In August of 2015, 40-year-old Vermont mother Jody Herring lost custody of her three children after a tumultuous battle with substance abuse. Born into a horrific family history of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, Herring’s mental health began to show clear signs of deterioration as she promised that an “Armageddon” was nearing. On the morning of August 7th, she did the unthinkable. Herring took a .270 hunting rifle from a former lover and set out with a hit list, which included people she viewed as somehow personally responsible for her own neglectful actions. Jody Herring’s August Armageddon united members of her own family and the Vermont Department of Children and Families in tragedythrough one of the state's most horrific spree killings. 



Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. Special Thanks to Jenny Almeida, Mary-Kate Dunphy, Linda Calitri, & Nick Calitri. 

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Written/Audio Sources: 
The Blame Game | Deadly Women
Police: Mom killed social worker after custody dispute
3 Dead Are Related To Vermont Shooting Suspect, Officials Say
More defense witnesses testify at day 2 of Jody Herring sentencing
Lara Sobel funeral draws hundreds of mourners
Jody Herring Arraignment
Witnesses testify in day 1 of Jody Herring sentencing
Watch: All victim impact statements from Jody Herring sentencing
Judge sentences quadruple murderer Jody Herring
Police link man taken into custody for standoff to murder suspect
Arraignment for Jody Herring's ex-boyfriend
Honoring Lara Sobel's Legacy
State Supreme Court hears appeal for convicted quadruple murderer
Timeline of a tragedy: Unraveling the 4 VT slayings
Vermont police investigate triple homicide tied to fatal shooting of DCF worker - masslive.com
Herring brother says he never heard call | | timesargus.com
Woman Had Arrest History Before Murder Charge
Witnesses describe Herring family history | | rutlandherald.com.
Murder suspect Jody Herring's daughter arrested in Burlington
Desiree Herring caught without incident | News | timesargus.com
Evidence videos show Jody Herring before, after murders
Family Describes Troubled Life of DCF Shooter Herring | Off Message
Smith: Jody Herring's failed life started early | Vermont Business Magazine
Forgotten Victims? Sentencing Reveals Herring Family's Pain | Crime | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice
Herring lawyer: Hospital negligent to release her from psych unit - VTDigger
Lawyer: DCF Shooter 'Erroneously' Released From Psychiatric Care Before Killing Four | Off Message
Psychiatrist: Herring suffers from anxiety and delusions
Jody Herring previously diagnosed as bipolar - VTDigger
Brother describes Jody Herring's life before murders; psychiatrist says Herring suffers anxiety
Legal drugs changed suspect, says daughter | News | timesargus.com
Digital recorder may hold evidence in social worker murder case
Judge sentences quadruple murderer Jody Herring
Jody Herring's ex-boyfriend hoped armed standoff would give him a chance to see her - VTDigger
Gov. Shumlin Signs Laws to Enhance Protections for Vermont Social Workers | Department for Children and Families
UVM Foundation: Lara Sobel
Herring brother says he never heard call

Music & Sound Effect Sources
Opening Track:  “There is no Gravity” by Marcelde Oliviera Luzia
Closing Track: “Dark Confrontation” by AlexZVeza 

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 info@invisiblechoir.com

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In August of 2015, 40-year-old Vermont mother Jody Herring lost custody of her three children after a tumultuous battle with substance abuse. Born into a horrific family history of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, Herring’s mental health began to show clear signs of deterioration as she promised that an “Armageddon” was nearing. On the morning of August 7th, she did the unthinkable. Herring took a .270 hunting rifle from a former lover and set out with a hit list, which included people she viewed as somehow personally responsible for her own neglectful actions. Jody Herring’s August Armageddon united members of her own family and the Vermont Department of Children and Families in tragedy through one of the state's most horrific spree killings. 
 
Written by Michael Dunphy Jr., Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. Special Thanks to Jenny Almeida, Mary-Kate Dunphy, Linda Calitri, &amp; Nick Calitri. 
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Written/Audio Sources: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/deadly-women/full-episodes/the-blame-game">The Blame Game | Deadly Women</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5mHG__TEjc&amp;ab_channel=USATODAY">Police: Mom killed social worker after custody dispute</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEKK032iFOU&amp;ab_channel=CBSBoston">3 Dead Are Related To Vermont Shooting Suspect, Officials Say</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxiObf_e5lU&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">More defense witnesses testify at day 2 of Jody Herring sentencing</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_k_gM3pL68&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">Lara Sobel funeral draws hundreds of mourners</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YWlD30adC8&amp;ab_channel=Addi-TalkingTrials%26Stuff">Jody Herring Arraignment</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK6_YE8NCSw&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">Witnesses testify in day 1 of Jody Herring sentencing</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20iV4QF0ha0&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">Watch: All victim impact statements from Jody Herring sentencing</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2huwrVsWT4&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">Judge sentences quadruple murderer Jody Herring</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk9g5gQo74c&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">Police link man taken into custody for standoff to murder suspect</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3bY1lE7qwg&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">Arraignment for Jody Herring's ex-boyfriend</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=search&amp;v=1020511414663483&amp;external_log_id=d04acbc1-1dcf-49d8-b72e-b728ff84f3f0&amp;q=lara%20sobel">Honoring Lara Sobel's Legacy</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYieZvMHjkw&amp;ab_channel=MyNBC5-WPTZ">State Supreme Court hears appeal for convicted quadruple murderer</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/08/16/timeline-tragedy-unraveling-vermont-slayings/31796559/">Timeline of a tragedy: Unraveling the 4 VT slayings</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/2015/08/vermont_police_investigate_tri.html">Vermont police investigate triple homicide tied to fatal shooting of DCF worker - masslive.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.timesargus.com/herring-brother-says-he-never-heard-call/article_2e0a31cc-16e3-53ea-b5fc-98b09a5ced54.html">Herring brother says he never heard call | | timesargus.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.vnews.com/Archives/2015/08/DCFWorker-jd-vn-081415">Woman Had Arrest History Before Murder Charge</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.rutlandherald.com/witnesses-describe-herring-family-history/article_44b8d983-80b5-573e-befe-766aef09ac27.html#:~:text=Johnson%20said%20Francis%20Herring%20was,Francis%20Herring%20raped%20her%20daughter">Witnesses describe Herring family history | | rutlandherald.com</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2016/08/09/murder-suspect-herring-daughter-arrested-burlington/88474950/">Murder suspect Jody Herring's daughter arrested in Burlington</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.timesargus.com/news/desiree-herring-caught-without-incident/article_7f4602cc-2c6c-5e45-9d3f-1ac96889a680.html">Desiree Herring caught without incident | News | timesargus.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Evidence-video-shows-Jody-Herring-before-after-murders-460359713.html">Evidence videos show Jody Herring before, after murders</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2017/11/13/family-describes-troubled-life-of-dcf-shooter-herring">Family Describes Troubled Life of DCF Shooter Herring | Off Message</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://vermontbiz.com/news/2017/november/20/smith-jody-herrings-failed-life-started-early">Smith: Jody Herring's failed life started early | Vermont Business Magazine</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/forgotten-victims-sentencing-reveals-herring-familys-pain/Content?oid=10441714">Forgotten Victims? Sentencing Reveals Herring Family's Pain | Crime | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://vtdigger.org/2017/11/10/herring-lawyer-hospital-negligent-release-psych-unit/">Herring lawyer: Hospital negligent to release her from psych unit - VTDigger</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2017/11/10/lawyer-dcf-shooter-erroneously-released-from-psychiatric-care-before-killing-four">Lawyer: DCF Shooter 'Erroneously' Released From Psychiatric Care Before Killing Four | Off Message</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Psychiatrist-Herring-suffers-from-anxiety-and-delusions-457476283.html">Psychiatrist: Herring suffers from anxiety and delusions</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://vtdigger.org/2015/08/13/alleged-barre-shooter-had-bipolar-disorder-diagnosis/">Jody Herring previously diagnosed as bipolar - VTDigger</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/brother-describes-jody-herrings-life-before-murders-psychiatrist-says-herring-suffers-anxiety/">Brother describes Jody Herring's life before murders; psychiatrist says Herring suffers anxiety</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.timesargus.com/news/legal-drugs-changed-suspect-says-daughter/article_af477b48-3e4c-5f94-831f-e659080fc782.html">Legal drugs changed suspect, says daughter | News | timesargus.com</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/02/digital-recorder-may-hold-evidence-social-worker-murder-case/71624290/">Digital recorder may hold evidence in social worker murder case</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mynbc5.com/article/judge-sentences-quadruple-murderer-jody-herring/13534148#">Judge sentences quadruple murderer Jody Herring</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://vtdigger.org/2015/08/13/jody-herrings-ex-boyfriend-hoped-armed-standoff-would-give-him-a-chance-to-see-her/">Jody Herring's ex-boyfriend hoped armed standoff would give him a chance to see her - VTDigger</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://dcf.vermont.gov/dcf-blog/gov-shumlin-signs-laws-enhance-protections-vermont-social-workers">Gov. Shumlin Signs Laws to Enhance Protections for Vermont Social Workers | Department for Children and Families</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.uvmfoundation.org/s/1690/19/interior.aspx?sid=1690&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=1027">UVM Foundation: Lara Sobel</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.timesargus.com/herring-brother-says-he-never-heard-call/article_2e0a31cc-16e3-53ea-b5fc-98b09a5ced54.html">Herring brother says he never heard call</a></li>
</ul>
Music &amp; Sound Effect Sources
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Opening Track:  “There is no Gravity” by Marcelde Oliviera Luzia</li>
<li aria-level="1">Closing Track: “Dark Confrontation” by AlexZVeza </li>
</ul>
Music &amp; 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 <a href="mailto:info@invisiblechoir.com">info@invisiblechoir.com</a>
See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Invisible Choir true crime podcast examines the most heinous murders through investigative storytelling, primary source audio, and victim testimonials. We aim to bring voice to the voiceless, and visibility to the invisible. Independently recorded and produced by Michael Ojibway and Reach Freaks, LLC. 

The Invisible Choir true crime podcast examines the most heinous murders through investigative storytelling, primary source audio, and victim testimonials. We aim to bring voice to the voiceless, and visibility to the invisible. Independently recorded and produced by Michael Ojibway and Reach Freaks, LLC.

Invisible Choir

The Invisible Choir true crime podcast examines the most heinous murders through investigative storytelling, primary source audio, and victim testimonials. We aim to bring voice to the voiceless, and visibility to the invisible.

The Invisible Choir true crime podcast examines the most heinous murders through investigative storytelling, primary source audio, and victim testimonials. We aim to bring voice to the voiceless, and visibility to the invisible.

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