ADAM LANZA By Eric Abbott

BACKGROUND INFO• Born in Exeter, New Hampshire• Born on April 22nd, 1992• Parents were Nancy and Peter• Had a brother named Ryan• Parents divorced in 2008 when he was 16• Suffered from Asperger's Syndrome• Didn’t have many friends• Described early on by classmates as “fidgety” and

“deeply troubled”• Not much of a career considering he was 20 years old

when he died

CRIME: SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTINGDATE: DECEMBER 14, 2012VICTIMS: 20 STUDENTS, 6 ADULT STAFF MEMBERSPUNISHMENT: NO PUNISHMENT, HE SHOT HIMSELF AT THE END

EVIDENCE• Many people witnessed the

shooting• He shot himself at the end• Found a gun at his mother’s

house • Found murder weapon at the

crime scene• Camera showed Lanza walking

into the school with a weapon

SENTENCEThere was no sentence given

because he took his own life at the end of the shooting.

QUOTE“How much do I beat up on myself about the fact that he’s my son? A lot.”- Adam Lanza’s fatherWhile Peter Lanza said he doesn't believe anyone could have predicted the shootings, he often thinks about what he could have done differently as a parent.

NICKNAMECouldn’t find a specific nickname for Adam Lanza

BOOKS• Sandy Hook: The Adam Lanza

Story written by Jonathan Harchick

• Adam Lanza wrote a book in fifth grade that was eerily similar to the Sandy Hook shooting

MOVIES OR TV SHOWS

“Frontline” Raising Adam Lanza Tv episode in 2013

SONGSThere are so songs about Adam

Lanza

ADAM LANZA FALLS UNDER THE LABELING THEORY. THIS IS BECAUSE WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE DIDN’T HAVE MANY FRIENDS BECAUSE OF HIS ASPERGER’S DISEASE. HIS FELLOW STUDENTS THOUGHT OF HIM AS “FIDGETY” AND “DEEPLY TROUBLED”. IT’S SAME TO ASSUME THIS MADE HIM UPSET. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS PART OF THE REASON WHY HE COMMITTED THE CRIME. HE DID WHAT HE DID BECAUSE NO ONE EVER GAVE HIM A CHANCE. I’M SURE HE GOT PICKED ON AND BULLIED A LOT AS A CHILD AND IN HIGH SCHOOL. I’M SURE HE GOT IN TROUBLE AS A CHILD AS WELL SOLELY BECAUSE HE WAS LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF HIS ASPERGER’S DISEASE.