Authors: Taylor Hawkins and Finn Snyder

Description: On February 12th, 2010, 6 biology professors were shot during a staff meeting at the University of Alabama Huntsville by Amy Bishop. In this episode we explain the details of the UAH shooting and its victims. Reflecting on Amy’s past we talk about how her criminal history was overlooked and was a stressor leading up to the staff meeting at UAH. Join us in exploring how Amy’s personality played a role in her distress in life which ultimately led to this horrific case. 

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