The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast

The Killafornia Dreaming Podcast


#161 The Tale of the Making of a Homegrown Terrorist

September 27, 2020

After struggling with the loss of both of his parents in the span of 4 years, the demise of his marriage, a debilitating motorcycle accident leaving him with severe spinal cord injuries, and the theft of his only source of income - his plumbing van and equipment, compounded with perceived harassment by the City of San Diego, the police department and the local hospital, 35 year old Shawn Nelson seemingly snapped one day in May of 1995. In the wake of the Oklahoma City Bombing on April 19th, 1995, Shawn decided he needed to do something big if he was ever going to be heard. Listen to what Shawn would do in order to get the attention of those he felt had wronged him…

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/sdut-tank-rampage-story-symbol-2015may16-htmlstory.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fsnw_QUXU&t=2793s

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-19-mn-3459-story.html