The Secret Double Life of Trump’s Would-Be Assassin

One year after Thomas Crooks tried to kill President Trump, here's what's known about him

One year ago on Sunday, Thomas Crooks tried to assassinate President Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A monthslong investigation by CBS News reveals the broadest portrait yet of the lonesome young student who tried to kill Mr. Trump. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

What We Know About 'Failed Assassin' Thomas Crooks 1 Year Later... And The Unanswered Questions

Before Thanksgiving, in 2023, Thomas Crooks led a "fairly typical" online life for a 20-year-old -- scrolling through social media, streaming music, and browsing a slew of left-wing and right-wing news websites.

Thomas Matthew Crooks: 5 unanswered questions about would-be Trump assassin

The 20-year-old was shot dead by Secret Service after opening fire at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.

Secret Service mishaps revealed in new report on Trump assassination attempt

The Secret Service ‘failed to implement security measures’ that could have prevented the assassination attempt, a new report states

He may have stopped Trump’s would-be assassin, and now he’s telling his story

ADAMS, Pa. — As gunfire erupted at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Butler County last July, Aaron Zaliponi glanced up and caught sight of...

Helen Comperatore Says She Still Has "No Answers" on Her Husband's Death at Butler, PA Trump Rally - Demands Secret Service Tell Her Everything that Happened to Allow Would-be Trump Assassin to Kill Corey Comperatore

In an emotional interview on Saturday, Helen Comperatore, the wife of Corey Comperatore, reflected on the murder of her husband at a Trump rally during the failed attempt on President Trump’s life on July 13, 2024.  Would-be assassin Thomas Crooks was able to climb on top of a roof next to Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania rally and put Trump in his scope.