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5 min readDad Executes 3 Kids in Front of Mom
The 911 call captures a woman's voice, frantic and breaking. "I can't tell what's happening, ma'am," the dispatcher says. A teenage girl has run from a house to a nearby fire station. Responding officers arrive to find three children shot. The father, Chad, is outside. He does not comply with commands. When officers finally get him in handcuffs, he says, "I ain't gonna hurt nobody." Inside, there is blood. Three children are dead. The mother is alive. The stepdaughter escaped.
The Confession That Unfolded in the Patrol Car
What follows in the transcript is not a straightforward interrogation. It is a conversation that drifts in and out of coherence. Chad tells officers he feels like he is in hell. He says he feels like he died in a car accident six months earlier. "I feel like I'm dead," he says. An officer tries to ground him: "You're not in hell, Chad. You're not dead."
But Chad insists. He talks about angels. He talks about sending his children to heaven. When an officer asks who shot the children, Chad says, "That wasn't Chad." The officer probes: "Was it the bad version of Chad that you don't like? The Chad that has problems with their thoughts?" Chad does not deny it.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (10:12) **Setup: The Disappearance That Wasn't** - The episode introduces the story of a family trip to Greenville, South Carolina that takes a dark turn, framing the case as a cautionary tale about a vacation that becomes permanent.
- 2 (12:53) **911 Call and First Response: Chaos Unfolds** - The raw emergency call captures a panicked mother and the initial police response to a shooting scene.
- 3 (14:00) **Neighbor Witness Account: The Sound of Gunshots** - A neighbor describes hearing the gunshots and seeing the suspect's strange behavior, revealing the community's shock.
- 4 (15:23) **Victim Details: Three Children Shot** - Officers on scene report the specific injuries to the children, confirming the severity of the attack.
- 5 (15:40) **Interrogation Begins: The Suspect's Initial Denial** - Police start questioning the suspect, Chad, who claims he doesn't remember what happened, setting up the psychological mystery.
- 6 (16:56) **The Motive Emerges: "Betrayed" and a Nervous Breakdown** - The suspect reveals the emotional trigger for the crime, linking it to family stress and a perceived betrayal.
- 7 (18:57) **The Wife's Statement: The Phone Call and the Fishing Trip** - The wife recounts the suspect's strange behavior on the day of the murders, including a phone call where he claimed he was going fishing.
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