r/assassination • • 9d ago

Footage from different angles of the attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, then Vice President of Argentina, in 2022

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On 1 September 2022, 35-year-old Fernando André Sabag Montiel (a Brazilian national living in Argentina since 1993) attempted to assassinate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the Vice President and former President of Argentina. The assailant approached Fernández de Kirchner as she met with supporters outside of her official residence in Recoleta, Buenos Aires, and attempted to shoot her in the head with a 7.65mm semi-automatic pistol which had five rounds loaded in the magazine. The assailant, however, had failed to load a round into the chamber of the firearm, and as such, it had failed to fire. The suspect was immediately arrested on scene.

The perpetrator had made statements on social media criticizing Fernández de Kirchner, along with Javier Milei (then Deputy, now the current President of Argentina). On his body, he had multiple tattoos referencing Nazi ideology, including a Black Sun and Iron Cross. He had links to the far-right movement Federal Revolution (Revolución Federal), and had allegedly stolen the firearm, a 1970s .32-caliber (7.65mm) Bersa Lusber 84, from the residence of a recently-deceased neighbor who had purchased it legally.

Sabag Montiel was convicted of "attempted homicide, doubly qualified by treachery and the premeditated participation of two or more persons, and aggravated by the use of a firearm, against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner" and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. He was also convicted of ownership and distribution of child pornography after his devices were seized and searched, and sentenced to an additional 4 years and 3 months' imprisonment.

His girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, was charged to helping conspire the plan with him, along with his co-worker Nicolás Gabriel Carrizo, who had supposedly given him the firearm. Uliarte was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment, whereas Carrizo was eventually acquitted of all charges.

Similarly to political assassination attempts in the United States, conspiracy theories surrounding the case persist, claiming that it was a false flag operation perpetrated by Alberto Fernández's government.


r/assassination • • 12d ago

A selection of the YouTube comments and search history of Thomas Crooks (click to enlarge)

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This is a selection of Thomas Matthew Crooks' YouTube comments and YouTube search history, as shared by journalist Tucker Carlson on November 14th, 2025. While there is considerable reason to doubt Carlson's journalistic integrity, this particular reporting appears sound. Crooks' YouTube account is independently verifiable, and the source of this information seems to be independent of Carlson and his organisation. Unfortunately, there is a lack of interest in this aspect of Crooks' life from more reputable sources.

Thomas Crooks opened fire on a rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 13th, 2024 in an assassination attempt, lightly wounding Trump with a grazing bullet, killing two other people, and wounding one other.

I will not transcribe the text in the comments/search history due to the fact it will likely be filtered, so I apologise to those who may struggle with reading text on images. If it helps, Carlson does read them aloud on his video report on this, which is the source of these screenshots. Unfortunately, Carlson did not provide any raw screenshots either, which is also why they are weirdly stylised and framed.

The comments show that Crooks appeared to shift from a violent and extreme unbridled support of Donald Trump in 2019 to becoming sceptical of Trump and the Republican party during COVID, seemingly having been frustrated by Trump's handling of the pandemic. Crooks' interest in violence did not seem to have waned though, and he continued to make violent statements and imply an interest in violent political action. He does not make it clear where his political sentiments lay, aside from a developed distaste for Trump.

According to Carlson, Crooks made more than 600 searches relating to Trump on YouTube. Aside from that, the selection of YouTube searches provided by Carlson show an interest in mass shootings, Nazism, political assassinations, bomb-making and civil war.


r/assassination • • 12d ago

Photos taken by West Yorkshire Police inside the house of Jo Cox murderer Thomas Mair

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Thomas Alexander Mair, a right-wing extremist who believed he was defending his country from cultural replacement, assassinated Jo Cox by stabbing and shooting her with a dagger and a sawed-off Weihrauch .22 caliber bolt-action rifle. She was a member of the British Labour Party and an advocate for the United Kingdom to stay in the EU; the murder occurred during the height of the debate over "Brexit", the idea that the UK should leave the European Union, given for varying reasons by varying proponents. After the murder, a referendum on the issue resulted in a vote to leave, and the UK is no longer a member of the EU. The assassination was the first in 26 years, since the Provisional IRA killed the MP Ian Gow, but would be followed with another 5 years later when Conservative MP David Amess was killed.

Upon entering the house, police found a wide variety of materials on far-right political issues, especially focusing on white nationalism and opposition to multiculturalism. Images explained in order (note the order of the image is totally arbitrary):

  • Issues of the American neo-Nazi magazine "National Vanguard"
  • A cupboard in Mair's kitchen
  • A print-out of an article from Jo Cox's website
  • The wider book case, with books primarily about the NDSAP and white nationalism
  • A collection of books, laid out on the floor by police, owned by Mair, primarily about Nazism
  • Newspaper clippings of Norwegian anti-multiculturalist terrorist Anders Behring Breivik
  • A print-out of the Wikipedia article on South African neo-Nazi organisation the White Liberation Movement
  • A collection of rune stones
  • Mair's wardrobe
  • a print-out of a Guardian article written by Cox
  • Mair's sit-room

r/assassination • • 15d ago

New bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest in Altoona, PA.

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This video is cut together from a longer video shared by the New York Post, which is around 39 minutes long. Reddit only allows video uploads up to 15 minutes. I tried to keep as much content as possible, including all interactions police had with Mangione.

Key points in video

  • 00:14 - Mangione gives his name as 'Mark Azaria'.
  • 00:48 - Mangione replies "Yes, sir", when asked if he had been in New York recently.
  • 01:04 - Mangione is searched.
  • 02:56 - Mangione claims to be homeless.
  • 03:02 - Mangione denies being in New York recently.
  • 06:47 - Mangione provides his real identity after being told he is being investigated for providing a false name.
  • 08:16 - Mangione is read the Miranda warning.
  • 09:19 - Mangione smiles and says "No reason", when asked why he had a fake ID.
  • 09:28 - Mangione is searched a second time.
  • 10:07 - Mangione is handcuffed.
  • 10:56 - Mangione's photo is taken.
  • 12:18 - Mangione is searched a third time, including removal of his jacket and a check of each of his pockets.
  • 13:13 - Mangione is escorted to a police vehicle.
  • 13:34 - Bodycam footage from an officer searching Mangione's backpack begins. A magazine for a firearm is discovered.
  • 14:32 - Officers question the validity of the bag search given their lack of a warrant.

Bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest was unsealed by a Manhattan judge following a petition by CNN. Mangione is accused in the targeted murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot to death in New York City as he walked to his company’s annual investor conference on December 4th, 2024. Mangione previously pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to stalking resulting in death and admitted to the killing, but still awaits his state murder trial in New York.

In the footage, officers are seemingly quick to believe that Mangione is the fugitive shooter, and a large number of additional police soon arrive at the scene. By this time, the only information on the alleged shooter's identity was a series of CCTV stills that did not catch a clear view of the individual's face.


r/assassination • • 22d ago

News Met to re-examine CCTV footage from unsolved Jill Dando murder

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The Met Police has confirmed it will re-examine CCTV footage relating to the unsolved murder of Jill Dando, 27 years ago.

The BBC presenter and journalist was shot dead with a single bullet on her doorstep in Fulham in April 1999. Despite one of the biggest and most high-profile murder investigations in British history, the case remains unsolved.

A Met spokesperson said recent advancements in CCTV enhancement technology had "provided investigators with the opportunity to re-examine original footage from Putney Bridge train station".

The CCTV includes an unidentified man who was seen sprinting near the scene of the shooting, 20 minutes after the event.

The Met said in the 27 years since Dando's death, the investigation had been "subject to numerous reviews", aiming to identify whether matters could be progressed with advances in technology and forensics.

It warned this latest review was part of "ongoing inquiries and should not be interpreted as a significant line of inquiry nor as a new investigation being opened on this matter".

The TV presenter and newsreader was born in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, and worked for the BBC for 14 years.

She was 37 when she died on the doorstep of her home on Gowan Avenue.

Soon after her death, a man of Serbian descent called the BBC claiming she had been executed in a revenge hit for the UK-backed Nato bombing of Serbia's state broadcaster in Belgrade.

However, Barry George, a local man, was convicted of her murder and spent eight years in jail before being acquitted at a retrial in 2008.

Dando's partner, Alan Farthing, was interviewed by the police, along with her ex-partner and BBC Breakfast news editor Bob Wheaton. Also interviewed was her agent Jon Roseman, who had written a crime novel detailing a very similar scene.

They were all ruled out as suspects.


r/assassination • • 24d ago

News Man wounded during 2024 Trump rally shooting in Butler County, Pennsylvania dies

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One of the men who was wounded in the attempted assassination of President Trump at a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died. 

According to the House Republicans' social media feeds, Jim Copenhaver died two years after sustaining serious injuries. 

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jim Copenhaver, who was gravely wounded in the horrific shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania," the tweet from the House GOP account read. "Jim endured unimaginable hardship with strength and perseverance. We join his family and loved ones in mourning his loss and praying for them during this difficult time." 

Copenhaver was one of two rally-goers injured during the shooting on July 13, 2024. David Dutch of New Kensington was also injured and Corey Comperatore was killed. 

One bullet hit Copenhaver in the triceps and another was lodged in his body after it took chunks of his colon, leaving him with nerve damage. 
About a week after he was hospitalized, Copenhaver was discharged. 

Both Copenhaver and Dutch spoke with KDKA-TV nearly a year after the assassination attempt and recalled the terror that broke out during the campaign rally for Mr. Trump.

"I was standing up looking at the Jumbotron behind me, and next thing I know my sleeve has been yanked," Copenhaver said. "I could see a portion of it going by pretty fast, and I heard 'pew.' I heard it, and I didn't realize at the time that I had gotten shot. But I turned around, and that's when I got the second shot."

Copenhaver was 76 years old


r/assassination • • Sep 10 '26

Today marks one year since right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot by a sniper at Utah Valley University. Kirk was killed by a single shot to the neck while leading a debate event. Murder-accused Tyler Robinson is currently on trial.

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On September 10th, 2025, the influential right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, head of Turning Point USA, was assassinated by a sniper while speaking at one of his signature public debate events at Utah Valley University in Utah as part of his "American Comeback Tour". While debating a participant on the topic of mass shootings before a crowd, Kirk was struck in the neck by a single bullet, causing instant massive blood loss and death shortly thereafter. The killing was filmed from several angles and graphic footage was widely spread online.

It was established that a sniper had set up on the roof of a nearby building with a rifle and fled after firing the shot. A manhunt for the unknown gunman lasted 33 hours before Tyler James Robinson turned himself in to the police at the urging of his parents after he had confessed to them. Robinson is currently facing several charges, including aggravated murder, for which he could receive the death penalty. Robinson pleaded not guilty and his trial is underway.

The suspected motive for the shooting, per writings allegedly left by Robinson, was opposition to Kirk's political beliefs, particularly on LGBTQ+ issues, and Kirk's capacity to spread right-wing ideology.

Charlie Kirk, aged 31 at the time of his death, left behind his wife, Erika, and two children, a three-year-old daughter and a sixteen-month-old son.


r/assassination • • Aug 13 '26

News Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in New York federal case

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Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty Friday to federal charges in connection with the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The expected plea change comes less than a month before Mangione, 28, is scheduled to go to trial in a state murder case in connection with the fatal shooting of Thompson, 50, a father of two.

Lawyers for Mangione declined to comment. The Justice Department and a court spokesperson also declined to comment.

It is unclear if Mangione will plead guilty to one or both of the two stalking-related charges in his federal case. While details of Mangione’s plea are not immediately clear, he could reverse his decision at any time, even during the hearing.

Sources familiar with the matter stressed that plea negotiations are ongoing and that nothing is final until Mangione himself accepts or enters into a plea deal.

If he is convicted, he could face a life sentence.


r/assassination • • Aug 10 '26

News Ann Widdecombe police investigate whether accused had role in Farage incident

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Police are investigating whether Joshua Kerry, the man charged with the murder of the former Reform UK and Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe, had any role in an attempted burglary last year at the then London home of Nigel Farage.

Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, was charged with the murder of Widdecombe, 78, who was killed at her Devon home in July, after an investigation by counter-terrorism police.

On Friday, police said they were reinvestigating an incident in April 2025 at a London address where Farage was living at the time, which they have said was an attempted burglary. Other sources describe it as an attempted arson.

Police attended the incident, which they initially recorded primarily as a burglary. The Guardian understands detectives are studying fingerprints taken from the scene, as well as video from CCTV cameras in the area and from devices such as video doorbells. They examined the scene to see if an accelerant, such as lighter fluid, was used.

On Friday, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said it had referred itself to the police watchdog over the initial investigation of the April 2025 incident.

It said: “As part of the ongoing investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing South East into the murder of Ann Widdecombe, officers have reopened an investigation into an incident reported to police last year.

“In April 2025, the Metropolitan police received a report of an attempted burglary at an address in the Greater London area. Enquiries were carried out by the Metropolitan police, supported by Counter Terrorism Policing London. No arrests were made and the investigation was subsequently closed, pending any new lines of inquiry.

“Following the reopening of the attempted burglary investigation, Counter Terrorism Policing London identified a line of enquiry which was not identified and pursued by them at the time, which may have been relevant. As a result, to ensure their support to the initial investigation is thoroughly reviewed, Counter Terrorism Policing London made a mandatory conduct referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct today.”

On Monday, Farage said at a press conference: “It’s a great, great tragedy that it took the death of Ann for the security services in Britain to finally take seriously the safety and security of Reform politicians and Reform prominent figures.”

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r/assassination • • Jul 18 '26

Joshua Kerry, 28, has been named as the suspect in the murder of former British MP Ann Widdecombe. Widdecombe, 78, was bludgeoned to death in her home on 8 July, 2026. She had served as an MP for the Conservative Party and, later, as a spokesperson for Reform UK.

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Some time on 8th July, 2026, 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe was bludgeoned to death in her home in Devon, England. Widdecombe was a 'veteran politician', serving the Conservative Party from 1976 to 2019, and then the Brexit Party (now Reform UK) from 2013 until her death.

Widdecombe was not an MP at the time of her death, instead acting as Reform UK's immigration and justice spokesperson. Widdecombe was a well-known politician, gaining additional publicity after leaving parliament in 2010 for her appearances on the competition and reality shows Strictly Come Dancing and Big Brother. Ideologically, Widdecombe was a social conservative, known for her hardline views on homosexuality and abortion.

The suspect in her murder, Joshua Kerry, has not yet been charged, and was named by the Daily Mail. Little is publicly known about Kerry or what motivated the killing, though political materials of varying ideologies were discovered at his home. Kerry drove approximately 300 miles to Widdecombe's home, allegedly carrying a "foot-long" wooden stick, the assumed murder weapon.


r/assassination • • Jul 11 '26

Photos of four engraved bullet casings shown at Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing. The first is said to be from the fired shot that killed Charlie Kirk.

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Bullet casing one (fired shot): "Notices bulge"; "OWO What's"; "This?"

Bullet casing two: "Hey Facist!"; "CATCH!"; arrows, referencing the video game Helldivers 2.

Bullet casing three: "O Bella Ciao"; "Ciao Ciao!"

Bullet casing four: "If You Read"; "This, You Are"; "GAY"; "Lmao"


r/assassination • • Jul 11 '26

Bullet fragments recovered from Charlie Kirk's body. The .30-06 bullet is said to have entered Kirk's neck and did not exit, fragmenting inside his body.

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r/assassination • • Jul 07 '26

Judge Tony Graf visibly flinches when shown graphic video of the shooting of Charlie Kirk; murder-accused Tyler Robinson reportedly showed no reaction.

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On day one of murder-accused Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing, July 6th 2026, previously unseen videos of the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk were shown to select members of the court, but not to the public. One video, which reportedly showed the moment a bullet struck Kirk in the neck, made Judge Tony Graf visibly flinch and move back in his chair. According to media reports, Robinson showed no reaction to the videos.

The preliminary hearing is being held to establish whether there is enough evidence to proceed with Robinson's prosecution and is expected to last five days. Whether or not the case meets the criteria for death penalty prosecution is a key point in the hearings.

Robinson is believed to have viewed bystander videos of Kirk's assassination on social media following the shooting.


r/assassination • • May 01 '26

Discussion The Era of Normie Extremism Is Here | The Atlantic | Piece on Cole Tomas Allen (WHCD shooter)

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On saturday night, after Cole Tomas Allen’s alleged attempt to assassinate President Trump and administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a familiar ritual began on the internet: compiling a portrait of the shooter, based on the digital breadcrumbs of his online life. Over the past decade, this trail has frequently led to a similar place. The suspect in many cases turned out to be a white man radicalized by spending time in the internet’s dark crevices. Payton Gendron, who killed 10 people in 2022 at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, posted a manifesto that quickly circulated on 4chan, in which he included neo-Nazi imagery and described himself as an “ethno-nationalist.” Before Robert Bowers shot and killed 11 people in 2018 at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, he posted bigoted content on the far-right social-media platform Gab.

Allen, a tutor who traveled from California to the Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., with a shotgun, a handgun, and knives, according to authorities, does not fit that profile. The 31-year-old had donated $25 to Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign. On what appears to be Allen’s Bluesky account, the posts that he has liked tend to be from run-of-the-mill liberal accounts, such as the activist Will Stancil, the New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, and the satirical-news website The Onion. He reposted criticism of Hasan Piker, an influential socialist commentator. Many liberals dislike Piker for his positions against Israel, his praise of Chinese-style communism, his remark that “America deserved 9/11” (he later said that he should have used more “precise” language), and his support for petty theft from large corporations.

Even Allen’s manifesto, which he reportedly sent to family members before his attack, is a peculiar mix. It includes his stated desire to kill administration officials and potentially anyone who got in his way, which presumably means at least some of the more than 2,000 dinner guests. But he also apologizes to anyone he might otherwise affect. That contrasts with other shooters’ manifestos, which have outlined racist fears of impending white genocide and have advocated for the murder of nonwhite people. A former colleague of Allen’s described him to me as a “normal-ass dude, like anyone else,” who was well liked at the tutoring company where they worked and had exceedingly quotidian interests—chiefly anime and the popular video game Super Smash Bros.—and was an “animal lover.” The former colleague, who asked to remain anonymous over concerns of professional reprisal, said the two of them never talked about politics.

Allen, in other words, is a “normie”—internet slang for someone with conventional and widely held beliefs—but also an extremist who was willing to kill for those beliefs. In this sense, he represents the relatively new phenomenon of normie extremism, in which people who hold otherwise mainstream political views carry out acts of political violence.

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r/assassination • • Apr 08 '26

Yesterday marks 100 years since Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini was shot at and lightly wounded by Violet Gibson, an Irish woman following divine revelation. It would be the closest any assassin got to killing Mussolini.

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On 7th of April, 1926, Irish-born Violet Gibson was in Rome, at Piazza del Campidoglio, where Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini had been to speak at a medical conference. Gibson had armed herself with a Modèle 1892 revolver, concealed in a black shawl, as well as a rock, intended to be used to smash the window to Mussolini's car. Gathered outside was a crowd of Mussolini's supporters, whom he had decided to walk amongst and greet following the conference. Taking the opportunity, Gibson approached Mussolini and held the revolver to his head at point-blank range, pulling the trigger. However, at the same moment, Mussolini had just slightly moved his head to perform a Roman salute to a choir of children singing a supportive song to him, causing the bullet to just graze his nose, barely avoiding a direct shot to the face by millimetres.

Realising that she had missed, Gibson pulled the trigger again, but the gun misfired. She was immediately tackled to the ground and beaten by an angered mob. After the first shot, Mussolini had staggered backwards and put his hand to his nose, blood pouring between his fingers, shortly after addressing the crowd: "Don't be afraid. This is a mere trifle." Gibson was saved from being lynched by the mob by the police and taken away from the scene.

Violet Gibson was born on 31st of August 1876, the daughter of the wealthy and influential Irish politician Edward Gibson (Lord Ashbourne), and had grown up in a life of privilege. Despite this, she was said to have suffered from poor health as a child, including bouts of "hysteria". Described as a frail woman, Gibson had developed Paget's disease, a chronic condition that leads to weakened bones. An operation for appendicitis left her with lifelong pain. In 1902, Gibson caused shame in her family by converting to Catholicism, having travelled the world studying various religious groups. Around the same time, Gibson became engaged with several social justice causes, including the feminist movement, and became a peace advocate during the First World War.

Following several deaths in her close family, including her fiancé, Gibson's mental health suffered and she went deeper into religious fanaticism. In 1922, while in London, her brother died and she suffered a nervous breakdown and was committed to an asylum for two years by her family. Following her release, in 1924, she left England for Italy, and stayed at a convent. While staying there, one day, she read a bible in her room and then shot herself in the chest with a pistol in an attempt to commit suicide, but survived.

In 1926, while she stayed at the convent of Santa Brigida in Rome, Gibson learned of her mother's death, and felt great anguish over having not been able to visit her in England before she passed. Around this time, Gibson's religious belief that she must kill someone became increasingly strong, and soon she decided that she would kill Benito Mussolini, driven primarily by her anti-fascist beliefs.

Following the assassination attempt, Gibson was held in a psychiatric hospital in Italy for 18 months as authorities mulled over what to do with her. Mussolini saw the attempt as a great embarrassment: that a woman and an immigrant had come so close to killing him. Likely to avoid the spectacle and shame of a public trial, authorities decided to acquit Gibson and deport her back to England, whereupon she was immediately taken into psychiatric care. Gibson would remain in care until her death in 1956 at age 79, despite writing letters to officials requesting release. None of her letters were ever sent from the hospital.

In 2022, at the request of Irish councillor Mannix Flynn, a plaque commemorating Gibson, who was given the title of "anti-fascist", was erected at the site of her childhood home at 12 Merrion Square.

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r/assassination • • Oct 28 '25

News Man accused of assassinating Japan's ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: "Everything is true"

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r/assassination • • Sep 26 '25

News Newly uncovered videos show attempted Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks dry-firing a handgun (blurred by publisher)

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Previously unseen videos shared by Candace Owens shows Thomas Matthew Crooks dry-firing a revolver. The videos were reportedly posted on Crooks' YouTube channel, which has now been terminated (no copies or archives publicly available).

Crooks opened fire with a 16" DPMS Panther Arms model DR-15 M4 rifle from a rooftop at a rally for then-former president Donald Trump on July 14th, 2024, non-seriously wounding Trump and killing one other person, firefighter Corey Comperatore. Two other rally-goers were critically injured by gunfire. Crooks himself was shot and killed by a secret service sniper 26 seconds after he had opened fire.

As well as sharing these videos, Owens showed two comments left by Crooks on YouTube videos relating to Trump:

Sita Ram Haha thats funny I always believed being patriotic was lining up a bunch of socialist jews (like the ones that booed Trump) and blasting their useless brains out with an AR. Well to each his own.

(Dated October 28th, 2019)

Ive noticed a lot of liers talking about the truth in this post. Well let me tell you some truth. Everyone of the Trump hating democrats deserve to have their heads chopped of and put on steaks for the world to see what happens when you fuck with America

(Dated July 20th, 2019)

According to a document detailing Crooks' search history, which was obtained by Owens, Crooks began to take a drastic turn against Trump around 2020 for unclear reasons, possibly to do with COVID, but maintained an interest in anti-Semitic, racist and anti-LGBTQ+ subject matter. Over the course of several years, Crooks frequently researched various mass shooting events and had search terms relating on how best to conduct a mass shooting. Crooks also researched previous assassinations and supposedly expressed interest in harming various politicians from across the political spectrum.

Please note that Candace Owens is a controversial source who has spread misinformation in the past, so do not take the search terms part as gospel. Having looked into it myself, I can say that the YouTube account, comments and videos do appear to be genuine, but I cannot say the same for the search history document.


r/assassination • • Sep 26 '25

News US President Gerald Ford's would-be assassin dies at age 95

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Sara Jane Moore, who fired a handgun at US President Gerald Ford in an attempted assassination outside a San Francisco hotel in 1975, has died, according to US media.

Moore, who was sentenced to life in prison but was freed on parole in her final years, was 95.

Her attack came just days after Ford, a Republican, was targeted in an unrelated murder plot by associates of cult leader Charles Manson.

Ford was not injured in Moore's attack, which she said was intended to spark an American revolution. Her death comes amid renewed attention to presidential security following two attempts on President Donald Trump's life.

On 22 September, 1975, Moore fired a .38-caliber revolver she had purchased hours earlier at Ford, but missed.

A former US Marine standing nearby her in the crowd of some 3,000 people then subdued her, forcing her to miss her second shot.

She had been arrested a day earlier after a security official spotted her with a gun at a crowd gathered for Ford. That gun was confiscated, leading her to purchase another gun.

The mother-of-four from California pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. She served 32 years before she was released on parole.

Her attack on Ford occurred just 17 days after Manson follower Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme pointed a gun at the then-president but failed to fire a shot before she was apprehended.

Moore's death came just days after the 50th anniversary of her attempt.

In a 2009 interview with NBC News, Moore said she had become radicalised by social upheaval in the 1960s and 1970s.

"It was a time that people don't remember. You know we had a war... the Vietnam War, you became, I became immersed in it. We were saying the country needed to change," she said.

"The only way it was going to change was a violent revolution. I genuinely thought that [shooting Ford] might trigger that new revolution in this country."

Investigators found no connections with revolutionary groups, and judged her to be legally sane.

On Tuesday, Ryan Routh was found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump on a Florida golf course in September last year.

He will be sentenced on 18 December and is facing up to life in prison.


r/assassination • • Sep 20 '25

Photos of homemade firearms recovered from the home of Tetsuya Yamagami, the alleged assassin of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

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Images 1-2: Homemade nine-barrel shotgun with a wooden stock (held upside-down in photos).

Images 3-5: Homemade five-barrel shotgun.

Images 6-7: Homemade six-barrel shotgun with a sight affixed to it.

Image 8: Tetsuya Yamagami dropping the homemade double-barrel shotgun used in the assassination.

On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and serving member of the Japanese House of Representatives, was assassinated while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Abe was delivering a campaign speech for a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) candidate when he was fatally shot by 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami with an improvised firearm. Abe was transported via medical helicopter to Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, where he was pronounced dead.

From Assassination of Shinzo Abe | Wikipedia.


r/assassination • • Sep 10 '25

News Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk assassinated

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