Killer Medics On Death Row S01E08 - Nidal Hasan
S01E08 Nidal Hasan
Episode Overview
On November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood, Texas, the largest U.S. military base, soldiers are lined up for their final medical checks before heading overseas. Suddenly, a man in uniform pulls out a handgun and opens fire, resulting in 13 deaths and 32 injuries. The rampage is stopped when a civilian police officer shoots the assailant, identified as Major Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist. As investigators dig into his background, they learn Hasan, a son of Palestinian immigrants, faced bullying after 9/11, leading him to withdraw socially. When ordered to deploy, he becomes increasingly isolated, purchasing a handgun and restricting access to his apartment. The day before the attack, he gives away his belongings and encourages neighbors to read the Qur'an. After the shooting, it emerges that he had communicated with a radical cleric and praised a terrorist act. Ultimately, a military court finds him guilty and sentences him to death, leaving questions about whether he was simply