<p>On July 17, 1984, James Huberty called a San Diego mental health clinic, requesting an appointment. Leaving his contact details with the receptionist, Huberty was assured the clinic would return his call within hours. According to his wife, he sat quietly beside the telephone for several hours, awaiting the return call, before abruptly walking out of the family home and riding to an unknown destination on his motorcycle. At 3:56PM on July 18, 1984 James opened fire on 45 customers in a McDonalds. At 5:17 PM is when police took their fatal shot at James ending the massacre…. What happened in that 1 hour and 17 minute time period that killed 17 victims and wounded 20 more… What took the police so long?</p>

On July 17, 1984, James Huberty called a San Diego mental health clinic, requesting an appointment. Leaving his contact details with the receptionist, Huberty was assured the clinic would return his call within hours. According to his wife, he sat quietly beside the telephone for several hours, awaiting the return call, before abruptly walking out of the family home and riding to an unknown destination on his motorcycle. At 3:56PM on July 18, 1984 James opened fire on 45 customers in a McDonalds. At 5:17 PM is when police took their fatal shot at James ending the massacre…. What happened in that 1 hour and 17 minute time period that killed 17 victims and wounded 20 more… What took the police so long?

77 Minutes = Mental health neglect or Did the Police screw up?

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Early on Wednesday. That’s when the stories nobody wants to tell start to unravel. When the headlines have gone quiet, but the evidence still screams. Every week, two investigative journalists dig past the official reports and tear into the cases that never found closure. Unsolved murders, vanishing cults, the fractured psychology behind true crime—if there’s a file stamped “inconclusive,” we’re the ones prying it open. But we don’t stop at crime scenes and courtrooms. We follow the trail into conspiracies, cryptids, and the paranormal—anywhere the facts twist into something darker. We gather what’s buried, piece together what’s missing, and hold up the uncomfortable truths that most would rather leave in the dark. On Early on Wednesday, you’ll find the psychological patterns behind the horror, the hidden details history tried to erase, and the connections that make your skin crawl. Because every mystery leaves a paper trail. And we intend to follow it—wherever it leads.

Early on Wednesday.

That’s when the stories nobody wants to tell start to unravel. When the headlines have gone quiet, but the evidence still screams.

Every week, two investigative journalists dig past the official reports and tear into the cases that never found closure. Unsolved murders, vanishing cults, the fractured psychology behind true crime—if there’s a file stamped “inconclusive,” we’re the ones prying it open.

But we don’t stop at crime scenes and courtrooms. We follow the trail into conspiracies, cryptids, and the paranormal—anywhere the facts twist into something darker. We gather what’s buried, piece together what’s missing, and hold up the uncomfortable truths that most would rather leave in the dark.

On Early on Wednesday, you’ll find the psychological patterns behind the horror, the hidden details history tried to erase, and the connections that make your skin crawl.

Because every mystery leaves a paper trail. And we intend to follow it—wherever it leads.

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