Rampage School Shooters: A Typology
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This article appeared in the professional journal Aggression and Violent Behavior (published by Elsevier). The article provides a brief overview of the scholarly literature on school shooters, followed by a presentation of my typology.
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Expanding the Sample: Five School Shooters [Version 1.2]
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This article presents five school shooters from 1975 through 2007, classifies them within my typology, and compares them to the ten shooters discussed in Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. The five shooters are Robert Poulin, Brenda Spencer, Wayne Lo, Luke Woodham, and Asa Coon.
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Adult School Shooters
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This article examines school shootings committed by men at least 25 years old: Marc Lépine, Kimveer Gill, Steven Kazmierczak, and Jiverly Wong.
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The Search for Truth at Columbine [Version 2.1]
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This article first demonstrates multiple types of problematic reporting, showing that many statements made about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold cannot be taken at face value. The article then seeks to present a more accurate picture of Harris and Klebold based primarily on the thousands of pages of JCSO documents.
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Eric Harris: The Search for Justification [Version 1.1]
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This article documents Eric Harris’ self-contradictions and vacillating attribution of responsibility for the attack, demonstrating that his justifications cannot be taken at face value.
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Influences on the Ideology of Eric Harris
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Eric Harris left records documenting his admiration for Hitler, Hobbes, and Nietzsche. He also may have admired Charles Manson. This article explores parallels between the ideas of these men and those of Harris in an attempt to trace possible influences on his thinking.
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