Decapitation, beautification of shooting at school, video of attachment to 47: Robert Crimo's disturbing online world

His my uncle who said, "I didn't see any signs of a problem."

The mayor said he remembered him as "just a little boy" when he knew him as a Cub Scout.

Local police said he wasn't even on their radar.

But if you look closely at Robert Crimo's online presence, it's a completely different story.

I often posted offensive and violent videos, including one of the beheadings, across multiple platforms.

An amateur rapper, nicknamed "Awake the Rapper," celebrated his death in one of his music videos, fascinated school shootings, and was shot by police.

There is also an unexplained obsession with the number 47, which dates after July 4th.

And on Independence Day morning, this obsession with violence left the online world and into the truelife of innocent family, friends and locals who saw July 4th. It seems to have entered. parade.

Investigators said Mr. Kurimo, dressed in women's clothing and armed with an AR-15, went to the parade route and scaled the roof of a nearby building.

Later, officials said he released more than 70 bullet hail to the parade participants and the crowd of participants below.

The attack killed seven people and injured dozens more.

After that, Mr. Kurimo was dressed as a woman and was able to escape from the scene without being noticed.

Hiding in a parade participant fleeing the scene, the suspect is said to have quietly returned to his mother's house.

He was arrested a few hours later when he was found driving on the freeway in his mother's car.

Investigators said Mr. Kurimo acted alone and "planned the attack in advance for several weeks."

He found the AR-15 style rifle used in the attack before the shooting of, the second rifle found in the car during his arrest, at his home. I bought multiple firearms, such as a pistol. 48}

The motive for the attack is still unknown.

Law enforcement agencies, tech companies, and even companies close to suspects are beginning to face the question pointed out as to whether a major danger signal was overlooked before the attack.

In an interview with NBC'sshow today on Tuesday morning, Mayor Nancy Rotelling said in his online post "Plans and aspirations for a genocide in advance." It reflects. "

Sgt Chris Covelli of the Lake County Serious Crime Task Force, when investigators are reviewing a video posted online by Mr. Crimo, when grilled about the oversight of a warning sign at a press conference on Tuesday, in July. He said he was unaware of them four days ago. Massacre.

"We look at them and see what they reveal," he said.

On Tuesday, both Spotify and Youtube announced that they had removed all of Crimo's content from the platform.

A video praising school shooting and massive violence

In the traces of annoying online posts, he I have a music video posted to my YouTube account. The rap name Awake the Rapper is featured in a video praising school shootings and massive violence.

In one music video, Mr. Kurimo is set up in a school classroom.

He repeatedly wraps the lyrics "time out" and raises his foot on his desk.

Then, at some point, he reaches for a backpack on the floor near his desk with one hand.

The video suddenly stopped and Cut his footage in the same classroom, wearing tactical gear and a black helmet, with an eerie laugh over his head.

The room is confused with bullets scattered along the floor.

At one point he hung the American flag on his shoulder.

Some cartoon animated videos are also used to beautify school shootings.

One of his latest music videos, titled "Are you Awake," shows a shooter cartoon that looks a lot like Mr. Kurimo with a face tattoo.

The figure wears tactical gear, is armed with a rifle, and is mass shooting.

Victims are seen lying on the floor, others surrender and hold hands.

"I need to do that. That's my destiny," the lyrics say.

In another animated video titled "Toy Soldier", a character similar to Mr. Kurimo , Can be seen dead and lying in a pool of blood surrounded by heavily armed law enforcement agencies.

Before the platform removed content, Crimo's Spotify page had more than 16,000 listeners a month.

Celebrate suicide on Discord

Crimo also uses the Discord channel and posts to the Political Commission under the username "SS" Did.

Dwyer is famous for committing suicide live on television at a press conference attended by several media outlets in 1986.

The Pennsylvania Treasury Secretary has just been convicted of a bribe and has been in prison for 55 years.

Mr. Kurimo posted a photo of the deceased member with the caption "I want politicians to continue this kind of speech."

Other photos of Mr. Kurimo taken from Discord seem to indicate suicide.

"Send a screenshot of the cursed image to everyone or promise you're no longer alive," read one caption of his selfie. The

Discord channel was also closed on Monday night.

Far-right and parent Trump's emotions

Kurimo's online presence shows that he is holding something of parent Donald on the far right. It shows that Trump's emotions.

His Discord server name was "SS". This is a group of Nazis who killed millions of Jews on the Holocaust.

The photos Kurimo shared on social media also seem to indicate that he is a supporter of Trump. He is currently the focus of Congressional investigations into the Capitol riots on January 6.

In a selfie, Kurimo said, "Look for Wally," while attending the Pro Trample RallyIllinoisin Northbrook in September 2020. I dressed up as a character of "!".

The photo shows the Trump 2020 flag in the background.

Kurimo was also portrayed in the story of theChicago Tribuneabout the rally, saying he was "tensioned" by the opposition and the opposition. It was expressed. each other.

Another photo in circulation online shows Mr. Kurimo wrapped in the blue Trump flag.

But I also liked the video of 21-year-old President Joe Biden.

Bob Klimo fails to bid as mayor He did Highland Park, where he lost to the current mayor, Ms Rotering.

Attack site footage

In addition to violent and raw content, Kurimo appears to locate last year. I posted a video online of the attack.

A video posted on his personal blog shows Central Avenue in Highland Park from the ground.

Central Avenue was the main street of the parade route.

Other online content that sends alert bells includes him allegedly sharing a beheading video on a message board and referring to Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated JFKNBC News

Obsession with Number 47

Mr. Kurimo also has a strange obsession with Number 47 Seems to be referencing it repeatedly in his Twitter account. Even if the numbers are tattooed on the sides of his face.

This number was also drawn on the door of a car that was seen parked outside his parents' house on Tuesday.

Social media users suggest that the number is "part of his violent fantasy world," pointing to a photo of Mr. Kurimo in a dark suit with a red tie. increase. Shooting video game Hitman.

Another suggestion about the importance of numbers is to spell the date of July 4th in reverse.

The president-elect will also be 47 years old.