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  • May 2007

    • Pastor: Killer Possessed by 'Demonic Power'

      Washington Post  |  May 6, 07 9:44 PM CDT

      Pastor: Killer Possessed by 'Demonic Power'

      (Newser) - The mother of Seung Hui Cho sought spiritual healing for her angry, troubled son, the Washington Post reports in an examination of the Virginia Tech shooter's mental state. The head pastor of the One Mind Church in Woodbridge, Virginia, said his church was approached last summer to help deliver the young man from "demonic power." More »

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  • April 2007

    • Virginia Closes Lethal Gun Loophole

      Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  Apr 30, 07 2:19 PM CDT

      Virginia Closes Lethal Gun Loophole

      (Newser) - Virginia governor Tim Kaine has issued an executive order closing the loophole that allowed Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui to purchase a gun, the AP reports. Effective immediately, Virginians diagnosed as dangerously mentally ill will be added to a national database that gun-store owners use for background checks. The order puts Virginia in compliance with federal law. More »

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    • Police Search for Answers at VT

      Washington Post  |  Apr 26, 07 6:14 AM CDT

      Police Search for Answers at VT

      (Newser) - The Post reports on the ongoing probe into the Virginia Tech shootings, with police reconstructing details of gunman Cho Seung-Hui's movements and searching for motives. Questions include whether Emily Hilscher, his first victim, was a random target, and the possibility that someone else mailed Cho's manifesto to NBC News. More »

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    • Cho's Family: "He Has Made The World Weep. We Are Living A Nightmare"

      CNN  |  Apr 20, 07 9:29 PM CDT

      Cho's Family: "He Has Made The World Weep. We Are Living A Nightmare"

      (Newser) - The secluded family of the Virginia Tech gunman broke its silence today with a pained statement from his sister Sun-Kyung Cho, a Princeton grad who works as a contractor for the State Department. The family feels "hopeless, helpless and lost," she wrote, and is "deeply sorry" for his "unspeakable actions," CNN reported. More »

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    • Profs Worried By Shooter's Morbid Writing

      Washington Post  |  Apr 18, 07 6:44 AM CDT

      Profs Worried By Shooter's Morbid Writing

      (Newser) - Cho Seung-Hui frightened students and teachers in Virginia Tech’s English department with morbid writing. Poet Nikki Giovanni had to extract Cho from her creative writing course when her students began skipping class out of fear of him. Cho spoke in whispers, hid behind sunglasses, and took surreptitious pictures of fellow students, Giovanni told the Washington Post . More »

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    • Shooter's Note: "You caused me to do this"

      ABC News  |  Apr 17, 07 2:26 PM CDT

      (Newser) - The Virginia Tech senior who killed 32 students and teachers yesterday left a vitriolic note in his dorm room, blaming other students for his shooting spree. "You caused me to do this," the note said, according to ABC News. It also attacked "rich kids," "debauchery," and "deceitful charlatans," the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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    • Virginia Tech Shooter Was A Student

      CNN  |  Apr 17, 07 9:19 AM CDT

      Virginia Tech Shooter Was A Student

      (Newser) - A Virginia Tech senior, Cho Seung-Hui, has been identified as the shooter in yesterday's massacre. Cho, from South Korea, lived in a campus dormitory; his motive, which some speculate grew from rage over a soured relationship, remains unclear. More »

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