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
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.
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
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.