Who is Elliott Chorny? and why did she do that?

Nighttime

Curiouscast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Halifax, NS - Feb 2025 When a six-year-old boy was stabbed in a random attack in downtown Halifax, shock and outrage followed. But as details emerged, a deeper, more troubling story came to light—one of untreated mental illness, missed warnings, and a system that seemed unable to prevent this tragedy. In this episode, Jordan and Madelayne examine the case of Elliott Chorny (the 19 year old perpetrator) via publicly available documents, media reports, and Chorny’s own online writings. The resulting discussion reveal’s Chorny’s lifelong struggle with mental illness, her warnings of impending violence, and the many red flags that went unanswered. Was this tragedy preventable? Did the system fail Elliott, her family, and most of all the young victim? Links: make a case suggestion: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/contact Subscribe to the show: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/subscribe Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Contact: Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.7	On the afternoon of Sunday, February 25th, 2025, a horrific thing happened in downtown Halifax.
1:08.7	At a busy bus stop and just steps from a major downtown shopping center, a six-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times in a brutal, unexpected, and seemingly
1:13.0	random attack. As the boy was being rushed to hospital, police were arresting the
1:18.1	unassuming perpetrator, a petite 19-year-old woman named Elliot Chorney. It's a case that's
1:24.4	as troubling as it is complicated. On the surface, it's a random, unprovoked attempt at society's most serious crime.
1:31.9	But when you dig a bit deeper, just below the surface, it's a story about mental illness,
1:37.0	the system that failed the victim and the perpetrator, and the warning signs that went
1:41.4	ignored for nearly a decade.
1:43.8	Tonight, Madeline Klein and I are going to use publicly available documents,
1:48.0	media reports, Elliot's mother's statements, and even Elliot's own words to try and understand what happened,
1:54.5	why it happened, and whether this tragedy could have been prevented.
1:58.2	So let's get started here.
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