John Russell Houser was identified as the
gunman who attacked movie theater-goers in Louisiana, killing two people and
injuring nine others before committing suicide. (LinkedIn)
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John Houser: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Published 12:46 am EDT, July 24, 2015
Updated 12:52 pm EDT, July 27, 2015
A
59-year-old man who wrote online about his anti-government and extreme right
wing political beliefs has been identified as the gunman who opened
fire at a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing two people and
injuring nine others before taking his own life.
John
Russell Houser, described as “kind of a drifter” by Lafayette Police Chief Jim
Craft, killed Mayci
Breaux, 21, and Jillian
Johnson, 33. The shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Grand
16 Theatre during a screening of the movie Trainwreck.
Russell
often went by the name Rusty Houser online while posting rants and blogs on
several message boards. Police spelled his middle name as Russel, but according
to his social media posts and public records, it is spelled Russell.
Here’s
what we know so far:
1. He Said America Is
the ‘Enemy of the World’ & ‘Hitler Accomplished More Than Any Other’
Houser’s profile on PoliticalForum.com.
Houser,
going by the name Rusty Houser, posted often on several online political
message boards.
He
also had a Facebook profile under the name Rusty Houser, where he was a member
of a group called “I hate liberals!”
In
June 2013, he registered on the website Tea Party Nation.
Houser
also had a Twitter account that he only used twice, including to call the
Westboro Baptist Church the “last real church” in America:
Houser
expressed his political views on several message boards, often writing about
government and media censorship. Another common thread was that Americans have
been brainwashed by the liberal media.
“It
is possible, you might be the only one on the internet that has gotten through
the censors. Though you probably are no less than a government information
gathering devise, I will tell you how happy I am that the yield on the 10 year
tres note is almost 3%. The end comes, and I love it,” he wrote on a message
board in December 2013.
Also
in December 2013, he wrote, “America is so sick that I now believe it to be the
enemy of the world. I know next to nothing about Iran, but the little I do know
tells me they are far higher morally than this financially failing filth farm.”
In
January 2014, Houser wrote on the message board DebatePolitics.com:
The financial failings of the US, and the bleak outlook, are known to the world. The average person in the US has not however figured out that the US is employing censorship of the internet. If you type in NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN IRAN, you will see about thirty such publications, none of which are published in their entirety, and none which your computer will translate. It might be permissible to put some political remark at the top of each page claiming bias, but to blackout all is nothing short of base censorship.Type in any key words indicating the US practices censorship, and you will get magazine articles about the claims of censorship in Iran, North Korea, etc. You will not be able to find one scintilla of evidence the US would dream of it.Type in WHITE POWER GROUPS and you get mag articles about their never ending claims of racism, and no information of how to find White power groups you might want to join.I could go on for months. My point? Censorship coupled with brainwashing, is always present before the fall of a significant political entity. Put this together with our newly found financial reality, and you’ve got notice of things to come.
Houser
joined a message board in January 2015, and posted, “Hitler
accomplished far more than any other through ‘pragmatically forming.'”
He posted on a website dedicated to the New York chapter of
Greece’s far-right, neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, saying, “Do not mistake
yourselves for one minute, the enemy sees all posted on this website. I do not
want to discourage the last hope for the best, but you must realize the power
of the lone wolf, is the power that come forth in ALL situations. Look within
yourselves.”
2. He Had Guns Removed
From His Home in 2008 Because of His Mental State
Houser’s
wife and other family members filed for a temporary restraining order against
him in 2008, the Associated Press reports.
According
to court documents, Houser “exhibited extreme erratic behavior and has made
ominous as well as disturbing statements,” and “has a history of mental health
issues, i.e., manic depression and/or bi-polar disorder.”
The
court documents said Houser’s wife became “so worried about (Houser’s) volatile
mental state that she removed all guns and/or weapons from their martial
residence.”
The
documents said even though he lived in Phenix City, Alabama, he had come to
Carroll County, Georgia, where they lived and “perpetrated various acts of
family violence.”
She
later filed for divorce.
Houser
had a “small” criminal record that is old, police said, including arson and
selling alcohol to a minor. Craft said Houser hadn’t been in trouble with the
law for 10 to 15 years. Attorney, John Swearingen, told NBC News that Houser tried to burn down his law office
in the 1980s.
“I
represented somebody — maybe several people — he did not like, and he tried to
hire someone to burn the law office,” Swearingen said. “The man was a police
informer, and they got it on tape.”
Houser
was recently evicted from his home in Alabama:
He
was denied a pistol permit in 2008 while living in Alabama, according
to the New Orleans Advocate. Pistol permits are not required in Louisiana.
3. Witnesses Say Houser
Opened Fire Without Saying a Word
A
witness said John Russell “Rusty” Houser opened fire about 20 minutes into a
screening of the comedy movie
Trainwreck.
“We
heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker,” said Katie Domingue, who was in
the theater watching Trainwreck
with her fiance, told The Daily Advertiser. “He wasn’t saying anything. I
didn’t hear anybody screaming either.”
Police
say he was acting alone. He used a .40 caliber handgun and fired at least 13
times.
Houser
committed suicide as four officers entered the theater. They did not fire at
him or speak to him before he shot himself.
The
shooting was contained to one room in the theater. Police say he tried to flee
with the crowd, but then encountered the officers.
Police
said they found wigs and other material for disguises in his motel room and
they believe he was going to try to escape from the theater alive and run from
police. But he committed suicide as soon as the officers entered the theater.
“We
found some wigs, glasses, things a person could use to maybe change their
appearance,” Police Chief Jim Craft said at a press conference. “We don’t know
if that was part of his plan, to enter the theater looking different than he
looks and be able to escape. We know he switched the tag on the car because we
found the license plate to the car in his motel room.”
4. Houser Was New to
Lafayette & Police Don’t Know Why He Went to the Theater
Police
have not yet said why Houser went to the theater, and if it was a random
shooting or if someone inside the theater was targeted.
“Why
did he come here, why did he do that, we don’t know,” State Police Cololnel
Mike Edmonson said at a press conference (watch video of the full press
conference above).
Houser
previously lived in Phenix City, Alabama and was staying at a Motel 6 in
Lafayette since the start of July, police said. Police Chief Jim Craft said
they believe Hosuer was estranged from his family and his only tie to Lafayette
that they have found was a dead uncle who lived there about 35 years ago.
“We
talked to some of the family members last night, who haven’t seen him or don’t
have very much contact,” Craft said at the press conference. “He just seems
like he was kind of drifting alone. We don’t know why he chose to stop and stay
in Lafayette.”
5. He Was a Pub Owner, a
Fill-In Talk Show Host & Had a Law Degree
Houser
says on his LinkedIn profile that he worked as a real estate developer
in Alabama.
He
previously owned Rusty’s Buckhead Pub in Lagrange, Georgia, and Peachtree Pub
in Columbus, Georgia.
Houser
said of his Buckhead Pub, “In a small town one in the entertainment business
had better be in with all crowds. We successfully provided entertainment for
all while maintaining an atmosphere worth a regular visit. Well rounded bands,
food, and genuine communication coupled with a ‘don’t hold back’ approach was a
winning combination.”
Houser
was also a guest host on “Rise and Shine WLTZ NBC 38” in January 1993 and said
he “Invited political controversy on every one of them, and loved every minute
of it.” He was also a guest with Doug Kellet on WRCG talk radio 13 times, he
said.
Calvin
Floyd, the host of “Rise and Shine,” told NBC News Houser “was a radical guy,”
known to be erratic.
“He
was a Republican and then I would have someone with a real strong Democrat view
on. The association I had with him was for entertainment,” Floyd said. “He was
very entertaining. He made for good TV and when it was over, you would leave
shaking your head.”
Floyd
said he wasn’t surprised to hear Houser was the shooter.
He
said he graduated from Columbus State University in Georgia in 1988 and from
Faulkner University law school in 1991.
He
was a political candidate in Columbus, Georgia, running as a Republican for the
tax commission, according to the Ledger-Enquirer. He withdrew from the race
after being charged with stealing an opponent’s lawn signs.
He
was the son of Rembert Houser, a longtime Columbus tax commissioner, the
newspaper reported, and the younger Houser had a history of fighting against
taxes in the city.
“He
came to many city council meetings and he was in tune with a lot of issues that
were going on in the community,” former Mayor Bobby Peters told the newspaper.
“He was very outspoken, highly intelligent, really didn’t trust government and
anything about government. He always thought something was going on behind the
scenes. He came across with a very conservative agenda.”
John Houser
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Born
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John Russell Houser
November 22, 1955 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
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Died
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July 23, 2015 (aged 59)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Cause of
death
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Suicide by gunshot
wound to the mouth
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Residence
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Phenix City,
Alabama (last known)
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Nationality
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American
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Other names
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Rusty
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Education
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Occupation
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Former bar owner
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Known for
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Perpetrator of the 2015 Lafayette shooting
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Personal life
Houser, who had been estranged from his
family, was described as a wayfarer and a drifter. According to law
enforcement, he was raised in Columbus,
Georgia, and graduated from Columbus High School and Columbus Technical College. According to
an online LinkedIn
account belonging to him, he also attended Columbus State University and Faulkner University. Houser owned a number of
bars in Georgia. He once attended law school
but dropped out. His last recorded residence was in Phenix City, Alabama, where he purchased his
firearm at the Money Miser Northside Pawn shop in February 2014. In 2006,
Houser tried to get a concealed carry permit, but he
was denied it due to his arson arrest and domestic violence complaint.
Mental
health problems
Houser was said to have mental health
issues, for which he was treated in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, Houser underwent a
mental health evaluation. According to his wife, he suffered from bipolar
disorder.
Houser had some previous arrest and
complaint records including arson, domestic violence, stalking, and selling
alcohol to a minor, although these records were at least a decade old. In 2008,
his wife and daughter, along with his daughter's then-fiancé and his parents,
issued a protective order against him during his mental health evaluation. The
order cited his violent and erratic behavior and reasoned that he had tried to
stop his daughter and her fiancé from marrying. Houser's wife also hid his guns
away from him for protection. After the order was issued, his family members
apparently ceased contact with him.
In 2014, when Houser was faced with the
threat of eviction from his home in Alabama, he booby-trapped the house by
twisting out and igniting the gas starter tube in the fireplace, after removing
the logs, in an attempt to make the house catch on fire. In March 2015, a week
after his wife filed for divorce, Houser called her and threatened her, then
went to a retirement community where his mother lived. There, he threatened to
commit suicide outside if she didn't give him money. The mother called Houser's
wife and was urged by her to have him hospitalized again. Instead, she gave
Houser $5,000.
Prior
to the shooting
Houser is said to have entered Louisiana
around July 2 or 3 and spent his time exploring the state along Interstate
10, apparently searching for a location to attack. During the week of July
13, Houser visited a food bank in Lake Charles twice and requested aid from
them. He had been at the Grand 16 theater at least once before, and had also
visited several other movie theaters in the state. According to witnesses at
one theater, Houser was dressed up to look like a woman and was behaving erratically.
Houser also appeared to have made some getaway plans.
Houser's only known connection to
Lafayette was an uncle who once lived there, but died in 1980. It was believed
by investigators that he was traveling to Texas and Lafayette
was simply a stopping point.
On July 27, The Hollywood Reporter reported that
investigators believed Houser chose to commit the shooting in a theater playing
Trainwreck due to its feminist themes and characters, as well as its lead actor's
Jewish background. Houser was said to have been a misogynist and praised the
actions of Adolf Hitler on online message boards.
So much intresting blog today i found on internet. the story of that bar owner was realy horrible that how many lives he get and injured innocent people. just because his mental health is disturb.
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