Pass the Axe - Invisible Choir

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New Bedford, MA - or, “The Whaling City,” is a quaint fishing town that is one of the most multicultural & diverse in the United States. With large Portuguese, Black, and several other various ethnic communities occupying the close knit neighborhoods, New Bedford would be the last place anyone would expect to witness a horrifically violent hate crime. Yet in 2006, that’s exactly what its residents would be forced to endure. 18-year-old Jacob Robida walked into a New Bedford gay bar armed with a pistol, knife, and a hatchet- tucked in his belt, under is black hooded sweatshirt. This is the tale of an anger-fueled loner, influenced by ideologies of homophobia, racism, and violent music. Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. Special thanks to Tami Gold, David Pavlosky, & Eric Johnson Visit Invisible Choir on the web: Patreon - Invisible Choir Premium: https://www.patreon.com/InvisibleChoir Website: https://www.invisiblechoir.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InvisibleChoirPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invisiblechoir/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InvisibleChoir Written/Audio Sources: Robida Myspace & Comments Puzzles Attack- CNN coverage 9:06 a.m. 2/3/06 Puzzles Attack- CNN Announces Capture of Robida 2/3/06 Puzzles Attack- Channel 5 reports death of Robida 2/4/06 11p Puzzles Attack- Fox Providence 10 p.m. News 2/2/06 Jacob Robida: Final days of a killer - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA Teen gunman took own life, officials say - By Maria Sacchetti and Jenna Russell: The Boston Globe BrainOnFire.Net Alleged Myspace Comments: Death, the internet, and privacy: Robida Myspace & Comments CNN: Shootout kills gay-bar attack suspect - Feb 6, 2006 Allegations by Puzzles victim tossed - Opinion - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford Victim of gay bar attack files complaint Robert R. Perry, 65 - Obituaries - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA New BedFord Bar Flies: Rainbow's End (Description of Rainbow's End, Inside Bar After Re-Opening) Friends: Jacob couldn't have done it - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA Officer James Walter Sell, Gassville Police Department, Arkansas Murderpedia.com Jacob Robida US Census Bureau QuickFacts: New Bedford city, Massachusetts Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in the United States Wikipedia: New Bedford Wikipedia: Insane Clown Posse Wikipedia: Jacob D. Robida Wikipedia: Tami Gold Dark Lotus Fourteen Words Films by David Pavlosky Alex Taylor: From Puzzles, a painful picture - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA Robida spoke through MySpace - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA NewDayFilms.Com: Puzzles Music & Sound Effect Sources Opening Track: “It Will Come Back” by The Stolen Orchestra Closing Track: “Night Watch” by Third Age Music & Sound Effect Sources All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®. Individual sources are available via request at [email protected] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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