Clifford Lynn Draper | 200

Clifford Lynn Draper | 200

From People are the Worst by Cloud10

April 2, 2026 · 1h 13m

About this episode

The episode recounts the hostage situation at the Salt Lake City Public Library involving Clifford Lynn Draper and the revelation by a hostage that ended the ordeal.

On March 5, 1994, Clifford Lynn Draper armed himself with a gun and homemade bomb and went down to the Salt Lake City Public Library where he carried out a plan that he had been working on for months. He took 10 people hostage and they spent the next several hours terrified of the unknown. The entire ordeal ended after one of the hostages, Lloyd Prescott, revealed a secret he had been keeping. Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh Sponsors: -Armoire: Visit armoire.style/people and get up to 60% off your first month - AquaTru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Use code WORST for 20% off - Avocado Mattress: Visit avocadogreenmattress.com/THEWORST to shop their mattress and furniture sale - Better Help: Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp.com/peoplearetheworst⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to get 10% off your first month - ⁠⁠Cozy Earth⁠⁠: use discount code PATW - Factor Meals:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠factormeals.com/worst50off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ use code worst50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month - Force Factor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠forcefactor.com/pages/PEOPLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Function Health: Visit functionhealth.com/theworst or use gift code THEWORST25 for a $25 credit toward your membership - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy…

Topics covered

  • hostage situation
  • true crime
  • library incident
  • terror
  • secrets

Keywords

  • Clifford Lynn Draper
  • hostage
  • Salt Lake City
  • library
  • true crime

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Salt Lake City Public Library

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