MINI TRUE CRIME ROUNDUP: The Silver Rail Elementary School tragedy and jury selection begins for Tops mass shooter trial
Who Killed Strawberry?Show Notes
This week, we’re going to hear about the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon. We’re also looking back at the Buffalo Tops Supermarket Massacre from 2022. Jury selection is underway in the trial of alleged shooter Peyton Gendron, and we’ll hear multiple experts weigh in on the process.
Featuring audio from Chad Hartman out of WCCO News and Talk in the Twin Cities, Marty Griffin out of KDKA in Pittsburgh and A New Morning out of WBEN in Buffalo.
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This week, we’re going to hear about the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon, where a five-year-old was murdered this week, along with an eight-year-old, an eleven-year-old and a 25-year-old teacher. We’re also looking back at another mass shooting, the Buffalo Tops Supermarket Massacre from 2022. Jury selection is underway in the trial of alleged shooter Payton Gendron, and we’ll hear multiple experts weigh in on the process. We'll also look at other crimes reported around the country by Audacy stations.
For the second week in a row, the story of Christa Pike – a woman who survived her botched execution in Tennessee – has been making headlines. New information has been revealed about why the attempted lethal injection failed, and how she woke up after being put on a ventilator. We’ll listen to discussion about the case from multiple angles, multiple stations and multiple experts. We'll also hear news about executions via firing squad.
The Vance Boelter case in Minnesota made headlines this month due to a gag order that was lifted. He is the man who was found guilty of killing Democratic state rep Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife. We'll hear updates and analysis to this case and hear about other crimes across the country.
For the second week in a row, the story of Christa Pike – a woman who survived her botched execution in Tennessee – has been making headlines. New information has been revealed about why the attempted lethal injection failed, and how she woke up after being put on a ventilator. We’ll listen to discussion about the case from multiple angles, multiple stations and multiple experts. Another case making headlines this is the Vance Boelter case in Minnesota due to a gag order that was lifted this week. He is the man who was found guilty of killing and injuring Democratic lawmakers.