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Evil Genius: Elliot Roger couldn't get a date, so he goes on deadly shooting rampage in revenge

Evil Genius: Elliot Roger couldn't get a date, so he goes on deadly shooting rampage in revenge

FromCrime Stories with Nancy Grace


Evil Genius: Elliot Roger couldn't get a date, so he goes on deadly shooting rampage in revenge

FromCrime Stories with Nancy Grace

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Elliot Roger grew up with privilege going with his director dad to red carpet movie premieres and meeting the rich and famous. But Roger never had a girlfriend. He thought if only he could win the lottery he would be rich enough to lure a woman to love him. When that didn't happen, he bought 2 guns and began planning revenge on the girls who shunned him. Roger killed 6 people and wounded 14 others before taking his own life in the community surroundingthe University of California at Santa Barbara. Nancy Grace explores the case with prosecutor Wendy Patrick,  defense lawyer Troy Slaten, private investigator Vincent Hill, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman, and Crime Stories co-host Alan Duke.
Released:
Jul 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Nancy Grace dives deep into the day’s most shocking crimes and asks the tough questions in her new daily podcast – Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Nancy Grace had a perfect conviction record during her decade as a prosecutor and used her TV show to find missing people, fugitives on the run and unseen clues. Now, she will use the power of her huge social media following and the immediacy of the internet to deliver daily bombshells!