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BONUS 11 MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING PARKLAND, FLORIDA February 14th, 2018 Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida joined the club that no school wants to be a member of - a school name now synonymous with a horrific school shooting where the killer killed 17, 14 of them were students and injured 17. We will be revisiting this case in depth later in the season...

EP 11 TERRORISM IN THE UK  Conversation with Mark Scoular Katherine and Sarah draw back the curtains on what it means to protect the UK from Terrorism with Mark Scoular…. Mark has dedicated himself to protecting the UK, its citizens and visitors to the UK as well as preparing our multi-agency emergency responders & special forces to keep our country secure against all manner of terrorist/non-terro...

TAFT HIGH SCHOOL - BULLYING  Let’s talk about bullying - recent crime statistics in the U.S. National Crime Victimization Survey done by the American National Center for Education and the U.S. Bureau of Justice, indicated 22% of students said they had experienced bullying. And then layer on this statistic, although there's 22%, who said they experienced bullying, they believe only 20% of bullying...

BONUS 10 PRAY IT AWAY? In the midst of all these school shootings in the United States, probably very few people heard about this shooting that happened at a Church in California, where a person was killed and five were injured when a subject came in and shot them and tried to actually fire bomb the Church. What is the impact of these increasingly common faith based attacks on communities? Should...

PORT ARTHUR MASSACRE AUSTRALIA What would happen if we got rid of the guns? The million dollar question and to answer it this episode we are firing up the time machine and heading back to 1996 in Port Arthur on the Australian Island of Tasmania. After this shooting, the country's whole governing authorities pass the toughest gun laws in the world.  It's really interesting to think in every country...

A NEW NORMAL? We discuss the assasination ​​Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan. A shooting in Soweto, Johannesburg and a shooting in Copenhagen….is this a shitty new normal? Plus we discuss the ethical true crime, no “trauma porn” here. Message us on instagram :  @conmunitypodcast   @stopthekillingstories WANT TO SUPPORT US: Patreon.com/stopthekilling  And for all things Katherine Schwei...

DOES GUN ACCESS = GUN VIOLENCE? A global look at what the research tells us… This episode we are joined by Dr Adam Lankford , Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama.  He is the author of a 2016 study: Public Mass Shooters and Firearms : A Cross-National Study of 171 Countries. A study that seeks to answer the question of whether gun access equals higher rates of...

FBI + MI5  What could be so important that the Head of UK’s MI5, Ken McCallum and the Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, would make the rare move of appearing at a joint press conference? Listen here or check out the Video on our Patreon site to find out why.  Patreon.com/stopthekilling  Message us on instagram :  @conmunitypodcast @stopthekillingstories WANT TO SUPPORT US: Patreon.com/stopthe...

*****THIS IS PART 2. Please start with the previous episode Episode 6: Saving Sycamore Part 1******* SAVING SYCAMORE Part 2 The School Shooting that never was…. In part one of our interview with the Medal of Honour recipient, Molly Hudgens, she had us hanging on every word as she recounted the day a child walked into her office with a loaded gun. She was the only thing that stood between a gunman...

BONUS 7  FEDERAL GUN REFORMS  We are back for another bonus episode of Stop the Killing because there's been some interesting developments in the Federal gun laws. These are the first Federal gun reforms in three decades. So what are they? What will they mean in practice? And what does Katherine think will be the most impactful of the reforms or tinkering as she likes to call them? If you want mor...

SAVING SYCAMORE The School Shooting that never was…. S2E6 We've got a very special interview for you this episode. Normally each episode of STOP THE KILLING we find ourselves trolling through the loss and devastation caused in the aftermath of a mass shooting. But this episode, we've a sliding doors story with a different ending. So here is a question, how many of us would know what to do if we fo...

BONUS 6 4th JULY SHOOTING Can you think of anything more American than a mass shooting on Independence Day? We are back for a bonus episode. In fact, we are going to drop a Tuesday episode each week of the season which will cover current cases and leave our Thursday episodes for the historical cases. So this is the place to come if you want the up to date information on the latest mass shootings g...

MONTREAL MASSACRE - MISOGYNY École Polytechnique Massacre  On December 6, 1989 École Polytechnique de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec was the site of an antifeminist mass murder. Fourteen women were murdered; 10 further women and four men were injured.   In this episode we travel outside the US for the first time in Season 2, to Canada where Katherine and Sarah dive into the meaning of misogyny and l...

*****BONUS EPISODE OXFORD SCHOOL SHOOTING UPDATE****** Join us as Katherine updates Sarah on the developments in this case and explains just why they are so significant. Check out the video at Patreon.com/stopthekilling  Message us on instagram : @conmunitypodcast    @stopthekillingstories WANT TO SUPPORT US: Patreon.com/stopthekilling  And for all things Katherine Schweit including where you can...

COLUMBINE- A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK DEANGELIS Former Principal of Columbine High School We are joined by special guest and good friend of Katherine’s, Frank DeAngelis, former Principal of Columbine High School  Frank shares his best learnings since that fateful day on the 20th of April 1999 when two students, after a failed bombing attempt, opened fire inside the school, killing 12 students and o...

****UPDATE BONUS EPISODE UVALDE SHOOTING******* As this case unfolds we are seeing a very different picture… This episode we take a look at the timeline that has recently come to light and Katherine runs her FBI trained eyes over the actions taken by law enforcement on the scene.  Just who was in charge that day? Responding law enforcement was on scene within 3 minutes with all the gear so why did...

OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING PART TWO Near Detroit, Michigan  On November the 30th 2021, a 15 year old student came out of the bathroom and opened fire. Tragically four students lost their lives and seven more were left with injuries.   In PART TWO we are again joined again by Frank DeAngelis and Meggan Preston as we look at the significance of the legal charges that make this case so unique.  As r...

OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING  Near Detroit, Michigan  On November the 30th 2021, a 15 year old student came out of the bathroom and opened fire. Tragically four students lost their lives and seven more were left with injuries.    This is a watershed case, with not only domestic terrorism charges being laid against the shooter but involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents. Will it change...

TEXAS TOWERS -A MASS SHOOTING ORIGIN STORY  Season 2 Episode 1 We are kicking off Season 2 with what some consider to be the US mass shooting origin story, Texas Towers in 1966. Throughout Season 2 we will be joined by guests able to shed their insight on the cases we discuss. This episode we are joined by Dennis Jahnke, a law enforcement Officer with 21 years of experience.  Find out as we explor...

THE FBI’s 2021 ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT REPORT  Understanding the figures   With the release of the FBI’s Active Shooter Incidents in the United States report hot off the press, we wanted to unpick just what the numbers mean.   Is America trending in the right or wrong direction - the numbers might just surprise you!    Katherine co-authored the very first FBI Active Shooter Incident Report and has...

UVALDE, TEXAS ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL *******UPDATE********* This was recorded with the information to hand straight after the shooting. As is always the case, information is coming clearer in the days that follow and we will most definitely be revisiting this incident with the new and shocking information that is coming to light. Well, with heavy, heavy hearts, here we are again……On May 24, 2022,...

BONUS EPISODE BUFFALO, NEW YORK HATE CRIME   On May 14, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at a Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in Kingsley, an eastern neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Ten people were killed, and three others were injured; Eleven of the victims were African American.  Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, the survivors and the community now facing rebuilding and recove...

Season Two of Stop the Killing is coming soon This season we promise to get you even closer to the stories. We have some incredible guests lined up including: Frank DeAngelis - former Principal of Columbine High School Professor Adam Lankford - Criminology and Justice Professor from The University of Alabama Molly Hudgens - Congressional Medal of Honor Citizens Honor recipient for a Single Act of...

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