Pulse

The Untold Story

By: Trevor Aaronson

Narrated by: Trevor Aaronson

Pulse: The Untold Story, an Audible Original from journalist Trevor Aaronson and Western Sound, investigates the Pulse nightclub shooting and raises startling questions about the FBI’s culpability.

In a gay nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016, the shooter, Omar Mateen, murdered 49 people and wounded 53 others. The attack was the deadliest act of violence against the LGBTQ+ community in US history and the deadliest terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11.

But there’s a story you haven’t heard. The FBI had a secret history with the shooter and his father. To obscure that history, the FBI pushed a false story that the media dutifully carried—that the attacker was a secretly gay Islamist extremist who had chosen to target Pulse and planned the attack for weeks.

Through a relentless and thorough investigation, Aaronson uncovers the volatile relationship between the shooter and his father and how their troubled interactions with the FBI lead to a disturbing final question: Could the FBI have prevented the massacre?

Pulse: The Untold Story is a documentary like no other. It will leave you wondering if anything you’ve heard about this case is true.

Warning: This program contains descriptions of violence and death and includes recordings from 911 calls and police body cameras from the night of the shooting. Listener discretion is advised.

©2024 Trevor Aaronson (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.

I like this medium for learning about events

Trevor Aaronsen seems to be a good narrator. I'd like a section for this specific format of nonfiction, preferably audible+ only

Good

Good listen terrible story! Congress needs to open FBI investigations! Although it will never happen

Could Have Done Without the “Opinion.”

This is a very interesting review, and deep dive into previously unknown facts about the Pulse killings. Sadly, the fact that our government would put forth a false narrative and lie to cover up their incompetence is not at all surprising.

The authors research, and overall production quality of the program is excellent. However, the interjection of his political views on gun violence, mental health issues, and the ability of society to deal with them is unwarranted and not relevant to the story.

You uncovered facts which present a new, and I believe, true perspective. However, you condemn directly and by innuendo, the constitutional right of citizens, to own firearms for protection, recreation, or civil defense. That in itself is not necessarily wrong in this format, but you offer no answers.

I have rated the production highly because it is very well done and very absorbing. Just stick to the facts that you have brought forth and leave the sermonizing to others.

Interesting revelations

Author goes out of his way to push his liberal worldview like for instance his view on guns or down playing the role of religious extremism in the shooting.

Story telling

Great story telling. Very sad story, got me thinking. Well done, kept me intrigued. Highly recommend!