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33. Earlier reports were that she was shot in the face

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 11:13 AM

Dec 2012

However, entry wounds from a 9 mm would not disfigure her face. So either he shot her in the back of the head, and her face was disfigured by the exit wounds (which would need to be multiple to cause disfiguration), or he caused trauma to her face by other means.

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Sandy Hook mass murderer Adam Lanza, 20, 'deeply disturbed kid' [View all] FarCenter Dec 2012 OP

Wasn't the Aurora shooter's dad wealthy and connected , too? morningfog Dec 2012 #1

The local news said from a unconfirmed source "his brother said former-republican Dec 2012 #2

"Split personality" is a meaningless lay term. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #3

I'm just saying what the local news reported former-republican Dec 2012 #5

The question now is "Who was his doctor, what did the doctor know, and what meds was he on?" FarCenter Dec 2012 #7

I would be curious why his mother thought it necessary to have an assault weapon in the house still_one Dec 2012 #16

and why it wasn't secured and inaccessible to this son who she knew tosh Dec 2012 #59

"Schizophernia" literally means "broken soul or heart". Very close to the cause, imo Cetacea Dec 2012 #28

Actually, Schizophrenia literally means "cracked head" and it seems to be Ecumenist Dec 2012 #30

Close enough and debatable. It still does mean "split personality" Cetacea Dec 2012 #38

Schizophrenia has nothing to do with "deep sadness". It has nothing to do with kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #61

I should know. Cetacea Dec 2012 #66

My sister is in fine mental health. My mom had it and she's dead, prematurely kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #73

Thank you, Kestrel. This person strikes me as someone who knows NOTHING about SchizoPhrenia Ecumenist Dec 2012 #71

The schizo in schizophrenia means "split", and it refers to the split from reality that they have. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #74

Amen. The have visual and auditory hallucinations..... BOY, once you;ve Ecumenist Dec 2012 #75

After 40 years of dealing with my mom, I do know a thing kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #77

Wow, you know nothing about it. eShirl Dec 2012 #36

Wow. Try me. Cetacea Dec 2012 #37

"It must be because of a traumatic childhood" is a comforting fiction. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #41

You are misquoting. Cetacea Dec 2012 #47

In addition... Cetacea Dec 2012 #49

People, no matter how poor their parenting skills, can not make a child schizophrenic. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #64

Mental illness is a catch-all term for a lot of different disorders. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #63

Until there is a cure, everyone's belief systems are incorrect. Cetacea Dec 2012 #68

Stop perpetuating these myths about schizophrenia. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #62

I am a diagnosed schizophrenic. Cetacea Dec 2012 #65

All mental illness is not caused by abuse. Shiraz Dec 2012 #57

Schizophrenia is a physical brain disease. There is a genetic component - children of kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #60

CETACEA. with all due respect, it's not biochemical. It's ORGANIC It can actually be seen on Ecumenist Dec 2012 #72

Meds are key here. ananda Dec 2012 #14

If the report is accurate he was on some type of psychiatric medication former-republican Dec 2012 #20

It seems that violence can be a side effect or a result of withdrawal when the patient goes off meds FarCenter Dec 2012 #22

Having worked in the MH field "take their meds" is the key phrase underpants Dec 2012 #48

I don't understand what this "devoted mother" was doing ... frazzled Dec 2012 #4

That has me puzzled, too. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #6

With alimony at $250+ K / year, I'd bet that Adam was in some kind of treatment FarCenter Dec 2012 #8

I would hope so, Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #13

and it's making me really angry at the parents JI7 Dec 2012 #9

Boy do I agree with that! napi21 Dec 2012 #10

The father is alive and well. Early reports were wrong. FarCenter Dec 2012 #11

I wonder if he was close enough to his son to provide any answers? nt napi21 Dec 2012 #15

Earlier on TV, a neighbor said that they'd never seen the son at the house in Stamford FarCenter Dec 2012 #23

Not very smart. Unless she had them to protect herself from him. Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #19

“She said she would often go target shooting with her kids,” landscaper Dan Holmes said underpants Dec 2012 #51

Maybe she was a gun nut. We just don't know many of the facts yet. Cetacea Dec 2012 #56

Like most people that buy guns Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #21

For all we know she got half her husbands gun collection in the divorce. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #27

Lots of people like guns. I knew a surfing Grandmother with a hip replacement. vaberella Dec 2012 #31

And yet his fucking stupid mother kept 5 guns, one an assault rifle, in the house. kysrsoze Dec 2012 #12

Unbelievable still_one Dec 2012 #18

"Adam Lanza’s mother found dead, ‘badly disfigured’" FarCenter Dec 2012 #17

So that was a head shot. n/t vaberella Dec 2012 #32

Earlier reports were that she was shot in the face FarCenter Dec 2012 #33

He clearly had a long history of mental disturbance--as others TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #24

found this former-republican Dec 2012 #25

He had a nevous system defect FarCenter Dec 2012 #26

The mentally ill are no more violent than any other group. Why deprive them of guns? Cetacea Dec 2012 #42

LOL! tabasco Dec 2012 #46

There are different forms of mental illness, and it's all on TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #67

If Caretakers Can Not or Will Not Provide Necessary Care LarryNM Dec 2012 #29

Republicans have shut those resources down. Barack_America Dec 2012 #40

Asperger's OR a personality disorder?? The press seems to believe they do not owe the public Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #34

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #43

That is absolutely the case! CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #54

Lanza's mom, according to another article, was an avid gun collector zen_bohemian Dec 2012 #35

“She said she would often go target shooting with her kids,” landscaper Dan Holmes said underpants Dec 2012 #52

geeze zen_bohemian Dec 2012 #58

And yet, another profile has him as shy and intelligent muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #39

What exactly was the mother devoted to? Her guns? Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #44

Come on - that's not fair underpants Dec 2012 #50

$240K alimony per year? My God. That kid ought to have been getting the best care in the world. reformist2 Dec 2012 #45

Only if he wanted treatment Freddie Dec 2012 #55

or a personality disorder CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #53

"who friends and officials said suffered from Asperger’s syndrome or a personality disorder," KamaAina Dec 2012 #69

The reporting has been beyond pathetic, worse than their usual for the MSM. Jefferson23 Dec 2012 #70

Really? Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #76