Triggered - The True Crime Podcast · Chantal + Ashley
I Don't Like Mondays: Brenda Ann Spencer
March 10, 2026·38 min·3 clips
Brenda Spencer calmly explained her school shooting by saying, 'I don't like Mondays.'
As heard by us
A Christmas rifle, a school across the street, and a host who refuses to soften the warning signs.
Triggered centers its review of Brenda's story on a Christmas rifle: a scoped .22-caliber and 500 rounds of ammunition given to a 16-year-old after psychiatric evaluation and doctors saying she likely needed a long hospital stay.
Why you'd press play
You want a true-crime story where a Christmas rifle becomes the flashing warning sign before a schoolyard shooting.
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