Anandtech member murders 2, commits suicide in Aliso Viejo

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Looney

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The sad part to me is that he killed father and daughter, and tried to kill a third, before he took his own life. What happened to the normal suicides where you kill yourself, instead of taking as many people with you as you can.
 
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imported_Rampage

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Now you are in the Lords hands brother.
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I'll be praying for this young mans soul. :(
 
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Damn. Well, just remember.. actions on AT can affect the real world!
 
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Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
Originally posted by: Red
Wow

Colt45 called him names =(
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That's exactly what I was talking about. This board is not supportive in any way, it is just a way to test how much sh!t you can put up with. Someone should call and correct that second article. Not sure if the mods actually helped, but not finding it too likely...
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What are you talking about? What's wrong with the second article?
 
ThePresence

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Asperger's is an autism-like neurological disorder in which the sufferer has normal intelligence but difficulty with communication and social skills. People with the disorder can seem rude but are rarely violent.

Freund wrote on the site that he was diagnosed at age 16, but the Times reported that details of his medical treatment were unavailable.
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Sad that he died
Sad that he was teased
Sad that he killed his daughter and a man
 
olds

olds

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Originally posted by: her209
BTW, I started a thread about this exact subject a while back.
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He killed people and committed suicide more than once?
 
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Originally posted by: Captain Howdy
Originally posted by: Red
Wow

Colt45 called him names =(
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That's exactly what I was talking about. This board is not supportive in any way, it is just a way to test how much sh!t you can put up with. Someone should call and correct that second article. Not sure if the mods actually helped, but not finding it too likely...
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Because it's not possible to belong to more than one forum on the internet? :confused:
 
secretanchitman

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Originally posted by: aberdeen5
I blame GTA
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Grand Theft Auto: AT Edition? :confused:

i actually feel really bad for him. even though ive never seen him post, just thinking of that person commiting suicide...*pout*
 
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bradruth

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Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i actually feel really bad for him. even though ive never seen him post, just thinking of that person commiting suicide...*pout*
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WTF is going on here!?

HE MURDERED TWO PEOPLE. Jesus Christ!
 
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Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i actually feel really bad for him. even though ive never seen him post, just thinking of that person commiting suicide...*pout*
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WTF is going on here!?

HE MURDERED TWO PEOPLE. Jesus Christ!
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Maybe they pissed him off.
 
FeuerFrei

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Originally posted by: LadyBuggy
Originally posted by: loup garou
Originally posted by: LadyBuggy
People sure weren't nice to him here...
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1540994&enterthread=y&arctab=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1542174&enterthread=y&arctab=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1649047&enterthread=y&arctab=y
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Well that certainly excuses his actions!
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I didn't mean to imply that. At all.
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Actually it does excuse his actions. We all know victims can't be responsible for their own reactions! RIGHT? are you with me?
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Originally posted by: sandmanwake
Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i actually feel really bad for him. even though ive never seen him post, just thinking of that person commiting suicide...*pout*
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WTF is going on here!?

HE MURDERED TWO PEOPLE. Jesus Christ!
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Maybe they pissed him off.
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Your post pisses me off. So I should be allowed to kill you without facing any consequences?
 
ThePresence

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Another Article:
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Report: Orange County killer left angry, suicidal messages on Web site

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LOS ANGELES - The Orange County man who killed two neighbors and himself with a shotgun posted some two dozen Internet messages in which he talked about being lonely and suicidal, begged for help and threatened a "terror campaign," it was reported Tuesday.

In the weeks before Saturday's rampage, 19-year-old William Freund left anguished and angry messages on a Web site called wrongplanet.net that is used by people with Asperger's syndrome, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Some of the messages remained on the site Tuesday morning.

Asperger's is an autism-like neurological disorder in which the sufferer has normal intelligence but difficulty with communication and social skills. People with the disorder can seem rude but are rarely violent.

Freund wrote on the site that he was diagnosed at age 16, but the Times reported that details of his medical treatment were unavailable.

Freund left messages on the Web site in October in which he said "everybody hates me," said he wished to have a friend and confided "I feel like I need to kill myself."

In one poorly spelled message on Oct. 15, Freund said he had tried suicide several times, "Everythink from asphxia, To lethal gases, Inert Gases To full suspended hanging my minds Sick With depression."

Also online, Freund said he had bought a 12-gauge shotgun for defense and had gone online to buy ammunition.

On Saturday, Freund, who lived with his parents in the upscale community of Aliso Viejo, donned a dark cape and a paintball mask. Armed with a shotgun, he drove to a nearby neighbor's house and shot to death Christina Smith, 22, and her father, Vernon Smith, 45.

Another neighbor was cut by flying glass when Freund blasted the window of another home. But when he tried to kill a man in the street, the gun jammed. He then returned to his home and killed himself, authorities said.

It was unclear what prompted the attack and the motive never may be known, Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said.

"We're looking into his mental health at the time of the shooting," he said.

Toxicology test results were pending but "we don't expect drugs and alcohol set off his bizarre behavior," Amormino said.

Acquaintances described Freund as a loner. At one time he held a job repairing computers for Forrest Fuster of Mission Viejo.

"He was incredibly smart, but he lacked social skills severely," Fuster told the Times.

In his Web site postings, Freund talked about having "no friends, all enemies."

On Oct. 16, he threatened to start "a Terror Campaign to hurt those that have hurt me" and in the same message said: "My future ended some time ago."

Also on Oct. 16, Freund wrote that if he survived until Halloween, he planned to "just scare any little kids that try to destroy my pumpkin and guess what I have A real shotgun. It's gona be a fun Halloween."

In his postings, Freund said he had been taking a new medication and his health was deteriorating.

"I'm not getting any better and nobody can figure out what it is," he wrote.

On Oct. 19, he asked for references to a mental hospital and said he needed counseling and training in social skills. He also wrote that he wished he had some friends - emphasizing it with 75 exclamation points.

The Times said members of the online community for Asperger's tried to reassure Freund and offer suggestions.

The founder of the Web site, Alexander Plank, said volunteer monitors were concerned about the messages and tried unsuccessfully to find Freund's parents.

Plank, a computer science major at George Mason University in Northern Virginia, said he contacted the Orange County Sheriff's Department after seeing news accounts of the shootings.
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imported_Rampage

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Originally posted by: bradruth
Originally posted by: secretanchitman
i actually feel really bad for him. even though ive never seen him post, just thinking of that person commiting suicide...*pout*
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WTF is going on here!?

HE MURDERED TWO PEOPLE. Jesus Christ!
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I think how alot of us feel is that what he did was wrong..
but this was a tortured soul with a medical condition, and a SICK society that didnt help a damn thing.

Its all a tragedy, but whats done is done. People are dead, but I'm not worried about them now.. they are innocent.
This young man has to face a higher power for his actions. I'm praying for forgiveness for his soul as our society did not listen and help him when he was here.

Just like the Columbine kids, no one listened. Everyone wants to preach about who is wrong, who is bad.. but no one wants to listen.

If we listened more, maybe things like this wouldnt happen.

Sounds like those mods at that other forum almost saved him. :( They listened.
This is just more evidence this forum needs a change of culture. We'll probably see the hammer come down harder than ever now.

I hope it does, because I feel implicated that I never stood up for this kid in the forum, and never took action to be his friend.
Society, and ALL of us failed here.
 
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