-2.118 -1.529 Td She is currently single. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td Her father left home for work around 7 oclock in the morning. B renda Ann Spencer was born on April 3, 1962. She described going to the school to collect her fathers personal effects. 0.297 Tw /Span<>> BDC California has some of the most stringent gun control laws in the country and yet still there is gun violence, like the school shooting described in this article. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td She was tried as an adult, and pled guilty to two counts of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. [(W)5 (ithout Conscience,)]TJ . 2 dead9 wounded Murderer Brenda Spencer opened fire at a San Diego elementary school from a window in her home, leaving two dead and nine more shot Famously told reporter her motive was that she 'didn't like. As of April2020, she remains in prison and is housed at the California Institution for Women in Chino. I know saying Im sorry doesnt make it all right,Spencer told the parole board in 2001. Brenda Spencer She indulged in drugs and often skipped classes at school. endstream endobj 18 0 obj <> endobj 19 0 obj <> endobj 20 0 obj <> endobj 25 0 obj <> endobj 22 0 obj <> endobj 23 0 obj <> endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <>stream -0.04 Tc 0.496 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_4 1 Tf )Tj She said she had been under the influence of alcohol, pot, and downers. 84. 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. This was a Monday morning in January 1979. It was published in July 1979 and was number one for four weeks in the United Kingdom, and was the band's biggest hit in their native Ireland. On January 29, 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer opened fired from her home across the street from Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego. ( )Tj 0.259 Tw /Span<>> BDC In the ensuing decades, it was leased to several charter and private schools. /T1_3 1 Tf (86)Tj It would have been the drugs and the alcohol talking., The commissioner quoted the police negotiators report, which said she had told him, It was fun to watch the children that had red and blue ski jackets on, as they made perfect targets. The negotiator added that she told him she liked to watch them squirm around after they had been shot.. It can show a rage against the owner of the doll. At least three of those children had abdominal wounds. While at the California Institution for Women in Chino, she worked repairing electronic equipment. /T1_5 1 Tf ( )Tj [(H)23 (are, )]TJ 0.38 Tw /Span<>> BDC 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td 40. (paths Among Us. /T1_5 1 Tf -2.118 -1.529 Td ( )Tj The most terrible thing in all this story was the announcement of the reasons for shooting from the mouth of the murderer. 8\2269. My dad told them that nothing was wrong with me and everything was fine, and leave us alone, she recalled. Hart was a private investigator involved in the case and interviewed Spencer's mother, father, brother, sister, friends, and neighbors within months of the attack. ( )Tj /T1_3 1 Tf /T1_3 1 Tf [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ EMC Today, she is 56 and still behind bars at the California Institution for Women. A student organization of St. Marys University of San Antonio, Texas, featuring scholarly research, writing, and media from students of all disciplines. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ 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. -0.003 Tc -0.051 Tw 0.476 0 Td BT EMC 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. /T1_5 1 Tf Her behaviour including telling a friend she wanted to kill someone, probably a police officer became increasingly disturbing. Brenda Spencer is America's first female school shooter. EMC She is from California. 0.177 Tw /Span<>> BDC And with so many U.S. school shootings since, Spencers crime has lost its once unique awfulness and, with it, the notoriety that helped keep her behind bars, they told me. /T1_3 1 Tf He is one of many opposing her release on grounds that she remains a risk to the people of his city. I walked around this place, not stepping on the splotches and the puddles, and didnt want to be hugged by anyone. There didnt seem much I or the rest of the family could do to help her., He went on to say that his father had gotten out alive from some rough times in the Pacific during World War II. _+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` ( )Tj /T1_4 1 Tf These conversations began a week before the sad event, but, unfortunately, no one paid any attention to them. Brenda also gets two mattresses and pillows, three blankets and is the priority for the coveted bottom bunk. Brenda Spencer is currently serving his sentence and looks forward to a pardon. Photos of Brenda Ann Spencer, 16, who killed two adults and wounded eight children in a 1979 sniper attack on a San Diego elementary school. ( )Tj 21, 50. She is a member of famous with the age 60 years old group. Do not leave her indifferent and stories about violence. -0.196 Tw /Span<>> BDC )]TJ -2.118 -1.529 Td 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. 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. Let alone an elementary school shooting. Police later found half empty alcohol bottles throughout the house. )]TJ Mr McGlinn says such a troubled young girl should never have been allowed near guns and believes her claims that she was hallucinating under the influence of drugs and alchohol. She has said she also does not recall telling a cop, It was a lot of fun seeing children shot.. (89)Tj /Span<>> BDC [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ 0.298 Tw /Span<>> BDC Every new school shooting by a teenager reinforces the argument that she was not uniquely wicked or crazed. /T1_4 1 Tf But for the heroic efforts of a police officer who risked his life to drive a trash truck in front of her residence to block her field of fire, no doubt further children would have been shot.. At least one of Spencers victims agrees. EMC Adobe PDF Library 15.0 46. Principal Wragg was fatally shot in the heart. EMC Brenda Ann Spencer. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. 27)70 (. /T1_3 1 Tf /T1_3 1 Tf In prison, Spencer was diagnosed as an epileptic and received medication to treat her epilepsy and depression. 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. Appearance -gG1dd[I mg=:a Name EMC ( )Tj The court sentenced her to life in prison with a possibility of parole after 25 years. ( )Tj But I wasnt able to run from the bullet Brenda had for me, Hardy said. She described the shooter, a sixteen year old, and the shooters address. -2.118 -1.529 Td She started her killing spree to liven up the day. Spencers murderous rampage might have claimed more victims had the police not obstructed her line of fire using a garbage truck. /T1_3 1 Tf /T1_5 1 Tf 85. You didnt follow through with your plan.. EMC ( )Tj /T1_4 1 Tf ( )Tj The likelihood of a successful parole hearing is slim at best. Brenda Spencer explained her act by shooting at children just for the sake of her pleasure, and also for laughs. /T1_4 1 Tf The school was closed in 1983, along with a dozen other schools around the city, due to declining enrollment. EMC KGsvVk4g#|$TQS(kPh=dKIj-\eA /Span<>> BDC She said she did it for the fun of it and that just gave me chills. Her target was Grover Cleveland Elementary School, just 150ft away across the road, where at around 8.30am a crowd of young children were waiting patiently for their head teacher to unlock the gates. A police officer (age28), responding to a call for assistance during the incident, was wounded in the neck as he arrived. /Span<>> BDC EMC The court sentenced her to life in prison with a possibility of parole after 25 years. I dont remember aiming at anybody, Spencer insisted. The only thing I was concentrating on was getting the police there so that they could shoot me, she said. ", 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. /T1_3 1 Tf Only in San Diego, the city where the tragedy happened to spare the feelings of local residents, the song was banned for several years. /T1_3 1 Tf 0.259 Tw /Span<>> BDC The tragedy that occurred in the primary school Grover Cleveland, most striking is that the murderer took away the lives of people for fun. Theme powered by WordPress. The girl was born in the USA, California, the city of San Diego, in 1962. Brenda Ann Spencer was born in San Diego, California, on April 3, 1962. 0 0 0 1 scn \223Charles Andrew W)5 (illiams: S)23 (orting Out the Contra)]TJ -2.118 -1.529 Td Spencer later said, "I asked for a radio and he bought me a gun." The composition was released a month after the tragedy and immediately became popular. 0.355 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_5 1 Tf [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ EMC 0.02 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_4 1 Tf The daughter spoke of scattering her fathers ashes in the desert. Grover Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, CA The crime was committed in front of numerous witnesses, so the girl admitted her guilt. EMC Brenda proceeded to wound seven more children with stunning accuracy. )Tj /T1_4 1 Tf ( )Tj Well, thats pretty good shooting to hit as many folks as you did if youre not trying to hit anybody from across the street, the commissioner noted. )]TJ ( )Tj I was trying to commit suicide.. 25\22626. 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. )]TJ Block 10A, Row 2, Space 46. ( )Tj But the link with the San Diego shooting was soon spotted by Spencer herself. Spencer showed no remorse in her crime; her full . )Tj A hunting enthusiast, he had enough ammunition in the house for a small army, according to one of his daughters classmates. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td EMC 6. 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. The 1982 Japanese-American documentary film The Killing of America depicts the incident. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td The fact that she shot up the school was because she didnt like Mondays and she wanted to cheer it up. /T1_3 1 Tf I was 9 years old when I was shot, he began. She confirmed that she had heard the kids in the school across the street. )]TJ By chance, one of the numbers he called was answered by Spencer herself. Five students were killed and thirty were injured. 12.894 0 Td Ultimately, she surrendered. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ )]TJ 0.238 Tw /Span<>> BDC 93. I was shooting into the parking lot.. A person can be attending school and be gunned down.. He ended by saying on behalf of his deceased parents and the surviving members of the family that they opposed parole for Spencer. Instead, he gave her a Ruger semi-automatic rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition for Christmas. The small ceremony solidified my understanding of love and eternity, and of our ties to one another as human beings. Nobody at the school knew where the shots were coming from. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. 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. True (100)Tj ( Lanham, )Tj 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. )Tj She is not dating anyone. EMC They later had a daughter together. \223Rob)-5.3 (ert Benjamin Smith: An Analysis,)79.7 (\224 2016. Great article but terrible circumstances. Suchar had served in Vietnam. /T1_4 1 Tf [1] Another nine got hurt during that incident. EMC The 1999 book Babyface Killers: Horrifying True Stories of America's Youngest Murderers, authored by Clifford L. Linedecker dedicates the book's prologue to Spencer and refers to her crimes in multiple chapters. EMC ( )Tj The ruthless shooter continued shooting until the police blocked the school entrance by moving a garbage truck in front of it. /T1_4 1 Tf EMC 00pzTV\B6 GB%mJ%xe|!s;$nX \wmP`qo`$qa C(,PC!xF`aT$q, Brenda Spencer: Sorting Out the Contradictions. EMC (MD)Tj Brenda aimed the rifle at the schoolyard from her bedroom. Parents were not too concerned about this behavior of her daughter, her interest in firearms was supported by her father. The sighs floating in the air are palpable and nothing seems possible. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td Spencer remains in prison despite parole hearings. I never got the impression from her that she was interested in trying to hurt kids, he said. Its chorus of I dont like Mondays, I want to shoot the whole day down, along with lines such as The silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload refer specifically to the twisted mind of Brenda Spencer. (60)Tj The D.A. /T1_3 1 Tf Spencer subsequently pleaded guilty to two counts of murder. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ Classmates of the murderer after the shooting of schoolchildren recalled that Brenda Spencer dreamed of an act after which they would talk about her on television. /T1_4 1 Tf EMC 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. 0.003 Tc 0.082 Tw 8.6057 0 0 8.5 336 548.5 Tm 88. (75)Tj (93)Tj Despite watching the principal die, he continued saving kids from the line of fire. As of December2015, she has been unsuccessful at four parole board hearings. (contr4488032) Brenda Ann Spencer passed away peacefully surrounded by family Thursday March 30, 2017. (\027)Tj 8.5 0 0 8.5 336 571.5 Tm /T1_4 1 Tf )Tj I had never heard of this case prior to reading this article. EMC )]TJ [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ After all of the shooting was over the Principal and Janitor were dead, eight students and one police officer was injured. In late January 1979, Brenda Spencer killed two adults and injured eight children and one adult because of her hate for Mondays. EMC I was 10 years old when I was shot by Brenda Spencer.. ( )Tj 0.476 Tw /Span<>> BDC For Christmas 1978, he gave her a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 caliber rifle with a telescopic sight and 500 rounds of ammunition. 0 Tw (-)Tj /T1_4 1 Tf ( )Tj /T1_5 1 Tf FBI profiler Candice DeLong says doll mutilation is something that has been observed in children and teenagers who latter become killers or stalkers. Youre shooting these people as they become targets, and yet you told me that you didnt intend to hit anyone.. In 2009, the board again refused her application for parole and ruled it would be ten years before she would be considered again. Full name is Brenda Ann Spencer. ( )Tj /T1_5 1 Tf /T1_5 1 Tf Its entirely possible I said that, Spencer told the parole board. In another letter she wrote in prison, she stated that her father had done everything a person could do to another person. ( )Tj [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ Brenda Ann Spencer has a cenotaph in Fairlawn Cemetery Stillwater Oklahoma. Brenda Ann Spencer @craymondaykilla On January 9,1979 I shot at Grover Cleveland Elementary School across the street from my house and killed the principal and the custodian, also injured 9 others San Diego, CAmondaysarentmything.tumblr.comJoined January 2016 3Following 51Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Brenda Ann Spencer's Tweets The girl herself from an early age was interested in weapons and everything connected with him. /T1_4 1 Tf I didnt think it all the way through, Several children were injured by gunshot wounds. 29.647 36.706 Td ( )Tj During the six-hour stand-off, a newspaper reporter rang up her neighbours to try to get eyewitness testimony. /T1_4 1 Tf My dad and Mike were the only two to die that day, he said, The kids that they were trying to save all lived. What about your mother? the commissioner asked. ( )Tj EMC [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ 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. /T1_3 1 Tf 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. 76\22677)70 (. EMC 0.415 Tw /Span<>> BDC (92)Tj 1.647 0 Td )Tj EMC It was also revealed that she had told a police negotiator during the stand-off that she liked to watch [the children] squirm around after they had been shot and that she had targeted anyone wearing blue her favourite colour and those in featherdown-filled coats because she liked to see the feathers fly as the bullets hit them.
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