Natalie ‘Samantha’ Rupnow manifesto, War Against Humanity, purporting to be written by alleged Madison, Wisconsin school shooter and shared by boyfriend, @Slatzism offers an insight into shooter’s dystopian view of society and possible motivation.
A 15 year old Wisconsin teen girl has been identified as the alleged shooter that led to a teacher and fellow teen student gunned down on Monday at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School, a K-12 facility in the state’s capital.
Natalie ‘Samantha’ Rupnow, 15, is purported to have left behind a manifesto chronicling her ideology. A previous report linked to her Discord account (since removed) purporting a ‘hatred of men’ and the ‘patriarchy’ as the ‘scourge of society’ that led to women’s oppression and by implication the female shooters own descent.
Authorities to date have not verified whether the above alleged manifesto was indeed the one left behind by Samantha Rupinow.
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A second manifesto, titled, ‘War Against Humanity,’ a six page document is alleged to have been shared online by an individual, @Slatzism purporting to be the boyfriend of Rupinow. What is currently understood is that two pages were shared on X.
In the manifesto, the author writes that they have ‘grown to hate people, and society’ and calls their parents ‘scum.’
The author also writes that they acquired weapons ‘by lies and manipulation, and my father’s stupidity’ and describes wanting to die by suicide, but feeling like carrying out a shooting was ‘better for evolution rather than just one stupid boring suicide.’
Added further the alleged manifesto:
She also claims her family didn’t love her or want her, and expresses feeling like the “wrong child” of her family. – She says she had planned to commit suicide a long time ago, but felt committing a shooting was “better for evolution rather than just one stupid boring suicide.” – She expresses deep admiration for Pekka Eric Auvinen, Arda Küçükyetim, and Vladislav Roslyakov. – She offered particular praise for Küçükyetim, who was a Turkish neo-nazi who committed a mass attack in Eskişehir earlier this year, and stated he was an inspiration to her. She calls him “an ultimate saint.”
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said authorities are aware of the document, but have been unable to verify its authenticity. ‘We haven’t been able to verify that it’s authentic. We’re certainly aware that it’s been posted and the person who posted it alleged to have a connection with the victim,’ Barnes said.
He said authorities have not located the person who posted it, but have shared information with the FBI.
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The manifesto—if authentic—could provide insight into the shooter’s motive. Barnes had said on Monday that a motive for the shooting was not immediately known and that it was not clear if the victims were targeted.
Rupinow was found with a self-inflicted gunshot when officers arrived at the school and died en route to a hospital, Barnes said. She was a student at the ‘Christian’ school, which has about 400 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Cops also confirmed that shooter Rupnow was not on their radar and had no prior interactions with her before Monday, though they said a probe would confirm that.
