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Pulse

By: Trevor Aaronson
Narrated by: Trevor Aaronson
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Publisher's summary

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.

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

'So, it was at that point that I realized that there was a lot more to the story than we'd previously known.'
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Heart wrenching

I lived in Southwest Florida at the time of this shooting and I’ve always wanted more details about what happened. The inclusion of phone call recordings and cop cams really put you in the perspective of the victims and sheds light on why they came away with the opinions that they have. The details about the FBI involvement and their response to terrorists and active shooter situations makes me sad to be an American.

Having been at two events with active shooter situations I really wish that more people would agree that there should be improvements in firearm access. Someone who was a known abuser, failed for qualifications to become a police officer three times, was investigated by the FBI twice and was known to abuse steroids was allowed to walk into a store apply for a license and permitted to walk out with a gun and ammunition. Just think about that. Think about it when you walk your dogs, when you go to work, when you say goodbye to loved ones and when a stranger passes by. Think about it because I will.

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excellent, nuanced reporting

Pulse is reported with so much attention and care. It's a very intense and thorough exploration of a mass shooting. I highly recommend for anyone living in America.

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I loved it

I loved this book so sad tho I will recommend to as many people as I can

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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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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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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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How much research went into this

I would like them to take another incident like this, research it and write up.

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The Truths

I had no idea the true story behind Pulse! Living in Central Illinois we just believed what we heard. Having family members who are gay, the story sickened me. Now I am not sure I am glad they weren’t targeted but still so many died! 😢

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A bit repetitive

The information was very good, I think because it was a podcast, it was a bit repetitive for review purposes. It was great until the end when he fell into the same trap he was writing against jumping to conclusion without a fair evaluation of the data.

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