Smile - Timothy and Alyssa Bradburn

About this episode

The episode explores the shocking case of Alyssa Bradburn, who killed her father Timothy upon his return from Hawaii, raising questions about motive and self-defense.

Timothy Bradburn had just returned to his Spokane home from a trip to Hawaii, keys and suitcase still in hand, when he was met with a lethal ambush. The shooter wasn't a stranger, but his 33-year-old daughter, Alyssa, who had spent weeks practicing at a gun range and journaling about her plan to kill him. In a case that moved from a claim of self-defense to a blunt courtroom confession, the Pacific Northwest was left searching for a motive that never came.

Topics covered

• family conflict
• murder
• self-defense
• courtroom drama
• psychological motives

Keywords

• Timothy Bradburn
• Alyssa Bradburn
• murder
• self-defense
• courtroom confession
• Spokane
• Hawaii

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Spokane, Hawaii

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