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== Obsession with Sex and Pornography == | == Obsession with Sex and Pornography == | ||
Unknown to his parents, Robert Poulin had another hobby - pornography. Using a secret post office box that he rented, Robert had amassed a massive collection pornography with some 250 pornographic books and magazines which meticulously indexed and categorized | Unknown to his parents, Robert Poulin had another hobby - pornography. Using a secret post office box that he rented, Robert had amassed a massive collection pornography with some 250 pornographic books and magazines which he meticulously indexed and categorized. It was all purchased with the earnings from his paper route.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||
Robert kept eleven loose-leaf binder pages and scrapbooks containing nearly 1,000 separate entries on pictures and ads of nude men and women with "ratings" for them. His tastes would later turn sadomasochistic and violent, collecting images of women handcuffed to bedposts.<ref name=":2" /> | Robert kept eleven loose-leaf binder pages and scrapbooks containing nearly 1,000 separate entries on pictures and ads of nude men and women with "ratings" for them. His tastes would later turn sadomasochistic and violent, collecting images of women handcuffed to bedposts.<ref name=":2" /> | ||
Robert kept a diary in which he poured his thoughts into it. His entries painted a lonely figure in the grips of despair and obsession with sex. In an entry he confessed "There are some girls that I would love to be good friends with but I know I am still too shy to go up and talk to any of them. I wish I could overcome this fear of women."<ref name=":2" /> | |||
With his severe shyness overwhelming him and his carnal tastes darkening, Robert seem to have believed that rape was the only solution to his girl problems. In his diary he outlined plans to take a woman by force, disguising himself with a balaclava. He took steps in his plans by purchasing a knife and a .38 snub-nosed revolver. | With his severe shyness overwhelming him and his carnal tastes darkening, Robert seem to have believed that rape was the only solution to his girl problems. In his diary he outlined plans to take a woman by force, disguising himself with a balaclava. He took steps in his plans by purchasing a knife and a .38 snub-nosed revolver. | ||
Seeing as he was growing especially suicidal and unhinged, Robert attempted to solve his problems by ordering an inflatable sex-doll from California stating in his diary "Now I no longer think I will need to rape a girl, and am unsure as to whether or not I will commit suicide".<ref name=":2" /> The doll failed to satisfy his needs and his thoughts of rape and death soon returned.<ref name=":2" /> Though not officially established to Robert Poulin, but a number of women filed complaints concerning a number of indecent assaults and attempted rapes in the neighborhood. The descriptions provided of the assailant fit Robert with some reports stating the assailant wore nothing but a balaclava .<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> | Seeing as he was growing especially suicidal and unhinged, Robert attempted to solve his problems by ordering an inflatable sex-doll from California stating in his diary "Now I no longer think I will need to rape a girl, and am unsure as to whether or not I will commit suicide".<ref name=":2" /> The doll failed to satisfy his needs and his thoughts of rape and death soon returned.<ref name=":2" /> Though not officially established to Robert Poulin, but a number of women filed complaints concerning a number of indecent assaults and attempted rapes in the neighborhood. The descriptions provided of the assailant fit Robert with some reports stating the assailant wore nothing but a balaclava.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> | ||
== Day of the Rampage == | == Day of the Rampage == | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 6 September 2022
"I don't want to die before I had the pleasure of fucking some girl."
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Robert Poulin (1957 - 27th October 1975) was an 18-year-old former student responsible for a rampage-style school shooting at St. Pius X High School which saw the death of a classmate and wounding five others before he took his life by a single shotgun blast to the head. [1][2]
Before the shooting, Robert had lured a neighbor, 17-year-old Sri Lankan named Kimberley 'Kim' Rabot, to his home. It was there where he had raped, sodomized, stabbed and asphyxiated her before setting fire to his house. [1][2]
Early Life
Robert Poulin was born to Stuart and Mary Poulin. Stuart was a former pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force working as an elementary teacher whilst his mother worked as a nurse. By all accounts they were loving parents. The Poulin family resided at 5 Warrington Drive, a two-and-a-half story Tudor-style home in South Ottawa.[1][3]
Robert was noted as being a studious and keenly intelligent young man. He greatly enjoyed war-gaming with his small circle of friends in person or over the telephone. Another interest Robert pursued was assembling model airplanes. [3]
Robert was described as "someone who would not hold a grudge". He went to church regularly, and had jobs delivering newspapers and working in a pizza shop. His parents described him as a very conscientious paperboy who at one time had two routes and never missed a day.[1]
While not a loner, Robert had a small circle of friends and was noted as being somewhat socially awkward and quite shy, especially around girls.
Hailing from a military family with his being pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Robert had asperations of following in his father's footsteps. These asperations were dashed after he was rejected from the training program due to psychological immaturity and physical conditions such as his poor eyesight and convex chest deformity.[1] It was also discovered that Robert had lied on his application, claiming that he played several team sports (he did not play sports at all).[1]
Following his rejection for officer training, Robert became steadily more depressed and suicidal.
Obsession with Sex and Pornography
Unknown to his parents, Robert Poulin had another hobby - pornography. Using a secret post office box that he rented, Robert had amassed a massive collection pornography with some 250 pornographic books and magazines which he meticulously indexed and categorized. It was all purchased with the earnings from his paper route.[1][3]
Robert kept eleven loose-leaf binder pages and scrapbooks containing nearly 1,000 separate entries on pictures and ads of nude men and women with "ratings" for them. His tastes would later turn sadomasochistic and violent, collecting images of women handcuffed to bedposts.[3]
Robert kept a diary in which he poured his thoughts into it. His entries painted a lonely figure in the grips of despair and obsession with sex. In an entry he confessed "There are some girls that I would love to be good friends with but I know I am still too shy to go up and talk to any of them. I wish I could overcome this fear of women."[3]
With his severe shyness overwhelming him and his carnal tastes darkening, Robert seem to have believed that rape was the only solution to his girl problems. In his diary he outlined plans to take a woman by force, disguising himself with a balaclava. He took steps in his plans by purchasing a knife and a .38 snub-nosed revolver.
Seeing as he was growing especially suicidal and unhinged, Robert attempted to solve his problems by ordering an inflatable sex-doll from California stating in his diary "Now I no longer think I will need to rape a girl, and am unsure as to whether or not I will commit suicide".[3] The doll failed to satisfy his needs and his thoughts of rape and death soon returned.[3] Though not officially established to Robert Poulin, but a number of women filed complaints concerning a number of indecent assaults and attempted rapes in the neighborhood. The descriptions provided of the assailant fit Robert with some reports stating the assailant wore nothing but a balaclava.[1][3]
Day of the Rampage
Victims
Killed
- Kimberly 'Kim' Rabot (17)
- Mark Hough (17)
Wounded
- Marc Potvin (18)
- Terry Vanden Handenberg (18)
- Michael Monette (17)
- Barclay Holbrook (16)
- Kurniadi Benggawen (16)
Aftermath
Along with his abundant collection of pornography, police would later find four pairs of handcuffs in Robert’s bedroom. Other sexual items in his room included a box of women’s clothing (bras, panties, negligees), an inflatable sex doll, a condom-type vibrator device, and ominously a list of 18 names of girls.[1]