Adam Lanza, Travis The Chimp, Mass Shooters, And Understanding
Travis the Chimp is a sociocultural crime case from 2009 in Stamford, CT, best summarized herein:
Essentially, Travis was a chimp who was almost fully raised around humans and as part of a human family and human interaction. He was named for Travis Tritt (ha), and rode around in his owner’s tow truck in a baseball shirt. He apparently even drove the tow truck sometimes. He liked ice cream and Tickle Me Elmo. After the father and son of the family died (cancer and a car accident, I believe), he slept with the mother at night and she pampered him as a human son.
Eventually, he mauled her friend Charla (photo above) and set off waves of sweeping legislation about keeping primates as pets. Travis himself was killed by Stamford police.
Adam Lanza was the shooter at Sandy Hook Elementary, where 20 children and six adults were killed in 2012. Sandy Hook was probably the worst mass shooting you can recall in your brain. It didn’t…
