The video game that unleashed bullets against her parents

The video game that unleashed bullets against his parents: The murder of Susan Patrick in Wellington, OhioA Halo 3 disc stored alongside a gun in the same safe. A 16-year-old pastor's son, with no history of violence, asked his parents to close their eyes for a surprise. In seconds, he fired three times. Can a video game erase the line between fiction and killing one's own parents?In this episode, we explore the contradictions surrounding Daniel Patrick: the confession of a week of planning presented simultaneously as evidence of premeditation and mental disturbance, the post-crime behavior incongruent with remorse, and the gap between the private forgiveness of the surviving father and the life sentence handed down. We investigate how the video game industry and experts in digital addiction faced off in a courtroom without definitive answers.Victim: Susan Patrick Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Wellington, Ohio, United States Status: Life sentence, parole eligible from 2030 - Daniel found the key to the safe that contained both his confiscated video game and his father's Taurus PT92 gun. - He spent 18 hours a day playing Halo 3 at a friend's house the weekend before the crime, building up anger against his father. - He attempted to stage a murder-suicide by forcing his injured father's hand onto the weapon after the shots were fired. - Three days after the crime, he casually asked investigators how a baseball game that his parents were going to see had ended. Daniel Patrick, Wellington Ohio 2007, murder, teenager, video game addiction, premeditation, Halo 3, investigation, criminal minds, suspense, justice, true crime, true crime Spanish If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and gain access to premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use in whole or in part is prohibited without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie