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reminder that this tragedy happened seven years ago today.

does this boy look familiar to you? no? this is benjamin wheeler, shot to death in 2012 by adam lanza, the sandy hook shooter. look at him. the face of innocence. he would have turned twelve this september. i am ashamed of my own community, the tcc, of the people who romanticise the man who killed him.

i was deeply close with one of ben’s family members, and he’s torn over this. seriously. benjamin was six years old when he was brutally murdered. he was shot at close range, multiple times. his family has to celebrate christmas without him. they have to suffer thinking how old their precious boy would be on his birthday every year. i could hear the pain in his voice when he would talk about sandy hook. it was heartbreaking to hear him speak about it, about ben. but you sickos just don’t care, do you? now this isn’t aimed at the people who are simply interested. I’M interested in true crime. it’s the people who take things just too far.

many people in this community can name random fun facts about lanza. what he likes to do in his free time, what music he listens to, what his handwriting looks like, everything. but, could you name anything about any of the victims? well, benjamin loved the beatles. he enjoyed sports, specifically swimming and soccer. his favourite meal was bacon and eggs. he has an older brother named nate. he wanted to be an architect and a paleontologist. he wanted a model of the number 7 subway train for christmas. he could also play the piano.

if you idolise adam lanza, or any other murderer for that matter, unfollow me. there is nothing beautiful about a six year old being murdered. about anyone being murdered. look at these pictures again. look at the life in his eyes. lanza took that away from him, something no man should have the power to do. i am so awfully disturbed that some people log into tumblr and post aesthetic images and love letters about this man. he was severely ill and deranged and he is no saviour. he has caused so much pain to so many people.

don’t remember adam lanza. instead, remember the names of his victims. charlotte bacon. daniel barden. rachel d’avino. olivia engel. josephine gay. dylan hockley. dawn lafferty hochsprung. madeline hsu. catherine hubbard. chase kowalski. jesse lewis. ana marquez-greene. james mattioli. grace mcdonnell. anne marie murphy. emilie parker. jack pinto. noah posner. caroline previdi. jessica rekos. avielle richman. lauren rousseau. mary sherlach. victoria soto. benjamin wheeler. allison wyatt.

so, i dare you. i dare you to look at the face of this child and tell me that you still want to go out on a date with adam lanza. i dare you to say those things whilst pretending that his family can hear you. forget adam lanza, remember benjamin wheeler.

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Joshua Maddux was an 18 year old boy who played guitar and was described as a very kind kid.

He left his house on May 8th 2008, and told his father he was going out for a walk. Well Josh never returned home and was missing until 2015.

Josh was found in a chimney 2 blocks from his fathers home. The chimney was located in a cabin that had been abandoned for 10 years. Joshua was found when the owner decided to demolish the cabin in order to build something new.

Josh was found in fetal position in nothing but a shirt. The rest of his clothes were found within the cabin.

The medical examiner stated there were no signs of trauma and declared the death “accidental.” However Chuck Murphy the owner of the cabin isn’t convinced.

Murphy said there was a steel webbing installed over the top of the chimney to prevent raccoons and other critters from crawling into the chimney and that it’s impossible for Josh to have climbed down the chimney.

“There’s no way that guy crawled inside that chimney with that steel webbing, He didn’t come down the chimney.” Murphy believes Maddux was forced into the chimney.

Murphy said it’s ridiculous to think an 18 year old teenager stripped down to just his shirt and climbed up on the roof to slide down a chimney knowing he’d be stuck.

Theres a man who had been heard bragging about killing Maddux, saying he “put him in a hole.” The police said he did have a long history of violence and a criminal record. However they couldn’t place him in Woodland Park Colorado at the time of the disappearance.

The mans name is Andrew Richard Newman, there are stories circulating of people who knew him personally. Apparently Andrew had been known for the vile things he had been involved in, but most charges against him in previous cases were dropped due to lack of evidence.

Multiple people have stated Josh went missing near the time Andrew had went off the deep end, and Multiple people believe Andrew is indeed the murderer.

However Andrew is out and about living his life freely still, and Joshua’s case remains and “accident.” 

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“I lost my brother at columbine 19 years ago. I’m tired of watching families become a part of this club nobody wants to be a part of” - Christine Mauser

Columbine victim Daniel Mauser’s sister protesting at a March For Our Lives event in Colorado (2018)

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move on, be strong.

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i just want to feel alive.

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“he goes to hell anyways". 🔆

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Date your local necromancer. When you’re feeling down, they’ll help raise your spirits.

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Sam Fuentes was shot in both legs by Nickolas Cruz during the Florida School Shooting and had shrapnel enter her face. Above she can be seen talking about the injuries to her face.

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I had never seen this photo, but she looks so cute and happy!

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the thought of me not discovering rock music literally hurts me

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PayItForward.

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Person recording: “Say frog!”

Child: “Fuck.”

Person recording: “Say frog!”

Child: “Fuck!”

Person recording: “Frog!”

[Person offscreen giggles]

Child: “Fuck!”

[Person offscreen bursts into laughter]

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Helena should have been graduating today with the msd class of 2019. Instead, that opportunity was taken from her. Although she wasn’t here physically to graduate she still did it! Congratulations Helena for graduating.💕