VT Killer Sent Manifesto to NBC

The whereabouts of Cho, and his reason for the time gap between the two shootings have been answered post-mortem by Cho himself.

Between his first and second bursts of gunfire, the Virginia Tech gunman mailed a package to NBC News containing pictures of him brandishing weapons and video of him delivering a diatribe about getting even with rich people.

"This may be a very new, critical component of this investigation. We're in the process right now of attempting to analyze and evaluate its worth," said Col. Steve Flaherty, superintendent of Virginia State Police. He gave no details on the material, which NBC said it received in Wednesday morning's mail.

NBC said that a time stamp on the package indicated the material was mailed in the two-hour window between the first burst of gunfire in a high-rise dormitory and the second fusillade, at a classroom building. Thirty-three people died in the rampage, including the gunman, 23-year-old student Cho Seung-Hui, who committed suicide.

The package included a manifesto that "rants against rich people and warns that he wants to get even," according to a law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the case.

Hopefuly, the information gathered by NBC will help to profile and prevent future attacks. We know that Cho had a long history of mental illness, but so do millions of other Americans. Will we ever be able to determine how and when a metally Ill person is about to cross over into unmitigated evil? LGF has Mark Steyn's comments. Hot Air: Was Cho schizophrenic, “mean,” or both?

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Among the materials are 27 QuickTime video files showing Cho talking directly to the camera, Capus said. He does not name anyone specifically, but he mentions “hedonism” and Christianity, and he talks at length about his hatred of the wealthy.

In this Video, Cho compares himself to Jesus, the Columbine killers, and raves about rich kids.
 

Comments

[michael]

Does "understanding" Cho really matter?

He did what he did; he was responsible, and he knew it was a horrible act. That's why he did it.

I don't think we need to "understand" evil people...

[WMD_Maker]

I am a little upset with this kid. He was sick for a very long time and very few it seems tried to help and those that did try HE pushed away. I am glad that he is dead, just too bad another person wasnt the one to finish him off.

[kevin]

Michael,
Prehaps, but it's still important to to try to identify the characteristics of psychopaths in hopes of preventing future massacres.

WMD,
He was institutionalized in 2005, so his behavioral problems weren't exactly a secret. One of the professors feared him enough to keep a guard in the classroom.

[brooke]

I'll bet the REAL Jesus has something to say about freak Cho's comparison...