Power point presentation to the 35th Congress for Mental Illness and the Law in Vienna, Austria. 2015

1. Ask the Question!
An Educator’s Look at School Shooters

3. Why Me?
Learned what I know
on reservations
Educator – the only profession
that analyzes the brain function
of every child over a long
period of time.

5. Profiles of Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure

6. Examples of Variability from Brain Damage

8. Examples of Variability from Brain Damage

9. Jody Allen Crowe 2010

12. Examples of Variability from Brain Damage

13. Our court system is looking at this adolescent through this lens.

14. When functionally, we should be looking at this…..

16. Stage 3 or 4
Jody Allen Crowe 2010

18. Jody Allen Crowe 2010
Stage 4

19. Examples of Variability from Brain Damage

21. Crowe 2010
Stage 0
No prenatal
exposure to
alcohol

22. Stage 1
Prenatal exposure to
alcohol with loss of
potential not observable
with current tools

23. Stage 2
Prenatal exposure to
alcohol resulting in
detectible lowered
academic, social and
emotional intelligence.

24. Stage 3
Prenatal exposure to alcohol resulting
in observable exhibitions of brain
damage behaviors, which result in
academic failure, interrupted school
experience, psychological diagnoses,
criminal behaviors, depression

25. Crowe 2010
Stage 4
Prenatal exposure to alcohol
resulting in physical manifestation
and observable exhibitions of Stage
3 academic and social brain damage
behaviors

27. Crowe 2010
Stage 5
Prenatal exposure to alcohol resulting
in miscarriage, stillborn, SIDS, death
due to organ failure damage from
prenatal exposure to alcohol.

28. Not all prenatally exposed children,
adolescents, and adults are violent.
But……
Most violent children,
adolescents, and adults have been
prenatally exposed to alcohol.
In my professional opinion:

30. Reservation Gangs

31. The Hidden Cost
 Crow Wing County Jail - December 2007Crow Wing County Jail - December 2007
 94% of the inmates had mothers who94% of the inmates had mothers who
drank alcoholdrank alcohol
 5 interviews – 16 siblings, children,5 interviews – 16 siblings, children,
spouses prenatally exposedspouses prenatally exposed

32. 2005

33. Forrest L. Willey Good Citizenship
Award 1974

34. Minnesota and Wisconsin
Study
Interviews of mothers, family members of the
victims, police officers involved in situation,
local historians, visits to location, news reports,
and public defenders or other knowledgeable
people.

35. Grand Rapids, MN
 David BlackDavid Black
 Age 15Age 15
 Killed school administrator, injured targetedKilled school administrator, injured targeted
tormentortormentor
 Mother heavy alcoholic. Drank heavilyMother heavy alcoholic. Drank heavily
through three pregnancies.through three pregnancies.

36. Tomah, Wisconsin
 Dickie AndersonDickie Anderson
 14 years old14 years old
 Killed principalKilled principal
 Mother binged on weekends. Was drunk atMother binged on weekends. Was drunk at
wedding when pregnant with Dickie.wedding when pregnant with Dickie.
 Had a daughter who was “not smart”.Had a daughter who was “not smart”.

37. Cold Spring, Minnesota
 Jason McLaughlinJason McLaughlin
 15 years old15 years old
 Killed two studentsKilled two students
 Had prior assault with paintball weaponHad prior assault with paintball weapon
against postal worker.against postal worker.
 Father deputy sheriffFather deputy sheriff
 Mother initially not truthful about alcoholMother initially not truthful about alcohol
use.use.

38. Red Lake, Minnesota
 Jeff WeiseJeff Weise
 16 years old, alternative school16 years old, alternative school
 Killed two at grandfather’s house, took police car toKilled two at grandfather’s house, took police car to
school, rammed school doors, killed five students and twoschool, rammed school doors, killed five students and two
adults and wounded 15 then committed suicide whenadults and wounded 15 then committed suicide when
confronted by police.confronted by police.
 Mother in coma from alcohol-related car accidentMother in coma from alcohol-related car accident
 Met with mother – heavy prenatal exposure of all her kids.Met with mother – heavy prenatal exposure of all her kids.
Her mother was alcoholic.Her mother was alcoholic.
 One of two mothers portrayed as alcoholic in media.One of two mothers portrayed as alcoholic in media.

39. Cazenovia, Wisconsin
 Eric HainstockEric Hainstock
 14 years old, special education EBD14 years old, special education EBD
 Killed principalKilled principal
 Mother lost her parental rights early in hisMother lost her parental rights early in his
life due to heavy alcohol use.life due to heavy alcohol use.
 Court records provide evidence of heavyCourt records provide evidence of heavy
alcohol use.alcohol use.

40. Nationwide Probability Study
Secret Services study with
additional shooters.
 High risk factors of the motherHigh risk factors of the mother
 Behaviors of the shooterBehaviors of the shooter

41. Percentage of shooters fitting
FASD profile.

42. Harris and Klebold

43. Adam Lanza
2012
 Sandy Hook Elementary SchoolSandy Hook Elementary School
 20 years old20 years old
 Killed mother at home. Killed 26 at school–Killed mother at home. Killed 26 at school–
committed suicidecommitted suicide
 Various school experiences, special ed, homeVarious school experiences, special ed, home
schooled.schooled.
 ““significant mental health issues”significant mental health issues”
 Asperger at 13, sensory integration issues, OCDAsperger at 13, sensory integration issues, OCD
 No ‘Grieving Mother’ syndromeNo ‘Grieving Mother’ syndrome

44. Adam Lanza
A philtrum guide
developed by
Washington State
FAS Diagnostic and
Prevention Network

45. Dr. Carl Bell
 psychiatrist at Jackson Park Hospital'spsychiatrist at Jackson Park Hospital's
Family Medicine Clinic in Chicago. Dr.Family Medicine Clinic in Chicago. Dr.
Bell studied 611 poor and black patientsBell studied 611 poor and black patients
living in three South Side zip codes.living in three South Side zip codes.
 Youth and adults.Youth and adults.
 49% with Ndisorders. 38 percent clinical49% with Ndisorders. 38 percent clinical
profile of FASD.profile of FASD.

46. Mystery Man
Red Flags
 Father died when motherFather died when mother
was 7 months pregnantwas 7 months pregnant
 Mother had divorced firstMother had divorced first
husbandhusband
 No definitive indicationNo definitive indication
that mother drank duringthat mother drank during
pregnancypregnancy
 Testimony in divorce ofTestimony in divorce of
third marriage - motherthird marriage - mother
throwing bottles at thirdthrowing bottles at third
husbandhusband
 Mystery man hadMystery man had
problems throughproblems through
adolescence andadolescence and
adulthoodadulthood
 Mystery man assaulted hisMystery man assaulted his
mother and brother with amother and brother with a
knifeknife
 Mystery man had policeMystery man had police
record and psychologistrecord and psychologist
report indicatingreport indicating
characteristics common tocharacteristics common to
FASDFASD
 Mystery man hadMystery man had
unrealistic fantasies ofunrealistic fantasies of

47. Mystery Man

48. Mystery Man
Three pictures of
Mystery man as
teenager and as
young marine

49. Compare
A philtrum guide
developed by
Washington State
FAS Diagnostic and
Prevention Network
Mystery Man
Full Blood Brother
No Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol
Heavy Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol

50. Nobody Asked the Question!
Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald
We don’t have a clue as to how much prenatal exposure
to alcohol is effecting our society.

51. jodyallencrowe@healthybrainsforchildren.org
www.healthybrainsforchildren.orgwww.healthybrainsforchildren.org

52. Thank you
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