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Pulse

The Untold Story

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By: Trevor Aaronson
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Pulse: The Untold Story, an Audible Original from journalist Trevor Aaronson and Western Sound, investigates the Pulse nightclub shooting and raises startling questions about the FBI’s culpability.

In a gay nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016, the shooter, Omar Mateen, murdered 49 people and wounded 53 others. The attack was the deadliest act of violence against the LGBTQ+ community in US history and the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11.

But there’s a story you haven’t heard. The FBI had a secret history with the shooter and his father. To obscure that history, the FBI pushed a false story that the media dutifully carried—that the attacker was a secretly gay Islamist extremist who had chosen to target Pulse and planned the attack for weeks.

Through a relentless and thorough investigation, Aaronson uncovers the volatile relationship between the shooter and his father and how their troubled interactions with the FBI lead to a disturbing final question: Could the FBI have prevented the massacre?

Pulse: The Untold Story is a documentary like no other. It will leave you wondering if anything you’ve heard about this case is true.

Warning: This program contains descriptions of violence and death and includes recordings from 911 calls and police body cameras from the night of the shooting. Listener discretion is advised.

©2024 Trevor Aaronson (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.
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About the Creator and Performer

Trevor Aaronson is the author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism. He is also the creator and host of the podcast series Alphabet Boys and the Audible Originals Hold Fast and American ISIS.

Interview: "Pulse: The Untold Story" searches for the truth in an American tragedy

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Intelligent, insightful.

Intelligent, insightful look into real misinformation by the federal government, mass media, and others over this event. Fact-driven.

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This was tough to here

very interesting..... very emotional and sad. who would a father ( informat) and son ( trying to please dad smh)

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Gut Wrenching

Hardest thing I've ever listened to, but listen I must. Thank you for your work to bring this to the public. What happened on that tragic night should never be forgotten.

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informative and interesting

Definitely learned something new. In fact, a lot of things new. Such a tragedy

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good book ..very insightful but

the book made a lot of claims and i didn't think it backed all of that up but it was very insightful about that jerk that did the shooting. it really brought out a bunch of info that i had no idea of before.

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Pulse - what you don’t know.

I loved the podcast format of this Audible original. I remember when the Pulse shooting happened. I had friends in Orlando, and I was very worried for their safety. Thankfully they were all safe. This was an eye-opening piece on what the media did not report about one of the worst mass shootings in American history.

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not what I anticipated!

never would have thought it wasn't actually a gay hate crime. still dunno why there's a word minimum

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Gets right to it

Packaged the story in episodes which made for an interesting and binge listen. The facts were given for all sides.

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Very interesting and well done!

It kept my attention in a, “I can’t turn it off!” way! Very interesting to hear the other side. Definitely recommend!

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Great

It was an interesting and sad listen. I appreciated the well researched information. Great job on the podcast.

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