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Ignored Warnings: The Shooting of Abby Zwerner

Ignored Warnings: The Shooting of Abby Zwerner

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 Ignored Warnings: The Shooting of Abby Zwerner tells the full story — from the day a first-grader opened fire inside his classroom, to the unprecedented court battles that followed.

Hosted by Tony Brueski, this series examines both the criminal case against former assistant principal Ebony Parker, charged with eight felony counts of child neglect, and the ongoing $40 million civil trial brought by teacher Abby Zwerner against the school system that failed to protect her.

Through in-depth reporting, courtroom updates, and forensic legal analysis, Tony unpacks how a series of ignored red flags became a national reckoning over accountability in American education.
Why did so many adults stay silent?
How did policy, fear, and bureaucracy replace common sense?
And will the courts finally decide that silence can be a crime?

This is the story of a gun, a child, and a system that looked away — and the trials now forcing it to answer for every ignored warning.

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  • Ignored Warnings: Inside Abby Zwerner Trial — How a 6-Year-Old’s Shooting Became a Case About Adult Failure-WEEK IN REVIEW

    Ignored Warnings: Inside Abby Zwerner Trial — How a 6-Year-Old’s Shooting Became a Case About Adult Failure-WEEK IN REVIEW
    Nov 9 2025
    A six-year-old walked into class with a 9mm pistol.
    His teacher, Abby Zwerner, left on a stretcher — shot in the chest and hand while protecting her students.

    Now, in a Virginia courtroom, that day is being dissected hour by hour. The $40 million civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker has become a national referendum on what happens when warnings are ignored — when fear, policy, and denial outweigh basic human instinct.

    In this episode, Tony Brueski takes you inside the courtroom where teachers, reading specialists, and administrators are testifying about the morning of January 6, 2023 — the morning they say they begged Assistant Principal Ebony Parker to act.
    Four separate warnings.
    Four opportunities to stop a six-year-old from shooting his teacher.
    And nothing was done.

    You’ll hear how Zwerner’s lawyers are methodically walking the jury through every missed red flag — from the teacher who saw the boy shove something heavy into his backpack to the reading specialist who asked to search it and was told, “His pockets are too small.”

    The defense says it was unforeseeable — that no one could’ve predicted a child that young pulling the trigger.
    The testimony says otherwise.

    This isn’t just about one classroom.
    It’s about every system that hears the alarm and still stands still.
    And it’s about a teacher who’s forcing the system to finally answer for its silence.

    #HiddenKillers #AbbyZwerner #EbonyParker #RichneckElementary #SchoolShooting #CivilTrial #Negligence #EducationSystem #JusticeForTeachers #TrueCrimePodcast #Accountability

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    22 mins
  • VERDICT- RAW COURT AUDIO6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker

    VERDICT- RAW COURT AUDIO6-Year-Old School Shooting Trial: Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker
    Nov 6 2025
    This episode features continuing coverage from inside the civil trial of Abby Zwerner v. Ebony Parker — the case that’s forcing a Virginia courtroom to confront how many warnings were ignored before a teacher was shot by her six-year-old student.

    Each day’s proceedings bring new testimony, evidence, and revelations about what happened inside Richneck Elementary School on January 6, 2023 — and the administrative failures that followed.

    You’ll hear unfiltered courtroom audio, direct from the trial, as attorneys for Abby Zwerner seek $40 million in damages against former assistant principal Ebony Parker, accused of negligence so severe it nearly cost a teacher her life.

    Hidden Killers brings you the voices, the arguments, and the raw sound of justice in progress — as a jury decides whether silence and inaction inside a public school can rise to the level of legal accountability.

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    5 mins
  • Abby Zwerner Verdict: 6-Year-Old’s Classroom Shooting — Jury Holds Assistant Principal Accountable

    Abby Zwerner Verdict: 6-Year-Old’s Classroom Shooting — Jury Holds Assistant Principal Accountable
    Nov 6 2025
    Justice — delayed, but finally delivered.

    In this episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we cover the stunning verdict in the case of Abby Zwerner, the Virginia first-grade teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student inside Richneck Elementary School. After nearly two years, a jury has ruled that former assistant principal Ebony Parker is liable for ignoring repeated warnings that the child had a gun — awarding $10 million in damages to Zwerner.

    This isn’t just a lawsuit — it’s an indictment of an entire system that looked the other way.
    Teachers came forward that morning. They told Parker the student had a weapon in his backpack. They begged her to act. But she didn’t. Hours later, Abby stood at the front of her classroom — teaching, protecting, doing her job — when that six-year-old pulled the trigger.

    The bullet nearly killed her. Multiple surgeries later, she’s still living with nerve damage, pain, and trauma that will never fully fade. But tonight’s verdict is more than compensation — it’s a warning shot to every school district in America: when staff ignore danger, when leadership protects its image instead of its people, the courtroom will hold you accountable.

    Tony Brueski breaks down the key testimony, courtroom reactions, and what this landmark decision means for educators, parents, and every student walking into class tomorrow.

    The Abby Zwerner verdict isn’t just about one assistant principal — it’s about a national failure to take threats seriously until it’s too late.

    Watch as Tony walks through:
    – How multiple teachers sounded the alarm — and were ignored
    – Why the jury sided with Zwerner and what evidence swayed them
    – The emotional impact of her testimony and survival
    – What comes next for Parker’s pending criminal charges

    This is the story of one teacher’s fight for justice — and the system’s long-overdue reckoning.

    #AbbyZwerner #HiddenKillers #TonyBrueski #TeacherShooting #EbonyParker #SchoolSafety #TrueCrimePodcast #JusticeForAbby #VirginiaTrial #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime

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    7 mins
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