December 28th, 2017. Wichita, Kansas. On December 28th, 2017 28-year-old Andrew Finch was fatally shot by a police officer outside his home in Wichita, Kansas. The officers realized too late that the call was a “swatting” prank. The next day a man in Los Angeles was arrested for making the false call. Investigators soon learned that the call that led to Andrew’s death was just one in a series of swatting incidents and false bomb threats all over the country.
Get bonus content from Generation Why at: patreon.com/generationwhy
Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/generationwhy.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Marianne Shockley - 497
Jyoti Singh (Nirbhaya) - 496
Thomasdinh Bowman - 495
Barry Jones - 494
The Murder of Mike Williams - 493
Skinwalker Ranch - 492
Michael Rockefeller - 491
Chandler Halderson - 489
Jody LeCornu - 488
Toforest Johnson - 487
Johnny Cashman Jr - 486
Murder of Tina Marcotte - 485
The Petit Family Murders - 484
Mary Ann Flynn - 483
The Murder of Annie Le - 482
Kaylee Sawyer - 481
Patricia Stallings - 480
Murder of Ronald Platt - 479
Kara Robinson - 478
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Ghosts of Dallas
Crime Beat
The Pope’s Long Con
Uncover
CrimeFeed
Criminal