Bully // 184

 

This episode is available early and ad-free on Invisible Choir + on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for free/regular release on Sunday, November 22nd, 2026.

As a legal defense, self-defense is reserved for cases where a person is in imminent danger and uses force that matches the threat they face.  After a bar brawl broke out on a freezing winter night in 2023 and ended in one man’s death, a New Hampshire jury would have to decide… was the killing justified?

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

Written/Sources: 

  1. 'I just f—– up everything': Man who claims he shot bar patron 9 times in self-defense during street brawl heads to trial

  2. Accused killer asserting self-defense in January shooting outside The Goat - Manchester Ink Link

  3. WATCH LIVE: Bar Fight Murder Trial — NH v John Delee —  Day One

  4. WATCH LIVE: Bar Fight Murder Trial — NH v John Delee — Day Two

  5. Murder victim punched accused killer prior to being shot eight times, mother says - Manchester Ink Link

  6. 30 years to life for Salem man who shot a Manchester man to death outside downtown bar 

  7. WATCH LIVE: Bar Fight Murder Trial - NH v John Delee - Day Three

  8. Shooter and Shootee 5 minutes before shooting outside of the Goat in Manchester NH : r/newhampshire 

  9. WATCH LIVE: Bar Fight Murder Trial — NH v John Delee — Day Four

  10. ‘He Wanted a Fight’: State Says Bar Fight Murder was Fueled by Anger in Opening Statement

  11. Salem man denied bail in shooting death; judge rejects self-defense claim - Manchester Ink Link 

  12. Salem Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting Manchester Man After Argument | Salem, NH Patch 

  13. Salem's Delee Said He Shot Manchester Man In Self-Defense | Salem, NH Patch 

  14. 'Suspicious death' investigation underway outside night spot on Old Granite Street - Manchester Ink Link

  15. Police: Deadly shooting on Granite Street followed dispute inside bar, Salem man charged with second-degree murder - Manchester Ink Link 

  16. Manchester Gunshot Victim's Death Ruled A Homicide After Autopsy | Concord, NH Patch 

  17. Trial Date Set For Man Accused Of Fatal Shooting Outside Goat Bar | Salem, NH Patch 

  18. Self-Defense & When This Applies to Criminal Cases 

  19. Understanding Self-Defense as a Viable Defense in Murder Cases 

  20. Accused Shooter John Delee Enters Plea Of Not Guilty In Fatal Shooting | Bedford, NH Patch 

  21. Family Devastated And Seeking Answers After 'Senseless Shooting' | Bedford, NH Patch 

  22. John Delee sentenced to 27 years to life for knowingly killing Timothy Pouliot, shooting him eight times

  23. Salem Murder Suspect Says He Was Justified In Shooting Manchester Man | Salem, NH Patch 

  24. Man accused in Manchester shooting intends to claim self-defense 

  25. John Delee Denied Bail And Judge Says Shooting Did Not Meet The Right To Use Self-Defense 

  26. ​Salem Man Indicted By Grand Jury In Connection With Fatal Shooting | Salem, NH Patch 

  27. New Hampshire Man John DeLee is Not Guilty of Bar Fight Murder: Defense

  28. Prosecutors Rest Their Case In The 2nd-Degree Murder Of John Delee 

  29. John Delee 'executed' Manchester man he shot eight times, prosecutor says 

  30. Salem man guilty in fatal shooting outside The Goat - Manchester Ink Link 

  31. Judge Says Murderer John Delee Was A 'Bully Hiding Behind A Gun' | Bedford, NH Patch 

  32. ‘Look at My Son!’: Mom Blasts NH Bar Shooter for Son’s Murder Ahead of Sentencing

  33. WATCH LIVE: Bar Fight Murder Trial - NH v. John Delee - Sentencing

  34. ‘Bullies Need to be Punished’: Judge Slams Bar Fight Shooter for Killing NH Dad 

  35. Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Department of Corrections Inmate Locator 

  36. THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT In Case No. 2024-0198, State of New Hampshire v. John Delee, the court on August 28, 20

  37. Judge denies override of guilty verdict in murder outside Manchester bar 

  38. Key New Hampshire Gun Laws

Music & Sound Effect Sources

  • Opening Track: “Storm is Brewing” by Eva Hummingbird

  • Closing Track: “Population 0” by Craft Case ; “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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