Suicide of Bill Conradt

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Suicide of Bill Conradt

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[[Chris Hansen]] and his ''Dateline'' [[television crew]] arrived at Conradt's [[Terrell, Texas|Terrell]] neighborhood at 8:30{{spaces}}a.m. on November 5, hoping to ambush Conradt, [[trespass]]ing on his property. Half as many Murphy and Terrell police arrived hours later. Conradt did not answer officers knocking on the door to his courtyard, and confirmation of the [[search warrant]] was received at 2:20{{spaces}}p.m.—though it had "the wrong city, county, and date." At the suggestion of a PJ volunteer, a Terrell police sergeant tried calling Conradt, but the ADA did not answer, and the police did not leave a message. At 2:40, the Terrell police chief called in [[SWAT]].
[[Chris Hansen]] and his ''Dateline'' [[television crew]] arrived at Conradt's [[Terrell, Texas|Terrell]] neighborhood at 8:30{{spaces}}a.m. on November 5, hoping to ambush Conradt, [[trespass]]ing on his property. Half as many Murphy and Terrell police arrived hours later. Conradt did not answer officers knocking on the door to his courtyard, and confirmation of the [[search warrant]] was received at 2:20{{spaces}}p.m.—though it had "the wrong city, county, and date." At the suggestion of a PJ volunteer, a Terrell police sergeant tried calling Conradt, but the ADA did not answer, and the police did not leave a message. At 2:40, the Terrell police chief called in [[SWAT]].


The seven-man SWAT team, led by Ken McKeown, slowly arrived after 3:00{{spaces}}p.m. They breached Conradt's home by forcing open a sliding-glass back door, entering through the [[den (room)|den]], finding Conradt's computer and a workbook titled ''Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse'' (from a recent district attorneys' conference). The team split up, and the half that first saw Conradt at the end of a hallway variously described his last words as some variation of "I am not gonna hurt anybody." He then [[suicide by gun|shot himself]] in the temple with a [[Browning Arms Company|Browning]] [[.380 ACP|.380]] pistol and died within 60 minutes.
The seven-man SWAT team, led by Ken McKeown, slowly arrived after 3:00{{spaces}}p.m. They breached Conradt's home by forcing open a sliding-glass back door, entering through the [[den (room)|den]], finding Conradt's computer and a workbook titled ''Investigation and Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse'' (from a recent district attorneys' conference). The team split up, and the half that first saw Conradt at the end of a hallway described his last words as some variation of "I am not gonna hurt anybody." He then [[suicide by gun|shot himself]] in the temple with a [[Browning Arms Company|Browning]] [[.380 ACP|.380]] pistol and died within 60 minutes.


NBC personnel photographed and videotaped Conradt's body and gun, and they obtained an audiotape of his last words. One of the officers on the scene mugged for a ''Dateline'' camera and opined, "That'll make good TV." Conradt was [[air medical services|airlifted]] by [[CareFlite]] to [[Dallas]]' [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead.
NBC personnel photographed and videotaped Conradt's body and gun, and they obtained an audiotape of his last words. One of the officers on the scene mugged for a ''Dateline'' camera and opined, "That'll make good TV." Conradt was [[air medical services|airlifted]] by [[CareFlite]] to [[Dallas]]' [[Parkland Memorial Hospital]], where he was pronounced dead.
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