George Sodini, the man who opened fire in a Pittsburgh LA Fitness on August 4, 2009, had an online journal on his website, GeorgeSodini.com. The shooter's website indicated he was going to carry out a massacre.http://www.nypost.com/seven/08052009/news/nationalnews/full_text_of_gym_killers_blog_183111.htm
In a post dated August 3, 2009, Sodini wrote, "I took off today, Monday, and tomorrow to practice my routine and make sure it is well polished. I need to work out every detail, there is only one shot. Also I need to be completely immersed into something before I can be successful." In a January 6, 2009, post he wrote, "I chickened out! [Expletive] I brought the loaded guns, everything. Hell!"http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/05/gym.shooting.diary/
Pictures on George Sodini's Website
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November 5, 2008
First post; wrote "I kept a running log that includes my thoughts and actions, after I saw this project was going to drag on"
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Sodini wrote about his mother and his resentment towards his brother Michael Sodini
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Said he had not had a girlfriend since 1984
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Under the "miscellaneous" section of his blog, Sodini wrote "Lee Ann Valdserri had my baby in early 1991..."
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Listed his date of birth and date of death on his blog; last post entered the night before the killings
