EP. 238 - GEORGIA: 1999 ATLANTA DAY TRADING MASSACRE: MARK ORRIN BARTON
3/20/20261 hr 50 min
Two offices. Thirteen people bleeding out on their workplace floor. And humid air full of the smell of iron, smoke, and gunfire. That’s exactly what Mark Orrin Barton wanted on the afternoon of July 29th, 1999 – and it’s just what he got. In part two of this series, we’ll walk you through the tragic, chaotic massacre that Mark Barton unleashed at his former offices. We’ll look at the victims, the survivors, and lastly – the shocking end to Mark’s rampage, which concluded with two final gunshots that no one saw coming.
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First 90 secondsColin Browen· Co-host0:00
Warning. The following podcast is not suitable for all audiences. We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
Cortney Browen· Host0:12
Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
Colin Browen· Co-host0:18
This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
Cortney Browen· Host0:21
In last week's episode, we introduced you to a man named Mark Oren Barton. On the surface, Mark seemed to have it all: a wife, two kids, a good job, money. But underneath, Mark was deeply troubled. Throughout his life, he made risky and destructive decisions. He manipulated people. He seemed to always put himself before everything and everyone. But it all seemed to come to a head in 1993. That year, Mark's wife Debra and her mother Eloise were brutally murdered at a campground in Alabama. Mark was the prime suspect from day one, but investigators never made an arrest. And after a lengthy legal battle, Mark walked away with nearly $300,000 from Debra's life insurance policy. He used that money to get into day trading during the dot-com boom. But Mark's obsessive personality and love of risk-taking made his career a short one. Before long, he had lost everything: his money, his marriage, and his grip on reality. In July of 1999,