The Debutante at Elohim City: Dennis Mahon, Pt. 4

Weird Little Guys

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Society & Culture, True Crime

4.6 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In 1994, a former debutante named Carol Howe became an informant for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. For six months, she and Dennis Mahon made weekend trips to a white supremacist compound called Elohim City. Carol reported back to the government that Dennis Mahon was stockpiling weapons and talking about blowing up federal buildings. In April of 1995, someone did blow up a federal building. Had her handlers ignored credible information about the plot?

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