Lessons From a Mass Shooters Mother
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In 2014, in the college town of Isla Vista, California, a 22-year-old man murdered six people and injured 14 others before killing himself. The killer didn\\u2019t suddenly \\u201csnap\\u201d one day out of the blue; he planned the attack and spiraled into crisis in the years leading up to it.\\xa0
The horrific incident left violence prevention experts wondering: What were the missed warning signs?
One person who held some of the answers was the killer\\u2019s mother, Chin Rodger. She has long avoided the media, fearing that speaking publicly would only hurt the victims\\u2019 families more. But 10 years later, she\\u2019s come to see a greater purpose \\u2013 that\\xa0 sharing what she knows about her son\\u2019s behavior before the attack could help others identify similar warning signs and prevent further violence.
By confronting and sharing the painful memories and evidence her son, Elliot, left behind, Rodger has contributed to the field of threat assessment \\u2013 teams of people who specialize in collecting information on possible threats, connecting the dots and intervening before tragedy strikes. This week on Reveal, Rodger talks publicly for the first time with Mother Jones reporter Mark Follman.
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