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 On the 3rd of March, 2021, Minassian 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, who he portrayed as an inspiration for the attack.
+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.