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A five-part podcast about a school shooting that didn’t happen, the line between thought and crime, and a Republican governor in a rural state who changed his mind about gun laws.

Vermont Public Radio

Mar 14, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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Update: One Year Later

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 15:56

How the events of last year changed Vermont schools and law enforcement. Also - where's Jack?

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Part 5: Threat Assessment

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 29:46

How do you know if a young person is plotting a school massacre? And what do you do then?

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Part 4: The Reversal

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 24:53

How a Republican governor who had been rated "A" by the NRA decided that Vermont, one of the most gun-friendly states in the nation, needed gun control laws.

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Part 3: Thought, Or Crime?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 27:49

When does planning a school shooting become attempted murder? The question went all the way to the Vermont Supreme Court.

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Part 2: How We Got Here

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 33:28

Who is Jack Sawyer, and why did he want to kill his former classmates?

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Part 1: The Shooting That Didn’t Happen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 18:41

Jack Sawyer’s journal contained a startling confession. It landed him in jail, and sent shockwaves through the state of Vermont.

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JOLTED: Podcast Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 2:15

Coming September 6 from Vermont Public Radio.

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