Tag: Charles Carl Roberts IV

Amish schoolhouse gunman was drug-free:

Lancaster County Coroner Gary Kirchner has announced that no drugs were found in the system of Charles Carl Roberts IV, the Amish school shooter. This just makes his actions even more puzzling.

Statement from the Roberts’ family released:

The family of Charles Roberts, the Amish school gunman that killed 5 girls, has released the following statement to the public…

From the Roberts family:

To our Amish friends, neighbors, and local community:

Our family wants each of you to know that we are overwhelmed by the forgiveness, grace, and mercy that you’ve extended to us. Your love for our family has helped to provide the healing we so desperately need. The prayers, flowers, cards, and gifts you’ve given have touched our hearts in a way no words can describe. Your compassion has reached beyond our family, beyond our community, and is changing our world, and for this we sincerely thank you.

Please know that our hearts have been broken by all that has happened. We are filled with sorrow for all of our Amish neighbors whom we have loved and continue to love. We know that there are many hard days ahead for all the families who lost loved ones, and so we will continue to put our hope and trust in God of all comfort, as we all seek to rebuild our lives.

Roberts to Amish: You’ll pay for my baby:

It appears that Charles Carl Roberts’ motive was more about the loss of his daughter than about the alleged molestation of relatives 20 years ago…

Charles Carl Roberts IV, after barricading the doors and dismissing all but the 10 Amish girls, pointed his gun at the children.

“I’m going to make you pay for my daughter,’’ state police said Roberts told them.

Police believe Roberts intended to sexually assault the girls, based on lubricating jelly they found in his belongings that morning, but never got the chance.

If you’ll remember Roberts lost his first daughter, Elise when she died shortly after being born. In my opinion, it sounds like he wanted to torture them more than sexually assault them.

Roberts is buried next to his daughter.

And as mentioned yesterday the school-house where the shootings took place has been demolished.

Roberts eyed in sex attack on Amish woman in 2005:

Charles Carl Roberts IV, the gunman in the Amish school shooting, is being looked at as a possible suspect in the 2005 attempted rape of an Amish woman in her home.

The victim’s father, who interrupted the assault, said that neither he nor his daughter got a good look at the attacker because it was dark at the time. And they have no definitive proof it was Roberts.

Police are investigating by comparing fingerprints from both crime scenes.

Roberts lived less than one-quarter mile from the victim.

Family Asks For Prayers As Girl Shows Some Improvement:

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lancaster County’s coroner said one of the Amish girls was released from the hospital Thursday and brought home to die. Since then, News 8 has learned that the 6-year-old victim was taken back to the hospital because she began showing signs of improvement.

“I promised the families not to talk a lot about what’s happening right now,” said Rev. Rob Schenck of the National Clergy Council. “I will say there is a lot of talk of miracles and answer to prayers. And one of the families said to me, ‘There’s always something to thank God for.’”

The victim’s family has not said much. But they have asked for prayers. They said they appreciate all of the prayers and well wishes and think that they are making a difference.

I’ll still be praying for this girl’s survival. I hope you will as well.

Thanks to Magz for the tip.

Amish Shooting Victim Taken Off Life Support:

GEORGETOWN, Pa. (AP) — The number of dead from Monday’s Amish schoolhouse shooting could soon rise by one more.

A county coroner and a doctor who serves Amish children said it appears that one of the survivors is being taken off life-support and taken home to die.

I can’t even imagine the pain that family must be going through right now.

My heart breaks for them and my prayers are with them.

Kin Say School Gunman Didn’t Molest Them:

NICKEL MINES, Pa. — Two relatives of the man who attacked an Amish school said they were not molested by him 20 years ago as he had claimed, investigators said Wednesday.

Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, revealed to his family in notes he left behind and in a cell phone call to his wife from inside the West Nickel Mines Amish School that he was tormented by memories of molesting his two young relatives 20 years ago. He also spoke of having dreams about doing it again.

Investigators spoke to the two women, who would have been 4 or 5 at the time, and they said there was no such abuse.

“Both of them have no recollection of being sexually assaulted by Roberts,” state police Trooper Linette Quinn said.”They were absolutely sure they had no contact with Roberts.”

Which makes his victims’ deaths even more pointless.

Amish school gunman bought supplies 6 days before killings:

It seems that Charles Roberts was planning his deadly siege of the Amish school days before the attack. According to the article he bought most of his supplies six days before the siege. That means that Roberts already had his siege in mind before Duane Morrison shot and killed a female hostage and himself at Platte Canyon High School in Colorado. Still, one has to wonder if the Platte Canyon siege further egged on Roberts’ desire to molest and kill. Even more disturbing than the fact that sexual lubricant was found at the crime scene was this…

A piece of lumber found in the school had 10 large eyebolts spaced about 10 inches apart, suggesting that Roberts may have planned to truss up the girls and sexually assault them.

The article also states that the relatives that Roberts claims to have molested are being interviewed by police.

The article also contains a list of the casualties…

The victims were identified as Naomi Rose Ebersole, 7; Anna Mae Stoltzfus, 12; Marian Fisher, 13; Mary Liz Miller, 8; and her sister Lena Miller, 7.

May God have mercy on your soul Charles Carl Roberts IV.

Police: School killer told wife he molested family members:

What’s a word for ‘more than horrified’?

(CNN) — Pennsylvania schoolhouse killer Charles Carl Roberts IV said he molested minor family members 20 years ago and was dreaming about molesting again, police said Tuesday.

Roberts’ assault Monday killed five girls and wounded five others, police said, before he killed himself. Police have been trying to determine the motive behind the attack by talking to family members and analyzing suicide notes.

Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller said Roberts may have targeted the school for its girl students and — given the various items found in the school — intended to molest the children.

He said KY Jelly lubricant was found in the schoolhouse where the assault occurred but there is no evidence that the victims were sexually assaulted in any way.

“It’s very possible, when he talks about doing the things and having dreams for the last two years about doing things that he did 20 years ago … he perhaps planned, with the kind of wood and eyebolts and flex cuffs and KY Jelly and other things, it’s very possible that he intended to victimize these children in many ways prior to executing them and killing himself,” Miller said.

Roberts also said he was mad at God for the death of his premature baby, Elise, born nine years ago, Miller said.

Miller said Roberts called his wife Monday morning and said, “‘I am not coming home. The police are here.’”

Then Miller said Roberts stated, “‘I molested some minor family members, family members that were 3 or 4 years old, 20 years ago.’”

“Roberts mentioned in his suicide note that he was having dreams of molesting again,” Miller said.

Miller said both sides of Roberts’ family were interviewed, including his parents, and his wife, and they said they had no knowledge of any molestation by Roberts affecting any family member or anyone else.

Could he have picked any more innocent victims to terrorize than Amish children?

There were a million things that Charles Roberts could have done to alleviate his guilt. Why did he have to choose this one?