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The Killer Who Announced He Would Kill and No One Stopped Him

21 min · 15. juni 2026
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Twelve Days After Release, He Started to Kill: The Murders of Jorge Cajiga Ruiz, Juan Uribe Peña, Curtis Bradford, and Andrea Krueger On August eleventh, two thousand thirteen, Omaha police found two men dead in an alley, shot with a twelve-gauge shotgun. Eight days later, a third victim appeared-connected by a single photograph on Facebook to a man released from prison just twelve days before. Then a fourth body. Four murders in ten days, and a system that had documented every warning. This episode explores the impossible contradiction at the heart of the case: Niko Jenkins had told the parole board he heard dangerous voices. His wife warned authorities. Prison guards knew his stated intentions. Yet Nebraska released him without treatment, without adequate supervision, without explanation. The forensic evidence was absolute-ballistics, DNA, security cameras, confession-but the context surrounding those four deaths raises a question the state has never publicly answered. Victim: Jorge Cajiga Ruiz, Juan Uribe Peña, Curtis Bradford, Andrea Krueger Date: August 2013 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Status: Death sentence imposed May 2017 - Released from prison July 30, 2013, despite documented warnings of imminent harm - Formal psychiatric diagnoses dating to age eight: bipolar schizoaffective disorder with severe psychosis - IQ decline of nineteen points documented between evaluations; served ten years in solitary confinement - Four victims killed in ten days using two different weapons; full confession within thirty days of release Niko Jenkins, Omaha Nebraska murders 2013, Niko Jenkins crimes, parole board negligence, solitary confinement mental health, criminal justice system failure, homicide investigation, death penalty case, true crime English To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com [business@obomedia.com]. If you'd like to listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, we invite you to try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and associated materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or total or partial commercial use is prohibited without prior written authorization. For permissions, licenses, and commercial inquiries: business@obomedia.com

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