Mark Follman

But there was also... really unusually large amount of forensic evidence available in that case because he'd written so extensively. He'd made the videos that he posted online. He had an online footprint. There was a very extensive sheriff's investigation.

But there was also... really unusually large amount of forensic evidence available in that case because he'd written so extensively. He'd made the videos that he posted online. He had an online footprint. There was a very extensive sheriff's investigation.

And so looking at all of that, and I was able to gather a lot of other evidence that wasn't public from the case, you can see a lot of the planning behavior that he went through over years. He was planning that attack for years in some form. It was more nascent, I would say, two years ahead, but he already had the violent ideation going about attacking in that community.

And so looking at all of that, and I was able to gather a lot of other evidence that wasn't public from the case, you can see a lot of the planning behavior that he went through over years. He was planning that attack for years in some form. It was more nascent, I would say, two years ahead, but he already had the violent ideation going about attacking in that community.

And so looking at all of that, and I was able to gather a lot of other evidence that wasn't public from the case, you can see a lot of the planning behavior that he went through over years. He was planning that attack for years in some form. It was more nascent, I would say, two years ahead, but he already had the violent ideation going about attacking in that community.

He started acquiring firearms 18 months before he did it. He bought three handguns. He started going to shooting ranges in the final months. He was conducting surveillance. The places that he attacked in Isla Vista, including Del Playa Drive, which is where all the parties happened. the sorority that he was surveilling that he tried to attack.

He started acquiring firearms 18 months before he did it. He bought three handguns. He started going to shooting ranges in the final months. He was conducting surveillance. The places that he attacked in Isla Vista, including Del Playa Drive, which is where all the parties happened. the sorority that he was surveilling that he tried to attack.

He started acquiring firearms 18 months before he did it. He bought three handguns. He started going to shooting ranges in the final months. He was conducting surveillance. The places that he attacked in Isla Vista, including Del Playa Drive, which is where all the parties happened. the sorority that he was surveilling that he tried to attack.

He had cell phone videos that were not public that were found after the tragedy where he was talking about his grievances against the perceived people who hated him or wouldn't talk to him, wouldn't connect with him. So there was just a multitude of evidence of this nature of planning and preparation and his grievances being articulated.

He had cell phone videos that were not public that were found after the tragedy where he was talking about his grievances against the perceived people who hated him or wouldn't talk to him, wouldn't connect with him. So there was just a multitude of evidence of this nature of planning and preparation and his grievances being articulated.

He had cell phone videos that were not public that were found after the tragedy where he was talking about his grievances against the perceived people who hated him or wouldn't talk to him, wouldn't connect with him. So there was just a multitude of evidence of this nature of planning and preparation and his grievances being articulated.

But he was doing this all to himself, for himself, and he was very good at hiding it. That's actually unusual because in a lot of these cases, especially with young people, it's leaking out.

But he was doing this all to himself, for himself, and he was very good at hiding it. That's actually unusual because in a lot of these cases, especially with young people, it's leaking out.

But he was doing this all to himself, for himself, and he was very good at hiding it. That's actually unusual because in a lot of these cases, especially with young people, it's leaking out.

The Oxford kid who's basically begging his parents to get me mental health help, I'm hearing voices and I'm drawing graphic violence in my notebook and I'm researching guns at school on my phone and the teachers are noticing. Often, especially with young perpetrators, that's a cry for help as much as it is a manifestation of my rage and desire to think about doing this. Right?

The Oxford kid who's basically begging his parents to get me mental health help, I'm hearing voices and I'm drawing graphic violence in my notebook and I'm researching guns at school on my phone and the teachers are noticing. Often, especially with young perpetrators, that's a cry for help as much as it is a manifestation of my rage and desire to think about doing this. Right?

The Oxford kid who's basically begging his parents to get me mental health help, I'm hearing voices and I'm drawing graphic violence in my notebook and I'm researching guns at school on my phone and the teachers are noticing. Often, especially with young perpetrators, that's a cry for help as much as it is a manifestation of my rage and desire to think about doing this. Right?

What was really, I think, fascinating to me in studying Elliot Rodgers' case was the ability to go back and look at all of this material and ask the question, why was this missed? Or how else could you get to this information in a way that could prevent this from happening? And really, almost all of these cases have that in some form, that you can see those behaviors along the way.

What was really, I think, fascinating to me in studying Elliot Rodgers' case was the ability to go back and look at all of this material and ask the question, why was this missed? Or how else could you get to this information in a way that could prevent this from happening? And really, almost all of these cases have that in some form, that you can see those behaviors along the way.

What was really, I think, fascinating to me in studying Elliot Rodgers' case was the ability to go back and look at all of this material and ask the question, why was this missed? Or how else could you get to this information in a way that could prevent this from happening? And really, almost all of these cases have that in some form, that you can see those behaviors along the way.