The first attack | Austin Bomber

The first attack | Austin Bomber

Author: The Drag Audio Production House November 2, 2021 Duration: 44:21
Darkness
True Crime

On a quiet suburban street in northeast Austin, 39-year-old father and husband Stephan House prepares to go to work. He spots a package on his porch. The box explodes in his hands. His neighbor runs to his porch and tries to help the bleeding man as he talks to a 911 operator, but there's nothing he can do. In the aftermath, the Austin police tell the public that the bombing seems to be an isolated incident and that there is no cause for alarm.


The true crime podcast Darkness, produced by The Drag Audio Production House, returns with a season examining a case that haunted a Texas community for generations. This season focuses on the 1960 murder of Irene Garza, a young woman from McAllen who vanished after attending a church confession. Her body was discovered a week later, but the path to accountability stretched across decades, culminating in a historic trial for both the local church and the Rio Grande Valley. Host Talisa Treviño meticulously details the prolonged struggle for justice, piecing together the events that finally led to the conviction of the priest responsible. The narrative unfolds through firsthand accounts and detailed reporting, exploring the profound impact of the crime and the relentless pursuit of truth that defied the passage of time. This season of the Darkness podcast delves into the complex layers of a single, devastating act, revealing how a community's search for answers can span a lifetime. Listeners will hear a story not just of a crime, but of the enduring weight of silence and the fragile, hard-won nature of resolution.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 47

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Forty-four years after the Tower shootings, another shooting occurs on the University of Texas campus. Survivors continue their lives while gun violence grows as a hot-button political issue. The physical wounds begin to…
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'A state of shock' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Ninety-six minutes after the shooting began, the sniper is dead. Everyone nearby converges on campus. Law enforcement and journalists work to identify the dead. Hospitals struggle with the influx of patients. Friends and…
'I had enough' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:10
More law enforcement officers swarm campus and join the efforts to stop the shooter. In the tower, a chaotic situation unfolds as a handful of officers and civilians make their way to the observation deck and exchange fi…
'Time is ticking' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:47
A police officer assigned to divert traffic from the campus area decides to head into the action. The bookstore employee heads toward the tower and teams up with law enforcement. Together, they hatch a plan to stop the s…
'It's like a battle scene' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:01
The shooting continues along The Drag, a nearby street full of shops and restaurants. An employee of the university bookstore helps a wounded boy. More people join the rescue efforts. Students eating lunch and shopping t…
'Like I was being electrocuted' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:07
The sniper opens fire on the University of Texas campus and the surrounding area. He shoots a pregnant woman, leaving her on hot concrete in the middle of the gunfire. A local radio reporter heads to the scene. Students…
'A typical summer' | The UT Tower Sniper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:52
It's August 1, 1966, a hot summer day in Austin, Texas. Not that many people are on the University of Texas campus, except the students enrolled in summer classes. As Monday morning classes start, a 25-year-old former Ma…
Introducing: 'Darkness: The UT Tower Sniper' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:45
On August 1, 1966, a sniper climbed the steps of the University of Texas at Austin's 27-story tower. Seventeen people were killed and more than 30 others were injured. Fifty-six years later, mass shootings make headlines…
The Light of the Moon | Devilish Deeds [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:55
As the bloody year of 1885 draws to a close and 1886 begins, the police are no closer to solving the vicious crimes that rattled Austin. Even more than a century later, no one knows for sure who killed these women or why…

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