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Into the Madness

A Killer’s Game, a Woman’s Obsession, a Dark Conspiracy

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Into the Madness

By: Trevor Aaronson
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On July 4, 2022, a shooter climbed onto a rooftop in Highland Park, Illinois, and opened fire on a Fourth of July parade below, killing seven people and wounding dozens more. Prosecutors charged Robert “Bobby” Crimo III with the mass shooting. But this attack was part of something even more insidious. Bobby had created an elaborate game—complete with cryptic videos, a book of numbers, and an eerie online presence—designed to seed a conspiracy theory about the massacre.

Into the Madness is a deep dive into the events leading up to the mass shooting and the story of a woman who became a confidant to Crimo and the final player in his game. Drawing from dozens of interviews and more than 48 hours of recorded calls with Bobby, investigative journalist Trevor Aaronson tells a story that will challenge everything you think you know about mass shootings, conspiracy theories, and the fragile boundary between reality and illusion.

The series explores the rise of nihilistic violence, the role of technology in fostering extremism, and America’s collective descent into conspiracy thinking. Into the Madness will leave you questioning where the truth ends—and the madness begins.

Into the Madness is an Audible Original, produced by Trevor Aaronson and Western Sound.

Warning: This program contains graphic descriptions of violence and death, as well as recordings of a man accused of committing mass murder. Listener discretion is advised.

©2025 Trevor Aaronson (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC.
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Left with a depressing reality

The ending almost justifies this creepy story. Why wasn’t this man identified as mentally ill sooner? We keep seeing one tragedy after another and can’t find a cure because too many people are living in a toxic reality fueled by war games, violent movies and social media.

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Lack of credibility

I honestly could not finish this audiobook and had to skip through sections in the last half. I felt that the female character was as misguided, gullible and had a range of complex issues of her own. She tried to fit all aspects of the killer’s story into her belief system while ignoring glaring facts.

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Good listen

This girl is almost more scary than Bobby. How creepy, she is. Whew. Interesting crazy chick

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Twisted true crime in todays weird world

I like the investigative journalism… it’s really hard to see what’s real… the author did a good job showing what is real and how easy it is to go down the rabbit hole … without judgement…

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Different

Didn’t think the book was that great. However, the storyline held my attention because of its weird, activities of the FBI, the psychological perspectives of those in the storyline, and discussions related to underground networks etc.

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Someone, please get Jaime into therapy. She's very unwell.

The telling of the story was ok, a bit repetitive in parts, but the meat of it was infuriating. Bobby is a manipulative, narcissistic shit and doesn't deserve the attention or the allowances people give him.

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Critically Important

This is so well timed. It speaks into the culture in a way few other story tellers have and captures something sinister. I was gripped.

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the complexities and diversity of human brains

I liked the narration and investigative analysis of the mass murderer suspect and a woman's fascination with him

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Based off true events

I wasn’t sure at the beginning if this was real or blending real life events into a story. I thought I was listening to a fictional story which isn’t the case as I realized further along into the audio. Still interesting and I learned something I wasn’t aware of.

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Interesting story and perspectives.

This was a really crazy but familiar story…one that has been told before. But the author digs deep into the paradox this story presents, and holds a mirror that shows how it reflects society in the current moment. I highly recommend this read. Very illuminating and insightful self reflection for both the author and the reading audience.

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