Shocking Background of WDBJ-TV Station Killer Vester Lee Flanagan

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Channel: Jesse Lee Peterson · 2015 · News & Politics

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The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show explores the background of WDBJ-TV station killer Vester Lee Flanagan II (AKA Bryce Williams). According to the New York Daily News, Vester Flanagan was the product of divorced parents and his mother was a violent and mentally ill woman. According to reports, Betty Flanagan (the mother) threatened the lives of her husband and children. She was known to have extreme outbursts and her behavior was described as extremely “menacing” and “violent.” 

Flanagan’s father was eventually awarded custody of young Vester and his siblings and got a restraining order against his wife. This is not to excuse the actions of the cowardly killer, but it's important to understand the background and the root cause of the anger that drives these people to commit such evil acts.

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Original air date: Friday, August 28, 2015 Hour 2, 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET

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