13 O’Clock Episode 531: The San Ysidro McDonald’s Massacre

22 Oct 2026 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

On July 18, 1984, one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history unfolded at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro, a community near the Mexican border in San Diego, California. Forty-one-year-old James Oliver Huberty, an unemployed security guard with a history of troubling behavior, entered the crowded restaurant armed with an Uzi semiautomatic carbine, a shotgun, and a handgun. Over the next 77 minutes, Huberty indiscriminately fired at customers, employees, and people outside the restaurant, killing 21 people, including children, and wounding 19 others. Police surrounded the building but initially struggled to determine what was happening inside, and the massacre finally ended when a SWAT sniper fatally shot Huberty. The attack shocked the nation and was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in modern American history. The tragedy raised serious questions about police response procedures, access to firearms, and the warning signs preceding acts of mass violence, while leaving a lasting legacy of grief in the San Ysidro community.

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13 O’Clock Episode 530: The Virginia Tech Shooting

15 Oct 2026 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

On April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech became the scene of one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history when 23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho opened fire in two separate campus buildings, killing 32 students and faculty members before taking his own life. The attacks shocked the nation and raised disturbing questions about missed warning signs, failures in campus security, mental health intervention, and gun laws. As investigators pieced together Cho’s troubled history and the events leading up to the massacre, criticism mounted over the university’s delayed response and the opportunities that might have prevented the tragedy. We examine the events of that devastating morning, the investigation, the public reaction, and the lasting impact of a shooting that forever changed Virginia Tech and the conversation surrounding campus safety in America.

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Episode 523: Lockerbie Disaster – The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

27 Aug 2026 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, remains one of the deadliest and most controversial terrorist attacks in modern history. A bomb hidden inside the Boeing 747 exploded at approximately 31,000 feet, killing all 259 people aboard and 11 residents on the ground. What followed was an enormous international investigation involving Scottish police, the FBI, intelligence agencies, forensic experts, and thousands of pieces of evidence scattered across hundreds of square miles. Suspicion initially focused on Iran and the PFLP-GC before investigators ultimately accused Libyan intelligence operatives of carrying out the attack. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted in 2001, although questions about eyewitness testimony, baggage evidence, and the bomb’s timer have fueled controversy ever since. Libya later accepted responsibility for the actions of its officials, while new charges against alleged Libyan bomb-maker Abu Agila Mas’ud have kept the case alive nearly four decades later. Lockerbie is not only the story of a terrorist bombing, but also of disputed evidence, international politics, aviation-security failures, grieving families, and a search for justice that has continued for generations.

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13 O’Clock Episode 519: The Uvalde School Shooting

30 Jul 2026 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, claimed the lives of 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers. Official investigations by the Texas House and the U.S. Department of Justice later documented major failures in the law enforcement response, including breakdowns in leadership, command structure, and adherence to active-shooter protocols that left victims trapped for over an hour. The Victims: Irma Linda Garcia, Eva Mireles, Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, Makenna Lee Elrod, Jose Manuel Flores Jr., Eliahna Amyah Garcia, Uziyah Sergio Garcia, Amerie Jo Garza, Xavier James Lopez, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Tess Marie Mata, Maranda Gail Mathis, Alithia Haven Ramirez, Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, Layla Marie Salazar, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Eliahna Cruz Torres, Rojelio Fernandez Torres.

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13 O’Clock Episode 490: Andrew Kehoe and the Bath School Massacre

8 Jan 2026 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

The Bath School disaster, carried out by Andrew Kehoe on May 18, 1927, remains the deadliest school massacre in U.S. history. In the small town of Bath, Michigan, Kehoe—a school board member and local farmer—spent months secretly planting hundreds of pounds of dynamite and pyrotol beneath the Bath Consolidated School. That morning, some of the explosives detonated, killing students and teachers and injuring dozens, though nearly half of the bombs failed to explode. Shortly afterward, Kehoe drove a truck loaded with additional explosives to the scene, where he detonated it, killing himself and several others, including the school superintendent. In total, 45 people were killed, most of them children. Investigators later uncovered Kehoe’s financial troubles, obsession with taxation, and deep resentment toward the school system, as well as a chilling sign left on his property reading, “Criminals are made, not born,” underscoring the premeditated nature of the attack.

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13 O’Clock Movie Time: Polytechnique (2009)

19 Aug 2025 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

Tom and Jenny discuss Denis Villeneuve’s horrific 2009 drama, based on the real-life 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal. Thanks Brian Hackett for sending us the movie!

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13 O’Clock Episode 453: Indian Thuggee Cults

24 Apr 2025 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

The Thuggee were a secretive and organized group of criminals who operated in India from at least the 13th to the 19th century, notorious for their ritualistic killings and robberies. Often posing as innocent travelers, they would befriend fellow journeyers on roads and, once trust was established, strangle them with a handkerchief or noose—often in honor of the Hindu goddess Kali, whom they believed demanded human sacrifices. The British colonial authorities viewed the Thuggee as a significant threat to law and order, and during the 1830s and 1840s, they launched a major campaign to suppress the group, led by figures like William Sleeman. This crackdown led to thousands of arrests and executions, ultimately dismantling the Thuggee networks. Though their true scale and religious motivations remain debated among historians, the Thuggee have become emblematic of a dark and mysterious chapter in India’s colonial past.

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13 O’Clock Episode 452: Aum Shinrikyo and the Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack

17 Apr 2025 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

The 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack was a deadly terrorist act carried out on March 20, 1995, by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Tokyo, Japan. During the morning rush hour, five members of the cult released sarin gas, a highly toxic nerve agent, on several lines of the Tokyo subway system. The attack was meticulously planned: each member carried sarin in liquid form, wrapped in plastic bags and newspapers, and punctured them with sharpened umbrella tips before fleeing the trains. The gas spread quickly in the confined subway spaces, causing chaos and panic. The attack killed 13 people, severely injured around 50, and affected over 1,000 more with temporary vision and respiratory problems. It was the deadliest attack on Japanese soil since World War II and shocked the nation due to both its scale and the fact that it was perpetrated by a domestic religious group. Aum Shinrikyo, led by Shoko Asahara, believed in a mix of apocalyptic and religious ideologies and sought to trigger a global catastrophe. Following the attack, Japanese authorities launched a massive crackdown on the cult. Asahara and several top members were arrested, tried, and eventually sentenced to death. Asahara was executed in 2018, along with other senior cult members. The incident raised global awareness of the threat posed by chemical weapons and religious extremism and led to changes in how Japan approached public safety, emergency response, and surveillance of extremist groups.

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13 O’Clock Episode 440: The Pike County Massacre

23 Jan 2025 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

The Pike County massacre refers to the grisly killings of eight members of the Rhoden family in rural Pike County, Ohio, on April 21-22, 2016. The victims, spanning three generations, were shot execution-style at four separate homes, sparking one of Ohio’s largest murder investigations. The case involved family disputes, custody battles, and accusations of premeditated violence. In 2018, four members of the Wagner family—George “Billy” Wagner III, Angela Wagner, and their sons, George Wagner IV and Edward “Jake” Wagner—were charged with the murders. Authorities alleged the Wagners meticulously planned and carried out the killings due to a custody conflict over Jake Wagner’s daughter with one of the victims, Hanna Rhoden. The investigation involved extensive evidence, including surveillance footage, firearms, and forensic data. Jake Wagner eventually pleaded guilty in 2021, admitting his role in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, and implicated his family members. Trials for the others, including George Wagner IV, followed, drawing national attention.

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13 O’Clock Episode 439: Bryan Kohberger and the University of Idaho Murders

16 Jan 2025 / Jenny Ashford / Leave a comment

In November 2022, four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin—were tragically killed in a brutal stabbing attack at an off-campus residence in Moscow, Idaho. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of November 13, sparking widespread fear and grief in the small college town. The victims were found in their shared home near the university campus, and the case quickly drew national attention due to the violent nature of the crime and the initial lack of leads. The investigation spanned weeks, involving local, state, and federal authorities. In late December 2022, Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. criminology student at Washington State University, was arrested and charged with the murders. Authorities linked him to the crime through DNA evidence, cell phone records, and surveillance footage. The case remains ongoing as Kohberger awaits trial.

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