On October 22, 2014, Luis Bracamontes and his wife, Janelle Monroy, were heading for San Francisco, CA from Carson City, NV. After a stop in Vacaville, CA on October 23, 2014, their journey took them on an unexpected detour back to Sacramento with an urgent need to purchase drugs.

On the morning of October 24, 2014, Sacramento Sheriff Deputies Danny Oliver and Scott Brown awoke early to assist other officers with a search. Little did they know that a few innocuous decisions concerning their routine later that morning would put them on a collision course with evil.

CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

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CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon via the following link – FACING EVIL

To learn more about our sponsor, the National Police Credit Union, please go to https://nationalpolicecu.com/

CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

Listen in as Scott Brown does a free form read from Chapter One of the book that focuses on time well before that dreadful day. He covers things such as how he decided to become a police officer, how he developed a relationship with Danny Oliver, and more.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

To learn more about our sponsor, the National Police Credit Union, please go to https://nationalpolicecu.com/

CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

In 2014, the Motel 6 in the Arden Area of Sacramento was known for criminal behavior including prostitution and drug dealing. On October 24 of that year, it became known as a crime scene where the brutal and horrific murder of Deputy Danny Oliver took place.

Deputy Scott Brown returned fire and shot the killer but not fatally. Bracamontes and his wife fled and began causing more mayhem throughout the area.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

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CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

The devastation continued as Deputy Oliver’s murderer chose to carjack a new vehicle in the course of his getaway attempt. In that process, Bracamontes shot a civilian five times.

Around this same time, the families of Deputies Danny Oliver and Scott Brown began to hear about the chaos that ensued at the Motel 6. October 24, 2014, would be the worst nightmare for family and friends of law enforcement professionals realized.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

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CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

The mayhem stretched out of Sacramento and into nearby Placer County. Tragically, Bracamontes would take the life of another officer – Homicide Detective, Michael Davis, Jr.

This episode is dedicated to the lives of the two brave men that were killed on October 24, 2014.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

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CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

As the day of October 24, 2014, wore on, people all over the region were affected by the carnage and violence the two thugs had caused. Sacramento and Placer County deputies, police officers, and highway patrolmen, reeling from the loss of brothers in blue, searched the region for the fugitives.

Meanwhile, Deputy Scott Brown is asked to walk through the events that morning at the Motel 6. That was the day he realized that sometimes a police officer can do everything tactically correct and still be faced with a negative result.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

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CONTENT ADVISORY: This podcast contains intense recreations of violent criminal behavior that may trigger those who have had previous trauma and disturb those that have not. Strong and offensive language is used throughout the podcast as well. Listener discretion is advised.

Bracamontes’ time as a free man finally comes to an end. Shortly after hiding and taking shelter inside a yellow house in Auburn, CA police surrounded the area.

While the capture of Bracamontes and Monroy may have seemed to be the end of the story, it was only the beginning for many.

We encourage listeners to also read the book, Facing Evil: A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath, which can be found on Amazon.

To learn more about our sponsor, the National Police Credit Union, please go to https://nationalpolicecu.com/