Jennifer San Marco
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| Birth name | Jennifer San Marco |
| Occupation | Former postal worker |
| Born | December 6, 1961 |
| Died | January 30, 2006 (aged 44) Goleta, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Killings | |
| Date | January 30, 2006 |
| Location(s) | Goleta, California, United States |
| Target(s) | Santa Barbara Processing and Distribution Center |
| Killed | 7 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Weapon(s) | S&W Model 915 (9mm) |
Jennifer San Marco (December 6, 1961 – January 30, 2006) (aged 44) was a former US Postal Service employee and mass murderer who killed seven people in Goleta, California.
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[edit] San Marco's background
San Marco had previously worked as a dispatcher for the Santa Barbara Police Department in the mid-1990s, a job for which she underwent a background check and psychological evaluation. She left the job after several months, not unusual for the high-stress occupation.[1] San Marco eventually went to work for the postal service as a clerk, but left on psychological disability following a 2003 incident in which she had to be removed from her workplace by police.[2] San Marco subsequently moved to a small town in New Mexico sometime in 2004. According to colleagues, she had a history of making racially charged statements, and once attempted to start a publication entitled The Racist Press.[3]
[edit] The spree shooting
On January 30, 2006, San Marco shot and killed her one-time neighbor, Beverly Graham, and then subsequently drove to the mail processing plant at which she previously worked in Goleta, California. San Marco entered the sprawling plant by driving through a gate behind another car. She gained entry to the building by taking an employee's identification badge at gunpoint.[2] She then shot and killed six employees of the plant with a pistol before taking her own life.
San Marco apparently believed that she was the target of a conspiracy centered at the Goleta postal facility, according to writings recovered from her house in New Mexico. A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department speculated that San Marco's paranoia and history of mental illness may have motivated her to commit the murders.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Postal Shooter's Bizarre Behavior". CBS News. February 2, 2006. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/02/national/main1272077.shtml.
- ^ a b Kasindorf, Martin (February 1, 2006). "Woman kills 5, self at postal plant". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-31-postal-shooting_x.htm. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ Jennifer San Marco
- ^ "Postal killer believed she was target of a plot". Associated Press. 3 February 2006. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11167920/. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
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