Another sure-fire sign of the manipulated shooting is the lack of any believable motive for the shooters' acts:





10-27-75 Robert Poulin, 18, St. Pius X High School, Ottawa, Canada 3 dead, 6 wounded

"...most crimes are committed with a motive in mind, and in Robert Poulin's case, there did not seem to be one."



12-16-92 Wayne Lo, 18, Simon's Rock College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts 2 dead, 4 wounded

"At the time I thought I did the right thing," he said recently. "But as I look back at it over time, more and more it doesn't make sense to me. And more and more I ask myself, Why? Why did I do it? I mean, Why?"



2-2-96 Barry Loukaitus, 14, Moses Lake, WA, Frontier Jr H.S. 3 dead, 1 wounded

"There are things in life we're never going to understand, and this case is one of those..."--His Attorney

"Barry never articulated a reason why he did what he did." --John Knodel, Grant County prosecutor who handled the case.



9-17-96 Jillian Robbins, 19, Penn State U, State College, PA 1 dead, 1 wounded

--when she was arrested, she answered repeatedly, "I don't know" when asked why she brought school violence back to PSU.



10-1-97 Luke Woodham, 16, and Grant Boyette, 19, Pearl, MS, Pearl H.S. 2 dead, 7 wounded

"(I) fought with myself because I didn't want to do any of it."



12-1-97 Michael Carneal, Paducah, KY, Heath H.S. 3 dead, 5 wounded

"Carneal's home room teacher reported that Carneal did not seem to recognize what he had done."

--When ask why he did it, he said he didn't know.



3-24-98 Mitchel Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden, 11, Jonesboro, AS, Westside Middle School 5 dead

--"Since that day, when the boys have been asked the same question(why did they shoot), they appeared not to be able to give an answer." Johnson: "I really thought that no one would actually be hurt."



4-24-98 Andrew Wurst 14, Edinborough, PA, Parker Middle School(at off-campus school dance) 1 dead, 3 wounded

--"Why did he do it? Andrew doesn't know, ...saying he had no reason to kill the teacher." "...no one...that evening could recall anything that might explain what happened. Andrew himself has no explanation."



5-22-98 Kip Kinkel, Springfield, OR, Thurston High School 1 dead, 7 seriously wounded

--In police interview he repeated "over and over" that "I had no choice."

Q: Why did you go to school and start shooting people?

A: I had to. I had no other choice. I couldn't do anything else.



4-27-99 Todd Cameron Smith, Taber, Alberta W.R. Myers HS 1 dead, 1 wounded

--In a signed police statement, the boy later said: "I have no particular reason for shooting the boys that I did. I don't know who any of them were."



5-20-99 T.J. Solomon, 15, Conyers, GA, Heritage High 6 wounded-

--Upon handing the gun over(a teacher had convinced T.J. not to kill himself--the barrel was in his mouth)he started crying hysterically and said repeatedly "I don't know why I did this."



12-6-99 Seth Trickey, 13, Fort Gibson, OK 4 wounded

--"He said 'I don't know' when asked why he did it."



2-14-01 Jeremy Getman arrested at Southside High School in Elmira, NY

--He admitted that he intended to shoot students and teachers and toss bombs into crowds when he brought weapons to Southside High School on Valentine's Day. Police said they have no motive for what could have been a killing spree.



3-5-01 Charles 'Andy' Williams, Santana HS, San Diego County 2 dead, 13 wounded

--"Williams was interrogated by detectives for about an hour after his arrest, and while prosecutor Anton declined to detail what he said, she indicated the statements may not explain why he opened fire."



3-25-06 Seattle Rave Slaying, WA 7 dead, 2 wounded

"There is nothing we would like to do more than find out why this tragedy took place," he said. "Unfortunately, we may never know." (Police spokesman Sean Whitcomb)



10-9-06 Memorial Middle School, Joplin, MO

--A 13-year-old student walked into the east side of Memorial Middle School, shooting wth a rifle.... (boy's attorney Chuck)Lonardo said the boy's motives and intentions remain unclear even to him after sitting in on juvenile authorities' interview of the boy after the shooting. "That's just it," Lonardo said. "We still don't know.



2-12-07 Suleiman Talovic, 18, SLC Trolley Square massacre, Salt Lake City, UT 5 dead, 4 wounded

--Salt Lake City police have finished their exhaustive investigation into the shooting rampage at Trolley Square, finding no real motive for 18-year-old Sulejman Talovic's killing spree. "I think it may have died with him," Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank said in an interview Sunday with the Deseret Morning News.



1-24-09 Portland Niteclub Shooting, OR Eric Salvador Ayala, 24 3 dead, 8 injured

"We may never know the reasons that Ayala shot into a crowd of innocent people and took his own life," Detective Ken Whattam said.



8-17-10 McKinney(TX)/Collin College Patrick Gray Sharp, 29 1 dead

"A suicidal person or a maniacal terrorist usually fits some kind of established profile. ... But here there is nothing. None of what Sharp did makes any sense..."



4-09-11 Ridderhof Mall, Netherlands Tristan van der Vlis, 25 7 dead. 15 wounded

"Van der Vlis left a farewell letter... . But it did not give a clear motive for the killings."



9-6-11 Carson City, NV IHOP Eduardo Sencion, 32 5 dead, 7 wounded

"...police were unable to point to a motive for the violent attack"



12-8-11 Virginia Tech Shooting, Blacksburg, VA Ross Truett Ashley, 22 2 dead

Authorities have never posited a motive.



1-27-12 Chardon HS, Chardon, Ohio T.J. Lane 3 dead, 3 wounded

"He said Lane told him he just "killed a bunch of people." When Bilicic asked him why, he said, "I don't know." At another point when asked why, he said, "I don't really understand myself." "



5-26-12 Hyvinkää, Finland Eero Samuli Hiltunen, 18 2 dead, 7 wounded

"The 18-year-old being held by police ... has shown remorse for his actions under questioning, and has indicated he understands the consequences of what he has done, but has been unable to give a reason for his opening fire on a group of people.."



7-20-12 Batman/Theater Aurora, CO James Holmes, 24 12 dead, 38 wounded

A police spokesman said "It's not our intention to figure out why he did this." Police have not presented any kind of motive in this case.



8-5-12 Sikh Temple shooting Oak Creek, Wisc. Wade Michael Page, 40 7 dead

"...the FBI concluded following an investigation that his motives may never be known."



12-11-12 Clackamas Town Center Mall, OR Jacob Tyler Roberts, 22 2 dead, 6 wounded

"The motive for such a horrific act is likely to remain a mystery to us all," the (school)district said in a statement."



12-14-12 Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT Adam Lanza, 20 27 dead, 3 wounded

Police have not even bothered to suggest a motive.



11-4-13 Westfield Shopping Mall, Paramus, NJ Richard Shoop, 20 1 dead, 2 wounded

No motive was ever suggested.



1-14-14 Berrendo Middle School, Roswell, NM Mason Campbell, 12 2 wounded

(a week later)"Police have still not released a motive for Campbell's attack...."



1-25-14 Columbia, MD mall

Police could not find any motive



4-9-14 Franklin Regional High School, Murrysville, PA stabbing spree

"Despite several hours of interviewing the suspect, Murrysville police Chief Thomas Seefeld said investigators had not uncovered a motive."



6-5-14 Seattle Pacific University, WA

"One police report states that Ybarra, while in custody, told an officer ..he acted on a compulsion. “He said he was not sure if he had been dreaming this incident or if it had been real.” "



6-10-14 Reynolds High School Portland, OR

Jared Michael Padgett had written about a plan to kill his classmates in a journal, but mentioned nothing about any motive.



10-24-14 Marysville Pilchuck High School, WA

"The question everybody wants is, 'Why?'" (Snohomish County Sheriff Ty)Trenary said. "I don't know that the 'why' is something we can provide."



11-20-14 Florida State University, Tallahassee

Gov. Rick Scott said at a news conference Thursday morning. “The police investigation will answer many of the questions we are asking today, but just like any tragedy, the ultimate question of why will never have an answer that satisfies those whose loved ones have been injured or killed.”



6-17-15 AME Church, Charleston, S.C.

"(Defense Attorney)Bruck says Roof never answered "why" he had to do it."





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