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Into the Madness

A Killer’s Game, a Woman’s Obsession, a Dark Conspiracy

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Into the Madness

By: Trevor Aaronson
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On July 4, 2022, a shooter climbed onto a rooftop in Highland Park, Illinois, and opened fire on a Fourth of July parade below, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. Prosecutors charged Robert “Bobby” Crimo III with the mass shooting. But this attack was part of something even more insidious. Bobby had created an elaborate game—complete with cryptic videos, a book of numbers, and an eerie online presence—designed to seed a conspiracy theory about the massacre.

Into the Madness is a deep dive into the events leading up to the mass shooting and the story of a woman who became a confidant to Crimo and the final player in his game. Drawing from dozens of interviews and more than 48 hours of recorded calls with Bobby, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson tells a story that will challenge everything you think you know about mass shootings, conspiracy theories, and the fragile boundary between reality and illusion.

The series explores the rise of nihilistic violence, the role of technology in fostering extremism, and America’s collective descent into conspiracy thinking. Into the Madness will leave you questioning where the truth ends—and the madness begins.

Into the Madness is an Audible Original, produced by Trevor Aaronson and Western Sound.

Warning: This program contains graphic descriptions of violence and death, as well as recordings of a man accused of committing mass murder. Listener discretion is advised.

©2025 Trevor Aaronson (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Left with a depressing reality

The ending almost justifies this creepy story. Why wasn’t this man identified as mentally ill sooner? We keep seeing one tragedy after another and can’t find a cure because too many people are living in a toxic reality fueled by war games, violent movies and social media.

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Murder, obsession, conspiracy

A wild journey down the rabbit hole -- unlike anything I've heard before. A psychological thriller, yet entirely real. Deeply reported and sharply written, with remarkable access and vivid storytelling. While the subject matter is dark (a senseless mass shooting in Chicago), it's a compelling examination of conspiracy theories in America. This is the kind of story that leaves you thinking.

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Have you noticed more people believing in nothing?

Have you noticed the rise in nihilism, people who don’t believe anything is true and refuse to stand for anything? Using one of the most extreme cases of this, Trevor Aaronson expertly dissects how even a bright, promising young man can slip into this madness. In the process, he also ends up explaining a lot about our warped modern world.

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Moronic

Sad that a respectable investigative journalist put any time and effort into this love struck twit and the mass murderer who manipulated her into believing another idiotic conspiracy theory. If people weren’t dead, this would be laughable.

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