They made me numb so I didnt feel anything, she said. /T1_3 1 Tf 0.238 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_3 1 Tf )]TJ 22. In another letter she wrote in prison, she stated that her father had done everything a person could do to another person. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. -2.118 -1.529 Td On January 17, 1989, almost ten years after the events at San Diego's Grover Cleveland Elementary, there was another shooting at a school named Grover Cleveland Elementary, this one in Stockton, California. He recalled that his mother had just dropped him at school directly opposite Spencers home and he had been starting up the sidewalk when he saw the bodies of the principal and the custodian. The First Modern School Shooter Feels Responsible for the Rest Jonathan Fast, Unforgiven and Alone: Brenda Spencer and Secret Shame, in, College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences. Deadly Women Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Spared the death penalty because of her age, Spencer was sentenced to two terms of 25 years to life in prison, running concurrently and with the chance of parole. The woman eventually left. /Span<>> BDC EMC Yet her father, who died in 2016, was by all accounts a very odd man. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 pp. Four times the murderer asked for parole, and four times she was refused. [(\223H)23 (earing 2001,)80 (\224 pp. [(C)11 (opyright )]TJ [( N)23 (ew Y)60 (ork: G)30 (uilford, 1999, p. A Case of the Mondays: Brenda Spencer and the Cleveland Elementary The death toll would have been far higher if a policeman hadnt blocked Spencers line of fire by parking a rubbish lorry in the way. -2.118 -1.529 Td [You] put your gun down, the commissioner observed. During the six-hour stand-off, a newspaper reporter rang up her neighbours to try to get eyewitness testimony. -2.118 -1.529 Td The daughter spoke of scattering her fathers ashes in the desert. But after 13 years of working in a psychiatric hospital, she said she can understand why she went down the road she did she never got the help she needed. Most can agree with former FBI profiler Candice DeLong's remarks that Brenda's father bears responsibility for what happened that day by buying her the gun. Many are convinced the other killers were inspired by her. 0 Tc 0 Tw 8.5 0 0 8.5 336 538.5 Tm Full name is Brenda Ann Spencer. The history of criminology has many stories about the shootings, which are arranged by schoolchildren. When Stevens realized that she gave him her own address, he recognized what was going on and requested an interview while another staff member informed the police of the situation. He allowed that Spencers father had never owned up to sexually abusing her. ( )Tj [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ ( )Tj According to the testimony of neighbors and family acquaintances, parents often spoke about weapons in her presence, moreover, my father even taught her how to shoot. She described arriving at school and hearing shots and seeing the principal and the custodian lying dead. Nothing was different for Brenda Ann Spencer; she was one of the girls who typically hated ET EMC A Case of the Mondays: Brenda Spencer and the Cleveland Elementary /T1_4 1 Tf Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? 0.521 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_4 1 Tf In late January 1979, Brenda Spencer killed two adults and injured eight children and one adult because of her hate for Mondays. Years of life and reign of Genghis Khan. What about your mother? the commissioner asked. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ 1 0 obj <>>> endobj 2 0 obj <>stream ( )Tj She was home alone, as her single father had left for work. /T1_3 1 Tf Psychologist Jonathan Fast introduces the idea that her brain injury, abuse, and the effects of it pushed her to her final actions. ( Lanham, )Tj EMC [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ As the children lined up outside the gate, Spencer took out the Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 caliber rifle that she'd gotten as a Christmas gift. /T1_4 1 Tf Burton Regg - the teacher, who was waiting for the children, was killed almost immediately. EMC Across the street, Brenda Ann Spencer was watching them from her home, a ramshackle house filled with empty alcohol bottles and a single mattress she shared with her father. His life and death detailed, Where is Amy Fisher now? )Tj /T1_4 1 Tf /T1_3 1 Tf Under the terms of her indeterminate sentence, Spencer became eligible for hearings to consider her suitability for parole in 1993. Mental health needs to be addressed everywhere and not just when someone acts out like this. (82)Tj 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td (72)Tj Two were killed, including the head teacher, Burton Wragg, who ran outside and was hit as he tried to help injured children, and the school caretaker, who had tried to rescue the head. -2.118 -1.529 Td EMC (paths Among Us. [(Langman, P)90 (. I wasnt specifically aiming at people, she said. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td ( )Tj 21, 50. /Span<>> BDC The perks of Golden Girl membership include a front-line pass for meals and medication and access to a specific dining room closest to the members cell. After firing thirty-six times, Spencer locked herself in her house for a few hours. EMC EMC Today, she is 56 and still behind bars at the California Institution for Women. For all his ex-clients notoriety, Michael McGlinn insists the day she is released is getting close. ( )Tj I was trying to commit suicide.. Born in Decatur, Illinois, Jan 29,. ( )Tj Grover Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, CA. Brenda pled guilty to two counts of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. /T1_3 1 Tf 0 0 0 1 scn It was completely uncontrollable., There was also a statement by a parent, Francis Stile, whose two daughters attended the school. 0.46 Tw /Span<>> BDC Brenda threatened with new shots, so for such a long time she could not be forced to surrender to the police. On January 29, 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer killed two people and wounded nine when she fired on San Diego's Grover Cleveland Elementary School with a .22-caliber rifle from her family's house across the street. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ Both girls had witnessed the death of the principal and the custodian. Contradicting police reports that found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in her system, she said she had been taking both and was hallucinating at the time of the shooting. The article kept my attention the entire time. (\251)Tj She was later diagnosed with depression and epilepsy and received medication to treat her mental issues. /T1_3 1 Tf The shooting has inspired a song by the Boomtown Rats called I Dont Like Mondays, and has also gained other media coverage through a documentary.8 Her action went down in history as the first high profile school shooting and has become a vanguard to many future, unimaginable school situations and violent outbreaks. ( )Tj The self-harm is commonly reported as scratching the words "courage" and "pride" into her own skin; however, Spencer corrected this during her parole hearing as "runes" reading "Unforgiven" and "alone." Three shots rang out. /Span<>> BDC EMC [(Langman, P)90.1 (. These conversations began a week before the sad event, but, unfortunately, no one paid any attention to them. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ Monday blues are common among teenagers, who are forced to wake up at 8 am to get on a yellow school bus. /Span<>> BDC /T1_3 1 Tf 2EfL3Kp.y7[ She was sentenced to twenty-five years to life in prison, and is still serving her sentence at the California Institute for Women. (90)Tj /T1_5 1 Tf ( )Tj ( )Tj The look at Brenda Foster gave me was enough to scare any young child to death.. /T1_4 1 Tf Adobe PDF Library 15.0 /T1_4 1 Tf The shooting at school was over, and the murderer, frightened of the consequences, hid in the house. This article did a good job of explaining what had happened that day and what her motive was. Victims ( )Tj [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ 21.746 0 Td I dont know why he bought me a gun, she said. M.O. representative added that Spencer had complained to the police negotiator that the custodian had tried to get everybody off the school grounds. EMC 0.358 Tw /Span<>> BDC !4!r`8} @~Ohb&54"bpW8I> On January 29, 1979, Cam Miller, a 9-year-old student who was waiting for the principal to open the gate to Grover Cleveland Elementary, was injured by a gunshot, along with eight other innocent children. She has said she also does not recall telling a cop, It was a lot of fun seeing children shot.. /Span<>> BDC Brenda Spencer (born April 3, 1962) lived in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, California in a house across the street from Grover Cleveland Elementary School in the San Diego Unified School District. 16. The girl was born in the USA, California, the city of San Diego, in 1962. )]TJ When asked why she said "I hate Mondays" prompting the Boomtown Rats hit song. The parole board chairman said that as she had not previously told any prison staff about the allegations, he doubted whether they were true. adobe:docid:indd:dd4a55d2-0e77-11de-96a0-c0933d61f99d [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ [(H)23 (are, )]TJ On Monday morning, January 29th, she asked her father if she could stay home from school because she didnt feel well, the deputy district attorney reported. In her 2001 hearing, Spencer first claimed that her father had been subjecting her to beatings and sexual abuse, but he said the allegations were not true. /T1_4 1 Tf At her first hearing, Spencer said she had hoped police would shoot her and that she had been a user of alcohol and drugs at the time of the crime, although the results of drug tests done when she was taken into custody were negative. The likelihood of a successful parole hearing is slim at best. [(W)5 (ithout Conscience,)]TJ Brenda Spencer and Laura Troiani parole hearings - YouTube 0:00 / 2:29 Brenda Spencer and Laura Troiani parole hearings CBS 8 San Diego 175K subscribers Subscribe 88 Share 11K views 5. /T1_4 1 Tf [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ [(\223H)23 (earing 2001,)80 (\224 p. Conviction [(dic)-20 (tions,)80 (\224 201)40 (5. The representative further reported that blood and urine samples taken after Spencers arrest tested clean. /T1_3 1 Tf 20 years after the shooting, Spencer made claims that her father sexually abused her. EMC 0.766 0.053 Td www.schoolshooters.info ( )Tj Spencer fired three shots and hit Suchar fatally. )]TJ Her ashes are to be buried at a later date. Eight students and a police officer were wounded. She is from California. (87)Tj 0.298 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_4 1 Tf Pathology Grover Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, CA Spencer, an introverted and scrawny tomboy, had a history of petty theft, drug abuse and school truancy. ( p. (97)Tj 9 year old Cam Miller was wearing a blue vest. Almost a year after receiving the semi-automatic weapons of the 22nd caliber, namely on January 9, 1979, shooting took place in the school, which took the lives of several people. In prison, Spencer was diagnosed as an epileptic and received medication to treat her epilepsy and depression. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td Spencer barricaded herself in her house for hours before an offer for a Burger King meal from negotiators convinced her to surrender. I didnt think it all the way through, Several children were injured by gunshot wounds. ( )Tj The crime was committed in front of numerous witnesses, so the girl admitted her guilt. False (73)Tj I still cant.. proof:pdf Incarcerated Theme powered by WordPress. )Tj According to court documents she would open fire from her home aiming at young children waiting to get into the school. 0 Tw (-)Tj \223Charles Andrew W)5 (illiams: S)23 (orting Out the Contra)]TJ What if they got the idea from what I did?. He was particularly struck by Spencer's claim that she did it because she did not like Mondays, and began writing a song about it, also incorporating the reporters' "Tell me why?," called "I Don't Like Mondays". EMC EMC 22. The song in 1979 was in the lead in the British charts for four weeks in a row. _+lM.>c'WiUZ^;>\9Mi\4U2)tR^{pWZSbQUpL"1^|_eQU]'g$4J]]DSlgm40K0brD{:\w\+ O 4s(J(cPDF(iCky%5xw6??J_~s7\b\tc'^K@7C z{O"~~X` This page was last changed on 2 May 2022, at 09:58. ", In early 1978, staff at a facility for problem students, into which Spencer had been referred for truancy, informed her parents that she was suicidal. I do not feel sorry for the shooters of the crimes. The commissioner asked if she remembered the police coming, and she said she did. A plaque and flagpole were erected at Cleveland Elementary in memory of the shooting victims. While I had briefly heard of this case before, the author provided more details than I had originally known. She kept busy behind bars by learning Latin just for the fun of it, she said. This was a Monday morning in January 1979. In the meantime, she will sit as inmate W14944 in the California Womens Institution, seeming to see no irony in having used heated metal to brand the words Courage and Pride across her chest. EMC [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. 27)70 (. )]TJ Sixteen-year-old Brenda Spencer fired from the window of her house children who had come to school, across the road from the ill-fated home. ( )Tj -2.118 -1.529 Td Brenda Spencer - Biography - IMDb /T1_3 1 Tf /T1_3 1 Tf ( )Tj In 2001 Brenda accused her father of having drunkenly subjected her to beatings and sexual abuse. A nine-year-old student, Cam Miller, was struck in the back with a bullet that exited through his chest without hitting any internal organs. And she began to fire. /T1_4 1 Tf He liked to keep appearances up, that everything was fine in the house, Spencer now said. The commissioner inquired how many rounds she had fired, and she said she did not recall. I had never heard of this case prior to reading this article. Do you remember them taking cover? the commissioner asked. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ ( )Tj ( p. With every school shooting, I feel Im partially responsible, Brenda Ann Spencer told the parole board back in 2001. The uninjured looked around confused as to what was happening. /T1_4 1 Tf Brenda Ann Spencer (@craymondaykilla) / Twitter These are the other shootings reported on: the Columbine High School shooting, the shootings at Simon's Rock College, the Bethel Regional High School shooting, and the Pearl High School shooting. (103)Tj /Span<>> BDC Family She showed little interest in her studies and hated authority. Spencer later said, "I asked for a radio and he bought me a gun." ( )Tj The blood hadnt been scrubbed from where he had fallen on the concrete. Parents were not too concerned about this behavior of her daughter, her interest in firearms was supported by her father. So, realising he was speaking to her, he asked what her motive was. /T1_3 1 Tf Blue was Spencer's favorite color so he would be her first victim. Every new school shooting by a teenager reinforces the argument that she was not uniquely wicked or crazed. EMC EMC 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td Normally, very few people convicted on a charge of murder were able to obtain parole in California before 2011. 0.476 Tw /Span<>> BDC )]TJ ( )Tj They still speak of hearing the gurgle in Mr. Wragg as he lay there dying If such evil can occur in such a benign and tranquil setting, then it can happen anywhere and probably will.. /T1_3 1 Tf ( )Tj 1 Colonization and Settlement (1500-1763), 2 Revolution and Early Republic (1754-1801), 4 Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), 5 Emergence of Modern America (1877-1929), 4 Late Middle Ages-Renaissance-Reformation Europe (1300-1648), 3 Post-Classical History (600 CE-1492 CE), HS 1302 United States History since 1877, SP 3392 Language Variation and Dialectology of Spanish, Jonathan Fast, Unforgiven and Alone: Brenda Spencer and Secret Shame, in. /Span<>> BDC The issue is not owning guns, the issue is mental health. EMC 93. Spencer shot and killed Wragg as he tried to help children. Now, however, Spencers freedom may be in sight. Brenda Spencer is however, America's first female school shooter. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Moment teenager crashes into back of lorry after 100mph police race. I had never heard of a female school shooter. ( )Tj /T1_3 1 Tf )]TJ ( p. /T1_3 1 Tf /T1_3 1 Tf /Span<>> BDC She had asked her father for a radio. EMC )]TJ )Tj )]TJ /T1_4 1 Tf As of April2020, she remains in prison and is housed at the California Institution for Women in Chino. )]TJ 0.184 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_4 1 Tf At parole hearings, the panel reminds her of statements during the shooting. )]TJ )]TJ EMC 0.355 Tw /Span<>> BDC 0.177 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_5 1 Tf 0.013 Tc -0.013 Tw 13.929 0 Td What if they got the idea from what I did?. /Span<>> BDC [(WWW)55 (.SCHOOLSHOOTERS.INFO)]TJ ( )Tj Suchar had served in Vietnam. I walked around this place, not stepping on the splotches and the puddles, and didnt want to be hugged by anyone. (67)Tj A model prisoner, she wants to be a forklift truck driver if she ever regains her freedom. [(W)5 (ithout Conscience,)]TJ 0.419 Tw /Span<>> BDC A month before I was arrested, my [high school] counselor took me to see a psychiatrist, she reported. 0.4 Tw /Span<>> BDC She then spoke words that have gained ever more truth after ever more mass shootings. For what was awarded the Ushakov Medal, The world's first constitution: from Sparta to the US, Platinum hair color: shades, staining, care tips, Canon IXUS 155: user reviews and main features, Conquest of Genghis Khan. However, lawyer Michael McGlinn, who defended Spencer at her trial, told me he continues to believe she will never reoffend. 8+ Legendary Brenda Spencer Facts - Be Surprised adobe:docid:indd:dd4a55d2-0e77-11de-96a0-c0933d61f99d 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td Brenda's parents divorced when she was young and lived with her father. (74)Tj -2.118 -1.529 Td The police, now aware of where the shots were coming from, were able evacuate the children and obstruct Spencers line of sight while trying to negotiate with her. Only after this time, she voluntarily surrendered to the hands of justice. The court sentenced her to life in prison with a possibility of parole after 25 years. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ EMC He had then blacked out as a bullet passed within an inch of his heart, exiting his chest. Principal Burton Wragg heard the shooting and ran out to get the children out of harms way, and the inmate shot him in the chest and killed him. /T1_4 1 Tf 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td [(V)45 (ersion 1.0 \()13 (11 F)35 (ebruary 2016)8.1 (\))]TJ He recently pointed out that she cried frequently at her last parole eligibility hearing, in 2016, demonstrating what he called her continued emotional instability. After her parents separated, she lived with her father, Wallace Spencer, in poverty. His crimes and conviction detailed, How did Charles Stanley Gifford die? In 2001, Spencer accused her father of physically and sexually abusing her (he denied the allegation) and forcing her to share a bed with him. /T1_4 1 Tf Surprisingly, the suspect was identified as a 16-year-old girl, Brenda Ann Spencer, who was living across the street from Grover Cleveland Elementary. Spencer was the inspiration for the song "I Don't Like Mondays," written by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers for their band the Boomtown Rats, which was released later that year. She hurt so many people and had so much to do with starting a deadly trend in America, said San Diego Country deputy district attorney Richard Sachs. EMC EMC /T1_3 1 Tf After all of the shooting was over the Principal and Janitor were dead, eight students and one police officer was injured. She described the shooter, a sixteen year old, and the shooters address. Nobody at the school knew where the shots were coming from. Brenda Spencer: murder for the sake of entertainment - UNANSEA.COM /Span<>> BDC It also be projection, a signal that she's being abused at home by someone. default [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td 0.259 Tw /Span<>> BDC A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, who lived in a house across the street from the school, was convicted of the shootings. 58. /T1_4 1 Tf Then the inmate proceeded to commit one of the most notorious crimes in the history of this nation., He went on: At 8:30 a.m., the children were lining up to enter Cleveland Elementary School She picked up her .22 caliber, semiautomatic scoped rifle and began shooting children. Why pick the school across the street? the commissioner asked. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ At another hearing, she claimed she had opened fire because she wanted police to kill her. She also killed custodian Mike Suchar (age 56) as he tried to pull a student to safety. Defence experts from Yale University who examined her said she had been in a disassociated state, he said. She can only ask for pardon after 25 years in prison. I dont like Mondays, she famously replied when asked her motive. Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. /T1_4 1 Tf She often spent her time copying out the lyrics of violent punk songs. [(1)2.3 (02)]TJ 88. )]TJ /Span<>> BDC Status [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ [(W)5 (ithout Conscience,)]TJ [(and )0.5 (A)4.9 (dult P)10 (erpetrat)-10.1 (ors. 46. I dont remember aiming at anybody, Spencer insisted. 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The Investigation Discovery network portrayed Brenda Spencer's crimes in one of the three cases presented in the premiere episode of season 2 on the crime documentary series Deadly Women, titled "Thrill Killers", first air date: October 9, 2008. /T1_3 1 Tf / She is not dating anyone. ( )Tj /T1_4 1 Tf What if they got the idea from what I did?. Peter Langman Including shooting each other in school., The comments below have not been moderated, By Nine counts of attempted murder. [1] Another nine got hurt during that incident. In April 1980, Spencer pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td We must support them to maintain justice in our society and prevent school shootings from reoccurring ever again. -2.118 -1.529 Td The Grover Cleveland Elementary School shooting took place on January 29, 1979, at a public elementary school in San Diego, California, United States. )Tj (101)Tj (contr4488032) Brenda Ann Spencer passed away peacefully surrounded by family Thursday March 30, 2017. /T1_3 1 Tf (A Pro\036le for Change. /T1_5 1 Tf /T1_4 1 Tf While on the phone with Stevens, Spencer had stated that she was just shooting for the fun of it. She went on to say that she just didnt like Mondays and did this because its a way to cheer up the day.3, Contrary to her initial claim, she later went on to state in her 2001 parole hearing that she had been sexually abused by [her] father and was waiting for the cops to show up so they could shoot [her].4 This new information has fueled many more theories today about Brenda Spencers true motives in committing such a crime. (66)Tj ( )Tj One survivor of the 1979 shooting described herself as "shocked, saddened, horrified" by the eerie similarities to their own traumatic experience. He had gone to his parents home to tell his mother, Valentina. She was sentenced to concurrent terms of 25 years to life in prison. During her pretrial psychological testing, an injury to Spencers temporal lobe came to light. Appearance Police later found half empty alcohol bottles throughout the house. The total number of shots from the murderer's window was 36. /T1_5 1 Tf Brenda Spencer's Mugshot taken in 1996 | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. (79)Tj [(www)80 (.scho)-5 (olsho)-5 (ot)-10 (ers.info. 1.647 0 Td ( )Tj 81. ( )Tj This is such a sad case because those kids did not deserve to go through something so traumatizing. /Span<>> BDC /Span<>> BDC Spencers absent mother, Dot, claimed she suspected father and daughter had an unhealthy relationship but insisted she couldnt afford a lawyer to fight for custody. (95)Tj A lawyer representing Spencer spoke next. Spencer has also stated in a letter from prison that she experiences grand mal seizures that she has to counteract with medications.5 Such a brain injury would definitely be a precursor to epilepsy, which is two to four times more common among violent offenders than the public.6 The lack of treatment she received for this disease, to some, proves the neglect that she experienced from her family and in her childhood. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td As of May 2020, she remains in prison. Spencer has tried to garner sympathy by stating that her father beat and sexually abused her. A comment so flippant, sarcastic and callous as "I don't like Mondays" as a motivation for shooting up a school tells FBI profiler Candice DeLong that Brenda Spencer was not mentally ill at the time of the shooting and knew what she was doing. 0.38 Tw /Span<>> BDC 79, 80. H\0z This livens up the day.. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. Name Discover Brenda Spencer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. So, why did you commit this crime? the head parole commissioner asked. "I don't like Mondays"Possible depression 72. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ On the morning of Monday, January 29, 1979, Spencer began shooting at children waiting for Principal Burton Wragg (age 53) to open the gates to Grover Cleveland Elementary. No, I wasnt feeling good, she replied. /T1_4 1 Tf ( p. Although it did not make the Top 40 in the U.S., it still received extensive radio airplay (outside of the San Diego area) despite the Spencer family's efforts to prevent it. I find it really interesting to build this article and its literary resources to hook the reader. [( p. 207)70 (. Further casualties were avoided only because the police obstructed her line of fire by moving a garbage truck in front of her house. Brenda Ann Spencer Shot Up A School. Her Reason? "I Don't Like Mondays 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td She was suffering from poverty with his alcoholic father since her parents separated. /T1_3 1 Tf [(H)23 (are, )]TJ Full name is Brenda Ann Spencer. /T1_4 1 Tf Brenda Spencer's Mugshot taken in 1996 | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. I think that article such as these, that have to do with people like this that kill or shoot up schools filled with little kids are so heartbreaking to read. The fact that she shot up the school was because she didnt like Mondays and she wanted to cheer it up. The 1982 Japanese-American documentary film The Killing of America depicts the incident.
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