E50: Brian Nichols AKA The Atlanta Courthouse Killer

Wendy and Beth discuss Brian Nichols, AKA The Atlanta Courthouse Killer. On March 11, 2005, 33-year old Brian Nichols escaped from the Fulton County Courthouse while on trial for rape, and he killed four people.

As usual we close out the show with some shout outs, crime news and of course, some tips on how not to get murdered.  

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Footnotes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Nichols

https://murderpedia.org/male.N/n/nichols-brian-gene.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/us/atlanta-courthouse-shootings-fast-facts/index.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.to.nichols18mar18-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-13-na-nichols13-story.html

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/02/04/death-in-georgia

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime–law/true-confession-the-day-brian-nichols-fessed/lm2WAlwTyV3H2426YMW2xI/

https://specialessays.com/state-of-georgia-vs-brian-gene-nichols/

https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/crime/the-killer-and-the-captive-years-later-brian-nichols-hostage/article_befda8b1-4f71-5fe8-9e6a-bcaa470fb1d5.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/claritha-brian-nichols-snapped_n_55fc7339e4b08820d918a480

https://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/14/atlanta.hostage/

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/7157845/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/how-hostage-got/#.XUNuqZNKhhE

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2005-03-13-0503130208-story.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20070202171425/http://baptistpress.com/bpnews.asp?ID=21740

https://web.archive.org/web/20081219065502/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2008/10/18/nichols.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20081219070658/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/10/22/nichols_trial_atlanta.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13

https://www.today.com/news/former-hostage-ashley-smith-recounts-terrifying-night-changed-her-life-t43926

Brian Nichols Image Source link:  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/28222533/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/death-penalty-changes-after-nichols-sentence/#.XUudZfJKgkI

Based on true story movie: Captive
http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/captive/
Free on Tubi TV

Book: Unlikely Angel by Ashley Smith
https://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Angel-Untold-Atlanta-Hostage/dp/0310270677/

True Crime News

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-police-to-implement-policy-tracking-when-an-officer-points-a-gun-at-someone

Shout Outs

Orange is the New Black on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/70242311

Trashy Divorces Podcast
https://www.trashydivorces.com/

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