Reporting on Amy Bishop
Los Angeles Times
Reported coverage offers a concise introduction.
2010 · Huntsville, Alabama
Amy Bishop
Teen & school
Amy Bishop opened fire during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2010, killing three colleagues and injuring three others. The attack followed a tenure dispute. She pleaded guilty, and reporting also revisited an earlier shooting involving her brother.
EXPLORE THE CASE
The Story
When2010
WhereHuntsville, Alabama
In this collection33 resources
Start here.
Choose a book, screen story or audio episode from this case’s collection.
Deadly Women — Tipping Point
Investigation Discovery · Season 11, Episode 12 · Listed air date 2017-11-17
Explore this screen title and its source details before choosing a service.
Killer Psyche — Amy Bishop: The Professor Turned Killer
Apple Podcasts
An audio option for exploring this case while listening.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon buttons marked “paid link” may earn us a commission. Affiliate disclosure
Where are they now?
No reviewed items have been added to this section yet.
Nicknames & media names
No reviewed items have been added to this section yet.
EXPLORE THE CASE
Blogs & Essays
Read our articles here and explore outside perspectives, credited to their writers and publications. See this case in the Journal →
From the journal
No reviewed items have been added to this section yet.
Blogs & essays
1 itemsAbout these sources
Outside essays and reading guides reflect their authors’ perspectives. Compare claims with reported and primary sources.
Nature blogs
Biologist pleads guilty to murder
A contemporaneous science-news blog reports Bishop’s guilty plea following the University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting.
Outside CommentaryAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
EXPLORE THE CASE
Books
CONTINUE YOUR READING
Search this case on Amazon · paid linkSearch results may include unrelated titles. Check the author, edition, and case connection before purchasing.
Explore Reading & Streaming Options · Our case guides are free.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon buttons marked “paid link” may earn us a commission. Affiliate disclosure
Books
No reviewed items have been added to this section yet.
EXPLORE THE CASE
Movies & TV
Movies
No reviewed items have been added to this section yet.
TV & documentaries
3 itemsAbout these sources
Episodes, documentaries and title listings. Season and episode numbers follow the linked catalog and can differ by service. Air dates are separate from crime dates. Playback availability varies by service and region.
Investigation Discovery · Season 11, Episode 12 · Listed air date 2017-11-17
Deadly Women — Tipping Point
Program or episode reference. This page identifies the title; it is not a confirmed full-episode watch link. Includes coverage of Amy Bishop. This is one segment in a multi-case episode; other segments may cover cases outside the United States.
Screen TitleTitle Details · Not Playback
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Search Amazon · paid linkCredits & title details on IMDb
Title search; Amazon availability is not confirmed. Check the edition, format, and viewing region.
Episode data: TVmaze · CC BY-SA 4.0
IMDb · TV episode
I Knew My Murderer — Amy Bishop (2020)
IMDb episode reference connected to the Amy Bishop case. Listed release: 2020. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
Screen TitleTitle Details · Not Playback
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Search Amazon · paid linkCredits & title details on IMDb
Title search; Amazon availability is not confirmed. Check the edition, format, and viewing region.
Oxygen True Crime · Season 10, Episode 4 · Listed air date 2013-02-24
Snapped — Amy Bishop
IMDb episode reference connected to the Amy Bishop case. Listed release: 2013. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate. Includes coverage of Amy Bishop.
Screen TitleTitle Details · Not Playback
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Search Amazon · paid linkCredits & title details on IMDb
Title search; Amazon availability is not confirmed. Check the edition, format, and viewing region.
Episode data: TVmaze · CC BY-SA 4.0
EXPLORE THE CASE
Audiobooks
An audiobook edition has not been confirmed for this case yet. You can check the audiobook catalog or explore the case’s podcasts.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon buttons marked “paid link” may earn us a commission. Affiliate disclosure
EXPLORE THE CASE
Fiction Work
Fiction Work
Browse all →Scripted stories and fictional inspirations. Scenes, characters, and dialogue can differ from the record.
No verified fictional adaptation or inspiration has been identified in this collection. Nonfiction coverage is listed in the other media sections.
EXPLORE THE CASE
Podcasts
Podcasts
14 itemsAbout these sources
Audio episodes and oral histories. Personal recollections are attributed perspectives; some services require sign-in.
Apple Podcasts
Killer Psyche — Amy Bishop: The Professor Turned Killer
Direct episode page for this case or its screen adaptation. Open it for listening options and the publisher’s episode notes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast
Amy Bishop: The Harvard Neuroscientist Killer- Revisit
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released July 3, 2025. About 37 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
True Crime Recaps
Amy Bishop: Professor Turned Killer After Tenure Denial
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released August 2, 2025. About 14 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
This Is Monsters
Amy Bishop : The University of Alabama Shooter
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released May 23, 2022. About 42 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Criminal Broads
Shooter: Amy Bishop
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released February 10, 2021. About 39 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
True Crime Brewery
A Shooting in Alabama: The Crimes of Dr. Amy Bishop
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released January 15, 2019. About 112 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Show 8 more podcasts
The Criminal Makeup
‘I AM DOCTOR AMY BISHOP!’ – Entitled Professor Couldn’t Get Her Own Way & Goes On Deadly Rampage
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released March 30, 2023. About 50 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Women and Crime
Amy Bishop
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released September 13, 2022. About 39 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast
The Mad Scientist: Amy Bishop
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 10, 2019. About 48 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
True Crime Psychology and Personality: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and the Minds of Dangerous Criminals
CASE: Dr. Amy Bishop - Killer Professor
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 15, 2020. About 16 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Our True Crime Podcast
A Fine Line Between Genius and Insanity: Amy Bishop Day 3: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 15, 2023. About 30 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Crime Curious
270: The Crimes of Amy Bishop
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released August 11, 2024. About 91 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Murder In America
EP. 81 ALABAMA - The Killer Professor: Amy Bishop
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released September 16, 2022. About 78 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Talk Deadly To Me
Amy Bishop: The Horror From Harvard, Part 1 of 3
Podcast coverage of the Amy Bishop case. Released December 18, 2023. About 82 minutes.
PodcastAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
EXPLORE THE CASE
Social Media
BRING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
Where would you start?
Choose your reading route, then share a question with your community.
Your choice stays on this page. No vote is submitted or counted.
Talk about sources and storytelling with care for the people affected. A documentary, a book and a court record serve different purposes.
EXPLORE THE CASE
News & Reading
More Reading & Audio
1 sourcesExplore book records, previews, library audiobooks and selected documents. Access labels distinguish free material from library loans and paid subscriptions.
Google Books · Catalog / Availability
A Professor's Rage
Related book record. Google may offer selected pages or another edition; full-book access is not confirmed.
View Catalog & Access Options ↗Last Checked: · Access may changeReport a Link (Email)
Reading Access Notes
Search reviewed 2026-09-16. Sources searched: Google Books, Internet Archive, Open Library, Library of Congress, Smithsonian Magazine, The Atavist Magazine, Google Books (case/title search), Scribd, Everand, OverDrive and hoopla (combined title search). Search indexing is incomplete; this is not an exhaustive list of the web. Access can change by edition, country and library membership. Library loans may require sign-in or a wait. Everand titles may need a paid subscription; a trial is not permanent free access. Scribd documents are third-party uploads, with uploader details noted where checked. We link to source pages and write our own descriptions rather than reproducing copyrighted books.
A separate Texas Monthly search was blocked by the publisher’s automated-access rules and could not be verified.
News & reporting
1 itemsLos Angeles Times
Reporting on Amy Bishop
Linked reporting or commentary. Read the source date for its historical context; access may require a subscription.
JournalismAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Newspaper clippings
2 itemsFeatured newspaper clipping
Read our original summary below. The archive link opens the newspaper’s own clipping viewer.
The Selma Times-Journal · 2010-02-14 · Page 5
Earlier shooting scrutinized after UAH attack
After the University of Alabama in Huntsville shootings, authorities revisited the earlier death of Amy Bishop's brother Seth.
Early coverage contains disputed accounts of the 1986 investigation; those claims are attributed to the people interviewed.
Newspaper ReportingAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Read the original at Newspapers.com. Access and subscription requirements are set by the archive.
Open full clipping at Newspapers.comMore from the newspaper archive
Continue with these dated reports on Newspapers.com.
The Birmingham News · 2010-03-13 · Page C1
Police search Bishop's home
Investigators seized computers and examined a suspicious pipe during the UAH murder investigation. Police said the pipe was harmless.
The report explicitly says no bomb-making material was found; opening portion, continued elsewhere.
Read this article on Newspapers.comKeep following the newspaper trail.
Search original reporting, follow the trial, and compare how newspapers covered the case over time.
Explore more on Newspapers.comNewspapers.com controls access to its archive. A subscription may be required; existing subscribers can sign in.
Internet Archive
4 itemsAbout these sources
Library records and preserved media. A catalog listing does not guarantee full reading or playback.
Internet Archive · Library record · 2011
A professor's rage : the chilling true story of Harvard Ph. D. Amy Bishop, her brother's mysterious death, and the shooting spree that shocked the nation
McPhee, Michele. A library catalog record for a book connected with Amy Bishop. The record may offer a preview or borrowing options; full reading access is not guaranteed.
Archive ResourceAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Internet Archive · TV News Archive
HLN News : HLN : February 14, 2010 1:00pm-4:00pm EST
The archive indexes this broadcast under Amy Bishop. It may contain several stories; use any available captions or previews to locate the relevant segment. Full playback may be restricted.
Archive ResourceAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Internet Archive · TV News Archive
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer : CNN : February 16, 2010 5:00pm-8:00pm EST
The archive indexes this broadcast under Amy Bishop. It may contain several stories; use any available captions or previews to locate the relevant segment. Full playback may be restricted.
Archive ResourceAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Internet Archive · TV News Archive
CNN Newsroom : CNN : February 16, 2010 11:00am-1:00pm EST
The archive indexes this broadcast under Amy Bishop. It may contain several stories; use any available captions or previews to locate the relevant segment. Full playback may be restricted.
Archive ResourceAccess Varies · Check Source
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
EXPLORE THE CASE
Court & Files
Court records & documents
1 itemsAbout these sources
Documents are labeled by type and scope. Allegations in filings are not findings of guilt. This collection is not the complete case file.
Records-access rulingArchive copy
Globe Newspaper petition — Seth Bishop inquest records
A related records-access decision about the inquest into Amy Bishop’s brother Seth’s 1986 death. It is not the Alabama faculty-shooting case file.
- Court / agency
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Document date
- December 13, 2011
- Case / citation
- SJC-10798
- Hosted by
- Justia
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
EXPLORE THE CASE
Positive Outcome
Positive Outcome
0 itemsAbout these sources
Documented laws, advocacy and reforms. Listing a change does not claim it is effective or universally supported.
No case-specific reform has been verified for this collection yet.
Social Media
7 itemsAbout these sources
Case-specific posts, videos and communities. Community opinions are separate from verified reporting. Platforms may require sign-in.
Bailey Sarian
Disturbed, Unhinged and Deadly - The Psychotic Rage of Amy Bishop
Video from Bailey Sarian covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 56:22.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Danielle Kirsty
‘I AM DOCTOR AMY BISHOP!’ - Entitled Professor Couldn’t Get Her Own Way & Goes On Deadly Rampage
Video from Danielle Kirsty covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 48:30.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Dr. Todd Grande
Dr. Amy Bishop Murder Case Analysis | Killer Professor
Video from Dr. Todd Grande covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 13:15.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Dateline NBC
Dateline Crime Capsule: Amy Bishop
Video from Dateline NBC covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 3:36.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Women and Crime Podcast
Amy Bishop
Video from Women and Crime Podcast covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 35:02.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
CBS News
Amy Bishop Insanity Plea?
Video from CBS News covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 2:47.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)
Show 1 more social media
WHNT News 19
Man Indicted in Death of Amy Bishop Anderson's Son
Video from WHNT News 19 covering the Amy Bishop case. Length: 0:52.
Link Check PendingReport a Link (Email)