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In an audiotape of a call Lanza made to an Oregon college radio station obtained by The Daily News - and vouched for by two old friends - the madman waved a giant red flag that he was about to explode almost exactly a year before the Sandy Hook massacre.
Using the name Greg and apparently taking pains to disguise his voice, Lanza weighed-in on mass murder by comparing “a teenage mall shooter” to Travis, a chimpanzee who became infamous after ripping the face off a Connecticut woman in 2009.
In doing so, Lanza provided a frightening look not seen thus far into the twisted logic and troubled mind of the 20-year-old killer.
Enough is enough is enough.. he killed a bunch of people, why we may never know, but this is bordering on almost obsessive monster painting..
and vouched for by two old friends
Char-Lee
reply to post by vkey08
and vouched for by two old friends
And I thought he had no friends. If you believe this crap I feel sorry for you.
Sremmos80
reply to post by Char-Lee
And one of the friends that vouched for the audio tape says, "Ya i think it is him" and "Sounds like something he would say" Not, yes that is adam.
"It's him," said Kromberg. "I talked to him every day for about an hour each day from freshman to junior year, so I know his voice. He's a very soft-spoken kid, but very articulate." Kromberg said he and another classmate often made a point of talking to the extremely introverted Lanza, who he recalled would dart out of the classroom as soon as the bell rang. "As soon as he opened his mouth (in the audio clip), I knew it was him,” said Kromberg. “There's no voice distinction."
Nancy's sister-in-law, Marsha Lanza, told AP her nephew had been raised by kind, nurturing parents, who would not have hesitated to seek counselling for their son if he needed it.
She was close to Lanza's mother whom she described as a "good mother and kind-hearted". Marsha Lanza said her husband saw Adam as recently as June and recalled nothing out of the ordinary about him.
WhiteAlice
Sremmos80
reply to post by Char-Lee
And one of the friends that vouched for the audio tape says, "Ya i think it is him" and "Sounds like something he would say" Not, yes that is adam.
From the NY Daily article:
"It's him," said Kromberg. "I talked to him every day for about an hour each day from freshman to junior year, so I know his voice. He's a very soft-spoken kid, but very articulate." Kromberg said he and another classmate often made a point of talking to the extremely introverted Lanza, who he recalled would dart out of the classroom as soon as the bell rang. "As soon as he opened his mouth (in the audio clip), I knew it was him,” said Kromberg. “There's no voice distinction."
He didn't say "I think". He said "it's him". That said, it would be nice if there was more evidence that it was Lanza calling in to have more certainty in the matter as I think what he actually says in the clip is really very important if it was indeed Lanza. What they have so far looks pretty good that it is and it matches Lanza's interests in the same time period. The kid was looking at the prior school shootings with a particular intensity and the caller basically touches on a kind of "beast within" theme that has some prevalence in prior school shooters.
Another of Lanza’s former high school classmates, who last spoke to the killer back in late 2010, said after hearing the recording that it sounded like Lanza was trying to disguise his voice. “Yes, I think it’s him,” said the friend, who asked not to be identified. “It does sound like something he would say. But he is talking funny.”
But Smiggles, touching on same point his friend made to The News, also critiqued his “failed attempt at having a normal voice.” “I at least sounded less incoherent than usual,” he wrote. “I normally speak much softer and swifter, with less articulation, less inflection, and more mumbling.”
WhiteAlice
reply to post by Sremmos80
According to the article via the second friend:
Another of Lanza’s former high school classmates, who last spoke to the killer back in late 2010, said after hearing the recording that it sounded like Lanza was trying to disguise his voice. “Yes, I think it’s him,” said the friend, who asked not to be identified. “It does sound like something he would say. But he is talking funny.”
And interestingly enough, the individual on the board using a known online alias of Lanza according to the investigation report acknowledged these things:
But Smiggles, touching on same point his friend made to The News, also critiqued his “failed attempt at having a normal voice.” “I at least sounded less incoherent than usual,” he wrote. “I normally speak much softer and swifter, with less articulation, less inflection, and more mumbling.”
Even the second friend suggested that it sounded like his former friend was trying to disguise his voice and "Smiggles", a known online alias of Lanza's, confirms that he was trying to speak more normally than his usual. Pretty strong inference there.
So the score is one friend clearly confirming and the second friend partially confirming with a suggestion that Lanza was modifying his voice and actually matches what "Smiggles" said (strong inference).
As for what they talked about, the acquaintance said the topics ranged from current events to "chimpanzee society and how they interacted."