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b'WARNING: This episode contains language and disturbing content. Listener discretion is advised. \\n\\nPolice Storm Sci-fi Writer\'s Home 42 Times in "Swatting" Campaign\\nWisconsin science fiction author Patrick Tomlinson and his wife have\\xa0been living a nightmare, enduring years of terror as cyber stalkers\\xa0repeatedly sent police to their doorstep in a relentless\\xa0"swatting" campaign. The couple, who claim to have experienced this\\xa0terrifying ordeal 42 times, describes the chilling encounters with officers storming their home with guns drawn, handcuffing Tomlinson in his front yard, and even alleging that he had killed his wife. The\\xa0reason for this campaign of terror, they say, stems from a trivial\\xa0online criticism of the late comedian Norm Macdonald, leading to a\\xa0series of threatening messages encouraging the author to take his own\\xa0life.\\n\\nListen to all 4 episodes early and ad-free:\\nPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pretendradio\\nPRETEND+ (Apple Podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/pretend/id6443456985\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'