Tag: Raleigh

Episode 168-Austin Thompson and the Hedingham Mass Shooting in Raleigh

A little after 5 p.m. on October 13, 2022, Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications received a call that a victim had been shot in the Hedingham subdivision in northeastern Raleigh. The neighborhood bordered the Neuse River Greenway Trail, which is part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The caller reported the shooter was dressed in camouflage and carrying a long gun and backpack. By 5:55 p.m., members of the Raleigh Police Department had arrived on...

Episode 125-The Murder of Stephanie Bennett

January is National Stalking Awareness Month, and while the majority of victims know their stalker personally, whether it’s an ex-partner, friend, family member or colleague, there are also instances where a person is attacked, or in the most extreme cases, murdered by someone they had no idea was stalking them. This is what happened in the case of Raleigh resident Stephanie Bennett. In May 2002, residents at a North Raleigh apartment complex...