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He has been charged with multiple first-degree murders, and also attempted murder charges. On the 3rd of March, 2021, he was found guilty in a Toronto courtroom of 10 first-degree murders and 16 attempted murders.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/517109-toronto-van-attack-guilty/</ref> He was later sentenced life in prison, serving several concurrent sentences, with the possibility of parole after a minimum term of 25 years.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/toronto-van-attacker-sentenced-life-prison-2022-06-13/</ref> | He has been charged with multiple first-degree murders, and also attempted murder charges. On the 3rd of March, 2021, he was found guilty in a Toronto courtroom of 10 first-degree murders and 16 attempted murders.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/517109-toronto-van-attack-guilty/</ref> He was later sentenced life in prison, serving several concurrent sentences, with the possibility of parole after a minimum term of 25 years.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/toronto-van-attacker-sentenced-life-prison-2022-06-13/</ref> | ||
Minassian called for an "incel rebellion" in a Facebook post prior to the massacre, and paid homage to the late Elliot Rodger. | Minassian called for an "incel rebellion" in a Facebook post prior to the massacre, and paid homage to the late Elliot Rodger, who he portrayed as an inspiration for the attack. | ||
Later in the hearings, government officials claimed that Minassian confessed to having lied about being motivated by an "[[incel rebellion]]", with the implication that Minassian only used this as a veneer increase the notoriety the attack would grant him. His primary motivation was claimed to be that he was about to fail in his job and live an insignificant life, so he decided instead to achieve [[Statusmaxx|notoriety]] through a mass murder. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Born on Nov. 3, 1992, Minassian grew up in the home with his parents and a brother, neighbors said. His father is a senior software developer and his mother was reported as working for an IT service provider prior to the attack.<ref>https://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/2018/05/14/inside-the-life-of-alek-minassian-the-toronto-van-rampage-suspect-no-one-thought-capable-of-murder.html</ref> His mother had reported that her son Alek had worked at the same company as his mother, Compugen, for a brief period as a teenager.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/alleged-van-attacker-about-to-graduate-college-1.4637079</ref> | Born on Nov. 3, 1992, Minassian grew up in the home with his parents and a brother, neighbors said. His father is a senior software developer and his mother was reported as working for an IT service provider prior to the attack.<ref>https://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/2018/05/14/inside-the-life-of-alek-minassian-the-toronto-van-rampage-suspect-no-one-thought-capable-of-murder.html</ref> His mother had reported that her son Alek had worked at the same company as his mother, Compugen, for a brief period as a teenager.<ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/alleged-van-attacker-about-to-graduate-college-1.4637079</ref> | ||
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==Autism== | ==Autism== | ||
Alek was reported to have [[Asperger's syndrome|Asperger]] (before Asperger's syndrome was merged into the autism spectrum), took special needs classes, and was known by students for making cat noises out of the blue. Marianne Kristiansson, PhD, professor of forensic psychiatry at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden has attempted to explain why so many young men who have commited spree killings have autism, and while not condoning or forgiving the killings, separating former autistic killers from psycopaths by explaining how autists have a hard time with verbal communication of deep frustrations.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20121218/aspergers-violence#2</ref> | Alek was reported to have [[Asperger's syndrome|Asperger]] (before Asperger's syndrome was merged into the autism spectrum), took special needs classes, and was known by students for making cat noises out of the blue. Marianne Kristiansson, PhD, professor of forensic psychiatry at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden has attempted to explain why so many young men who have commited spree killings have autism, and while not condoning or forgiving the killings, separating former autistic killers from psycopaths by explaining how autists have a hard time with verbal communication of deep frustrations.<ref>https://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20121218/aspergers-violence#2</ref> | ||
==School bullying== | ==School bullying== | ||
In a CBC documentary, a former schoolmate of Minassian confirmed that Minassian was, "constantly bullied", and, "picked on". She said that his nickname was, "Chewbacca".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWjCHPg9gA at 6:08</ref> Another man who claimed to be a friend of his in high school corroborated the claim that Minassian was bullied, though he added that Minassian had seemed to often play up the extent of his disability to get attention.<ref>https://www.toronto.com/opinion/i-was-friends-with-alek-minassian-in-high-school-we-were-both-outcasts/article_3f2cf590-c073-5bf5-9854-6e004c7e6452.html</ref> | In a CBC documentary, a former schoolmate of Minassian confirmed that Minassian was, "constantly bullied", and, "picked on". She said that his nickname was, "Chewbacca".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWjCHPg9gA at 6:08</ref> Another man who claimed to be a friend of his in high school corroborated the claim that Minassian was bullied, though he added that Minassian had seemed to often play up the extent of his disability to get attention.<ref>https://www.toronto.com/opinion/i-was-friends-with-alek-minassian-in-high-school-we-were-both-outcasts/article_3f2cf590-c073-5bf5-9854-6e004c7e6452.html</ref> | ||
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He had hoped that the attack he carried out would have a very high 'kill count' that would seal his reputation as an infamous mass killer, which is further evidence of a drive for recognition being foremost in his motivation for carrying out the attack. This is in line with evidence that links narcissistic insult and narcissistic drive for recognition to mass killings in general.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764217739660</ref> As Minassian was reported as being 'very shy' in general,<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-facebook-post-connected-to-suspect-in-van-rampage-cites-incel/</ref> if he was indeed motivated by narcissism it is likely that his narcissistic tendencies trend more towards the vulnerable or covert narcissist type.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Dark_triad#Vulnerable_narcissism</ref> | He had hoped that the attack he carried out would have a very high 'kill count' that would seal his reputation as an infamous mass killer, which is further evidence of a drive for recognition being foremost in his motivation for carrying out the attack. This is in line with evidence that links narcissistic insult and narcissistic drive for recognition to mass killings in general.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764217739660</ref> As Minassian was reported as being 'very shy' in general,<ref>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-facebook-post-connected-to-suspect-in-van-rampage-cites-incel/</ref> if he was indeed motivated by narcissism it is likely that his narcissistic tendencies trend more towards the vulnerable or covert narcissist type.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Dark_triad#Vulnerable_narcissism</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[George Sodini]] | *[[George Sodini]] | ||
*[[Seung-Hui Cho]] | *[[Seung-Hui Cho]] | ||
*[[Elliot Rodger]] | *[[Elliot Rodger]] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Bad people]] | [[Category:Bad people]] | ||
[[Category:Autism spectrum]] | [[Category:Autism spectrum]] | ||