<p>On December 4, 1969, a pre-dawn police raid at 2337 West Monroe Street in Chicago left 21-year-old Black Panther leader Fred Hampton dead. Authorities called it a shootout. Evidence later suggested something far more deliberate.</p><p>In this episode of <em>When Killers Get Caught</em>, Brittany Ransom examines the assassination of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and a rising national leader targeted under the FBI’s COINTELPRO program. We break down the role of informant William O’Neal, the alleged drugging of Hampton, the 99 shots fired during the raid, and the 13-year legal battle that exposed federal coordination with local law enforcement.</p><p>But this story goes beyond one night.</p><p>We explore Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition, his community programs like the Free Breakfast Program, and why multiracial, working-class solidarity was viewed as a threat by powerful institutions. This episode also connects the political climate of the 1960s — including the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War protests, and urban uprisings — to ongoing conversations about government surveillance, police violence, and state power today.</p><p>Was this a tragic raid gone wrong or a calculated political execution?</p><p>The truth always leaves a trail.</p><p>If you’re interested in true crime, political history, FBI surveillance, civil rights, and the psychology of state violence, this episode is essential listening.</p><p>🎧 Subscribe to <em>When Killers Get Caught</em> for deep dives into solved, unsolved, and morally unresolved cases that shaped history.</p><p>Follow and join the conversation:📱 TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@caughtpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>📸 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whenkillersgetcaught⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Now Active: <strong>Subscription-Only Content </strong>on Spotify and Patreon. Have a case, story, or idea you’d like us to explore? Submit it to <a rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and be part of the discussion.</p><p>Music featured in this podcast is used with permission from <strong>Myuu</strong>.⁠⁠<a href="https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci</a></p>