Matti Juhani Saari, the Finnish school shooter who killed 10 people on September 23, 2008, posted several videos on his YouTube account prior to the attack. One video features Saari wielding his gun, shooting in the direction of the camera and uttering the warning "You will die next."BBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
The shooter's YouTube account has been erased, but the videos have been saved by other users, and can be found by searching for the term "Wumpscut86," Saari's nickname on the website. The BBC reports that his profile featured lyrics from a song by the German band Wumpscut.BBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
Matti Juhani Saari YouTube News
BBC: Video of school gunman suspect (September 23, 2008)
Metro: YouTube gunman was 'quizzed by police' (September 23, 2008)
Belfast Telegraph: 'Youtube' gunman kills nine in Finland school shooting (September 23, 2008)
Helsinki Times: The internet users found the shooting suspect... (September 23, 2008)
Sky News Video: Nine Dead In Shooting At Finnish School ...YouTube (Time: 0:07)
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Saari was questioned by the police, which saw the videos, the day before the shootingBBC: Profile: Finnish school suspect (September 23, 2008)
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His profile featured the words "And suddenly there was war and the mothers they screamed. For revenge and reprisals for another war" from a Wumpscut song
