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|hobby = Playing music}}'''Wade Michael Page''' (November 11, 1971 – August 5, 2012) was an American white supremacist, [[White Power Skinheads|skinhead]], and mass murderer who was the perpetrator of the Wisconsin Sikh Temple [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] on August 5, 2012. | |hobby = Playing music}}{{Quote|Passive submission is indirect support to the oppressors. Stand up for yourself and live the 14 words.|Page in a 2011 social media post.}} | ||
'''Wade Michael Page''' (November 11, 1971 – August 5, 2012) was an American white supremacist, [[White Power Skinheads|skinhead]], and mass murderer who was the perpetrator of the Wisconsin Sikh Temple [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] on August 5, 2012. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Page was born in Colorado. In 1992 Page joined the US Army, initially working as a repairman on Hawk missile systems before becoming a psychological operations specialist. In 1998 after a pattern of misconduct - including both drinking on duty and being AWOL - Page was demoted and given a general discharge from the Army. | Page was born in Colorado. In 1992 Page joined the US Army, initially working as a repairman on Hawk missile systems before becoming a psychological operations specialist. In 1998 after a pattern of misconduct - including both drinking on duty and being AWOL - Page was demoted and given a general discharge from the Army. | ||
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Authorities labeled the act as a domestic terrorist attack as well as a possible [[hate crime]] against Sikhs. Oak Park police turned the investigation over to the FBI. The chief of police declined to remark on possible motives, stating that knowledge of that died with Page. | Authorities labeled the act as a domestic terrorist attack as well as a possible [[hate crime]] against Sikhs. Oak Park police turned the investigation over to the FBI. The chief of police declined to remark on possible motives, stating that knowledge of that died with Page. | ||
Following the shooting, photographs of Page appeared in media reports showing him with a range of tattoos on his arms and upper body, which were said to show his links to white supremacist organizations. One tattoo was of the [[Fourteen Words]], a well-known white supremacist slogan. | |||
Page's former step-mother apologized to the Sikh victims and said she had not been in touch with her stepson for the past twelve years, after divorcing his father. | |||
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[[Category:Folkish Paganism]] | |||