School Shootings And True Crime

During T.J. Lane’s sentencing, the shooting victims’ families were given the opportunity to address the court as Lane smirked and unbuttoned his blue shirt to reveal a white t-shirt with the word “killer” written across it - similar to the one he wore on the day of the shooting.

He rocked back and forth in his chair as victims’ relatives took the podium and called him “repulsive,” wished him an “extremely slow, tortorous death,” and said he should be locked away “like an animal.”

When he was given the opportunity to address the court, Lane dismissed his lawyer’s advice and made a brief, repulsive statement.  

“This hand that pulled the trigger that killed your sons now masturbates to the memory. Fuck all of you,” Lane said before giving the victims’ families the middle finger.

Gasps were heard in the court and some in the gallery began to cry.

On the 28th of September, 2016, 14-year-old Jesse Osborne retrieved his father’s gun from a drawer beside his bed. He shot his father, Jeffrey Osborne, three times before taking his truck and driving it to Townville Elementary School, Townville, South Carolina. Osborne had been a student at the elementary school where he was known to be sociable and intelligent. At the time of the shooting, he was being homeschooled after being expelled from his middle school for bringing a hatchet to class.

After arriving at the elementary school, Osborne started to shoot indiscriminately with the .40-caliber pistol he had stolen from his father. During the shooting, he kept shouting: “I hate my life!” After 12 seconds of shooting, the gun jammed and he was apprehended by a volunteer firefighter. One student was shot in the foot, another suffered a superficial wound and a teacher was shot in the shoulder. Another student, 6-year-old Jacob Hall, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. The wound led to massive blood loss and then cardiac arrest. Jacob Hall died at hospital several days later.

Following his arrest, Osborne said to officers: “And then it (the gun) jammed. And then I shot again. And it jammed again every time. And I thank god for that. Please say no one died. Did anyone die?” Osborne explained that he was part of an “Instagram group” with other teenagers who “said they were all going to shoot up their schools too.” He explained that he hoped he was going to kill at least 50 or 60 people at the school and that “the kids in the group chat… they were all cheering me on.” He said that following the shooting, he yelled “I’m sorry” and threw his gun on the floor.

September 28th, 2016. Townville, South Carolina.

On this morning, Jesse Osborne, who had turned 14 y/o just weeks before the incident, shot and killed his father, Jeffrey Osborne, 47. Then Jesse stole his murdered father’s black truck and drove to the nearest school- An elementary school. He went to the playground, where first graders were playing, and Jesse opened fire. He shot a teacher, Meghan Hollingsworth, and two 6 yr old children. While shooting, Jesse was screaming, “I hate my life, I hate my life”.

Jesse’s father was abusive, he had a history of domestic violence and drug abuse. Jesse was expelled from his middle school for having brought a hatchet and machete to school after complaining about bullying. His parents had been home schooling him since the expulsion.

Thankfully Jesse’s gun jammed, and Jamie Brock, a fire fighter, disarmed Jesse. I’m adding a pic of this hero.

Sometime before Jesse went on his killing spree, he googled “youngest mass murderer”, 10 youngest murderers in history, and he searched Columbne school shooters Eric and Dylan.

In an Instagram chat with a friend he said that he’d researched police response times and he believed he’d have 15 minutes to shoot before cops made it to the scene, and 45 minutes before SWAT would show up. He wrote that “I have to beat Adam Lanza” and that he believed he would kill “50 or 60, If I get lucky maybe 150.”. He also debated whether to shoot up his old elementary school or the middle school which had expelled him.

The prosecution is trying Jesse, now 15, as an adult. He is being charged with 2 counts of murder, 3 countsof attempted murder, & 5 counts of possessing a firearm during a violent crime. Jesse is facing at least 30 years and could very possibly be sentenced to life with no parole.

I’m adding a pic of him as his court hearing a couple months ago. I will keep you posted on this case, and let you know what he was sentenced to.

(1). Bullet holes scar a door inside the school.

(2). The stairs up to the 2nd floor have been stripped of carpet to remove the bloodstains in the above picture.

(3). A desk in a classroom where possessions sit 2 days on a desk as they were when the shots rang out.

(4). One of the bathrooms where students hid from the shooters.

Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, the two perpetrators of the Columbine High School Massacre. On April 20, 1999, Harris and Klebold murdered 11 students and a teacher and injured 24 before committing suicide. During the attack, Klebold wore the black t-shirt on the left side of the photo, displaying the word “wrath”, while Harris wore the “natural selection” t-shirt on the right. The two additionally wore black trench coats at the start of the shooting. 

18-year-old Pekka Eric Auvinen, perpetrator of the Jokela School Shooting, who wore his “humanity is overrated” shirt. In November of 2007 Auvinen shot and killed a total of 8 people, injured an additional 13, and subsequently shot himself in the head. Auvinen later succumbed to his wounds in a local hospital. This was the second school shooting to take place in the entirety of Finland’s history.  

Tj Lane, aged 17 at the time of his attack, executed 3 of his male classmates and injured 3 more at Chardon High School. On February 7, 2012, the day of the shooting, Lane wielded a Ruger MK III .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun and wore a grey pull-over bearing the word “killer”. 

“You rape our women, and you’re taking over the country. You have to go.”  -Dylann Roof, perpetrator of the Charleston church shooting.

“Well, you’re here.” -Adam Lanza, perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, in response to a boy screaming, “Help me! I don’t want to be here!”

“This sure beats the hell out of algebra, doesn’t it?” -Barry Loukaitis, perpetrator of the Frontier Middle School shooting.

“Aren’t you all dead yet?” -Tim Kretschmer, perpetrator of the Winnenden school shooting.

“Peek-a-boo!” -Eric Harris, co-perpetrator of the Columbine High School shooting, before shooting victim Cassie Bernall.

“Do you believe in God?” -Dylan Klebold, co-perpetrator of the Columbine High School shooting, to Valeen Schnurr, who survived. This was repeated by Jeff Weise during the Red Lake massacre.

“I don’t like Mondays.” -Brenda Spencer, perpetrator of the Grover Cleveland Elementary School shooting, in response to a reporter who called and asked for a motive.

“Mr. Heise, enough for today.” -Robert Steinhäuser, perpetrator of the Erfurt school massacre, in response to faculty member Rainer Heise who said, “You can shoot me now.” 

“Hi, John… I told them I’d be back. Get away from me.” -Joseph Wesbecker, perpetrator of the Standard Gravure shooting. According to witnesses, Wesbecker also allegedly apologized to Richard Barger’s dead body, whom he did not mean to shoot.

“There is a whole hell of a lot of people going to die around here this afternoon.” -Harvey McLeod, perpetrator of the Raleigh mall shooting.

“I know you’re in there!” -William Atchinson, perpetrator of the Aztec High School shooting, before firing at the walls of a classroom.

“I really screwed up. I blew it.” -William Cruse, perpetrator of the Palm Bay shooting, to a hostage.

“Don’t move, don’t move.” -Edwin Grace, perpetrator of the Cherry Hill massacre, while firing at his victims. He also ordered the women he encountered to get out of the way.

“You don’t know what all these people have done to me.” -James Brady, perpetrator of the Atlanta mall shooting, as he was led away by police.

“I have to take care of business. Tell my people I love them, and I gotta go now.” -Omar Thornton, perpetrator of the Hartford Distributors shooting, to a 911 dispatcher, before committing suicide.

“If I come out, you won’t shoot me, will you?” -Kenyon Pruyn, perpetrator of the Mechanicville shooting, before surrendering to police.

“Run! Why aren’t you running? I’m shooting at you! Run!” -Nathaniel Jouett, perpetrator of the Clovis library shooting.

“I’m going to blow Simonfy’s head off.” -Kristofer Hans, perpetrator of the Fergus High School shooting, before shooting the substitute teacher instead of his intended target.

“Bye-bye.” -Matthew Beck, perpetrator of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shooting. 

“I am the shooter!” -Jacob Tyler Roberts, perpetrator of the Clackamas Town Center shooting.

“Today is your day to die.” -Robert James Sartin, perpetrator of the Monkseaton shootings, to victim Ken Mackintosh, who survived.

“I’ve killed a thousand. I’ll kill a thousand more.” -James Huberty, perpetrator of the San Ysidro McDonald’s shooting.

“You’re next! I’ll get even with all of you!” -Joseph Mazza, perpetrator of the Illinois Central Depot shooting. 

“Don’t be cowards, gentlemen. Come on and take me. I wouldn’t harm a hair of your heads. I never did a thing like this before, but they drove me to it. I’ve killed six and will kill six more and then myself.” -Walter C. Davis, perpetrator of the Pierce Street killings, to a crowd that had formed outside.

“This is war.” -Alvin Lee King, perpetrator of the Daingerfield church shooting.

“This town has given me a dirty deal. Where is the big shot?” -J. D. Mead, perpetrator of the Capital National Bank shooting.

“Follow the screams.” -Dominick Maldonado, perpetrator of the Tacoma mall shooting, to a 911 dispatcher.

“This is what you get. You should pray the rosary.” -John C. Salvi III, perpetrator of the Brookline clinic shootings, as he shot victim Leeann Nichols ten times.

“Texas, this is what you have done for me…Today is payday.” -George Hennard, perpetrator of the Luby’s Cafeteria shooting.