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Apr 2023
25m 51s

Point Blank: Inside the Mind of the Ranc...

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A special bonus episode featuring a conversation between TIAH host, Whit Missildine and Candice DeLong, host of the brilliant podcast, Killer Psyche, discussing the spree killing in Rancho Tehama, the focus of our Point Blank series. We talk through the many questions surrounding Kevin Jansen Neal, the shooter, as we try to unpack and make sense of what happened. To hear more from Candice DeLong follow Killer Psyche wherever you listen to podcasts: Wondery.fm/TIAH_KPW

 

Producers: Whit Missildine, Candice DeLong

 

Content/Trigger Warnings: gun violence, murder, graphic bodily injury, explicit language

 

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