
Man practiced "silent kill" before Calif. rampage
A sheriff's report provides new details on how Elliot Rodger researched, prepared for and carried out a serious of deadly attacks on May 23, 2014
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A sheriff's report provides new details on how Elliot Rodger researched, prepared for and carried out a serious of deadly attacks on May 23, 2014
A month after a young man went on a deadly rampage at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the parents of two of the victims, George Chen and David Wang, spoke to CBS News about their loss. Ben Tracy reports
The grieving parents of three of the victims - David Wang, George Chen and James Hong - share memories of their sons
Father of college student gunned down in Santa Barbara mass killings met with the father of the gunman on June 1
Richard Martinez, whose son Christopher was murdered during the UC Santa Barbara shooting massacre, sat down with Peter Rodger, the father of the gunman. Martinez hopes the incident will shed light on the need for stricter gun laws
Richard Martinez, who spoke out strongly for stronger gun laws after his son was shot dead, says he and Peter Rodger will now work together
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Dept. says police were aware Elliot Rodger had posted disturbing videos prior to welfare check, but had not viewed them
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Elliot Rodger threatened to kill in his online video; so why wasn't he stopped?
Santa Barbara shooter Elliot Rodger said he came to hate childhood friend for being "popular with the pretty girls" in middle school
Students visited a memorial in front of the Tri Delta sorority, where two women were killed in Friday's shooting rampage
Victims included killer's three roommates who had planned to move out, two sorority sisters and a "really great kid"
Kelly Wang and Johnny Chen, parents of George Chen, added their names in chalk to the memorial that stands in honor of their son
"We can point to all the warning signs we missed. But they're yellow flags. They're not red flags until blood is spilled," expert says
Santa Barbara District Attorney says there was nothing in those incidents, or a series of Internet videos, that signaled the 22-year-old was planning to kill
Friends and family came together at makeshift memorials in Santa Barbara, California, to mourn the victims of the shooting rampage carried out by Elliot Rodger
Elliot Rodger had a history of mental problems but had never been judged to be a danger or legally committed for treatment
Details of the perpetrator's mental health history raise questions about how to assess the risk of violence
Therapist of Santa Barbara killer had warned his parents of his plans, and they contacted authorities and were driving to him, but it was too late
Sheriff's deputies visited Rodger three times in 10 months, but he still amassed a legal arsenal and laid out a careful plan for his slaughter
Police say 22-year-old Elliot Rodger went on a murder rampage before taking his own life in the college town
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Did her stalker target a stranger to get revenge?
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Did her stalker target a stranger to get revenge?
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