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Huntsville, Alabama · 2010

Amy Bishop

TV artwork: Deadly Women — Tipping Point — Investigation Discovery / Apple TV
TV artworkDeadly Women — Tipping PointInvestigation Discovery / Apple TVScreen artwork via Apple TV

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Amy Bishop opened fire during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2010, killing three colleagues and injuring three others. The attack followed a tenure dispute. She pleaded guilty, and reporting also revisited an earlier shooting involving her brother.

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01Books

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02Movies

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03TV & documentaries

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Deadly Women — Tipping Point

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I Knew My Murderer — Amy Bishop (2020)

IMDb episode reference connected to the Amy Bishop case. Listed release: 2020. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.

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Snapped — Amy Bishop (2013)

IMDb episode reference connected to the Amy Bishop case. Listed release: 2013. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.

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04Newspaper clippings

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The Selma Times-Journal · 2010-02-14 · Page 5

Earlier shooting scrutinized after UAH attack

After the University of Alabama in Huntsville shootings, authorities revisited the earlier death of Amy Bishop's brother Seth.

Early coverage contains disputed accounts of the 1986 investigation; those claims are attributed to the people interviewed.

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The Birmingham News · 2010-03-13 · Page C1

Police search Bishop's home

Investigators seized computers and examined a suspicious pipe during the UAH murder investigation. Police said the pipe was harmless.

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05News & reporting

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Reporting on Amy Bishop

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06Podcasts

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Killer Psyche — Amy Bishop: The Professor Turned Killer

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Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Amy Bishop: The Harvard Neuroscientist Killer- Revisit

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released July 3, 2025. About 37 minutes.

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True Crime Recaps

Amy Bishop: Professor Turned Killer After Tenure Denial

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released August 2, 2025. About 14 minutes.

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This Is Monsters

Amy Bishop : The University of Alabama Shooter

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released May 23, 2022. About 42 minutes.

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Criminal Broads

Shooter: Amy Bishop

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released February 10, 2021. About 39 minutes.

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True Crime Brewery

A Shooting in Alabama: The Crimes of Dr. Amy Bishop

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released January 15, 2019. About 112 minutes.

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The Criminal Makeup

‘I AM DOCTOR AMY BISHOP!’ – Entitled Professor Couldn’t Get Her Own Way & Goes On Deadly Rampage

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released March 30, 2023. About 50 minutes.

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Women and Crime

Amy Bishop

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released September 13, 2022. About 39 minutes.

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Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

The Mad Scientist: Amy Bishop

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 10, 2019. About 48 minutes.

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True Crime Psychology and Personality: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and the Minds of Dangerous Criminals

CASE: Dr. Amy Bishop - Killer Professor

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 15, 2020. About 16 minutes.

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A Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity: Amy Bishop Day 3: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 15, 2023. About 30 minutes.

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Crime Curious

270: The Crimes of Amy Bishop

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released August 11, 2024. About 91 minutes.

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Murder In America

EP. 81 ALABAMA - The Killer Professor: Amy Bishop

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released September 16, 2022. About 78 minutes.

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Talk Deadly To Me

Amy Bishop: The Horror From Harvard, Part 1 of 3

Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 18, 2023. About 82 minutes.

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07Social Media

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Bailey Sarian

Disturbed, Unhinged and Deadly - The Psychotic Rage of Amy Bishop

Video from Bailey Sarian covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 56:22.

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Danielle Kirsty

‘I AM DOCTOR AMY BISHOP!’ - Entitled Professor Couldn’t Get Her Own Way & Goes On Deadly Rampage

Video from Danielle Kirsty covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 48:30.

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Dr. Todd Grande

Dr. Amy Bishop Murder Case Analysis | Killer Professor

Video from Dr. Todd Grande covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 13:15.

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Dateline NBC

Dateline Crime Capsule: Amy Bishop

Video from Dateline NBC covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 3:36.

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Women and Crime Podcast

Amy Bishop

Video from Women and Crime Podcast covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 35:02.

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CBS News

Amy Bishop Insanity Plea?

Video from CBS News covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 2:47.

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WHNT News 19

Man Indicted in Death of Amy Bishop Anderson's Son

Video from WHNT News 19 covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 0:52.

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08Blogs & essays

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09Internet Archive

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Internet Archive · Library record · 2011

A professor's rage : the chilling true story of Harvard Ph. D. Amy Bishop, her brother's mysterious death, and the shooting spree that shocked the nation

McPhee, Michele. A library catalog record for a book connected with Amy Bishop. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.

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HLN News : HLN : February 14, 2010 1:00pm-4:00pm EST

The archive indexes this broadcast under Amy Bishop. It may contain several stories; use any available captions or previews to locate the relevant segment. Full playback may be restricted.

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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer : CNN : February 16, 2010 5:00pm-8:00pm EST

The archive indexes this broadcast under Amy Bishop. It may contain several stories; use any available captions or previews to locate the relevant segment. Full playback may be restricted.

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CNN Newsroom : CNN : February 16, 2010 11:00am-1:00pm EST

The archive indexes this broadcast under Amy Bishop. It may contain several stories; use any available captions or previews to locate the relevant segment. Full playback may be restricted.

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10From the journal

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11Court records & documents

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Records-access rulingArchive copy

Globe Newspaper petition — Seth Bishop inquest records

A related records-access decision about the inquest into Amy Bishop’s brother Seth’s 1986 death. It is not the Alabama faculty-shooting case file.

Court / agency
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Document date
December 13, 2011
Case / citation
SJC-10798
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Justia

12Nicknames & media names

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13Where are they now?

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14Positive Outcome

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