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Articles
Rampage School Shooters: A Typology (version 1.3) [19 pp,</span class="field-content"> 928 Kb]</span class="field-content">
[SS.I 4.0] This article appeared in the journal Aggression and Violent Behavior (published by Elsevier) and is reprinted with their permission. The article provides a brief overview of the scholarly literature on school shooters, followed by a presentation of my typology.
Original documents
Cho’s English Department E-mails [94 pp,</span class="field-content"> 3.4 Mb]</span class="field-content">
This file contains e-mails to, from, and about Seung Hui Cho, as well as poetry and fiction of his and a statement from his family. The e-mails are from both before and after the attack (most from before) and are not in order.
Legal and Mental Health Records of Seung Hui Cho [68 pp,</span class="field-content"> 9.8 Mb]</span class="field-content">
The following documents include the records of three incidents that brought Cho to the attention of the university police in 2005, his subsequent court order for a mental health evaluation, and his mental health records. There is also the document of a speeding ticket he received shortly before the attack, a search warrant completed after the attack, as well as the court order following the attack for unsealing the audio record of his commitment hearing in 2005.
“Mr. Brownstone” [11 pp,</span class="field-content"> 188 Kb]</span class="field-content">
This play was written by Seung Hui Cho while a student at Virginia Tech. The title is from a song by Guns 'N Roses and the play quotes the lyrics.
“Richard McBeef” [10 pp,</span class="field-content"> 328 Kb]</span class="field-content">
This play was written by Seung Hui Cho while a student at Virginia Tech.
Seung Hui Cho’s Essay and Professor’s Letter [3 pp,</span class="field-content"> 2.17 Mb]</span class="field-content">
In 2005 Cho wrote an essay and read it aloud in class, causing distress among the students and professor. This document includes the essay along with the professor’s letter to Cho in response to the essay.
Seung Hui Cho’s “Manifesto” (version 1.2) [5 pp,</span class="field-content"> 227 Kb]</span class="field-content">
[SS.I 4.0] Cho sent what has been described as a “multimedia manifesto” to MSNBC on the day of his attack at Virginia Tech. This included twenty-three pages of photographs and text. This document contains the text. Cho identified himself in this document as Ax Ishmael, which is what was also found written on his arms in red ink (initially this was reported in the media as “Ax Ismail” or “Ismail’s Ax.”)