{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"Missed Opportunities and Four Deaths in Michigan Cybertraps 100","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3060,"description":"Show Notes Item – November closed with the news of a terrible tragedy in Michigan, as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley used a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun to kill four of his schoolmates This incident is remarkable for the role that social media and digital evidence should have played in its prevention, and the importance both will play in the subsequent investigation and trial of not only Crumbley but his parents as well. Litigation is also likely against the school district and various school officials Questionable Parenting Black Friday present for dad or kid? Stoking (or allowing unchecked) fetishism Warning Signs Instagram Posts Lots of Instagram images attributed to Ethan Crumbley (some probably spurious) Generally agreed that 4 days before shooting, he posted a photo of a gun on Instagram with the caption “Just got my new beauty today SIG SAUER 9mm. Ask any questions I will answer.” Rumors Circulating Among Students (Some Stayed Home) Some number of students told their parents that they did not want to be in school because “something was going down.” This will require more investigation. How did they know? Where did they see the information or threats? What did they hear? Who posted it? In-School Searches for Ammunition Crumbley told the teacher that he and his family like to visit shooting ranges and that was why he was looking at ammunition. The parents confirmed that shooting is a hobby. Threatening drawing Crumbley told his teacher and counselors that he made the drawing for a video game he was designing. Terrible Miscalculations Earlier Warnings On two separate occasions in early November, the school sent out warnings regarding threats of violence. Not clear if one or both were related in any way to Crumbley but people were on edge. School-Parent Conference The school met with all of the Crumbleys following the discovery of the teen’s drawing. Parents refused to take Ethan home. Failure to Search Despite having clear reasonable...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}