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MASS MURDER/SPREE KILLING • Mass Murder- the killing of 4 or more individuals at one location • Examples: Richard Speck who killed 8 nurses in 1966 in one apartment • Spree Killing- the act of committing murder in different locations without an emotional cooling off period (considered one event) • Examples: Adam Lanza (Sandy Hook Elem. )

CHARLES WHITMAN University of Texas Bell tower Engineering student & former Marine August 1, 1966 Killed 17 Wounded 32 Before entering the bell tower, also killed his wife &

JAMES HUBERTY Mc. Donald’s restaurant July 18, 1984 San Ysidro, California 21 killed 19 injured On July 17, Huberty called a mental health facility…b/c he didn’t indicate it was an emergency, they did not return his call Shot by a SWAT team sniper after 77 minutes

GOING POSTAL Edmond, Oklahoma U. S. Postal employee August 20, 1986 Killed 14 Wounded 6 Committed suicide This incident is credited with the phrase “going postal” • Pat Sherrill

GEORGE HENNARD Luby’s Cafeteria Killeen, Texas October 16, 1991 Killed 23 Wounded 20 Committed suicide During attack, allowed a woman and her 4 yr. old child to leave

THOMAS HAMILTON Dunblane Primary School Dunblane, Scotland March 13, 1996 Killed 17 (16 children) Committed suicide In response to this act, the Firearms Act of 1997 made private ownership of handguns illegal in the United Kingdom

TIMOTHY MCVEIGH Oklahoma City Bombing American domestic terrorist who detonated a truck bomb in front of the Alfred Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 Killed 168 Wounded 800 Deadliest act of domestic terrorism in United States history Executed on June 11, 2001

MARTIN BRYANT Port Arthur Massacre Tasmania, Australia Killed 35 Injured 21 Serving 35 life sentences + 1035 years without parole in the psychiatric wing of prison Rampage ranks among the deadliest of the 20 th century I. Q. of 66 & diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome

ERIC HARRIS & DYLAN KLEBOLD Columbine High School Massacre in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999 (Hitler’s birthday) Seniors who killed 13 Injured 24 Committed suicide Belonged to “Trenchcoat Mafia” Klebold attended Columbine’s prom 3 days before the shooting • Eric Harris

SEUNG HUI CHO Virginia Tech Massacre April 16, 2007 Killed 32 Wounded 17 Deadliest shooting incident by a single gunman in U. S. History Suffered from depression, anxiety, and selective mutism

NIDAL HASAN Fort Hood Massacre U. S. Army Major & Psychiatrist November 5, 2009 at Ft. Hood (outside Killeen, Tx)- the most populous U. S. military installation in the world Killed 13 Injured 30 Worst shooting to ever take place on a U. S. military base

JARED LEE LOUGHNER Tucson, Arizona January 8, 2011 Killed 6 Injured 12 Severely injured U. S. Representative, Gabrielle Giffords (his target) Diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic Sentenced to life in prison without parole

JAMES HOLMES Aurora, Colorado Century Movie Theater July 20, 2012 Midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises Killed 12 Injured 58 Youngest victim was 3 mos. Old & 1 woman who was critically wounded suffered a miscarriage a week later

JACOB TYLER ROBERTS Clackamas Town Center Portland, Oregon December 11, 2012 Opened fire on Christmas shoppers & employees, firing as many as 60 shots Killed 2 Wounded 1 Committed suicide No connection to any victims- completely random act of violence

ADAM LANZA Sandy Hook Elementary Newtown, Connecticut December 14, 2012 Killed 28 (20 children) Injured 2 Prior to school attack, killed his mother Committed suicide 2 nd deadliest mass shooting by 1 person in U. S. history (behind VA. Tech)

OSAMA BIN LADEN Series of 4 coordinated terrorist attacks launched by Islamic terrorist group, Al Qaeda September 11, 2001 19 terrorists hijacked 4 planes American Airlines Flight 11 & United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the North & South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York American Airlines Flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon & United Airlines Flight 93 was targeted at the U. S. Capitol but crashed in a field in Shanksville, PA after the passengers tried to overcome the hijackers 2, 996 were killed 6, 000+ injured

AL QAEDA Motives cited by Bin Laden were U. S. support of Israel, U. S. troops in Saudi Arabia, & sanctions against Iraq Bin Laden declared a “holy war” against the United States President George Bush declared the “war on terrorism” On May 2, 2011, Bin Laden was shot & killed inside a private residential compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan by members of the U. S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group & CIA operatives in a secret operation ordered by President Barack Obama