Three bodies were removed this evening
from an apartment building in Isla Vista, California, where the shooter
who carried out Friday night’s massacre lived.
Forensic officials were seen Saturday wheeling human remains wrapped in black body bags out of the Capri apartment complex in the 6500 block of Seville Road.
There is no word yet whether this latest disturbing discovery increases the number of victims in the rampage from seven to 10, including the gunman, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger.
Also Saturday, it was revealed that Rodger, the son of assistant director Peter Rodger who has worked on The Hunger Games, penned a 140-page manifesto titles 'My Twisted World' outlining his homicidal plans and published it just hours before the massacre.
‘On the day before the Day of Retribution, I will start the First Phase of my vengeance: Silently killing as many people as I can around Isla Vista by luring them into my apartment through some form of trickery,’ Rodger reportedly wrote.
Two members of the same sorority at University of California Santa Barbara and a 20-year-old sophomore have been identified by their friends and family as victims of Friday’s night’s drive-by shooting rampage that left at least seven dead, including the gunman, and seven wounded.
The massacre allegedly perpetrated by 22-year-old Elliot Rodger claimed the lives of Veronika Weiss, 19, and Katie Cooper, both sisters at the Delta Delta Delta Greek organization, the victims’ friends revealed.
The father of UCSB English major Christopher Martinez, 20, said his son also perished in the massacre.
Police have yet to officially identify the fatalities and casualties of the incident except for Rodger, the son of an assistant director working on the Hunger Games franchise, who is believed to have died in the incident.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown confirmed at a news conference early Saturday that that seven people were killed, including the gunman, and seven wounded.
Rodger was
the son of Peter Rodger, assistant director of the Hollywood film
franchise The Hunger Games. Alan Schifman, an attorney for Peter Rodger, has confirmed
to KCAL that Elliot Rodger was 'involved' in the shooting.
Schifman told ABC News Elliot was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and had been subjected to bullying from his classmates for most of his life because he was a loner. The lawyer also said the 22-year-old was being treated by several therapists.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said the rampage was 'the work of a mad man.' On Saturday night, the law enforcement agency officially confirmed that Rodger was the shooter.
Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, and a social worker assigned to his case, contacted police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos 'regarding suicide and the killing of people,' a lawyer said Saturday.
Police interviewed Elliot Rodger and found him to be a 'perfectly polite, kind and wonderful human,' said the family attorney, Alan Schifman.
‘Oh my God, my God. This is terrible,’ said Christian Rivas, a close friend and neighbor of Elliot Rodger’s 18 year-old sister, Georgia, when asked about Friday’s tragedy.
‘I was hanging out with Georgia till two o’clock this morning at the local park and she was happy and laughing - she had no idea what was going on with her brother. She must be devastated - I feel so bad for her…and the victims.”
‘She was always worried about Elliot. She would say that she didn’t understand him because he was always such a loner - he didn’t want to have anything to do with anyone else and he had no friends.
‘Georgia said that when they did talk, they would often fight because he didn’t seem to be interested in anything or anyone. She couldn’t relate late to him and he was so anti-social.”
First casualties: Katie Cooper, left, and
Veronika Weiss, right, are believed to be among the seven people slain
not far from the University of California Santa Barbara campus Friday
Forensic officials were seen Saturday wheeling human remains wrapped in black body bags out of the Capri apartment complex in the 6500 block of Seville Road.
There is no word yet whether this latest disturbing discovery increases the number of victims in the rampage from seven to 10, including the gunman, 22-year-old Elliot Rodger.
More casualties? Coroners remove three bodies
from the Capri Apartment building in Isla Vista where Elliot Rodger
reportedly lived
Lingering questions: It remains unknown if the
three dead bodies found in Rodger's home increase the number of
casualties to 10, including the shooter
Red flag: Rodger allegedly wrote about his plan to lure people to his home and kill them before the drive-by shooting
Second crime scene: The discovery was made inside the Capri apartment complex in the 6500 block of Seville Road
Shattered: A woman looks at the bullet holes on the window of IV Deli Mark where Friday night's mass shooting took place
Grisly sight: IV Deli Mart owner Michael Hassan,
left, and his employee clean up the store where part of Friday night's
mass shooting took place by a drive-by shooter
Also Saturday, it was revealed that Rodger, the son of assistant director Peter Rodger who has worked on The Hunger Games, penned a 140-page manifesto titles 'My Twisted World' outlining his homicidal plans and published it just hours before the massacre.
‘On the day before the Day of Retribution, I will start the First Phase of my vengeance: Silently killing as many people as I can around Isla Vista by luring them into my apartment through some form of trickery,’ Rodger reportedly wrote.
Two members of the same sorority at University of California Santa Barbara and a 20-year-old sophomore have been identified by their friends and family as victims of Friday’s night’s drive-by shooting rampage that left at least seven dead, including the gunman, and seven wounded.
The massacre allegedly perpetrated by 22-year-old Elliot Rodger claimed the lives of Veronika Weiss, 19, and Katie Cooper, both sisters at the Delta Delta Delta Greek organization, the victims’ friends revealed.
The father of UCSB English major Christopher Martinez, 20, said his son also perished in the massacre.
Police have yet to officially identify the fatalities and casualties of the incident except for Rodger, the son of an assistant director working on the Hunger Games franchise, who is believed to have died in the incident.
Lone gunman: 22-year-old Elliot Rodger went
on a shooting spree, killing six people and injuring seven before dying
of a gunshot wound to the head
'Retribution': Elliot Rodger posted a video to
social media in which he outlines his plan for 'retribution' for being
rejected by women
Shocking events: A young woman examines bullet holes in the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Isla Vista
Investigators believe Rodger driving a
black BMW acted alone in the shootings around 9:30pm Friday night in
Isla Vista near the University of California, Santa Barbara.Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown confirmed at a news conference early Saturday that that seven people were killed, including the gunman, and seven wounded.
MY TWISTED WORLD: ELLIOT RODGER'S MANIFESTO REVEALED
Before
Elliot Rodger, 22, grabbed a gun Friday night and a went on a murderous
rampage, leaving six people dead and seven other wounded in his wake,
he outlined his plans in a 140-page manifesto titles 'My Twisted World.'
In his rambling opus sent to the station KEYT, Rodger revealed that he had originally planned to carry out his attack April 26, but had to postpone it because of a cold.
Rodger, the son of a Hollywood bigwig, revealed plans to lure as many people as possible to his apartment by means of 'trickery' and kill them. He also discussed his desire to stab his two new roommates, whom he described as repulsive and the biggest nerds he had ever seen.
Elliot admitted in writing that he was jealous of his personable younger half-brother and wanted to kill him as well.
His ravings included a lengthy passage about putting women in concentration camps and starving all of them to death, with him watching the spectacle with glee from a tall tower.
'"If I can't have them, no one can," I’d imagine thinking to myself as I oversee this,’ he wrote.
Rodger believed he was a ‘powerful God' and was convinced that once he dumped a bag of his victims' severed heads in the street, everyone will fear him.
In his rambling opus sent to the station KEYT, Rodger revealed that he had originally planned to carry out his attack April 26, but had to postpone it because of a cold.
Rodger, the son of a Hollywood bigwig, revealed plans to lure as many people as possible to his apartment by means of 'trickery' and kill them. He also discussed his desire to stab his two new roommates, whom he described as repulsive and the biggest nerds he had ever seen.
Elliot admitted in writing that he was jealous of his personable younger half-brother and wanted to kill him as well.
His ravings included a lengthy passage about putting women in concentration camps and starving all of them to death, with him watching the spectacle with glee from a tall tower.
'"If I can't have them, no one can," I’d imagine thinking to myself as I oversee this,’ he wrote.
Rodger believed he was a ‘powerful God' and was convinced that once he dumped a bag of his victims' severed heads in the street, everyone will fear him.
Schifman told ABC News Elliot was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and had been subjected to bullying from his classmates for most of his life because he was a loner. The lawyer also said the 22-year-old was being treated by several therapists.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said the rampage was 'the work of a mad man.' On Saturday night, the law enforcement agency officially confirmed that Rodger was the shooter.
Rodger's father, Peter Rodger, and a social worker assigned to his case, contacted police several weeks ago after being alarmed by YouTube videos 'regarding suicide and the killing of people,' a lawyer said Saturday.
Police interviewed Elliot Rodger and found him to be a 'perfectly polite, kind and wonderful human,' said the family attorney, Alan Schifman.
‘Oh my God, my God. This is terrible,’ said Christian Rivas, a close friend and neighbor of Elliot Rodger’s 18 year-old sister, Georgia, when asked about Friday’s tragedy.
‘I was hanging out with Georgia till two o’clock this morning at the local park and she was happy and laughing - she had no idea what was going on with her brother. She must be devastated - I feel so bad for her…and the victims.”
‘She was always worried about Elliot. She would say that she didn’t understand him because he was always such a loner - he didn’t want to have anything to do with anyone else and he had no friends.
‘Georgia said that when they did talk, they would often fight because he didn’t seem to be interested in anything or anyone. She couldn’t relate late to him and he was so anti-social.”
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