12-gauge pump action shotgun and a 38-calibre handgun.
1:34.0	And on his back was a backpack filled with ammunition.
1:38.9	Just two minutes after exiting his vehicle,
1:41.9	Suleiman came into contact with 52-year-old Jeffrey Walker and his 16-year-old son, Alan.
1:48.7	They too were walking through the parking garage, completely unaware of the danger approaching them.
1:54.0	And as Suleiman grew closer, he picked up his shotgun and shot both in the head.
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