Billy's News

Today's episode is a news-packed rundown. We're covering the latest developments in the Brown and MIT shooting case, where the manhunt has come to an end with the shooter's body found in a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. We'll dive into the twists and turns that led investigators to the suspect, including a Reddit post that helped crack the case. Other stories include a life sentence for Brian Walls, the latest on the TikTok deal, and more. We'll also touch on sports, entertainment, and local news, including the Patriots' Sunday Night game and the new Avatar movie.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. It is Friday, December nineteenth. We'll get rain
showers early this morning. Definitely heavier rains on the way.
Very windy today too, damaging winds expected. Highs about sixty
degrees that's strange. Sunny, but colder tomorrow, Highs in the thirties,
maybe forty degrees, and then into the forties on Sunday.

(00:21):
Top stories. The manhunt for the Brown and Mit shooter
is over, the search for the killer ending in Salem,
New Hampshire, last night, with the shooter's body found dead
in a storage unit from a self inflicted gunshot.

Speaker 2 (00:35):
Suspect was found dead tonight. Our work is not done.
There are many questions that need to be answered. There's
a lot of evidence that needs to be processed. The
FBI and our partners across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New
Hampshire will contain to search for answers.

Speaker 1 (00:51):
And the man hunt took a weird twist late yesterday
when the second person of interest whose picture had been
posted yesterday happened to the shooter and posted on Reddit
that officials need to focus on this guy.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
That person led us to the car, which led us
to the name, which led us to the photographs of
that individual renting the car which matched the clothing of
our shooter here in Providence that matched the satchel.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
And officials say now the Brown University shootings and the
killing of an MIT professor in Brookline are definitely connected.
The shooter went to school in Portugal with the MIT
professor and also went to Brown University. He was a
Portuguese national. Other stories. Brian Walls sentenced yesterday life in prison,

(01:40):
no chance at parole. Also consecutive sentences for misleading police
and disposing of his wife's body. Just announced the TikTok
owner has signed a deal that creates a US version
of the app, a joint venture that will be majority
owned by American investors. Other stories. Is deadline day for
the Justice Apartment. They have until end of day today

(02:02):
to release the Epstein files. We'll see NASCAR driver Greg
Biffle and his family killed in a plane crash in
North Carolina. Biffle a Hall of Fame nominee. The New
Avatar movie hits theaters this weekend, expected to do huge numbers.
Thursday Night Football Last night, Seahawks beat the Rams in overtime.

(02:22):
Patriots have the Sunday Night game this weekend with the Ravens.
We have Ed Sheeran tickets. This morning at seven, ten
and EIGHTEN, we also hand out the morning Show Awards
and we announce this year's Talkbacker of the Year. Lisa
checks out Your Drive next