Seemingly Innocuous

Sh*tbag Spring on SIP continues (and hopefully concludes) today!  Rebecca (Becca) Aylward had big dreams and ambitions even at the young age of 15.  She desperately wanted to dowell in school so she could eventually go on to study law and someday hoped to become a barrister in the UK.  She wasthe oldest of 3 kids and had an exceptionally close relationship with her mother, who felt like Becca was the glue that held their little family unit together, even in the darkest of times.  Little did Becca, or her family know, that the truly darkest time in their life had manifested itself in the form of a 16-year-old boy named Joshua (Josh) Davies.  Over the course of a few years, Josh seemingly became a part of the family as he spent time getting to know Becca with the two of them eventually dating for a few months before Josh abruptly ended things.  Becca was shattered but she picked herself up, knowing she was destined for better things. Fast forward several months, Becca got a text from Josh saying that he wanted to meet up with her, alluding to possibly restarting their relationship.  Sadly, this meet-up would coming with a very devastating end.  Join Hav and Jackie as they discuss the Tragic Murder of Rebecca Aylward.Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: JackieMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us! [email protected] Serial Killer Trivia Book:Rosewood, Jack. The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book:Interesting Facts and Random Trivia About the World’s Most Notorious Serial Killers. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Power and Control Wheel: https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/The Spectrum of an Abuser: https://andrewjbauman.com/the-spectrum-of-an-abuser/National Domestic Violence Hotlines (United States);National Domestic Violence Hotline (https://www.thehotline.org/)1-800-799-SAFE (7233)1-800-787-3224 (TTY)National Sexual Assault Hotline (https://rainn.org/)1-800-656-HOPE (4673)StrongHearts Native Helpline (https://strongheartshelpline.org/)1-844-762-8483Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (https://www.loveisrespect.org/)1-866-331-94741-866-331-8453 (TTY)Victim Connect Resource Center Helpline (https://victimconnect.org/)1-855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846)Primary References:1.       Oatley, S. (2014). Bye Mam, I love you: A daughter's last words. Amother's search for justice. The shocking true story of the murder of Rebecca Aylward. John Blake Publishing.2.       https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/27/rebecca-aylward-welsh-schoolgirl-murder3.       https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-143196924.       https://www.tntmagazine.com/archive/teenage-psycho-gets-life-for-killing-rebecca-aylward/5.       https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/oct/27/rebecca-aylward-murder-teenager-charged6.       https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-139475577.       https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-147612138.       https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mother-murdered-schoolgirl-rebecca-aylward-18087549.       https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-1427915110. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-4594663111. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/27/rebecca-aylward-murder-joshua-davies

Myra Thompson had meticulously planned her bible study lesson as this was going to be the first of many that she would be leading at the Mother Emmanuel church in Charleston after being ordained as a minister earlier in the afternoon.  She wanted this evening to be perfect, just the way she liked everything else to be in her life whenever she was in control.  Unfortunately, her path that evening would cross with Dylann Roof, a flat-out racist POS who thought his own calling was to start a race war against the black community. Myra and the others welcomed Dylann with open arms that evening.  Little did they know that things would never be the same. Hav and Ethan conclude the Charleson Church Massacre in this episode and discuss the truly heinous acts Dylann Roof committed against a peaceful church community that was simply wanting to gather and talk about the bible which they were so passionate about.Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: EthanMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us your suggested cases/events! [email protected] Serial Killer Trivia Book:Rosewood, Jack. The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book:Interesting Facts and Random Trivia About the World’s Most Notorious Serial Killers. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.   Primary Resources:1.       https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/us/charleston-shooting-dylann-roof-troubled-past.html#2.       https://time.com/time-magazine-charleston-shooting-cover-story/3.       https://abcnews.go.com/US/key-moments-charleston-church-shooting-case-dylann-roof/story?id=467010334.       https://www.counton2.com/news/attorneys-for-dylann-roof-file-motion-to-vacate-sentence/5.       https://www.postandcourier.com/news/how-polly-sheppard-a-survivor-of-the-emanuel-mass-shooting-carries-on/article_821cfd64-e83c-11ec-b4fb-dfea62becc73.html6.       https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/21/520978841/joey-meek-who-knew-of-dylann-roofs-plan-sentenced-to-27-months-in-prison7.       https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/dylann-roof8.       https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/29/hundreds-honour-charleston-church-shooting-victim-myra-thompson9.       https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist10.https://abcnews.com/US/charleston-shooting-suspects-childhood-friend-details-upbringing/story?id=3190321111. https://today.citadel.edu/remembering-myra-thompson-one-of-the-emanuel-9-and-a-citadel-alumna/12. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/10/508363607/what-happened-when-dylann-roof-asked-google-for-information-about-race13. https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/roof-associate-joseph-meek-gets-prison-time-lying-fbi/14. https://www.counton2.com/charleston-church-shooting/5-years-later-remembering-the-victims-and-survivors-of-the-emanuel-ame-church-shooting/15. https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/06/us/south-carolina-shooting-victims/16. https://www.postandcourier.com/news/how-polly-sheppard-a-survivor-of-the-emanuel-mass-shooting-carries-on/article_821cfd64-e83c-11ec-b4fb-dfea62becc73.html17.https://www.live5news.com/2025/04/21/convicted-charleston-church-shooter-wants-new-penalty-phase-trial/18. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/church-shooting-victims/3/19. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/18/415539516/the-victims-9-were-slain-at-charlestons-emanuel-ame-church20. https://abcnews.com/US/key-moments-charleston-church-shooting-case-dylann-roof/story?id=4670103321. https://www.ctinsider.com/nationworld/article/Drinking-buddy-Roof-first-had-college-campus-in-11790569.php

Side SIPisode!! August of 1971, Dr. Philip Zimbardo kicked off his study looking at how  social situations and institutional environments can influence human behavior in drastic ways. He posted a simple, short ad in the local papers looking for young male candidates to take part in his study. Zimbardo hoped to learn the impact that a group in power could have on a group stripped of all freedoms.  Little did he know at that time, his experiment on human behavior would quickly deteriorate into complete and utter chaos.   The lessons the rest of the world learned, as a result of Zimbardo and his experiment, continue to be discussed to this day.Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us your suggested cases/events! [email protected] Primary References:1.       https://stanfordmag.org/contents/the-menace-within2.       https://exhibits.stanford.edu/spe3.       https://oertx.highered.texas.gov/courseware/lesson/2149/student/?section=54.       https://www.tutor2u.net/psychology/reference/conformity-to-social-roles-as-investigated-by-zimbardo5.       https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/stanford-prison-experiment6.       https://www.simplypsychology.org/zimbardo.html7.       https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/shocking-prison-study-40-years-later-what-happened-at-stanford/24/8.       https://www.tvinsider.com/1160355/stanford-prison-experiment-docuseries-nattional-geographic/9.       https://psychcentral.com/ptsd/stanford-prison-experiment-ptsd#association-with-the-prison-system10.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-you-know/202101/the-other-legacy-of-the-stanford-prison-experiment11.  https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/10/philip-zimbardo-the-psychologist-behind-stanford-prison-experiment-dies-at-age-91

It was a Wednesday evening on June 17, 2015, when 14 parishioners gathered for bible study at the Mother Emmanuel historic church in Charleston, South Carolina.  As good Christians, none of them questioned when a newcomer showed up that evening, saying he wanted to join them.  They welcomed him with open arms, not knowing that his presence would forever change their and their families’ lives.  In this episode, Hav covers the initial details of domestic terrorist and (wannabe) white supremacist, Dylann Roof, leading up to his decision to maliciously attack this peaceful bible study group.  Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: EthanMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us your suggested cases/events! [email protected] Serial Killer Trivia Book:Rosewood, Jack. The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book:Interesting Facts and Random Trivia About the World’s Most Notorious Serial Killers. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.   Primary Resources:1.       https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/17/us/charleston-shooting-dylann-roof-troubled-past.html#2.       https://time.com/time-magazine-charleston-shooting-cover-story/3.       https://www.today.com/news/charleston-church-shooting-10-years-later-rcna2132684.       https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct74mr5.       https://archive.is/KeAK36.       https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-2017/the-miseducation-of-dylann-roof7.       https://abcnews.go.com/US/key-moments-charleston-church-shooting-case-dylann-roof/story?id=467010338.       https://www.counton2.com/news/attorneys-for-dylann-roof-file-motion-to-vacate-sentence/9.       https://www.postandcourier.com/news/how-polly-sheppard-a-survivor-of-the-emanuel-mass-shooting-carries-on/article_821cfd64-e83c-11ec-b4fb-dfea62becc73.html10.  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/21/520978841/joey-meek-who-knew-of-dylann-roofs-plan-sentenced-to-27-months-in-prison11.  https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/dylann-roof12.  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/29/hundreds-honour-charleston-church-shooting-victim-myra-thompson13.  https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5391851/kevin-sack-mother-emanuel14.  https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist15.  https://abcnews.com/US/charleston-shooting-suspects-childhood-friend-details-upbringing/story?id=3190321116.  https://today.citadel.edu/remembering-myra-thompson-one-of-the-emanuel-9-and-a-citadel-alumna/17.  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/10/508363607/what-happened-when-dylann-roof-asked-google-for-information-about-race18.  https://www.reuters.com/article/world/dylann-roof-wrote-white-supremacist-manifestos-prosecutors-idUSKCN10X299/19.  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/20/416024920/photos-possible-manifesto-of-dylann-roof-surface-on-website

Welcome to Part 2 of Tyler Hadley’s SlaughterHouse Party where Tyler’s mental state unravels just as quickly as the party itself.   Hav and Suzie conclude the case in this week’s episode, picking up from last week just as Mary Jo and Blake were starting to think Tyler’s treatment was finally paying off.  Tyler was acting more like his old self with each passing day but little did his parents know that this was all just a façade and everything was about to come crashing down.  Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: SuzieMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us your suggested cases/events! [email protected] Primary References:1. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tyler-hadleys-killer-party-54270/2.  https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/tyler-hadley-killer-parents-interview-b2650607.html3.  https://abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/2014/04/teen-took-selfie-with-best-friend-after-learning-the-friend-was-a-murderer4.  https://www.wpbf.com/article/tyler-hadley-friends-say-he-just-wanted-to-party-do-drugs/13212995. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/fla-teen-killed-parents-had-house-party-say-cops/4/6.  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/19/police-say-teenager-bludgeoned-parents7.  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-142126408. https://abcnews.com/US/best-friend-ruined-life-killed-parents/story9.  https://people.com/tyler-hadley-teen-kills-parents-throws-house-party-1178700310.  https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2017/08/08/evidence-from-2011-murder-case-against-tyler-hadley/104412024/11.  https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hadley-tyler-evidence-1.htm12.  https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/tyler-hadley-teenager-killed-parents13.  https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/us/23murder.html14.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5N6C6gfTQ15.  https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/friend-fla-teen-confessed-to-murdering-parents-at-party/16.  https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/teen-accused-of-beating-parents-to-death-with-hammer-denied-bond/17.  https://abcnews.com/US/best-friend-ruined-life-killed-parents/story?id=2318958218.  https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/day-5-of-hearing-psychiatrist-says-tyler-hadley-had-severe-mental-illness--photo-galleries-vide-ep-3-340230211.html/19.  https://archive.tcpalm.com/news/prosecutor-questions-whether-tyler-hadley-telling-truth-about-hearing-voice--photos-video-ep-3495875-340237441.html

Blake and Mary Jo Hadley had been married for 25 years and had the idyllic American Dream life up until this point.  Both had stable careers they really enjoyed, a nice house in quiet Port St. Lucie, Florida, and 2 sons they loved immensely.  Although their youngest son, Tyler (17), had struggled during his teen years, neither Blake nor Mary Jo had any idea how dark the thoughts were brewing in his head.  Tyler made plans to throw an epic house party and not even his best friend, Michael Mandell, would ever think Tyler was capable of the brutality he put his parents through…..and even more so, what he chose to do after.  Join Hav and Suzie for Part 1 of Tyler Hadley’s SlaughterHouse PartyWritten by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: SuzieMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us your suggested cases/events! [email protected] Serial Killer Trivia Book:Rosewood, Jack. The Ultimate Serial Killer Trivia Book: Interesting Facts and Random Trivia About the World’s Most Notorious Serial Killers. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.  Primary References:1.       https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tyler-hadleys-killer-party-54270/2.       https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/tyler-hadley-killer-parents-interview-b2650607.html3.       https://abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/2014/04/teen-took-selfie-with-best-friend-after-learning-the-friend-was-a-murderer4.       https://www.wpbf.com/article/tyler-hadley-friends-say-he-just-wanted-to-party-do-drugs/13212995.       https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/fla-teen-killed-parents-had-house-party-say-cops/4/6.       https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/19/police-say-teenager-bludgeoned-parents7.       https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-142126408.       https://abcnews.com/US/best-friend-ruined-life-killed-parents/story9.       https://people.com/tyler-hadley-teen-kills-parents-throws-house-party-1178700310.  https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2017/08/08/evidence-from-2011-murder-case-against-tyler-hadley/104412024/11.  https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hadley-tyler-evidence-1.htm12.  https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/tyler-hadley-teenager-killed-parents13.  https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/us/23murder.html14.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck5N6C6gfTQ15.  https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/teen-accused-of-beating-parents-to-death-with-hammer-denied-bond/

On a hot summer day, 7000 people gathered at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s traveling circus in Hartford, Connecticut, for what was sure to be a spectacle.  Little did any of the patrons know just how memorable that day was going to be and how absolutely tragic!  Join Hav this week as he covers this disastrous event and discusses many attendees who were forced to make split decisions not knowing what their fate truly held for them.  This is a tough one but I hope you enjoy this week’s episode (as much as one could enjoy it….)Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: JackieMusic By: SkaneSocials/Contact:Follow on Instagram: @seeminglyinnocuouspodEmail us! [email protected] Primary References:1. O’Nan, Stewart. The Circus Fire: A True Story of an AmericanTragedy. 20002. https://www.circusfire1944.com/3. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1942/08/05/85043468.pdf4. https://www.guilfordfire.com/single-post/remembering-the-tragic-hartford-circus-fire-77-years-later5. https://www.nytimes.com/1942/08/05/archives/fifty-animals-die-in-fire-at-circus-ringling-menagerie-burns-in.html6. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-rich-tragic-history-of-daredevil-wallendas/7. https://fee.org/articles/the-myth-of-us-prosperity-during-world-war-ii/8. https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1991/rt9103/910310/03100173.htm9. https://youthjournalism.org/inferno-under-big-top-survivors/10.https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circuses/ringlingbrosbbcircus.html11.  https://connecticuthistory.org/hartford-circus-fire-the-tents-on-fire-who-knew/12.  https://www.hartfordhistory.net/circusfire.html13.  https://toomuchbrudders.com/2020/07/03/the-hartford-circus-fire/14.  https://dnadoeproject.org/case/hartford-circus-fire-victims/15.  https://blog.qrfs.com/294-the-deadliest-fires-in-u-s-history-lessons-learned-from-the-hartford-circus-fire/16.  https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-07-01/80-years-ago-a-gas-soaked-roof-and-wwii-created-a-perfect-storm-for-the-hartford-circus-tragedy17.  https://www.thestacksreader.com/the-little-girl-in-grave-1565/

At the top of this week’s episode, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was likely thrilled from beyond the grave about what the future of the Zeppelin name was likely to become.  After all, rigid airships were looking like they might be the chosen form of air travel, especially for transcontinental flights.  The Hindenburg had a highly successful first season and with expansion of passenger capacity during the winter of ’36, she was bound to continue on her successful path and lead the charge for many more airships to come.  Unfortunately, this would all come crashing down, quite literally, in a fiery blaze.  Little did anyone know how their lives would change or possibly end as a result of being on the Hindenburg during her last voyage across the Atlantic. Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: EthanMusic By: SkanePrimary Resources:1.       https://www.airships.net/zeppelins/2.       https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/lz129-hindenburg-detailed-history/3.       https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/4.       https://www.airships.net/airship-people/captain-max-pruss/5.       https://www.airships.net/hydrogen-airship-accidents/6.       https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/7.       https://www.zeppelinhistory.com/list-of-zeppelins/lz-127-graf-zeppelin/8.       https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1956/july/zeppelins-german-navy-1914-189.       https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/zeppelin-raids/10.  https://isopolar.com/history-the-zeppelin-age/11.  https://www.zeppelinhistory.com/rigid-airships-history/timeline-of-zeppelins/12.  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-6/the-hindenburg-disaster13.  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg-survivors/14.  https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=515.  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/flight-schedule/hindenburg-flight-passenger-diary/16.  https://www.historytoday.com/hindenburg-disaster-and-end-airship-era17.  https://www.airships.net/airship-people/hugo-eckener/18.  https://www.airships.net/us-navy-rigid-airships/uss-los-angeles/19.  https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/size-speed-statistics/20.  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/size-speed/21.  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/the-foote-files-wls-chicago-and-the-hindenburg/22.  https://facesofthehindenburg.blogspot.com/2009/10/passengers-aboard-lz-129-hindenburg-may.html23.  Joseph Spah as “Ben Dova” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg9gh9P4TT0

Months after the turn of the 20th century, a visionary was determined to make history with the creation of his design, albeit possibly borrowed, of a massive ship that he felt would change the travel and shipping industries forever. In this episode of Seemingly Innocuous, Hav a co-host talk about the rise (pun intended) of rigid airships designed and built by a German inventor whose name Zeppelin would forever go down in history, and sadly not exactly in the illustrious way that he had hoped. Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: EthanMusic by: SkanePrimary Resources:1.       https://www.airships.net/zeppelins/2.       https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/lz129-hindenburg-detailed-history/3.       https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/4.       https://www.airships.net/airship-people/captain-max-pruss/5.       https://www.airships.net/hydrogen-airship-accidents/6.       https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/7.       https://www.zeppelinhistory.com/list-of-zeppelins/lz-127-graf-zeppelin/8.       https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1956/july/zeppelins-german-navy-1914-189.       https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/zeppelin-raids/10.  https://isopolar.com/history-the-zeppelin-age/11.  https://www.zeppelinhistory.com/rigid-airships-history/timeline-of-zeppelins/12.  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-6/the-hindenburg-disaster13.  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg-survivors/14.  https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=515.  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/flight-schedule/hindenburg-flight-passenger-diary/16.  https://www.historytoday.com/hindenburg-disaster-and-end-airship-era17.  https://www.airships.net/airship-people/hugo-eckener/18.  https://www.airships.net/us-navy-rigid-airships/uss-los-angeles/19.  https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/size-speed-statistics/20.  https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/size-speed/21.  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/the-foote-files-wls-chicago-and-the-hindenburg/ 22.  https://facesofthehindenburg.blogspot.com/2009/10/passengers-aboard-lz-129-hindenburg-may.html

In this episode, we conclude the case of Charles "Charlie" Whitman and discuss how his vile actions on August 1, 1966 ended several lives and forever altered the life of Claire Wilson and numerous others! We also discuss the heroic actions of not only law enforcement but also fellow bystanders and how Charlie was finally able to be taken down from his perch on the UT Texas Tower.Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by: Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: SuzieMusic by: SkanePrimary Resources:1.       https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/03/claire-james-survived-whitmans-bullet-the-baby-she-carried-didnt/10100433007/2.       https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/01/texas-tower-shooting-myth-good-guy-with-gun/3.       https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Whitman4.       https://www.garylavergne.com/whitman-why.htm5.       http://behindthetower.org/the-victims/6.       https://www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net/McCoy-story.html7.       https://towerhistory.org/profiles/claire-wilson-james/8.       Green, Ryan. The Texas Tower Sniper: The Terrifying TrueStory of Charles Whitman.

On August 1, 1966, students and faculty were going about their typical routines on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Little did anyone know that Charles "Charlie" Whitman had been planning for weeks to carry out one of the most widely known early instances of a mass shooting in the U.S. In this very first episode of Seemingly Innocuous, a true crime and disaster podcast that examines how the universe sometimes has more control over our destiny than we realize, we discuss how effectively meaningless choices sometimes leads to the difference between life and death. Written by: Hav MartinezResearch by: Hav MartinezProduced and Edited by Hav MartinezEpisode Co-Host: SuzieMusicy by: SkanePrimary Resources:1.       https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2016/09/03/claire-james-survived-whitmans-bullet-the-baby-she-carried-didnt/10100433007/2.       https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/01/texas-tower-shooting-myth-good-guy-with-gun/3.       https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Whitman4.       https://www.garylavergne.com/whitman-why.htm5.       http://behindthetower.org/the-victims/6.       https://www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net/McCoy-story.html7.       https://towerhistory.org/profiles/claire-wilson-james/