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Stop the Killing
Exploring the Darkest Corners of Violence Prevention and Survival: Join Katherine Schweit, former head of the FBI's Active Shooter Program, and award-winning true-crime producer Sarah Ferris in Stop the Killing, the true-crime podcast that doesn’t just document tragedy but empowers listeners with the tools to prevent it. This series masterfully blends deep dives into infamous mass shootings, high-stakes FBI cases, and real-world survivor stories with expert analysis and practical safety…
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Stop the KillingS7B1 BEND SCHOOL SHOOTING: A Survivor Speaks | Katherine Schweit
A survivor's firsthand account. New details about what happened inside the school. And the questions investigators still need to answer. On 15 October 2026, a…
Stop the KillingSPECIAL TRAILER: The 10-Year-Old Girl Who Deserves to Be Heard | WATCHING TWO DETECTIVES: BIDDY
How can a 10-year-old girl be murdered, and then have her family spend years fighting to have her name and story heard? Her name was Bridgette “Biddy” Porter…
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Sarah Ferris is coming to CrimeCon UK 2026
Join Sarah in London on 3–4 October 2026 for a weekend of ethical, victim-centred true crime.CrimeCon UK brings together victims’ families, advocates…
Stop the KillingS6E20 She Goes by Jane: Giving Missing and Unidentified Women Their Names Back
What happens when a person disappears—and the world slowly stops looking? In this episode of Stop the Killing, Katherine Schweit is joined by Aimee Baker and…
Stop the KillingS6E20 She Goes by Jane: Giving Missing and Unidentified Women Their Names Back
What happens when a person disappears—and the world slowly stops looking? In this episode of Stop the Killing, Katherine Schweit is joined by Aimee Baker and…
Stop the KillingS6E19 IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES |Part Two WATCHING TWO DETECTIVES
Following the recent crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, we’re sharing the opening episode of Watching Two Detectives’…
Stop the KillingS6E19 IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES |Part Two WATCHING TWO DETECTIVES
Following the recent crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, we’re sharing the opening episode of Watching Two Detectives’…
Stop the KillingS6E18 IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES |Part One WATCHING TWO DETECTIVES
Following the recent crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, we’re sharing the opening episode of Watching Two Detectives’…
Stop the KillingS6E18 IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES |Part One WATCHING TWO DETECTIVES
Following the recent crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, we’re sharing the opening episode of Watching Two Detectives’…
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S6E17 Bondi Beach Mass Shooting: AI Misinformation, Survival & Why the Mission Continues | Part 5
In the fifth and final episode of this special crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, former head of the FBI’s Active Shooter Program…
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S6E17 Bondi Beach Mass Shooting: AI Misinformation, Survival & Why the Mission Continues | Part 5
In the fifth and final episode of this special crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, former head of the FBI’s Active Shooter Program…
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S6E16 Bondi Beach Terror Attack: Police Response, Active Shooter Tactics & the Hero Detective | Part 4
In Part Four of this special crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, former head of the FBI’s Active Shooter Program Katherine Schweit…
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S6E16 Bondi Beach Terror Attack: Police Response, Active Shooter Tactics & the Hero Detective | Part 4
In Part Four of this special crossover between Stop the Killing and Watching Two Detectives, former head of the FBI’s Active Shooter Program Katherine Schweit…
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S6E15 Bondi Beach Mass Shooting: The Heroes, Horror & Six-Minute Attack | STK x Watching Two Detectives Part 3
In Part Three of this special Stop the Killing x Watching Two Detectives crossover, Katherine Schweit is joined by retired NSW detectives Scott Rogan and Peter…
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S6E15 Bondi Beach Mass Shooting: The Heroes, Horror & Six-Minute Attack | STK x Watching Two Detectives Part 3
In Part Three of this special Stop the Killing x Watching Two Detectives crossover, Katherine Schweit is joined by retired NSW detectives Scott Rogan and Peter…
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S6E14 Sandy Hook to Bondi: Guns, Suicide and the Women Who Talk to the Dead — Part Two
What happens when three experienced investigators from opposite sides of the world sit down to examine how police respond to an active shooter? In this special…
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S6E14 Sandy Hook to Bondi: Guns, Suicide and the Women Who Talk to the Dead — Part Two
What happens when three experienced investigators from opposite sides of the world sit down to examine how police respond to an active shooter? In this special…
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S6E13 SANDY HOOK TO BONDI: HOW MASS-SHOOTING TRAINING CHANGED POLICING — PART ONE
What happens when three experienced investigators from opposite sides of the world sit down to examine how police respond to an active shooter? In this special…
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S6E13 SANDY HOOK TO BONDI: HOW MASS-SHOOTING TRAINING CHANGED POLICING — PART ONE
What happens when three experienced investigators from opposite sides of the world sit down to examine how police respond to an active shooter? In this special…
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S6B8 When a Six-Year-Old Shoots: The Richneck Case and the Question of Accountability
In this Stop the Killing update, Katherine Schweit revisits the Richneck Elementary School shooting in Newport News, Virginia — the case where a six-year-old…
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S6B8 When a Six-Year-Old Shoots: The Richneck Case and the Question of Accountability
In this Stop the Killing update, Katherine Schweit revisits the Richneck Elementary School shooting in Newport News, Virginia — the case where a six-year-old…
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S6E12 From Survival to Action: Whitney Austin on Recovery & Preventing Gun Violence — Part 2
In Part Two of this powerful conversation, Katherine Schweit continues her discussion with Whitney Austin — survivor of the 2018 Cincinnati mass shooting and…
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S6E12 From Survival to Action: Whitney Austin on Recovery & Preventing Gun Violence — Part 2
In Part Two of this powerful conversation, Katherine Schweit continues her discussion with Whitney Austin — survivor of the 2018 Cincinnati mass shooting and…
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S6E11 Surviving a Mass Shooting: Whitney Austin’s Story of Strength — Part 1
In this powerful first part of a two-part conversation, Katherine Schweit speaks with Whitney Austin, survivor of the 2018 Cincinnati mass shooting and founder…
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S6E11 Surviving a Mass Shooting: Whitney Austin’s Story of Strength — Part 1
In this powerful first part of a two-part conversation, Katherine Schweit speaks with Whitney Austin, survivor of the 2018 Cincinnati mass shooting and founder…
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S6E10 Why ‘Being on the Radar’ Doesn’t Stop a Shooter (Part 2) | Katherine Schweit
In Part 2 of this conversation, former FBI agent Katherine Schweit continues her deep dive with experts from Integras Intelligence — unpacking one of the most…
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S6E10 Why ‘Being on the Radar’ Doesn’t Stop a Shooter (Part 2) | Katherine Schweit
In Part 2 of this conversation, former FBI agent Katherine Schweit continues her deep dive with experts from Integras Intelligence — unpacking one of the most…
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S6E9 He Was on the Radar’ — What That Actually Means (Part 1) | Katherine Schweit
In the aftermath of a shooting, we hear the same haunting phrase: “He was on the radar.” But what does that actually mean? In this episode of Stop the Killing…
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S6E9 He Was on the Radar’ — What That Actually Means (Part 1) | Katherine Schweit
In the aftermath of a shooting, we hear the same haunting phrase: “He was on the radar.” But what does that actually mean? In this episode of Stop the Killing…
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EPISODE DROP: The Badmiral (CONmunity – Season 2, Episode 1) “Hoisting the Sails of Suspicion”
EPISODE DROP: The Badmiral (CONmunity – Season 2, Episode 1)“Hoisting the Sails of Suspicion” This week on Stop the Killing, we’re briefly switching gears to…
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EPISODE DROP: The Badmiral (CONmunity – Season 2, Episode 1) “Hoisting the Sails of Suspicion”
EPISODE DROP: The Badmiral (CONmunity – Season 2, Episode 1)“Hoisting the Sails of Suspicion” This week on Stop the Killing, we’re briefly switching gears to…
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S6E7 Three Attacks. One Pattern. What Every One of These Killers Had in Common
Thanks to Imron Corporation for hosting this live episode of Stop the Killing at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, recorded in January 2025. What do a vehicle…
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S6E7 Three Attacks. One Pattern. What Every One of These Killers Had in Common
Thanks to Imron Corporation for hosting this live episode of Stop the Killing at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, recorded in January 2025. What do a vehicle…
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Targeted Attacks Aren’t Random—They’re Planned
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Targeted Attacks Aren’t Random—They’re Planned
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S6E6 Surviving Parkland - Reprised
This is a reprised episode from Season 4 SURVIVING PARKLAND Join us for a special episode of Stop the Killing podcast as we welcome Elizabeth Stout, a survivor…
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S6E6 Surviving Parkland - Reprised
This is a reprised episode from Season 4 SURVIVING PARKLAND Join us for a special episode of Stop the Killing podcast as we welcome Elizabeth Stout, a survivor…
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S6E5 The Hesitation Circle (Reprised Listener Question)
This episode is a reprised listener question from Season 3—and honestly, it’s one that feels just as urgent today as it did then. Originally sparked by a…
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S6E4 School Shootings Start Long Before the Gun — Here’s How to Stop Them
What if preventing school shootings has far less to do with reacting… and everything to do with what happens long before? In this powerful episode of Stop the…
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S6E4 School Shootings Start Long Before the Gun — Here’s How to Stop Them
What if preventing school shootings has far less to do with reacting… and everything to do with what happens long before? In this powerful episode of Stop the…
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⚠️ How many lives can Red Flag Laws actually save?
⚠️ How many lives can Red Flag Laws actually save? A six-state study looked at how Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are used to prevent violence and…
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⚠️ How many lives can Red Flag Laws actually save?
⚠️ How many lives can Red Flag Laws actually save? A six-state study looked at how Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are used to prevent violence and…
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Red Flag Laws Explained: Can ERPOs Stop School Shootings?
⚠️ Could a simple legal tool stop violence before it happens? Research into Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) — often called Red Flag Laws — is showing…
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Red Flag Laws Explained: Can ERPOs Stop School Shootings?
⚠️ Could a simple legal tool stop violence before it happens? Research into Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) — often called Red Flag Laws — is showing…
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S6E3 Red Flag Laws Explained: Can ERPOs Stop School Shootings?
What if there was a legal tool designed to stop a mass shooting before it happens? In this episode of Stop the Killing, former FBI executive Katherine Schweit…
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S6E3 Red Flag Laws Explained: Can ERPOs Stop School Shootings?
What if there was a legal tool designed to stop a mass shooting before it happens? In this episode of Stop the Killing, former FBI executive Katherine Schweit…
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S6E2 The Real Cost of Gun Violence: Lawsuits, Liability & the Price of Freedom
When we talk about gun violence, we count the dead.We count the injured.We debate the laws. But what about the financial cost? In this episode, former FBI…
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S6E2 The Real Cost of Gun Violence: Lawsuits, Liability & the Price of Freedom
When we talk about gun violence, we count the dead.We count the injured.We debate the laws. But what about the financial cost? In this episode, former FBI…
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S6B2 🚨 Why the FBI Raises Terror Threats During Religious Holidays
As major religious holidays approach — Ramadan, Eid, Passover, and Easter — security agencies often raise threat assessments. Former FBI executive Katherine…
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S6B2 🚨 Why the FBI Raises Terror Threats During Religious Holidays
As major religious holidays approach — Ramadan, Eid, Passover, and Easter — security agencies often raise threat assessments. Former FBI executive Katherine…
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S6B1 Apalachee High School Shooting: Why the Shooter’s Father Was Convicted
When a school shooting happens, the focus is usually on the gunman. But what happens when the parents are held responsible too? In this episode of Stop the…
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S6B1 Apalachee High School Shooting: Why the Shooter’s Father Was Convicted
When a school shooting happens, the focus is usually on the gunman. But what happens when the parents are held responsible too? In this episode of Stop the…
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S6E1 Canada School Shooting: 10 Dead in British Columbia — Mental Health, Gun Laws & Warning Signs
A small town in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia has been devastated. An 18-year-old killed their mother and stepbrother before entering a local school. By the…
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S6E1 Canada School Shooting: 10 Dead in British Columbia — Mental Health, Gun Laws & Warning Signs
A small town in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia has been devastated. An 18-year-old killed their mother and stepbrother before entering a local school. By the…
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Revisit: S4 E48 The Uvalde Shooting - A Comprehensive Analysis
(Re-Release – Companion Episode) If you’ve listened to our recent update on Stop the Killing and want a clear, detailed reminder of what actually happened in…
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Revisit: S4 E48 The Uvalde Shooting - A Comprehensive Analysis
(Re-Release – Companion Episode) If you’ve listened to our recent update on Stop the Killing and want a clear, detailed reminder of what actually happened in…
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S6B7 UVALDE TRIAL VERDICT : What the Decision Really Means
The Uvalde Verdict: What the Decision Really Means The verdict is in. In this episode of Stop the Killing, former FBI executive and use-of-force expert…
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S6B7 UVALDE TRIAL VERDICT : What the Decision Really Means
The Uvalde Verdict: What the Decision Really Means The verdict is in. In this episode of Stop the Killing, former FBI executive and use-of-force expert…
Stop the KillingS6B4 Uvalde School Shooting Trial: Can Police Be Criminally Charged for Failing to Act?
Nearly four years after the Uvalde school shooting, an unprecedented criminal trial is underway. In this episode of Stop the Killing Podcast, former FBI…
Stop the KillingS6B4 Uvalde School Shooting Trial: Can Police Be Criminally Charged for Failing to Act?
Nearly four years after the Uvalde school shooting, an unprecedented criminal trial is underway. In this episode of Stop the Killing Podcast, former FBI…