An Unlikely Terrorist: Shelley Shannon Premiering Monday, November 19th On Court TV.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2001 One-Hour Documentary Explores The Double Life of A Housewife Turned Bomber and Shooter Shelley Shannon Rachelle Ranae "Shelley" Shannon (born 1956) is an anti-abortion activist from Grants Pass, Oregon, who shot Dr. George Tiller in both arms outside his abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas on August 19, 1993.[1][2][3] She is serving time in FCI Dublin. Speaks To Court TV in an Exclusive Interview On August 21, l993, a 37-year-old woman named Shelley Shannon from Grants Pass, Oregon Grants Pass is a city in, and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States GR6. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford. Attractions include the Rogue River, famous for its rafting, and the nearby Oregon Caves. was arrested in the shooting of Dr. George Tiller George Tiller (b. 1941)[1] is a physician in Wichita, Kansas in the United States. He is the medical director of an abortion clinic in Wichita, Women's Health Care Services, which specializes in the provision of late-term procedures. outside a women's clinic in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. . At a time when our nation is focused on the roots of terrorism, a new Court TV documentary asks, how does a loving housewife and mother of two become so committed to a cause that she is willing to shoot and bomb for it? The riveting episode of the Court TV original series Mugshots, An Unlikely Terrorist: Shelley Shannon (premiering Monday, November 19th at 10:00 PM ET/PT) explores the making of a terrorist through revealing interviews with Shannon's family and friends, Shannon's own journals, and an exclusive interview from prison with Shannon herself. The investigation took prosecutors and federal officials into a dark world. In l992, unbeknownst to her husband and children, Shannon traveled throughout the west firebombing Firebombing is a bombing technique designed to damage a target, generally an urban area, through the use of fire from a incendiary device, rather than from the blast effect of large bombs. abortion clinics. In August of l993, Shelley Shannon asked her daughter Angi to drive her to the local bus station, in Grants Pass, Oregon. When they exchanged their good-byes, Angi never suspected that her mother was on a mission that would dramatically alter their lives forever. Shelley Shannon arrived in Wichita and attempted to murder Dr. George Tiller, a doctor who worked in an abortion clinic. She eventually was convicted for the attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. of Tiller, and was later convicted of firebombing six abortion clinics throughout the west in l992. Back in Oregon, her family and friends were shocked. They knew Shelley as a highly religious woman and peaceful protestor, not as a person capable of such heinous terrorist acts. One friend commented that when he heard of Shannon's actions, it was like "hearing that Minnie Mouse Noun 1. Minnie Mouse - the partner of Mickey Mouse just bombed the White House." Now serving a 31-year prison sentence, Shannon talks to Court TV from behind bars in an exclusive interview about the events that led up to her trip to Wichita, Kansas, her attempt to kill Dr. Tiller and her involvement in the various abortion clinic bombings. Through additional interviews with Shannon's family and friends, An Unlikely Terrorist: Shelley Shannon attempts to shed some light on the circumstances that led Shannon to live the complex life of church-going mother, wife - and terrorist. An Unlikely Terrorist: Shelley Shannon was written and produced by award-winning documentarian doc·u·men·tar·i·an also doc·u·men·ta·rist n. One that makes documentaries or a documentary. and feature filmmaker Beth B for Court TV. She has been producing and directing films for over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. and her work has been featured at a number of film festivals including the Toronto Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. For Court TV, Carolyn Kresky is the executive producer; Ed Hersh is the Vice President of Documentaries and Specials. Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword: Court TV, a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both entertains and informs. As the destination for programming that focuses on justice and criminal investigations, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network has 65 million subscribers. |
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