Random Act: The Murder of Yancy Noll

John Adams once wrote that genius is sorrow’s child. A couple years
ago, The Economist published an article called “The Curse of
Genius” about the tumultuous lives of child prodigies. And how many
times has Mensa come up on this show by now? About half a dozen, at
least? Genius, it seems, is a double-edged sword. Some people are
able to harness it to make spectacular leaps forward in art or
science or technology. But for some, the expectations that come
with that scary-high IQ can be like an anvil around their necks.
Insecurity starts to fight with arrogance in those sharp-as-diamond
minds, and resentment starts to brew. Combine a brilliant mind with
a grudge against the world and you start to open some really
dangerous doors. Join us for the story of Dinh Bowman, a guy with
the potential to do anything he set his mind to, but chose to study
murder instead.

Sources:
CBS News:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-yancy-noll-death-dinh-bowman-student-of-murder/

48 Hours Mystery: Episode "Student of Murder"
The Sun:
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4555033/who-yancy-noll-what-happened-to-him/

Court papers:
https://casetext.com/case/in-re-pers-restraint-of-bowman-1
"Bunny and Snuggles" phone calls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLZMMK4Nd0
ABC News, Bryan Robinson:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96770&page=1

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