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Elliot Rodger

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Elliot Rodger
ElliotRodgerDriverLicense.jpg
Driver's license photo of Rodger
BornElliot Oliver Robertson Rodger
(1991-07-24)July 24, 1991
London, England
💀DiedMay 23, 2014(2014-05-23) (aged 22)
Isla Vista, California, U.S.May 23, 2014(2014-05-23) (aged 22)
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
🏳️ Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Other names
  • The Supreme Gentleman
  • Saint Elliot(by incels)
💼 Occupation
Student
MovementIncels
👴 👵 Parent(s)
👪 RelativesGeorge Rodger (grandfather)

Elliot Oliver Robertson Rodger (July 24, 1991 – May 23, 2014) was an English-American former college student and mass murderer responsible for the 2014 Isla Vista killings. Rodger killed six people and wounded 14 others by using knives, semi-automatic pistols, and his car on May 23, 2014 at Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara. After his attacks, Rodger crashed his car and committed suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Early life[edit]

Elliot Rodger was born on July 24, 1991, in London, England to parents Peter Rodger and Li Chin.[1] His mother is Malaysian and worked as a nurse during the production of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. His father is British and was involved in the film industry, directing commercials and serving as a second unit director on the 2012 film The Hunger Games.[2][3] Rodger hailed from the notable Rodger family, which had a history of wealth before suffering financial loss during the Great Depression. Rodger's grandfather, George Rodger, was a well-known photojournalist known for his World War II photography. The Rodgers would later move to Sussex, where Peter started working as a professional photographer. Li Chin left her nursing job to watch her son, later welcoming a daughter into the family. Rodger's grandmother later moved in, with Rodger developing a close bond with her.[4] Rodger had a privileged childhood, experiencing affluence from a young age. He traveled to four different countries before he turned four years old.[5] Rodger started attending Dorset House, a private all-boys school.[6] Rodger disliked the school due to its strict environment, often leaving him in tears.[4]

When Rodger was five, his family moved to the United States, settling in Woodland Hills, California, an upscale suburb of Los Angeles.[4][7] He went to Pinecrest Schools, later attending Topanga Elementary School where he made a few friends, including a boy who would become his best friend for 14 years.[8][9][10] When Rodger was seven, his parents divorced, causing him to be devastated.[11] Rodger and his younger sister lived with their mother during the weekdays and spent weekends with their father.[1] A year after the divorce, Rodger's father married Soumaya Akaaboune, a Moroccan-born French actress known for her role in Les Vraies Housewives, the French version of The Real Housewives series, and for having a small role Matt Damon's movie Green Zone.[2][12] Rodger began showing signs of social and communication difficulties early in life. Throughout his time in elementary school, Rodger would act quiet, often whispering replies if addressed and favoring the use of paper for his answers. He would use recess to hide behind buildings, avoiding interaction with his peers. Social gatherings like birthday parties made him anxious, and on one occasion at Disneyland, he was overwhelmed to tears by the crowds of people.[13][14]

In 1999, Rodger's mother filed an affidavit for more child support. She labeled her son as a "high-functioning autistic child" and claimed that she needed more child support to look after her son because of his special needs. Countering this, Rodger's father presented doctor Stephen M. Scappa, who stated the autism diagnosis was fake because the initial diagnosis might have missed conditions like "depression or anxiety." Scappa recommended that Rodger should undergo additional evaluation by a child psychiatrist to secure a correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment.[15] Around this time, this is when Rodger began having a difficult relationship with Akaaboune.[16][17] As Rodger grew, he became more aware and uncomfortable with his height and slender frame, making him the smallest person in his fourth-grade class.[8] He became embarrassed about being of mixed race—half-white and half-Asian—which he felt set him apart from his peers who were entirely white.[1] In an effort to blend in, at nine years old, Rodger dyed his hair blond and picked up skateboarding, hoping these changes would help him become friends with other children.[17][18] During this time, Rodger began to experience feelings of resentment, convinced that life was unfairly better for some than for others.[2] These feelings marked the beginning of his challenges with social interactions. Rodger felt that establishing friendships became increasingly difficult, particularly with women, leading to a sense of isolation and frustration.[1][18][17]

Middle years[edit]

Rodger's mother had met George Lucas and dated him briefly, leading to Rodger and his mother getting invitations to Star Wars premieres.[18][15][11] Rodger immersed himself video games, getting gifted an Xbox to play popular video games such as Halo for hours.[18] During this period, Akaaboune became pregnant and subsequently gave birth to a son.[19] Rodger's enjoyment of movie's also began to disappear due to his discomfort with couples present at the movies.[18] Throughout his middle school years, his social interactions significantly decreased, leading him to find solace in the online game World of Warcraft. This game became a major part of his life, consuming up to 14 hours daily at his mother's residence and serving as his primary form of social engagement.[18][17] When Rodger was 11, he encountered a friend in an online chat room who shared explicit images of naked blond women with him. This exposure to pornography was entirely new to Rodger, finding himself overwhelmed with shock and emotions upon viewing the pictures.[11] By the age of 13, Rodger had gained a reputation among his peers as the "weird kid" and developed a negative perception of girls, whom he viewed as "mean, cruel, and heartless," further driving him into World of Warcraft.[18][17] After spending so much time on video games, Akaaboune became concerned and told him to get off, but this would anger Rodger, causing him to argue with his step-mother.[15] While at an Internet cafe, Rodger was startled and curious when he saw an older teenager watching pornography. This experience left him feeling a mixture of shock and arousal. Subsequently, Rodger walked home alone, crying and feeling too guilty to talk with his parents about it. As time passed, Rodger's inability to engage in sex worsened his misery.[11]

After finishing middle school, Rodger was eager to distance himself from girls and enrolled in Crespi Carmelite High School, an all-boys Roman Catholic institution. He initially looked forward to the new start, but his anticipation quickly turned to anxiety on his first day. Upon arriving and observing the older, taller students, Rodger experienced overwhelming fear, leading him to break down in tears and confess to his father that he was too scared to exit the car.[15] During his first week at Crespi Carmelite High School, Rodger faced bullying from seniors, including incidents where they threw food at him during lunch.[18][20] In one incident, Rodger, having fallen asleep in class, had his head taped to his desk by classmates.[18][21] The bullying escalated with students taunting him over his fear of interacting with girls and called him homophobic slurs. Overwhelmed by the bullying, Rodger felt powerless to respond, often crying alone during school hours.[8][20] As the bullying persisted, Rodger began to wait for the halls to be empty before going to his next class. He started to avoid doing his homework and would continue to play World of Warcraft for hours.[15] His parents decided to withdraw him from Crespi Carmelite High School before he graduated.[21] They enrolled him in Taft Charter High School, a public school with a student body of 2,700.[15] The transition to Taft Charter High School intensified Rodger's fears due to its large student population.[8] Rodger reported experiences of being shoved against lockers and suffering verbal abuse from male students in the presence of female students.[15] One afternoon, while leaving the school premises, Rodger stopped dead in his tracks and started having an anxiety attack. School staff had to call his mother to come and escort her son to her car.[1][15] In 2007, Rodger was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), a condition on the autism spectrum that leads to challenges in social development.[22] At the age of 15, he was prescribed a regimen of Xanax and Prozac, eventually adding Paxil to the mix. However, the side effect of drowsiness led him to lean on positive thinking as a tool to combat his introversion.[13]

Rodger's parents decided to remove him from Taft High School, and after spending a few weeks of Rodger staying at home, enrolled him in Independence Continuation High School,[1] a school of roughly 100 students that offered three to four hours of daily instruction aimed at assisting students facing challenges. Rodger remained mostly silent, continuing to immerse himself in playing World of Warcraft during his time there.[15] In a later event Rodger rescued his younger brother from drowning in their family pool.[18] The downturn in the commercial directing industry, exacerbated by the September 11 attacks, severely impacted Rodger’s father's career.[15] In response, he embarked on creating a documentary titled Oh My God, which took him to over 23 countries in two and a half years to interview figures like Hugh Jackman and Ringo Starr on their perceptions of God.[12] The documentary's release in November 2009 was a financial flop, selling only a few tickets and costing Rodger's father around $200,000, money he had secured from his home's equity.[15] This drove Rodger's father into debt and forced him to stop child support payments. He explained to a judge that his business had been unprofitable for more than a year, leaving him without any income and in search of work. He sought to reduce his child support payments for his two children from $2,000 monthly. Rodger's mother acknowledged that her ex-husband financed his documentary by leveraging his home but consented to pause child support payments for a year. With Rodger's mother only making $40,000 a year working as a research assistant for a film company, she stated that she found herself relying on family and friends for money.[23]

Later life[edit]

At the age of 17, the mere suggestion of visiting Morocco triggered a severe temper tantrum from Rodger. Despite his initial resistance, he ended up in Morocco but remained discontent, sulking at his mother until she finally gave in and allowed him to return home.[24] By 18, Rodger stopped going to the mental health care his family provided and refused to take psychiatric medication he had been prescribed.[2][25] Rodger graduated from Independence High School in 2010.[1][26][27] His relationships with his step-mother and father grew increasingly strained over time, ultimately leading to him being kicked out from their house. Rodger harbored a fixation on becoming wealthy, believing it to be the key to gaining attention from women. He even went so far as to urge his mother to marry a wealthy man, disregarding her happiness for his ambitions. His mother expressed unwillingness to remarry. She suggested Rodger direct his energies toward writing, recognizing his potential talent in that area, and mentioned he could make money out of it. Considering this, Rodger thought that writing a successful book would be a quick path to wealth. Upon realizing the time and effort required for the success, he quickly gave up.[24]

Rodger went on to enroll in Pierce College but didn't stay, choosing to leave the institution.[15][18] Despite his mother's encouragement to seek employment, Rodger preferred to spend his time reading at Barnes and Noble, although the sight of couples would often incite anger in him. Worried about his direction in life, his parents hired a life coach to help Rodger. Despite their attempts, Rodger was resistant to the idea of employment, asserting that the jobs available were "beneath [him]," as he considered himself an "intellectual who [was] destined for greatness."[18] He would often sit by himself in cafes, hoping for women to approach him.[24] After leaving Pierce College, Rodger transitioned to Moorpark College, attracted by its smaller size and more appealing aesthetics, a decision made after a visit to the campus with his mother. Rodger began becoming hopeful that the change would mark a new beginning, particularly with the prospect of meeting blond girls, and he fantasized about showing a potential girlfriend around his new college campus. However, this was short-lived, as Rodger quickly found himself feeling lonely and sad at Moorpark. He developed feelings of envy towards a couple in one of his classes. By the time he turned 19, Rodger decided to take one class, a political science course, partly relieved that the couple from his previous class was not present, although he still encountered them on campus. His discomfort was further fueled by his social anxiety, particularly when he was called upon by a professor. After completing a year at Moorpark College, he dropped out in 2010.[28].

Santa Barbara[edit]

Rodger increasingly shared with his friends his disturbing fantasies about dominating the world and committing acts of torture and murder. Over time, these conversations began to take a toll on his friendships, leading his friends to distance themselves and avoid him.[29] In an attempt to help Rodger socialize more and reduce his isolation, his parents decided to send him to college in Santa Barbara.[2] They were optimistic that being part of a college community would encourage him to make friends.[18] In June 2011, Rodger moved from his mother's house to the Capri Apartments, located near Santa Barbara City College.[1] Shortly after settling in, Rodger experienced intense jealousy towards a black peer who shared that he had lost his virginity at the age of 13. This deeply upset Rodger, driving him to retreat to his room in tears and reach out to his mother, expressing his frustration and jealousy over the attention black men received from blond women.[29] Rodger found it hard to get along with several different roommates and chose to spend much of his time alone, seeking solitude at a golf course or the beaches around Isla Vista.[30]

In July 2011, during a visit to Starbucks, Rodger noticed a couple engaging in a kiss. Overwhelmed by his emotions, he followed them outside and, in a moment of anger, threw his coffee at them. The man yelled at Rodger, prompting him to flee the scene in fear.[1][31] On another incident, just days away from turning 20, Rodger encountered another couple at a food court, seeing them kissing. Driven by jealousy, he followed them in his car and splashed them with iced tea.[31] Rodger's feelings of jealousy were further inflamed when one of his roommates invited his girlfriend over, leading Rodger to internally question why a girl would choose to date someone he perceived as unattractive.[29] In an attempt to find social connection, Rodger made a friend who introduced him to other acquaintances in hopes of integrating him into their circle.[32][33] During this period, Rodger developed an obsession with designer clothing, purchasing numerous items in an attempt to elevate his status.[14][18] Rodger's friend of 14 years would later end their friendship when he could no longer deal with Rodger's increasingly disturbing perspectives.[29]

In January 2012, while walking past a different Starbucks, Rodger attempted to engage with two blond girls by smiling at them. When they did not return the smile, he reacted by splashing his latte on them. By February 2012, Rodger's frustration with his social interactions, particularly with blond women whom he perceived as evil, led him to withdraw from all his college classes. This revelation led Rodger to begin to contemplate what he referred to as the "Day of Retribution," a planned attack to avenge his perceived slights and loneliness.[31] Rodger later attended a private Katy Perry concert and went to the red carpet premiere of The Hunger Games with his father in March 2012, where he met Jack Ross, the 16-year-old son of the film's director, Gary Ross.[18][34] In a bid to achieve instant wealth, Rodger bought lottery tickets for The Mega Millions jackpot in June 2012, but his hopes were dashed when he did not win. Determined to amass the funds he believed were necessary for his planned act of vengeance, Rodger managed to save up $5,000 to buy the supplies he thought he needed.[31] In July 2012, while walking alone in a park, he observed some college students playing kickball.[15] Overwhelmed by envy, especially upon seeing blond women interacting with men, Rodger went to a Kmart, purchased a Super Soaker, and filled it with orange juice.[1] He returned to the park and sprayed the students while yelling at them.[18][15]

In August 2012, Rodger encountered The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, a book that promoted the "law of attraction." Motivated by its principles, he dedicated the entire month to meditating in his room, vividly imagining himself walking through a park alongside a beautiful girl. Later in September 2012, after not winning the Mega Millions $120 million jackpot, Rodger was engulfed in a fit of despair, screaming and crying for hours on end. This led him to go to a gun range, fueled by a desire to familiarize himself with firearms as part of the groundwork for his contemplated attack.[31] Rodger began to meticulously plan his attack around Halloween of 2013 but eventually scrapped the idea, fearing the heightened police presence typical of the holiday might thwart his plans.[35] In November 2012, his quest for a quick fortune drove him to drive from California to Arizona to purchase tickets for the Powerball jackpot, which had soared to $500 million.[31] Despite driving over to Arizona four times, his efforts were met with consistent failure, each loss pushing him deeper into fury. Thinking he would remain a virgin forever, he actively began to plan and prepare for the "Day of Retribution".[23] In December 2012, Rodger bought a Glock 34 semiautomatic pistol.[31][36]

Incidents with other students[edit]

Rodger mainly expressed his emotions through platforms like YouTube and Facebook, where he shared his frustrations about his romantic failures and his views on life.[15][37][38] Rodger also maintained a second YouTube channel named "Valtharion." He left hostile comments on various videos, including one that said: "Killing all the celebrities would be a good thing."[39] As the spring of 2013 approached, Rodger's thoughts turned darker as he began to seriously contemplate orchestrating the "Day of Retribution," purchasing a Sig Sauer P226 handgun.[31] Rodger began to plan his attack sometime in November of 2013.[18] Around this time, his parents enlisted the help of a life coach named Gavin Linderman.[40] Rodger began undergo psychosocial rehabilitation and receive instruction in life skills from Linderman, requiring him to travel to Los Angeles for the sessions. During their meetings, Rodger opened up to the life coach about his struggles.[40] Linderman suggested that moving out from Isla Vista would be beneficial, but Rodger promptly dismissed that idea.[18]

On July 20, 2013, Rodger, intent on losing his virginity before his 22nd birthday, consumed vodka to induce intoxication. He attended a party with the hope of engaging with women. Frustrated by his inability to talk with them, Rodger grew enraged and climbed a 10-foot ledge, pretending to shoot people with his finger.[2][41] Subsequently, he attempted to shove multiple women off the ledge but was thwarted by a group of men who pushed him off instead, resulting in a fractured ankle. Following the fall, Rodger tried to leave the party but realized he had lost his sunglasses. Still highly inebriated, he attempted to return to the party but inadvertently walked into another house and got into another fight. The students called him names and beat him up. Rodger, battered and bloodied, had to stumble back to his apartment. The following day, two sheriff’s deputies visited Rodger in the hospital. Rodger claimed being pushed off the ledge after insulting someone's appearance, asserting that he then went to a different house's front yard and sat on a law chair, when out of nowhere, approximately ten men showed up and beat him up. When asked why he didn't call the cops, Rodger claimed he didn't know who to reach out to.[41]

A deputy remarked on Rodger's dishonesty, deeming him too "timid" and "shy" to tell the true events. A witness said a man who looked like Rodger began the fight by trying to push two women off a ledge. They didn't fall, but Rodger tried to push two more women before he jumped off the ledge and ran. The witness stated that Rodger was alone and acted strange He noted that Rodger wasn't talking to anyone at the party.[42] After arriving at his apartment, a neighbor observed Rodger returning home in tears, swearing to kill those who attacked him and contemplated suicide. Rodger disclosed in his manifesto that this event was the decisive moment that propelled him to finalize his plans for the attack. The sheriff's office concluded Rodger had started the fight, and the investigation was closed without further action. They did not arrest Rodger or interrogate him further.[31][41]

Planning[edit]

In August 2013, fueled by resentment over his broken ankle and repeated rejections from women, Rodger concluded that his only resolve was to enact his planned attack. However, hindered by his fractured ankle, he postponed his vengeful scheme until the following spring of 2014.[31] Meanwhile, Rodger's parents sought more professional help for him, leading to therapy sessions and getting a prescription for Risperidone, an antipsychotic medication that he refused to take, and ceased attending his psychiatrist appointments.[18][43] During this period, Rodger's envy toward his six-year-old stepbrother intensified, particularly as his brother secured opportunities to appear in television commercials.[44] Consumed by jealousy, Rodger began plotting the murder of his stepbrother, fearing his sibling would surpass him in popularity with girls.[45][46] Additionally, he devised a plan to kill his stepmother by stabbing her in the neck due to disliking her.[44] Rodger planned to commit the murders while his father was away on a business trip, as Rodger harbored concerns that he might hesitate if confronted with the task of killing his own father.[47][48][47] Amidst his intentions, Rodger's mother bought him a BMW 3-series coupe, giving a glimmer of hope within him that he might attract a girlfriend during the remaining months of 2013.[1][31]

In September 2013, Rodger was assigned an apartment where he gained two new roommates, 20-year-old Weihan "David" Wang and 20-year-old Chengyuan "James" Hong.[31][49] Tensions quickly escalated, when on January 15, 2014, a fight happened between Rodger and Hong when Rodger accused him of stealing three candles valued at $22.[42] The conflict began when Rodger, irritated by Hong's cooking, took his measuring cup, prompting Hong to retaliate by taking Rodger's candles in an attempt to initiate a trade.[1] Rodger responded by placing Hong under a citizen's arrest.[1][42] Upon police intervention, Hong claimed he believed Rodger had stolen his possessions, including a rice bowl, though Rodger denied the allegations. Law enforcement discovered the candles on Hong's bed. Refusing to surrender them, Hong was subsequently arrested and charged with petty theft. He was found guilty, fined, and later released.[1][42] Meanwhile, Wang, feeling bothered by Rodger's antisocial behavior, expressed that he wanted to move. He filed complaints with the building manager, citing Rodger's habit of playing loud music during the night. Eventually, Wang found a new apartment and intended to move there with friends for the upcoming semester.[50][51][52] Rodger began to plan to murder Wang and Hong, feeling they would get in his way of his attack.[31]

In January 2014, Rodger contemplated launching his planned attack during Valentine's Day or Deltopia, a spring break event drawing crowds to Isla Vista in early April. However, he dismissed these dates due to heightened police presence and his realization that he required additional time for preparation. Eventually, he settled on April 26, 2014, as the revised date for his attack.[31] During this period, he acquired another Sig Sauer P226 firearm.[53] Throughout February and March 2014, Rodger visited gun ranges, making multiple ammunition purchases.[14] By April, he had uploaded several videos to YouTube lamenting his loneliness and frustration over his inability to attract a girlfriend, with titles such as: "Why do girls hate me so much?", "Life is so unfair because girls don't want me", and "My reaction to seeing a young couple at the beach, Envy".[1][37][54] In other videos he filmed himself on scenic drives amidst palm trees and dancing to music.[15][55] Rodger would post his YouTube videos to forums like Bodybuilding.com, where despite his attempts to showcase his loneliness, users lefts comments on his videos that ridiculed him, branding him as desperate and insecure.[15]

Further planning and online activity[edit]

In the days leading up to his planned April attack, Rodger created a 137-page manifesto called My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger.[56][57] Rodger detailed his plan for his "Day of Retribution," and divided into three parts. The first part involved killing his two roommates and planning to lure them to his apartment, wanting to slowly torture them before killing them.[58][59] The second part, which he called the "War on Women," was where he intended to kill as many women as he could inside the Alpha Phi sorority house. In the final part, Rodger planned to drive around Isla Vista, shooting and hitting as many people with his car.[60][61] In April, Rodger extended his preparations by visiting two additional gun ranges, intending to film a final video before executing his plan.[14][31] However, Rodger became sick with a cold on April 24, leading him to ponder whether it was a sign to abandon his intentions. Consequently, he postponed the date by a month, settling on May 24, to allow time for recovery from his cold and more time to live.[31]

On his personal blog, named "Elliot Rodger’s Official Blog," he portrayed himself as a "sophisticated, polite gentleman," expressing his difficulties in socializing and connecting with others in Isla Vista.[11] Rodger frequently shared photos on his Facebook, Google Plus, and YouTube, often showcasing himself alongside his BMW.[62] As the pressure mounted in anticipation of his looming attack, Rodger turned to Xanax to alleviate his escalating anxiety.[13] Days before his attack, Rodger frequently engaged with online communities such as ForeverAlone and PUAHate, where men who struggled with romantic relationships shared their grievances, critiqued each other and expressed disdain towards women and pick-up artists.[63] Within these forums, Rodger and other men identified themselves as "Incels", a term for involuntary celibacy, and discussed their struggles to find a romantic or sexual partner.[64] Amidst these struggles, he sought solace and validation online, frequenting bodybuilding.com before discovering anxietyzone.com.[13] Rodger also expressed racist views in his posts, including mocking an Asian man trying to date a white women and stating it was “rage-inducing” after he saw black man hanging out with white women.[14] On bodybuilding.com, a user likened Rodger's demeanor to that of a serial killer, attributing his romantic failures due to sounding creepy.[15] Additionally, one of Rodger's YouTube videos garnered attention on Reddit's "cringe" forum, where a user drew comparisons between Rodger and the fictional serial killer Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.[55]

Police checkup[edit]

On April 30, 2014, Rodger's mother became worried after she hadn't heard from her son in four days. She found the videos he had posted online and became shocked, reaching out to his therapist.[65][66] The therapist then contacted a mental health professional, who requested a welfare check on Rodger. Responding to the request, four sheriff's deputies, a university police officer, and a dispatcher in training visited Rodger's apartment.[65][67] Rodger explained that the videos were his way of expressing his social difficulties in Isla Vista.[65] A deputy called Rodger's mother to update her and handed the phone to Rodger, who reassured her he was alright and would call her later. The deputies also provided Rodger with information on local support services.[65][68] Because the officers did not watch the videos or check if Rodger owned any weapons, they determined that Rodger did not pose an immediate risk to himself or others.[69] This forced Rodger to remove most of his videos from YouTube in case of being caught.[67] In the description of one of his videos, Rodger mentioned that he had temporarily removed all his videos due to the concern they had caused among some family members.[70] [71] He planned to re-post them in the days leading up to his attack.[67]

Attacks[edit]

Throughout May 2014, Rodger embarked on drives across Santa Barbara, savoring his final weeks alive. On May 22, he reposted the "Why do girls hate me so much?" video on YouTube. However, despite initially selecting May 24 as the date for his attack, Rodger unexpectedly initiated his assault a day earlier, on May 23.[31] Carrying a 6- and 8-inch "SRK" knife along with a nine-inch boar hunting knife, Rodger first ambushed Wang upon his return to their apartment. Wang, attempting to fend off the attack, found himself subjected to a barrage of 15 stabbing wounds and 23 slashing injuries. Subsequently, Rodger dragged Wang's lifeless body to a secluded corner of a bedroom, hiding it beneath blankets, towels, and clothing.[13][14][22] Hong entered the apartment next, only to be then ambushed by Rodger. Despite his efforts to defend himself, Hong fell victim to 25 stab wounds and 12 slashing injuries. Hong's body was then dragged into the same bedroom and thrown face down halfway on top of Wang's body.[13][14][22] The final victim, 19-year-old George Chen, was Wang and Hong's friend and arrived at the apartment last. Rodger ambushed Chen, unleashing a total of 94 stab wounds and 11 slashing injuries as Chen attempted to defend himself. Rodger left Chen's lifeless body in a bathroom. Rodger had tried to clean the apartment's hallways and hide signs of the earlier stabbings as each victim entered the apartment. With blood spattered on the walls, using bathroom towels and paper towels, Rodger attempted to clean up the blood, but they quickly became soaked.[13][14][22][72]

Following the murders of the three men, Rodger discarded his blood-drenched clothes and made his way to Starbucks. There, he purchased a triple-vanilla latte. Less than two hours after his Starbucks visit, and minutes before his attack, Rodger uploaded a video on YouTube called "Elliot Rodger's Retribution" and emailed his 137-page manifesto to 34 people, including his parents, friends, and therapists.[73] Upon receiving a call from Linderman to check what her son had sent, Rodger's mother hurriedly checked the email, discovering his manifesto. Alarmed by its contents and subsequently locating Rodger's "Retribution" video online, she promptly contacted Rodger's father, and they swiftly set off toward Isla Vista while alerting the authorities.[74][75] Meanwhile, Rodger proceeded to the Alpha Phi sorority house, attempting to gain entry by knocking on the door for three minutes.[13] Foiled in his attempt, he retreated to his car, where he opened fire from an open window at three women returning to their Tri Delta sorority house. The victims were 19-year-old Veronika Weiss, 22-year-old Katherine Cooper, and 20-year-old Bianca DeKock.[13][76][77][78] Weiss and Cooper succumbed to their injuries, while DeKock, in a called her mother, crying that she was going to die. A deputy arrived to provide aid to DeKock, applying pressure to her wounds, while a bystander continued to administer first aid when the deputy joined the pursuit of Rodger.[13][78]

After departing from the sorority house, Rodger executed a three-point turn in a driveway along Pardall Road. Driving past a closed coffee shop on Pardall, he discharged a shot toward it.[78] Continuing his rampage, he proceeded to the IV Deli Mart, where he unleashed a barrage of gunfire at individuals nearby.[79] 20-year-old Christopher Michaels-Martinez was at the Deli's entrance and turned around to look at Rodger's car. He was shot in the chest, resulting in injuries to his liver and the right ventricle of his heart.[80] Michaels-Martinez managed to stumble inside the deli but succumbed to his injuries despite CPR attempts by a 19-year-old woman.[80] Rodger fired additional shots into the deli, shattering windows and sending people scrambling for cover.[13][78][81] Unrelenting in his assault, Rodger resumed driving, striking a man with his vehicle, knocking him into the air.[78] Recklessly driving on the wrong side of the street, he collided with another pedestrian and fired shots at two individuals on the sidewalk, narrowly missing them. He then targeted a couple exiting a pizzeria and a female cyclist. Navigating through several streets, Rodger engaged in a harrowing exchange of gunfire with a sheriff's deputy, injuring two pedestrians in the process. Continuing his spree, he shot and wounded three more individuals on Sabado Tarde Street, striking a skateboarder and two cyclists with his vehicle before shooting two men at another intersection.[82]

Near the intersection of El Embarcadero and Sabado Tarde, Rodger engaged in a shootout with three sheriff's deputies, sustaining a gunshot wound to the hip.[83] Desperate to evade capture, Rodger navigated through several streets, striking another cyclist whose impact shattered the car's windshield. Rodger's attempt to flee made him crash into several vehicles.[84] As law enforcement officers surrounded the car, they mistakenly handcuffed the injured cyclist, initially suspecting him to be a potential second assailant. Realizing their error, they promptly provided him with medical attention, acknowledging him as a victim rather than an accomplice.[85] Upon searching Rodger's vehicle, police discovered his lifeless body, having succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.[84] Inside the car, authorities found a cache of weaponry, including a Glock 34 handgun, two SIG Sauer P226 handguns, 500 additional rounds of live ammunition, and two knives. The entire spree of attacks unfolded within eight minutes, during which Rodger discharged approximately 55 9mm rounds. The rampage resulted in the deaths of seven people, with 14 others sustaining injuries.[78]

References[edit]

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