Killer Psyche

Amy Bishop: The Professor Turned Killer

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Jan 10, 2023
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ANECDOTE

The Faculty Meeting Shooting

  • On February 12, 2010, Amy Bishop pulled a handgun during a UAH faculty meeting and shot colleagues, killing three and injuring three.
  • She cleaned up, discarded evidence, borrowed a student's phone, and calmly called her husband to pick her up.
ANECDOTE

The 1986 Shooting Of Her Brother

  • In 1986, Amy said a shotgun accidentally fired and killed her brother Seth while she was home alone.
  • She then ran to a car shop, threatened a mechanic for a car, and was later arrested with the shotgun and four rounds.
INSIGHT

Mechanical Evidence Raises Doubt

  • Investigators noted a fired shotgun shell would have been ejected unless someone racked the slide, making Amy's 'accident' claim suspicious.
  • Candice D'Long argues the mechanical facts and Amy's later actions point toward intentionality.
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