This Troubled Teen Claims Demons Made Him Go On A Murder Spree: The Luke Woodham Case

Episode 186,   Feb 16, 2024, 10:00 AM

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In 1997, the quiet city of Pearl, Mississippi, hadn't seen a homicide in 2 years. Luke Woodham would quickly change that, killing 3 people, including his own mother, and injuring 7 other students at Pearl High School. He later pled not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming that demons had commanded him to kill. Do you believe him?

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Sources:
1. https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/17/making-mississippi-school-shooter/
2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-09-mn-40837-story.html
3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/10/02/mississippi-boy-held-in-school-killing-spree/e3e5e9b3-6a7c-493d-8210-df427365f756/
4. https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,136736,00.html
5. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/juvmurders/stories/pearl.html

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