The Story of Lindsay Souvannarath and the Halifax Shopping Center Shooting Plot
/In 2015, on the eve of Valentine's day, the people of Halifax would learn they aren’t exempt from the type of nightmares that play out on American news stations.
A local 19 year old James Gamble and his girlfriend, 23 year old American Lindsay Souvannarath, had taken the first steps in a plot to shoot and kill as many people as possible in the Halifax Shopping Centre food court before taking their own lives, just like the other murderous pair they idolized… the Columbine shooters.
In this ongoing series Nighttime conducts an extensive interview with the now incarcerated Lindsay Souvannarath and explores the stranger than fiction story of the Halifax Shopping Center Shooting Plot.
In this introductory episode, the foundation will be laid for an ongoing series in which the surviving architect of the Valentine's day massacre, the enigmatic Lindsay Souvannarath, will break the silence she has maintained since boarding a plane to Nova Scotia with murderous intentions.
In part two of a series exploring the life and crime of the surviving would be shooter, the enigmatic Lindsay Souvannarath will finally break the silence she has maintained since boarding a plane to Nova Scotia with murderous intentions.
In ‘Life Before Choosing Death’ Nighttime will present portions of an extended discussion with Lindsay that walk us through the life she lived before she began planning her death. Throughout the conversation, Lindsay will provide background on many of the defining moments that formed her evolution from an above average kid in a loving family to a young women with an unwavering believe in nazism, a strong affinity towards all things Columbine, and a willingness to kill and die alongside a young man who shared her antisocial beliefs.
In ‘Lindsay, James, and the Valentine’s Day Massacre’ Nighttime will present portions of an extended discussion with Lindsay that walk us through the birth, the planning, and the execution of the plot to kill as many people as possible in a shopping mall foodcourt. Throughout the conversation, Lindsay will provide background on many of the decisions made during the planning, the perilous journey to Halifax, and her arrest at the airport.
In ‘Life After Planning Death’ Nighttime will present portions of an extended discussion with Lindsay that cover Lindsay’s life from the point of her arrest until the present day. Throughout the conversation, Lindsay will discuss her legal battle, life in prison, her regrets, and much more.
In part five of ‘the Story of Lindsay Souvannarath’ the series will switch it’s focus from telling to story to unpacking many of it's dark elements.
In ‘James and Lindsay’s Arsenal’ we will examine the firearms available to Lindsay and James with the help of Canadian firearms expert and advocate Trevor Furlotte.
In ‘Part 6 - Lindsay and the Columbiners’ we will be joined by author/journalist Rachel Monroe who helps us better understand the stranger than fiction Columbiner subculture she has been researching for the better part of a decade.
In ‘Part 7 - Lindsay, the Internet, and Radicalization’, we will be joined by investigative journalist Mack Lamoureux (Vice) who will open our eyes to the troubling world of online radicalization in the context of Lindsay Souvannarath’s case.
In ‘Part 8 - Lindsay’s Biggest Fan!?’, one of the tentacles of this twisted story comes full circle as we will be joined by someone who may be Lindsay Souvannarath's biggest fan.