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_Published 2014-05-25. Elliot Rodger, the man suspected of killing seven people, including himself, near the UCSB campus spoke in a YouTube video about his plans shortly before Friday’s shooting spree._


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## Transcript

Elliot Rodger, the man suspected of killing seven people, including himself, and wounding seven more at the University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke in a YouTube video about his plan shortly before Friday's shooting spree. All you girls who rejected me and looked down upon me, and I can't wait to give you exactly what you deserve, utter annihilation. Rodger's father is Peter Rodger, an assistant director for the Hunger Games franchise, while his stepmother stars in the French version of The Real Housewives. Elliot Rodger documented his hatred for men and women on more than just his YouTube channel.

He also inked a 106, 000 word manifesto, where he attempts to explain why he was quote, forced to go on this killing spree. ABC reports the Rodger family attorney said Rodger was being treated by several therapists before the killings. And, that the Rodger family had reported his other disturbing YouTube videos to the police. The family attorney also said, police had interviewed Rodger, and found him to be quote, a perfectly polite, kind and wonderful human. According to the police, all the guns Rodger used during the shooting were purchased legally and registered to the shooter. I'm Jamal Andrews.

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