-2.118 -1.529 Td /Span<>> BDC [(W)5 (ithout Conscience,)]TJ EMC After a 20-minute shooting spree, eight children and three adults had been hit, among them a police officer who was shot through the neck. /T1_4 1 Tf The victims are not only those killed, but the survivors who live the tragedy for the rest of their lives.. (63)Tj /T1_4 1 Tf On January 29, 1979, in San Diego, California, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who lived just across the road from the Cleveland Elementary School, opened fire on the students and school personnel with a .22-caliber rifle. /Span<>> BDC Brenda Ann Spencer, now 56, has spent the last 40 years in prison at the California Institution for Women. He showed me a neatly hand-written letter she sent him in 2015 in which she wrote that she appreciated what I did was horrible so I dont really complain about the amount of time Ive done. I dont remember aiming at anybody, Spencer insisted. A neighbor once said when she tried to be friends with Brenda at age 5 Brenda ripped the doll of the neighbor's head off. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td ( )Tj Mondays always carry with them a negative connotation and contain components such as depression, fatigue, and anguish. /T1_4 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. The place he loved the most. [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ He recalled the phone call from the neighbor who said there had been a shooting at Cleveland, the frustration of not being able to get near the school because the incident was still going on, the terror in my wifes eyes, her screams of anguish at not knowing whether our girls were involved, the phone call from the hospital telling us that one of them had been wounded, looking at the bullet hole in her right elbow and the bullet burns on the inside if each thigh where a bullet had passed between her legs.. (80)Tj 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. /Span<>> BDC [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 pp. (95)Tj At 60 years old, Brenda Spencer height not available right now. In late January 1979, Brenda Spencer killed two adults and injured eight children and one adult because of her hate for Mondays. [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. /T1_4 1 Tf Any inmate aged 55 or older is eligible to be identified as a GG and participation is voluntary., Ryan Wallers story His unfortunate death, Where is Brent Dennis now? She was so young and ruined her life so quickly. 25 to life in prison A psychiatric evaluation in December 1978 concluded that she should be put in hospital as a danger to herself and others but again, her father resisted. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td [( pp. EMC Spencer who says she was gay from birth lived with her university technician father from the age of nine after her parents broke up. Spencer has tried to garner sympathy by stating that her father beat and sexually abused her. ( )Tj ( )Tj By then, police were responding to the school shooting. 88. [( p. 27)70 (. )]TJ EMC /T1_3 1 Tf Being from San Diego, California this article sparked my interest. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ )Tj False [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ %PDF-1.7 % As a boy he had nightmares in which Spencer popped up out of a bathtub to finish him off. EMC She grew up relatively poor and spent most of her early life with her father, Wallace Spencer, with whom she had a turbulent relationship. [(\223H)23 (earing 2001,)80 (\224 pp. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. At parole hearings, the panel reminds her of statements during the shooting. She, because of the language and cultural differences in the United States, always counted on him to manage their affairs. There was also a statement from the principals daughter. )]TJ Here he met his wife-to-be, Valentina. 0 Tc 0 Tw 0.471 0 Td I understand that she was not mentally stable but killing innocent people is not justifiable. School Shooter She was tried as an adult, and pled guilty to two counts of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. She often spent her time copying out the lyrics of violent punk songs. EMC /T1_4 1 Tf I dont think the shooting should have been the choice at all, she could have gone to her mom if she had some problems. I dont like Mondays, she told him. /T1_4 1 Tf 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. /T1_4 1 Tf B renda Ann Spencer was born on April 3, 1962. She did it, she said, because she didn't like Mondays. )]TJ She then spoke words that have gained ever more truth after ever more mass shootings. /T1_4 1 Tf 8.3965 0 0 8.5 318 463.5 Tm /T1_3 1 Tf /Span<>> BDC /T1_4 1 Tf /T1_5 1 Tf In April 1980, Spencer pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. /T1_3 1 Tf They slept on a single mattress on the living room floor. 366. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td I was 9 years old when I was shot, he began. EMC So, why did you commit this crime? the head parole commissioner asked. /T1_3 1 Tf Barynes and Principal Wragg bravely jumped into the line of fire to help get the kids inside the school for cover. 0 Tw 2.118 0 Td (71)Tj EMC 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.. [(H)23 (are, )]TJ [( N)23 (ew Y)60 (ork: G)30 (uilford, 1999, p. He had died trying to help the children and Principal Wragg, killed by Ms. Spencer trying to liven up her Monday., She was lonely and scared, and became more and more depressed, he said. 22. [(W)5 (ithout Conscience,)]TJ A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Ann Spencer (born April 3, 1962), who lived in a house across the street from the school, was convicted of the shootings. )]TJ 12.894 0 Td You didnt follow through with your plan.. ( )Tj ( )Tj Even so, her former English teacher, David Barrett, recalled that she seemed pretty harmless and even won first prize in a photography contest run by the Humane Society. EMC She hurt so many people and had so much to do with starting a deadly trend in America, said San Diego Country deputy district attorney Richard Sachs. The reasons for such actions are different: alcohol, drugs, insults from classmates or outrages of teachers, problems with the psyche, disturbed peace of mind. )Tj ( p. ( )Tj 0.184 Tw /Span<>> BDC /T1_3 1 Tf Motive /T1_4 1 Tf The Lifetime Movies, series Killer Kids released an episode "Deadly Compulsion" depicting Spencer's crimes, first air date: September 3, 2014. The Investigation Discovery network portrayed Brenda Spencer's crimes in one of the three cases presented in the premiere episode of season 2 on the crime documentary series Deadly Women, titled "Thrill Killers", first air date: October 9, 2008. -2.118 -1.529 Td The small ceremony solidified my understanding of love and eternity, and of our ties to one another as human beings. 0.355 Tw /Span<>> BDC Brenda threatened with new shots, so for such a long time she could not be forced to surrender to the police. EMC I walked around this place, not stepping on the splotches and the puddles, and didnt want to be hugged by anyone. /T1_4 1 Tf /Span<>> BDC [(H)23 (art)30 (, )]TJ This was a Monday morning in January 1979. EMC EMC [(\223H)23 (earing 2009,)80 (\224 p. ( pp. As the children lined up outside the gate, Spencer took out the Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .22 caliber rifle that she'd gotten as a Christmas gift. On the other hand, I also did not know that this event was listed as the first high profile school shooting. )]TJ /T1_4 1 Tf ( p. ( )Tj Brenda pled guilty to two counts of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. EMC She also killed custodian Mike Suchar (age 56) as he tried to pull a student to safety. -0.05 Tc 0.456 Tw /Span<>> BDC /Span<>> BDC 21, 50. Going to school should be a safe place and not a place to fear. ( )Tj /Span<>> BDC Born in Decatur, Illinois, Jan 29,. representative added that Spencer had complained to the police negotiator that the custodian had tried to get everybody off the school grounds. While there, a journalist somehow found her home phone number and called. My condolences to the principal and the custodian of the Cleveland Elementary School. [(WWW)55 (.SCHOOLSHOOTERS.INFO)]TJ /Span<>> BDC I was shooting into the parking lot.. We were all very upset and shocked on the way to the hospital, because no one would tell us Michaels condition. ( )Tj Occupation This livens up the day. Spencer surrendered after the negotiators promised her a Burger King Meal. Brenda Spencer's net worth /T1_3 1 Tf ( )Tj default She wrote to me saying she was glad shed done it because Id made her famous, Geldof said years later. What if they got the idea from what I did?. 29.647 36.706 Td _+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` 0.46 Tw /Span<>> BDC (70)Tj Police proceeded to move a garbage truck in front of Spencer's line of fire. ( )Tj The First Modern School Shooter Feels Responsible for the Rest Tom Leonard for the Daily Mail, Sleeping girls, 10 and 13, are shot as home is sprayed with 17 bullets during second drive-by in the neighborhood in just 24 hours, One person killed and two police have been shot by a gunman suspected of holding a teen hostage near Atlanta, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Because I wanted to die, she said. EMC /T1_3 1 Tf ( )Tj Its entirely possible I said that, Spencer told the parole board. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ Grover Cleveland Elementary School, San Diego, CA -2.118 -1.529 Td EMC I dont like Mondays, she famously replied when asked her motive. The article kept my attention the entire time. Brenda Ann Spencer was born in San Diego, California, on April 3, 1962. 25\22626. She is currently single. /T1_4 1 Tf 6. At another hearing, she claimed she had opened fire because she wanted police to kill her. )]TJ -2.118 -1.529 Td The history of the shooting of schoolchildren was widely publicized and inspired by the Irish musician Bob Geldof to create the song "I do not like Mondays". I do not feel sorry for the shooters of the crimes. [(M)31 (urd)-5 (er C)30 (ase,)]TJ -2.118 -1.529 Td Spencer told police negotiators she had shot the children and staff because they made such easy targets.
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