New Bedford, MA - or, “The Whaling City,” is a quaint fishing town that is one of the most multicultural & diverse in the United States. With large Portuguese, Black, and several other various ethnic communities occupying the close knit neighborhoods, New Bedford would be the last place anyone would expect to witness a horrifically violent hate crime. Yet in 2006, that’s exactly what its residents would be forced to endure. 18-year-old Jacob Robida walked into a New Bedford gay bar armed with a pistol, knife, and a hatchet- tucked in his belt, under is black hooded sweatshirt. This is the tale of an anger-fueled loner, influenced by ideologies of homophobia, racism, and violent music.
Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. Special thanks to Tami Gold, David Pavlosky, & Eric Johnson
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Written/Audio Sources:
Robida Myspace & Comments
Puzzles Attack- CNN coverage 9:06 a.m. 2/3/06
Puzzles Attack- CNN Announces Capture of Robida 2/3/06
Puzzles Attack- Channel 5 reports death of Robida 2/4/06 11p
Puzzles Attack- Fox Providence 10 p.m. News 2/2/06
Jacob Robida: Final days of a killer - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA
Teen gunman took own life, officials say - By Maria Sacchetti and Jenna Russell: The Boston Globe
BrainOnFire.Net Alleged Myspace Comments: Death, the internet, and privacy:
Robida Myspace & Comments
CNN: Shootout kills gay-bar attack suspect - Feb 6, 2006
Allegations by Puzzles victim tossed - Opinion - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford
Victim of gay bar attack files complaint
Robert R. Perry, 65 - Obituaries - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA
New BedFord Bar Flies: Rainbow's End (Description of Rainbow's End, Inside Bar After Re-Opening)
Friends: Jacob couldn't have done it - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA
Officer James Walter Sell, Gassville Police Department, Arkansas
Murderpedia.com Jacob Robida
US Census Bureau QuickFacts: New Bedford city, Massachusetts
Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts
Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in the United States
Wikipedia: New Bedford
Wikipedia: Insane Clown Posse
Wikipedia: Jacob D. Robida
Wikipedia: Tami Gold
Dark Lotus
Fourteen Words
Films by David Pavlosky
Alex Taylor: From Puzzles, a painful picture - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA
Robida spoke through MySpace - News - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA
NewDayFilms.Com: Puzzles
Music & Sound Effect Sources
Opening Track: “It Will Come Back” by The Stolen Orchestra
Closing Track: “Night Watch” by Third Age
Music & Sound Effect Sources
All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®. Individual sources are available via request at [email protected]
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