french pronunciation october december year old canadian man montreal quebec murdered women wounded women men engineering school affiliated massacre known montreal massacre born montreal son canadian nurse businessman father abusive women parents separated seven mother returned nursing support children younger sister lived families seeing mother weekends considered bright withdrawn having difficulties peer family relationships changed age giving reason hatred father application rejected began science program college switching technical program year dropped course final term subsequently fired job hospital poor attitude began computer programming course abandoned completion twice applied admission lacked required compulsory courses months planning entered afternoon december long complained women working non traditional jobs separating men women classroom shot women claiming fighting feminism moved parts building targeting women classrooms went killing suicide note blamed life actions variously ascribed psychiatric personality disorder attachment disorder societal factors poverty isolation violence media massacre regarded example hate crime women government officials attack example larger issue violence women life childhood born october montreal quebec son immigrant canadian nurse father mutual funds salesman travelling caribbean time son birth absence mother discovered evidence husband having affair non practising muslim catholic nun rejected organized religion left convent son baptized roman catholic infant received religious instruction childhood mother described son confirmed life sister born instability violence marked family moved frequently early childhood spent costa_rica puerto_rico father working swiss mutual funds company family returned montreal permanently shortly stock market crash led loss family assets authoritarian jealous man frequently violent wife children contempt women believed intended serve men required wife act personal secretary errors forcing documents spite cries abusive children particularly son discouraged considered following incident struck hard marks face visible week later mother decided leave legal separation finalized divorce following separation lived mother younger sister soon home possessions seized mortgage payments afraid father saw weekly supervised visits visits ended quickly ceased contact children soon separation saw father future refused discuss stopped making support payments paying twice ends meet returned nursing subsequently started taking courses advance career time children lived families week seeing mother weekends concerned children skills sought help family psychiatrist assessment concluded wrong shy withdrawn recommended therapy sister challenging authority divorce final children aged returned live mother director nursing montreal hospital family moved house purchased middle class montreal suburb attended junior high high school described quiet student obtained average average marks developed close friendship boy fit students arab age legally changed citing hatred father reason taking mother surname showed little emotion suffered low self esteem exacerbated chronic family relations remained difficult younger sister publicly lack death occasion mock grave placed group home behaviour drug abuse seeking good male role model mother arranged big brother years experience proved positive best friend enjoyed time photography cross meetings ceased abruptly big brother detained suspicion young boys big brother denied occurred owned air rifle teenager shoot near home friend enjoyed designing building electronic developed interest world war admiration adolf_hitler enjoyed action horror movies took considerable responsibility home including cleaning repairs mother worked applied join officer cadet september age rejected interview process later told friend difficulties accepting authority suicide letter noted found anti social official statement military massacre stated interviewed assessed determined unsuitable adulthood age family moved closer mother work new lost contact school friend soon period marks beginning seven years described suicide note having brought joy august began year pre university course pure sciences saint failing courses semester improving grades considerably second semester worked time local hospital mother director nursing serving food work seen nervous immature colleagues developed attraction employee shy act feelings year college switched university destined science program electronics technology year technical program geared immediate employment teachers remembered model student quiet generally classes particularly related unexplained drop marks fall term february term program suddenly explanation stopped attending classes result failing complete diploma moved mother home apartment applied study engineering admitted condition complete compulsory courses including solution chemistry fired job hospital aggressive behaviour superiors work enraged dismissal time described plan commit commit suicide friends noted unpredictable flying frustrated fall order complete college diploma took courses obtaining good marks february began course computer programming private college downtown montreal funding studies government student loans moved downtown apartment old high school friend winter took night course solution chemistry course wanted girlfriend generally ill ease women tended boss women knowledge spoke men dislike career women women traditionally male police force stating women remain home caring families applied application rejected lacked required courses march abandoned course computer programming performed course obtaining final exam april met university officer complained women taking job market men massacre massacre appeared planned months longer august picked application firearms acquisition certificate mid october received permit november purchased semi automatic rifle local sporting goods store october december seen seven times days shooting brought mother present weeks birthday brought note bags belongings discover long shooting previously paying rent december december walked entered second floor classroom separated men women ordered approximately men leave claiming fighting feminism shot women remained killing injuring rest moved areas building including corridors classroom total women engineering students nursing student university employee killed men women injured turned gun event later described pseudo community type pseudo commando murder suicide targets specific group usually public place intending die blaze glory page letter found pocket jacket letter officially public leaked november published newspaper suicide letter claimed political motives blaming life considered rational expressed admiration mounted attack political reasons killing quebec government employees letter contained list nineteen quebec women apparently wished kill feminism letter written friend promised explanation massacre lay following clues left apartment hunt led computer games hardware buried notre dame des montreal blocks committed massacre rationale police psychiatrist interviewed family entourage access letters suggested personality disorder chose multiple homicide suicide strategy killing oneself killing characteristic disorder psychiatrist noted extreme vulnerability shown fantasies power success combined high levels self criticism difficulties dealing rejection failure feelings incompetence compensated violent imaginary life suggested having lost touch reality tried memories brutal absent father time identifying violent dominates women theories experiences abuse child caused brain damage led feel faced losses later life mother speculated suffered attachment disorder abuse sense abandonment experienced childhood wondered viewed feminist massacre unconscious attempt revenge neglect pursued career sister approach governmental officials view illustration violence committed women consider massacre example hate bias crime women seek hero anti feminist cause wondered actions result societal changes led increased poverty individual isolation increased violence media society suicide statement following translation suicide letter written day shooting original letter french available forgive mistakes minutes write annex note commit suicide today economic reasons waited exhausted financial means refusing jobs political reasons decided send ruined life maker seven years life brought joy totally decided end tried youth enter forces officer cadet allowed possibly arsenal raid refused sic wait day execute plans continued studies way interested knowing advance fate prevent obtaining good marks despite theory handing work lack studying exams epithet attributed media consider rational arrival grim forced extreme acts exist government backward looking nature science enraged want advantages women cheaper insurance extended leave preceded leave etc seizing men obvious truth olympic games removed distinction women graceful events fighting remove barrier neglect profit knowledge accumulated men ages try time day heard honoring canadian men women fought world wars explain women authorized hear female female slaves course took ranks history existed real sorry brief letter letter followed list names note nearly died today lack time started late allowed radical survive est memorial canadians mark day killings national day remembrance action violence women mother published aftermath memoir journey grief pain incident stayed silent decided speak time wake year shooting popular culture life death controversial play shooting film actor won award best supporting actor portrayal
Marc Lépine