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this is definitely one of the stranger cases I've covered it seems like it comes right out of a novel
on November 12 2012 Jake Nolan set out to the office and home of Dr Michael Weiss
Jake had with him a duffel bag with a massive Sledgehammer a steak Knife zip ties
and he's walking through the streets of Manhattan with this when you walked into Dr Michael Weiss's
office with that duffel bag with the weapons that were inside [Music] what did you intend to do
you know I intended to kill him this is not a whodunit he did what he was accused of doing
but the big question was why I saw Jake Nolan brainwashed by Dr Pamela buckbinder an ivyly trained
psychiatrist she's brilliant I would have done anything for Pamela it happens so slowly that you don't
really recognize this growing feeling inside of you that one day you wake up and say I'll kill for this woman
[Music] by the end of this manipulation by Dr bookbinder Jake Nolan had become weaponized
to attack Dr Weiss the man with whom she had been fighting over custody of her son
they hated each other and in turn she made me hate him she had already told me that she wanted
me to hit him over the head playing like you know Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The
Beatles repeatedly in the house [Music] Jake Nolan suffered from bipolar disorder he had these learning problems
he had personality problems Pamela took someone who she knew was severely mentally ill and she morphed me into
whatever she wanted me to be and I obeyed just like a puppet [Music] she used him for her own benefit she
sacrificed him the office door was open and I see Michael sitting in a chair I think this is really when I became
fully psychotic I don't buy Jake's story that he was brainwashed and manipulated he knew
exactly what he was doing and do you believe that each step of the way Jake could have made the decision to
leave of course he could have and Dr bookbinder claims that she had no involvement at all in this that anything
Jake Nolan did he did completely on his own 9-1-1 with emergency someone out in my hallway screaming in
pain but I don't know what's going on out there and I'm afraid to go out and what was so odd about this is he
didn't try to flee Jake Nolan starts snapping selfies of himself covered in blood
I mean who would possibly snap a selfie of themselves right after they tried to murder someone

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Brief Summary

Jake Nolan attempted to murder Dr. Michael Weiss, claiming manipulation by psychiatrist Dr. Pamela Buckbinder in a custody battle.

Key points

The Strange Case of Jake Nolan. A deep dive into a bizarre case of manipulation and violence.
Brainwashed to Kill. Jake Nolan's transformation into a weapon for Dr. Pamela Buckbinder.
Selfies After Violence. Jake's chilling choice to document his actions after the attack.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I intended to kill him.

Jake Nolan admits his intentions directly.

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