Episode 42: The Last Set Played
Episode description
On the night of December 8, 2004, the Alrosa Villa night club in Columbus, Ohio was buzzing excitedly with fans eagerly waiting for the heavy metal band Damageplan to take the stage. Thirty-eight-year-old Darrell Abbott, also known as Dimebag or Dimebag Darrell, and his brother forty-year-old Vincent Paul Abbott had formed Damageplan after the breakup of their heavy metal band Pantera -- a group they formed in the 1980s. However, the night of December 8th would take a deadly turn when 25-year-old Nathan Gale, an audience member, shot Dimebag Darrell four times at point blank range killing him instantly. Gale would kill three other people and injuring serval others, before he was shot dead minutes later by a Columbus, Ohio police officer who was the first to respond to the scene. Later, Gale’s mother said her son was obsessed with Pantera and believed the band had stolen song lyrics from him. Gale had formerly served as a marine but in 2003, two years into his four-year enlistment was discharged telling both his mother and a former employer that he had been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic causing his early discharge. However, his military records did not mention mental illness as the reason for his early release. So, was this the act of a mentally unwell man or that of a sinister mind.
References:
CNN.com - Former Pantera guitarist among 4 killed at club - Dec 9, 2004
Police release report on Dimebag’s murder (today.com)
Dimebag Darrell Abbott Murder: What Happened to Nathan Gale? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
DIMEBAG's Murder: Witnesses Describe Grisly Details Of Gunman's Attack - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
The Tragic Murder Of Dimebag Darrell Explained (grunge.com)
Behind the Murder of ‘Dimebag’ Darrell, Pantera Guitarist – Rolling Stone
Disturbing Details Found In Dimebag Darrell's Autopsy Report (grunge.com)
Police Confirm DIMEBAG's Murderer Was Dragged Off DAMAGEPLAN Stage In Cincinnati - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
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