Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooter Adam Lanza | Encounters with Evil | Beyond Crime

This episode of Encounters with Evil explores four cases of shocking spree shooters who callously took the lives of innocents in terrifying blood thirsty massacres. We examine what happened at the notorious Columbine High School in Colorado, uncover what incited Adam Lanza to murder twenty young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, investigate a man who turned on his own community in Dunblane Scotland and look into the brutal shooting spree that turned the sleepy town of Hungerford into a bloodbath.
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[@theeXodusof730]

I genuinely have to avert my gaze when they show pictures of Adam Lanza's eyes. They're DEEPLY disturbing.

[@cho6140]

Photoshopped by the media.

[@jimbaker4277]

Adam is David Hogg.... Still alive and fighting for gun reform.

[@TheTha411]

Defines the term "Dead Eyes."

[@averygamerdude7911]

I know, right?? Like, how the hell can anyone look at him and think that he's okay?!

[@Fucksandyy]

His actual eyes are way smaller than the average persons. Ours go from top to bottom while his eye white is way more visible. He has that Mr. Bean stare.

[@athenamendenhall2651]

I was bullied as a kid and even to this day I have those moments. But harming others to this magnitude, especially our little ones has never not once crossed my mind.

[@susannameera3289]

I Hope your okay

[@shroomsforbreakfast]

do you want a cookie?

[@think-about-it-777]

here's the difference: when I was bullied I punched the people who were bullying me. but worthless cowards like Lanza and the Columbine kids shoot innocent people for no reason.

[@bkm2797]

peterkorpotkin6320, Maybe just maybe you're a kind of sick puppy that enjoys saying ugly things to others, what say you? There is help out there, but it's up to you to seek it out, hope you do.

[@Madbro204]

Because being a psychopath and a narcissist is a mental disease. You do not have that

[@aethrya]

Crazy how somebody that age can go through their entire life and only have three pictures of them in existence.

[@kazandraschellenger5505]

No accidents. Secret government Mk Ultra sleeper cell.

[@kazandraschellenger5505]

@caleb b The worlds elite are a bunch of psychopathic Satanic criminals. How can anyone trust what is in the controlled media. You dont know anything for sure.

[@EncyclopediaX]

Lol I came here for the comments and you already won!

[@aethrya]

@@EncyclopediaX how bizarre, how bizarre

[@EncyclopediaX]

@@aethrya in Spain they say biz areh. Lol I think utube deleteed that Sophia smallstorm girl but she had the best doc on this topic. The weird crying ppl an the weird autopsy guy it's shady as fuck but look what's happening to AJ just for questions and a real perspective. Idk guys running through forests etc. Shits super weird.

[@Darlathegp]

My sweet, sweet baby cousin lost her life in this horrific act. Caroline Previdi. She was curious, smart, loved photography, but was most importantly so, so kind. She was 6. Somehow, learning more about the event makes me feel better. I still struggle to wrap my head around it all. I was only 13 at the time - it was really hard for me to understand as I was so young myself. all of these years later and it doesn’t get easier. In fact, the more aware and mature I’ve become has made it so much harder. Tell the people you love how much they mean to you. I feel you around me everyday. It scares me to my core thinking of how scared you must’ve been. My heart aches. Shine on, beautiful girl. I hope I’m making you proud. We miss you so much, sweet Caroline!

[@beautruex7012]

Sorry for your loss. Praying 🙏 for you and your peace.

[@denisefelton5207]

🙏😢 💙

[@18SweetTeaRexes]

That’s awful. I’m so sorry for your loss. D***. I don’t know what else to say except sorry. 😔 I know apologizing won’t bring back your cousin but I don’t know what else to say. 🥺

[@Rocket424]

🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙praying for you and your families healing and love to pull through the darkness

[@bobm7250]

@@dead_tree23 Roku Kun, Harry Strack, and PaperLuigi99 are the very worst users in the GoAnimate Community! They treat Dora, Caillou, and Little Bill like punching bags, and they use them for punishment day videos! For example, in "Dora's Worst Birthday EVER!" Roku Kun's version of Elena, Cole, and Soledad Marquez give their daughter Dora a severe and extremely violent punishment day on her birthday, and helping them were Mrs. Christina, Mr. Cherry, Mrs. Delgado, her daughter Gina, as well as Gab and Kevin! One punishment that Dora got was when Mrs. Christina and Mr. Cherry cut Dora's eyes out with a knife! That scene was *MURDER* and people can't see without their eyes! The other punishments included when Gina prevented Dora from trying to stop Elena from calling Boris to have Caillou murdered, Gab throwing a piano at Dora, Mrs. Delgado hitting Dora with a spike block, and more! Because of what those nine people did to Dora, she had the worst birthday ever, and she may have suffered from PTSD over it! I am so glad that those nine people got punished for what they've done to Dora, and Dora can now have a better life now that her sick and insane parents are dead! End of story!

[@shaneh3109]

It's spooky how much times passed. The kids in first grade, would now be adults.

[@experimentaljet]

I was in high school in AZ when Columbine happened. I got off the school bus, walked a friend home, and went home myself. I get through the front door and my dad is yelling at me to come to his den like he was expecting me at any moment. I was surprised to see him home from work and he pointed towards CNN on his TV. The images of the aftermath that day will be in my mind for the rest of my days.

[@amberrae8415]

I was in high school then too…I’ll never ever forget that day or how scared I was after that…now school shootings happen all the time and it’s awful

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Ok and???

[@LilithGrey...FromHell]

@@MsTinkerbelle87 ok and? 🙄🙄🙄

[@charlieminaj2]

CNN is fake news👏🏻👏🏻

[@augustsart5374]

I was in 6th grade when sandyhook happened and I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when the news broke in my area because I was still at school and my whole middle school went into lock down and had every classroom turn on the news to watch the aftermath while we waited to be sent home. What’s worse is that about a week later somebody sent threats to our school from the extremely nearby grocery store and we went into lock down again and the police ended up apprehending a man armed with a bag of guns just outside the foot ball field, he’d aparently intended to enter the gymnasium.

[@premiertrainingFL]

The amount of cowardice and sickness that it must take to do this to anyone and especially children. Is just mind boggling. Sick sick people

[@Frankje01]

sure, but at the same time, what are we as a society that it enables people to turn into monsters. Especially in america, this is a result of your gunculture, your male toxicity culture, your hyper capitalist culture. People are pdoducts, people can't be themselves, people can't express themsleves if it isnt conform what is decided for them to be acceptable, poor mental healthcare, people forced into parenthood when they arent ready. The list goes on and on and on. And apparently, we can't have that conversation, we would rather just condem the killers and move on to the next horrbile tragedy.

[@McFaddenWasRight]

MK Ultra

[@user-zi4mr4tt6s]

@@McFaddenWasRightso he was manipulated from the government? I dont think so he was a psychopath

[@ttoddh1]

It is such a bad event all around. This "documentary" made statements which cannot be verified. In the notes the boys talked of non-stop bullying. Constantly being bullied is a common thread in so many shootings. No one has ever been in a shooting in North America where the shooters have set out to kill their friends. No, most shootings are attacks against those doing the bullying or anyone who gets in their way. Get to the real problem instead of pointing fingers.

[@janicekamalski5938]

Lanza's hair cut alone is a red flag.

[@user-ld6ev1fn5d]

why？？？

[@Fucksandyy]

Fr, he's got some weird mutilated bowlcut.

[@janicekamalski5938]

@@user-ld6ev1fn5d look at it

[@fenderstrat22]

he got the edgar cut i think

[@snickerinmuttley1204]

@janicekamalski5938, I think that goofy haircut was to hide his big ears, they stuck out a mile,

[@noble9864]

I can believe it's been over a decade since this tragedy happened. Those 20 elementary school children would have been highschool kids if that bastard Lanza hadn't done what he did.

[@eurekasquared9853]

He was evil.

[@aaronnantz2289]

Adam also was diagnosed with a lot of problems his mother didn't get him the help he needed Adam refused to make any friends . He wanted his food on his plate a certain way he wouldn't touch doorknobs or celebrate his birthday like he was seriously messed up in the head. His mother was teaching him how to shoot guns and all of that like she should have had him put in a mental asylum. She also went to her sisters for Thanksgiving leaving Adam alone in his room while he's playing vilont video games then when she comes home and goes to sleep he kills her. Then drives to sandy hook and starts shooting it up. His parents should have done more and weren't taken his condition seriously.

[@juliadixon8465]

Lanza was unimaginably bullied. That fact alone bars me from condemning him as evil. He was also unimaginably disturbed. RIP all.

[@EthanErvin703]

lame excuse@@aaronnantz2289

[@sophiasampson2124]

They would’ve been done with school it is so sad to think of

[@pamela174]

No matter how much I read about and or listen to, I'll never understand why some people do the things they do.

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

Fake news

[@rogerdildeau7507]

You need to understand that you are being lied to.

[@chadwellington2524]

look up "we need to talk about sandy hook"

[@ElStink4K]

@@UnknownUser-fe5zu kids died.

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

@@ElStink4K prove it

[@lindseyhudson1274]

I remember sitting in my room sobbing during Sandyhook. I was pregnant with my son and was so hormonal at the time that I couldn’t sleep for weeks afterwards. I felt guilty that my son was still safe inside me while all those little babies died in such a terrifying way. And those teachers who tried to protect them are heroes. I’m still tearing up right now.

[@FrogLover-nh3mu]

Your son was just a clump of cells while you were pregnant. I am pro abortion btw

[@ryancameron1909]

5

[@lolitahaze02]

Huh

[@j.m.5744]

First of all, your reaction to this tragedy is out of control. You feel guilty because your unborn son is still in your womb while other kids are dying? So basically, you have 3rd party survivors guilt, for a child who technically hasn't survived anything yet because he hasn't even been born. Extreme

[@insalubriousdithyramb1742]

@@j.m.5744 Seriously that was just weird. I cant even imagine thinking something like that for my child.

[@stassib935]

I played cops, and robbers when I was a kid. We used water pistols. There was no violent intention towards anyone. What the hell has happened??

[@clareowens2597]

Semi automatic assault rifles happened. Some American idiot decided it was a good idea to have them readily available to the public. Get rid of your guns and this shit WOULD NOT HAPPEN. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@adjaskljdhkashdkjad]

@clareowens2597 whoever invented semi automatic assault rifles is definitely not an idiot

[@mastershake2073]

@@clareowens2597the good ol times you 3 are reminiscing about, I’m assuming, were the 60’s through the 80’s? Semi automatic rifles became COMMONLY available to the American public IN the 1960’s but Winchester released the first semi automatic rifle available to civilians in 1903. Guns aren’t the problem, here. You could do this with a bolt action when everyone else is not armed…

[@castielsgranny4308]

What happened is, most anyone can get a gun.

[@Averagevideomaker1]

@@clareowens2597 Your country had ONE shooting and took away a _God Given Right_ and made it harder to defend yourself legally and effectively

[@vivirenee]

i was in a different elementary school that day around 30 mins away from newtown and my sister attended sandy hook elementary a few years prior. i still can’t even imagine being in such a tragic situation, an absolute devastation to the community, rest in peace to the victims

[@chrissalem3747]

I was out of elementary school for years by that point but I went to elementary school when I was a kid and because of that, this triggered me. That's what you sound like.

[@faefee]

@@chrissalem3747i don’t think that’s what they meant… 😂

[@cyb3r.punk13]

@@chrissalem3747aren’t u just a ray of sunshine😟

[@chrissalem3747]

@@cyb3r.punk13 yes. 😀

[@mattcollins2848]

@@chrissalem3747they had a connection with sandy hook and the community. Pretty genuine comment really 🤷‍♂️

[@mkl5448]

If Sandy Hook doesn't define senseless I don't know what does. Anything involving defenseless kids is just as evil as it gets.

[@unknownuser6757]

Well that’s why he did it. He wanted to be remembered. It’s strange, he hated humanity enough to shoot up a school. But for some reason he wanted to be remembered by humanity. I don’t think he or Salvador Ramos are super confident killers. They’re so insecure the world has to know who they are before they give up on life and die

[@agaga5886]

It's not senseless

[@ryanehlis426]

If your dumb enough to actually believe this is a real event?

[@SuperAnge911]

@@agaga5886 Do you support killing children? Weird…

[@whitney1348]

Adam was nuts !!!

[@yukiefromoz2573]

To some extent society creates these spree killers, this is the kind of thing bullying and shunning can do to those with fragile psyches. We really ought to be more aware of how we treat others.

[@luceatlux7087]

I couldn't agree more. Something that confuses me a bit about killers is why they always choose random people... Why not make any effort to target those who spread ill will in the world like patient zeros (there's no shortage of examples of these types in the comments sections of pop-media sites)? By killing indiscriminately, this seems to rather invalidate any semblance of a position that a killer may have. Of course, I'm not here to argue with a line of people about the validity of a perspective or whether such a prerogative of targeting is wrong or right. I just wonder why there isn't more directed targeting towards certain types exhibiting behavior that would cause the world to be the place the killer detests. There's no way I would risk affecting those who are the more gentle, beneficent, service-oriented/altruistic, charitable, etc. people in the world. But the hubristic, judgmental, Machiavellian, over-critical, chronically competitive, toxic individuals who just tend to fill life with more disgusting, uncompassionate jagged edges for everyone? Game on.

[@brendaprice665]

You are right.

[@yukiefromoz2573]

@@luceatlux7087 Or you'd think they'd take the revenge on the actual ppl who bullied or did wrong to them. But I think at this point they are at a CBF'd stage where they are so angry that they don't even care who they take out, particularly as they are going to commit suicide at the end themselves.

[@justtango4741]

I'm no psychologist but ever since columbine happened I simply thought, well maybe if people were nice to them and they were not excluded, they would not feel any need to seek revenge and pick up a gun.

[@leonabug619]

Ok, that's kinda putting the blame on someone else. Getting bullied and made fun of is something most people go through. Almost a right of passage. I was bullied as a child and I certainly never considered killing anyone because of it. The world isn't nice, but if we're going to but the blame on anyone start with the parents.

[@michellew4637]

Love the elderly lady telling him off at 09:55, good for her!

[@TheIndependentLens]

Guess he wasn’t a silly bugger after all.

[@DrAnnBlakeTracy]

She should have been telling off the drug company who knowingly was marketing a drug that all the manufacturers know can cause someone to do what Adam Lanza did! And the doctor who gave the drug to him because as a psychiatrist he should have known this was a side effect!

[@CajunKing.]

I was bullied, everyone has at some point but never would i, could i harm an innocent human.

[@VOiDED50120]

It's never just bullying that causes this, it's always many different specific things

[@misoeriksson8333]

It is always the present mother that is blamed like in the Adam Lanza case. How did the absent father affect him??

[@V_linguine]

AFAIK Adam's father was very present until he turned 18, where he and nancy cut all contact.

[@Mark-cd2xx]

We can only comment on what happened, the father being there could have made him even worse. There's no way of knowing since it didn't happen so it would just be speculation

[@lizzychrome7630]

I mean, in the case of Lanza's mother, she stockpiled her house with guns and taught her clearly disturbed son how to use them.

[@cannibalcupcake333]

@@lizzychrome7630 Stockpiled? Not even close. She was raised a tomboy and they only had like 6 guns. Maybe 7. I’ll have to review my notes. If you want stockpiled, go view the body cam footage of the Mudaugh case. The daytime interview in what the family called “the gun room”. And both Peter and Nancy taught him. While trying to reach out to him after 2010, he wrote an email suggesting they could go shooting together. Just saying.

[@thestars386]

If y'all morons would listen he only connected with his mother because she liked guns. He was skittish around most people. The fvck.

[@statikk666]

That old lady at 10.09 cracks me up. Asking Ryan if he is the one causing all the ruckus.

[@elainetalling1797]

That's English people . There the best .

[@z-4926]

"you silly bugger" 😂

[@wackyruss]

10:09 Silly Bugger!

[@bradmiley]

Ahh. The phrase "You silly bugger" can be as mild or strong as a decent cheese - it could be "I left my cigs in the car" "You silly bugger" or "At this point I discovered I'd thrown the pin and kept hold of the grenade, taking out the entire base" "You silly bugger".

[@alexthomas2067]

😂😂😂

[@aaronmatthewsalinas1408]

Adam Lanzas crazy looking eyes 👀 says it all😳

[@bookgirlny8511]

Where the heck was is dad?

[@j6989]

Law enforcement are trained to spot someone that's mentally ill by observing their eyes. Seeing the white all the way around the cornea of their eyes is one of them.

[@tomgardner5006]

@@j6989 where did you get that inside baseball scoop? That is not true. You can't look at the average mentally ill person and see it in their eyes. It would have made life easier, but it's completely untrue.

[@j6989]

@@tomgardner5006 when someone is going through a psychotic break down their eyes visibly show it. They might be acting fine but when you see the whites of their eyes all the way around stay clear they are not healthy.

[@j6989]

@@tomgardner5006 and it's not a "inside baseball scope" tf is wrong with you

[@kt1pl2]

I know this entire show is tragic BUT it did make me laugh when the old woman told the guy off.

[@foo219]

You don't mess with grandmothers. They've got nothing to lose and a lifetime of suppressed anger to draw on.

[@lovepet4565]

It was funny.

[@iAmNothingness]

Sometimes we have to laugh.... even if the events are tragic. What else are we gonna do? Be sad forever? That won't work.

[@raya2569]

Rumpus lol

[@JayDeeDonuts]

Bro imagining that interaction tho 💀💀💀 literally a murdering holding his gun and this lady is just like “hey young man! Your causing a rumpus here! You silly bogger!”

[@Thomas-vc3un]

Horrible how we remember the names of the killers. Not the victims.

[@HenriqueRJchiki]

I mean the killer is just 1 dude and the victims are many, it's easier to remember just one name, that's logic

[@cannibalcupcake333]

I remember all their names. Even the wounded. So maybe it’s just you.

[@crystalcorley]

There's more victims than killers.

[@crystalcorley]

@@cannibalcupcake333 Really? That's hundreds of names. There's school shootings that aren't even reported on the news that the majority of the public doesn't even know about.

[@carabeck]

@@cannibalcupcake333 No its not just them. Congrats on belittling someone well done.

[@CoachAzizaBinti]

It seems ridiculous that the fathers of these murders is barely brought into the commentary during this documentary. Frequent mention of "over mothering" but what about the fathers? Are we to believe that only mothers impact the lives of their children should they become criminals? Under fathering, poor fathering, abusive fathering also impacts the lives of children. It frustrates me to see this almost exclusive focus on mothers when things go wrong.

[@TheIndependentLens]

Ahhhhh, we want to diminish fathers until it’s time to start blaming. Gotcha, misandry lover. Don’t even play it, pumpkin. Hypocrisy 101.

[@UncleRuckus7600]

The mothers hardly impact the kids' lives in a positive way since moms don't teach kids how to act. All the moms I've seen don't

[@thomasjensen6243]

These killers demand attention from society. Not me, I demand society stay away from me and leave me alone.

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

Give it 10 to 15 years then check back in here lol

[@MM-ig1iv]

We'll I hope your life is perfect.. which I highly doubt. and you have to go out and meet the right people in society to fix anything that could be wrong with your life. that's where the help is.. and they're not ALL bad people. please understand that. just meet the people whom you have something in common with. and get some counseling.. nothing wrong with that at all "if you need it" everyone could use a little in this day and age!

[@rockweedgirl]

Are saying you're a killer? Just kidding. I'm with you.....

[@hornypanda9545]

Your so deep and mysterious 😂 lol

[@lukeskinwalker922]

@@MM-ig1iv Enough of the stupid cliches. Society is pathetic. For the last 6 years it has been more apparent how bad things have been getting. 3 okay people don’t make up for the rest. Kissing society’s ass is very ignorant. There’s no such thing as true innocence and any person who isn’t asleep or living under a rock knows that. I’ve been accepting of becoming homeless since the self-righteous COVID virtue-signaling. I’ll be homeless before I submit to the mandates by the control freak politicians and their White Knight bootlickers threatening people like me for wanting to exist normally and in peace. I don’t trust the liars and hypocrites that think they’re “helping” by putting on a fake face and pretending to be something they’re not rather than revealing their true selves.

[@BatGuanno]

May those lost, and those left behind find peace.

[@alcoholicjoe6199]

another clown with Ukrainian flag, who votes for a criminal senile president,

[@robertlee4172]

Thoughts and prayers? It does NOTHING.

[@theawesomewizard1]

R.I.P. to all the Victims and their families.

[@debrawilder9551]

Was none do your research you might be surprised

[@_61514]

@@debrawilder9551 bingo!

[@lanthanumlanthanium6373]

@@debrawilder9551 The children that supposedly died sung at the 2013 super bowl half time show

[@linda9115]

They all have 1 thing in common, dead eyes 🖤

[@wazm9768]

And mental health issues

[@lindseyhudson1274]

Yup! Dead eyes.

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

Either the cold, dead fish eyes, or the ones with "crazy eyes" like you see on Social Justice Warriors.

[@pinkpugginz]

@@eucliduschaumeau8813 or the predator eyes you see on republicans

[@travismiles5885]

Everyone wants to blame the gun and the not the drug cocktails of psychotropic medications that the people who do these things are on. The Lanza kid, The Columbine Kids, Parkland kid, the movie theater shooter in Colorado et al were all on medications for mental issues.

[@nailahwalton3530]

I remember this. when I was 9 years old, my parents sat me down on the couch and my mom proceeded to tell me about the sandy hook shooting. She told me everything and I remember being so scared and worried that it would happen to me. I remember seeing his face on the news and having nightmares about him.

[@CaliJen]

I had to do this after Uvalde…. Heartbreaking to see my children trying to wrap their minds around the possibility. We all cried… it could happen.

[@Snowist]

Why did you have to be forced to know about that?

[@aye_its_karate6169]

Well, he blew his own brains out like a pussy, so you had nothing to worry about.

[@johnnynbk]

@@Snowist didn't have to.

[@user-kk2vd1yt8y]

It worked perfectly than.

[@kristinj3339]

When this happened, I was at work and the one person that I never would have expected to respond freaked out

[@dannyreynolds2751]

In my 70 years, I have known 1 serial killer (who also did a spree killing), another serial killer, snother one just committed 1 murder. I used to frequent the same movie theater as the Aurora Batman killer, and I know former students of Columbine and one of the cops spokesperson for Columbine. I also know at least two guys who got away with murders. My ex gym workout partner was murdered by his wife. After my high school graduation I had a roommate who was a paroled murderer. I was never friends with any of the murderers, but I did know them. My point is: we are all mere steps away from murderers, and moments away from being murdered. Just because you aren't aware of someone being capable of murder, doesn't mean you are safer.

[@ferguson8143]

Everybody is fully capable of taking another life as you just need a good enough reason to do so whatever that may be

[@patersomogyi6672]

Any traumatised surviving kids will be afraid to go out, especially to school, don’t talk about these people with a sympathetic tone !

[@UnholyByChoice]

You gotta love how people have such an understanding of these types of shooters but despise other types of shooters.

[@averygamerdude7911]

I'd say school shooters are despised by society. Albeit, most school shooters' motives are related to bullying or mental illness, so I think that they're victims as well.

[@joanbess]

@l oppose. adam ianza was a evil bastard. and a mental regect. he had so many things wrong with him. he should of been put away longtime go. he s evil the spawn of satan. he forever burn in pits of hell forever.

[@22syrniki]

wdym?

[@McFaddenWasRight]

@@22syrniki typing you a full sentence is difficult, huh.

[@22syrniki]

@@McFaddenWasRight ?

[@butterbeanqueen8148]

I am truly baffled by these murders. Guns have always been around. This phenomenon is recent. I went to high school and all of the guys had guns, in gun racks, hanging in their trucks in the school parking lot. (Late 70’s early 80’s). Every boy had a buck knife in his pocket. No one ever even threatened to use them. There were fights sometimes but it was always just fists. We all had a class in 8th grade about gun safety and we had to take it. People talk about gun control but something else is happening.

[@masterlightjames950]

No. Americans have been mass murdering for centuries. They've just recently started turning the guns on themselves, fortunately.

[@chikushodiz91]

You are confused the nra didn’t take control of the citizens and politicians like in the 2000’s the nra loosened the gun laws that allow any person including the mentally ill to purchase weapons and whatever amount they want

[@shannakelly490]

You in West Virginia or something?

[@calmerthanyou6180]

No guns. No shootings. Period.

[@Bettinasisrg]

As someone probably older I too grew up with guns etc but also one parent who could stay home. There was still a healthy middle class and even lower income people could still pay bills etc. Today's world is very different and kids are taught that making money and being a narcissistic jerk is the way to gain power, respect and money! I was raised to respect all people, take care of animals and the planet, to have compassion for those less fortunate but today all you see is anger and blame towards everyone but themselves! Also there weren't all the military weapons like today! But it's a much deeper issue than just weapons imho.

[@titolino73]

Being from Switzerland I didn't know about all of them but just a couple... Absolutely unbelievable! 😔

[@caseyo5524]

I work in the cafeteria at a high school not far from my home. Im very aware of a school shooting can happen at the school but I try and not to dwell on it too much. Though I will admit, I do think about “the worse case scenario” from time to time and what actions will need to be taken by me and/or my coworkers. Not that we can do much other then to shoo students in a way to get them away from danger as fast as possible.

[@beckyhobson3283]

Saying there is not much you can do is defeatism. I strongly recommend 1. Speak to school officials and find out what the 'active shooter' plan is. If there is not one, advocate all the way up to the school board to get one in place. 2. Speak to local and county officials to find out what their active shooter policies are. If you disagree with it, get something going in your community to put more pressure on police to be prepared. Watch the Uvalde film. You' see why coordinated efforts by law enforcement, school officials AND employees are so very important because we all know that at that school, in that district there was NONE!!!

[@susiechapstick2623]

Adam had driven to the high school first but when he saw the guard stand at the entrance he then continued on to the elementary school. I lived 15 minutes away from Sandy Hook.

[@cannibalcupcake333]

That is untrue. A student believed she had seen his car that morning at NHS but investigators were able to prove that the vehicle she saw was not his via security footage. Refer to the Connecticut State Police Sandy Hook report.

[@McFaddenWasRight]

That's strange because it was the same as in Uvalde.

[@cannibalcupcake333]

@@McFaddenWasRight Ugh… Adam never drove to the high school. This was a rumor. Refer to the Connecticut State Police Sandy Hook report.

[@ilanelsen8321]

I graduated from high school in June of 2021 and not once have any of the schools I attended were the locale of a school shooting while I was there. I could never imagine going through something like this.

[@henry804]

the fact you had to say this is a testament to the safety of the children in schools in america. you’d never hear someone from australia say this

[@ilanelsen8321]

@@henry804 I'm sorry

[@mrkipling2201]

The reason why it's such a huge news item is due to it being such a rare occurrence. I'm glad that you graduated without anything like this happening to you. Or anyone else.

[@carabeck]

@@mrkipling2201 Rare??? There is nothing rare about shooting in America, its happening more often than you think.

[@calmerthanyou6180]

​​@@mrkipling2201. Guns are the number one killer of children in the U.S. This isn't a "rare" occurance

[@everyusernameistakenomfg]

I remember our school nearby going on lockdown as they tried to figure out what was going on. Many people I knew lost a loved one or were close with someone else who did

[@ilanelsen8321]

My school went through a similar thing, but no one outside came inside and no one died. It was terrifying though and I remember being terrified for the other nearby schools. It turned out that the situation was that someone was evading court and on the lam.

[@everyusernameistakenomfg]

@@ilanelsen8321 When I was in elementary school a few years before this, I remember a similar thing happened. An armed robber had held up the nearby bank- then escaped on foot in the woods behind the school. "Mr Lock" drills being used for something real for the first time at my school was so scary even though no one was in the building. I can't begin to imagine the sheer terror that these poor kids and their teachers experienced.

[@ilanelsen8321]

@@everyusernameistakenomfg I was a sophomore in high school

[@megatherion2695]

Eef yew ken mayke aye faurt, yew ken smhell eet whut yew deed, weeth yore but, gewd faurt, tew, stronge won

[@sufferendless]

Just like Freddy Krueger, you keep these monsters alive by speaking and thinking about them. Send them to the slammer and forget about them!

[@PrincipalProductions]

Who Adam Lanza he was just another man

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

Yup . And all of the mainstream media love to feed the flames every single time . They need to stop naming these pos's

[@sufferendless]

@@cavemanlovesmoke4394 It’s sickening at this point.

[@denisrailey777]

Some people should never get multiple firearms when not 100% mentally fit. Although it can be hard to regulate crims weapons.

[@denisrailey777]

Young shooters not mature whether that matters to them.

[@travismiles5885]

Lanza failed his background check while trying to buy a rifle. The law worked and the gun shop wouldnt sell to him. He had to go home, kill his mother and steal her guns.

[@angelicamimosa]

Most humans should not make babies!

[@somehaloguy9372]

Mass shootings are rarely committed with illegal crime weapons. Most are owned either by the shooter or someone else they know

[@colinconnolly6285]

No bullying at Columbine. Poor research. Just isolated lonely boys with emotional issues.

[@brookelesher3029]

That’s inaccurate. You can clearly read all of their journal entries and see they were bullied and left out. Harris was a psychopath- klebold was a follower. No excuses for what they’ve done, but people need to learn to treat others better so things like this can possibly be avoided.

[@gabethedinosaur95]

I remember it was Friday the day I was spending the weekend with my dad just makes me sad and angry for what this terrible man did to innocent children

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

Fake news

[@leonabug619]

Lots of people grow up without fathers, myself included, that don't go on killing sprees

[@randibgood]

​@@leonabug619 That has zero to do with the OP's statement. Literally NOTHING.

[@skyvision7363]

@ 24:36 This has nothing to do with gender. I want to make that clear. Adam Lanza was also let down by his dad. So write him up too.

[@veronicamitchell9378]

Fair point

[@Fucksandyy]

How?

[@whitney1348]

He was obsessed I read about the Columbine murders.

[@shaiantaylor7309]

I Was 15 when the Sandy hook shooting happen .....Am from the Caribbean my grandfather watches world new channels CNN ,BBC ,NBC ...Thats jus some of it ...I remember coming home from school and seeing my entire family infront the television In Tears, crying hysterical ,worst yet it was around the Christmas season, school was jus bout closed for us ...my family and i lived infront that television praying, crying even getting to kno each Child for the entire week....those 20 babies and 6 teacher well live on with love ❤️🥺

[@jackfitzpatrick8173]

The kid in Connecticut was very,very, *very* strange,very probably as the result of a very serious brain disorder. Whoever allowed him to be "free"...and to have access to firearms...is guilty of breathtaking abuse.

[@GenerationJonesi]

I think one common denominator among mass shooters is a deep rage. So many angry young men. What up with that?

[@babyinvasion]

Yup. I honestly think some of them just needed a loving partner, which none of them had....

[@willemdafuck]

Because men are neglected by society. Largest murder rate, job death rate, suicide rate, etc.

[@oldsaggyorcsacs1630]

Incel rage

[@newname5651]

It's always young men, typically 25 and under, sometimes under 30.

[@agaga5886]

yeah... wonder why... hmmm🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@RoxxiVlogs]

I was in Missouri at the time and the same age as most of the victims, I was in second grade at the time. I just remember hearing my mom talk about it and it being on the radio and news. I didn’t wrap my head around the fact of what really happened. I am about to graduate here soon and those kids should be too. It hurts. I cry for every one of the victims and teachers who lost their lives that day.

[@smokeyhigh3126]

Its unreal that people are so easily fooled!

[@cannibalcupcake333]

Care to elaborate?

[@steveo4991]

@@cannibalcupcake333 They’re projecting.

[@cannibalcupcake333]

@@steveo4991 I’m assuming the same thing.

[@SloppyJoeB]

The children went to school to get books and all they got were magazines.

[@GordonBrevity]

Jesus Christ!!

[@sarahzagone7134]

It was crazy how two young boys could kill 13 people, and injured 24.

[@ultimatesunrise]

Homie woke up one morning and said "GARBAGE DAY!!!" 😂

[@eigelgregossweisse9563]

Was Adam even targeting the ones whom were really responsible for his anguish?

[@VOiDED50120]

His motive was because he believed he was "saving" the children from life's crueltys. This was proven after his KZbin channel was found where he talks about his motives. The channel doesn't exist anymore but it was called CulturalPhillistine and has been completely archived

[@deb6828]

Becoming a skilled marksman went hand in hand with his obsessive mental issues. Giving him this skill was beyond wrong. His internal misery went external. Yes he was bitter hostile and angry. He took it out on innocents.

[@MrCheswickMusic]

It's INSANE how people can just believe what they see on the TV without looking at the facts isn't it?

[@somehaloguy9372]

Depends on which facts you choose to disregard despite still having sufficient evidence to support it

[@cannibalcupcake333]

And what facts are people not looking at in regards to Sandy Hook?

[@agaga5886]

Where do you look at facts? On the internet? That's not much better.

[@cannibalcupcake333]

@@agaga5886No? Cause the internet is where you’re gonna find the Connecticut State Police Sandy Hook Report which contains investigative documents, processing footage, crime scene photos, 911 and police audio, witness and first responder statements… it’s where you can find hours upon hours of live news footage which btw, can be used to confirm timelines if LE on scene, it’s where you can find the FBI’s released documents on the case, numerous documents released through FOIA, hundreds of photos of Adam, numerous other final reports, interviews from survivors, witnesses, first responders etc, press conference footage.. you can also find the Newtown 911 calls and emergency audio and if you want to go the extra mile, you can use the internet to study the history of Newtown.

[@stevetrivago]

Great Channel…

[@TruthOverFeelings745]

“Something is going on at our school…” that was said with very little emotion. Wouldn’t you hear the gunshots and know someone is shooting??? AND if you heard gunshots, you wouldn’t just say “something is going on”. Very bizarre

[@Jin420]

So many tragedies... so many innocent lives lost to crazy trigger happy lunatic(s)... 😔😔

[@justinscheibel5722]

So sad 😞

[@petejames1326]

documentaries like this give me something to look forward too and something to live for in my horrible mundane boring existence , thank you

[@TheAbrantino]

Hey bro , hope it gets better isnt easy for me too but we cant quit

[@starb0rn]

@@TheAbrantino why not?

[@TheAbrantino]

@@starb0rn why we cant quit or why isnt easy for me also?

[@TheAbrantino]

@angie052986 the world doesnt care about you but maybe some people in it do... i guess

[@cliffkonkle3467]

Love you friend. My life is hell also so I can totally relate.

[@cheltersful]

Michael Ryan was a pathetically weak character who thought that owning lots of guns made up for his inadequacy. Misanthropic & dangerous. Take away the guns and offer to fight him bare handed & he'd of shat himself before running away.

[@lostmojo]

Mom here mom there. Of course the father is more than happy to take no interest in his son. When a male wants something, he moves mountains, the father clearly enjoined the freedom from his paternal duties and did nothing to be part of the boy's life

[@loualbino5536]

That's because he didn't want any part of the lunatic and I don't blame him.Let it be know that mass shootings were almost non-existent before democrats begged Reagan to close all the facilities that housed these irredeemable individuals.

[@iiNeedSkins]

Ok

[@masixolebatyi5314]

So what you saying is a Single Indipendent Woman raised a multiple murderer. 1 woman, there as guidance the entire time and she missed all the signs. When your child grows up and becomes successful you pat your self on back for being that influence, so she must go on and pat herself for raising a murderer.

[@lostmojo]

@@masixolebatyi5314 no. I say that people are happy to blame everything on women. Children are responsability of both parents, but being it so easy for males to abandon or ignore them, people only see the mother and blames her. And after a disgrace the father arrives and plays "poor me, if I only had known".

[@masixolebatyi5314]

@@lostmojo no father will ever come out as "poor me". The person to blame is the one who killed, so stop blaming the parents

[@annabambus6572]

Ryan had a desperate need for real love that he confused with admiration. An adoring mother is essentially in control, while equally needy for adoration. It's not love. It's like a generational curse.

[@rogerdildeau7507]

You really get into this bullshit, don't you?

[@MrMarek19]

So sad , so many evil on this world but people stil believe that not exist....

[@carolyn9444]

For whatever reason, I don't remember him killing his mother back when this happened.

[@cannibalcupcake333]

Originally, they reported her as a kindergarten teacher at the school and he killed her and her entire class. That narrative quickly changed and no explanation was ever given for the first one.

[@33cltn]

@@cannibalcupcake333i remember my 3rd grade teacher telling us that as well as it was happening he said he killed his mother who was a teacher at the school

[@FromPanictoParis]

This weird little dude took so many beautiful souls. Utterly heartbreaking to the parents. Unfortunately there are many kids like this. Is it nature or nurture ?

[@NudePostingConspiracyTheories]

Yeah but… you really missed something in the causation of Adam Lanza… you said that “….he withdrew into his room and had nothing but his unhealthy obsession with guns and spree killings “. I know of autistic kids who’ve withdrawn. That’s not unusual. I know one who is completely obsessed with rocks and gems. He mail orders them from all over the world- quartz beautiful semi precious stuff. He shows a new one off to us each week when he does his two days of volunteer work at our church each week. I know another who is a computer geek . That he became obsessed with something common for the autistic person often. So? But saying “he had nothing but his unhealthy obsession “. in no way accounts for the NATURE of his particular obsession, does it? Why the guns? Why the killing? It’s whole other ball game

[@MM-ig1iv]

yeah you missed the mental health part.. mixed with the self isolation.

[@MM-ig1iv]

autism and asperger syndrome are completely different.

[@MachineGunGabe11B]

Growing up as a troubled teenager, I totally understand what he was feeling and his views on the world, Wish I couldve met and befriended more people like this in HS. Most of these school shooter guys just need a friend, understanding or some type of some reassurance/hope in life. Someone that’s like a big brother to them, form a connection, hang out, meet girls, play games and stuff etc; someone that stand up for them when bullied, Someone that understands how they feel and try to sympathize with them.it’s really that simple

[@The315fan]

I wholeheartedly agree and this was exactly what I was thinking regarding the American ones (the guy from 2012, and then the two from 1999 at the end)

[@mr.redpanda-]

@@The315fanThe thing is the Columbine Guys had friends and were liked. They were just fucked people, they killed them because they fantasized about it.

[@Ana-iy8hq]

Adam couldnt be helped with autism or sexual troubles but he surely would have improved on the sensory and anorexia issues had he had a real connection. You zoom in on body structure, noises and smells when you have no one similar to you as in a friend or physical closeness.

[@mrt8179]

Who looks at that dude and thinks: "ya, i'd trust him around weapons" The mother shares blame in this as well.

[@freerhombus0505]

My theory is his mother probably saw him like: "my child seem weird and isolated person with no friends talk to, but I've decided to purchase guns for him, without no suspicion to noticed!"

[@bookgirlny8511]

17:20 Just like Norma Bates.

[@HaleStorm1998]

Norman **

[@IndigoBellyDance]

Interesting how the psychologist blames Adam Lanza’s mom…. Didn’t it take 2 people to create him… where was dad?? (Not letting mom off the hook But dad could have Also been involved).

[@lomapatel1389]

Exactly everyone is pointing fingers at the mom, but everyone is forgetting that he had an older brother that could’ve helped him the father could’ve helped also. This is only my opinion maybe the mom was blaming herself that her son is this way because of her and the divorce affected him in a bad way so maybe she was trying to help in ways without medication, so he didn’t have to deal with the side affects. He did everything so everyone would talk about him and to become famous. That is what he got. This is so wrong. I apologize if I offended anyone this is just my opinion.

[@Fucksandyy]

To be honest I don't think any of his family was connected except for his mom. His mom is the one who initially introduced him to firearms. His dad left when he was 18, so it had to be that his lack of presence made him go off the rails. I'm unsure of his brother because these kinds of videos never really talk about him, but I'm pretty sure he's similar to Lanza's dad do to the fact that the dad took his brother with him.

[@IndigoBellyDance]

@@Fucksandyy I was just saying dad could have chosen to be there. Mom obviously had issues But dad could have stepped up to the plate, and in reality Adam made his own 18yr old adult decisions.

[@laurac9857]

It's because he was living in the house with his mom. She was the sole parent and provider therfore she bares some repsobislity by what she let go on in her home with her son. She could have taken him to get real help early on, taken away the computers screens so much ...

[@cannibalcupcake333]

@@Fucksandyy It was both Nancy and Peter who introduced him to shooting. When Peter would try to reach out to Adam, he’d suggest going shooting. And he was always pretty absent. Oh, and he and Nancy separated in 2001 but the divorce was finalized in 2009. So he left when Adam was 9. And not sure where you got your info, but Ryan stayed with Nancy. He stayed living at home until he graduated college in 2010. Peter never had custody of him.

[@MrMarek19]

We ignore some people then we get this.....we shouldt do that....

[@myunknownland9272]

Why would anyone get close to such monsters? Who knows when they could snap?

[@HaleStorm1998]

shouldn’t**

[@stacie4170]

Nobody is to blame but the killers. No mental issue is to blame. I suffer depression and MILLIONS of others have mental health issues. We aren’t out murdering people. No excuse in my opinion. Sorry.

[@j6989]

Something terrible happened to that kid. The earliest photo available of him he looked happy and healthy. Then the other few photos available you can see the whites of his eyes. His hair style changed. His face in general looks gone.

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

And???? I grew up taking my school photos at an early age. Then in high school I refused. The pics that were taken of me (reluctantly) didn’t look “ok”. I was never seen as a “normal” kid. Now I am an armed guard at a courthouse with hours and hours of training with firearms and own many firearms as well as teach multiple people how to safely handle them and protect themselves as well as others around them. So are you saying because my pictures as a child I’m destined to be a killer???

[@j6989]

@@UnknownUser-fe5zu you must of had some terrible highschool pictures... I'm sorry.

[@j6989]

@@UnknownUser-fe5zu I wasn't all that great either. Im just comparing the maybe three photos of him that are publicly available. Sweet looking kid to a shocking looking adult. So imo something terrible happened between there.

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

@@j6989 you said “something terrible happened to that kid” simply based off of 3 photos….your what’s wrong with this country. Let’s play the jump to conclusions game from office space.

[@j6989]

@@UnknownUser-fe5zu how the fuck do you know something didn't?

[@KurtWeidner-ep8ru]

people need to get involved when they see bullying, and stop in somehow.

[@user-ps5zj7wk5x]

The majority of people don't want to become the target. The world is full of stupid people.

[@projectmayhem2330]

I knew if this event, but not the details. I listed to the first 2 minutes and had to turn it off, my sons are 5 and 7. To hear the ages of the victims 😮 💔 unfathomable

[@NASkeywest]

I don’t understand how no one really knew Adam Lanza. I haven’t been able to find any long term records of him. How he hasn’t been seen on camera, in an interview, or in jail ever. It’s like there is a single photo I’ve seen, that’s it. Nothing else.

[@shakethese317]

Makes you think 🤔

[@FreeAlbertPike]

Theres like 5 videos of him playing dance dance revolution

[@cho6140]

Makes ya wonder....

[@shakethese317]

@@FreeAlbertPike wrong

[@scottmatznick3140]

Cuz he's a fictional character

[@cynthia6389]

His encounter with the Feds, that was evil indeed, !

[@Barnabas555]

Some might see there is a pattern here

[@meganmccarter9008]

I am watching a video, and I have to say that I'm hooked. I love the way you describe it with such amazing sarcasm and wit. Why you are not on ID network or on HLN doing this as a real show. Idk this is channel is awesome.

[@ricardosommelier1130]

WHO CARES..???

[@TruthIris]

Quit blaming society, school bullies or parents. Some people are born straight up psychopaths and NOTHING WILL CHANGE THAT.

[@randomuser7647]

Quit blaming psychopathy. That's not an end all be all explanation and nothing will change that.

[@McFaddenWasRight]

Correct. Some are just born bad. There is an entire documentary on evil children. Some are just born with harmful tendency and no amount of sympathy or nurturing will ever change them. I don't know why it is so hard for society to accept that.

[@KingOstrich]

i'm glad they call being obsessed with guns an unhealthy obsession, instead of just treating it as a normal thing which it aint.

[@user-xi7gz6sz4w]

The killer was a "really weird kid" from the time he was in kindergarten. A few of his classmates said that.

[@Shirley-lock]

There is never a reason to hurt others... but as I listen to the Stacland massacre story I am struck by the hate this man was recieving by a lot of people. Yet everyone says he attacked for no reason. Sad.

[@7Lace77]

I'm from Hungerford, Savernake is a lovely place full of random trees from all over the world that were planted. One area has many clusters of different trees next to each other, and ther are also random lone ones throughout teh forest you can find, all with a little description and info about them on a sign.

[@Pooknottin]

Since the vast majority of these spree-killers/active shooters obsess over previous ones and since more than one expert has pointed out that over-reporting on the horrible events contributes to future events, is it any wonder that it's dovetailing? With every mass murder making international news and the vast majority of killers motivated by notoriety, don't you think that the reports themselves are a significant factor in this? Hard to know what to do if this is a contributing factor, especially with the dirth of information available online, but I think it's worth considering.

[@stacie4170]

I’m sorry…but Adam Lanza looked like the epitome of crazy. Were those around him BLIND?

[@marleylove510]

I know an extremely crazy, evil person, but I would never think they would do something like this. These are far and few. The scary thing, is no one would ever know. It’s unpredictable.

[@harrisgwendolyn7071]

You can not make sense out of someone else's madness

[@Parabellum-oe3sw]

He can’t keep a job but owns a „non healthy“ amount of guns 😂 I paid close to 4000€ for my AR 15 with accessories and probably 10-12k for all the others combined. How does that add up

[@foo219]

Hmm. We got the myth of the Columbine shooters being victims of bullying, but at least it wasn't all blamed on video games.

[@scottdavis1549]

Unbelievable

[@jasperpike242]

My dear old mum was lucky to escape Ryan. She walked down town shopping as her favourite cabby wasnt available, that bastard had shot him.

[@aligned_chakras_12]

I was bullied for years but I’ve never had any thoughts like this ever

[@almadavis8274]

At 24.41 she states people let him down blah, blah blah and didn't protect him Protect him from what, himself? He was the lunatic /danger.

[@kazandraschellenger5505]

These shooters look like the classic MK Ultra Manchurian candidates.

[@yurbeeinwatched]

I wonder why?

[@louisejeffries7155]

The psychology is interesting and I love Emma’s work However the one common denominator in these cases is SSIR’s Recently starting, stopping or recent change in dose but every case SSIR’s

[@RichardAllenCramer]

Why do people make excuses for criminals?

[@agaga5886]

These are not excuses. They're trying to find reasons.

[@SuperAnge911]

Because they sympathize. I don’t know how

[@steveo4991]

Because the human brain has an inherent need for patter recognition. It how we’ve evolved as a species to this point… and then there’s people like you holding back progress.

[@nannersguyaners2745]

Never ever trust anyone with a captain kangaroo haircut…

[@daz0086]

The doctors and psychologists make this evil soul to be the victim. More and more shows like this encourage those with mental illness to commit evil.

[@kathyborthwick6738]

Sad 😢

[@thebeastofrome3600]

Anyone who isn't familiar, listen to the King of Country's song "I Believe" from 2013. George Strait hit that one out of the ballpark. It's a tribute to the victims of Sandy Hook.

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

Fake news

[@rogerdildeau7507]

Someone needs to write a song called "I Don't Believe".

[@indigohammer5732]

R Kelly?

[@somehaloguy9372]

@@UnknownUser-fe5zu Trump gone incognito

[@MarvinHartmann452]

The fact that these people talking are at the head of psychology is scary. All they do is putting the blame on others because "the poor autistic kid can't be blamed"

[@Austrian_blood]

Today, there was another in Jacksonville, FL.😢