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NIU killer tried suicide 4 times, magazine says
Kazmierczak reportedly was fascinated by shooters at Va. Tech, Columbine

By Steve Schmadeke | Chicago Tribune reporter
    11:28 PM CDT, July 9, 2008

Steven Kazmierczak struggled mightily with mental illnesses, attempted suicide at least four times and was fascinated by the shooters of students at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School, a new magazine article says.

But nothing in the investigative files laid bare in Esquire explains  why he stormed into a Northern Illinois University lecture hall on  Valentine's Day, killing five students and wounding more than 15  before killing himself.

Three of his suicide attempts came while he was a student at Elk Grove Village High School. He once told a school nurse after an overdose attempt that "I want to die. Life sucks," according to Esquire. Kazmierczak, who was treated for bipolar and obsessive-compulsive disorders, had suffered psychotic episodes, reporting hearing voices and hallucinations, the article says.

Before opening fire inside NIU's Cole Hall, the former graduate student at the school listened to Marilyn Manson's "The Last Day on Earth" in his white Honda Civic, according to the article. Then he stood emotionless on stage, opening fire while dressed in a black T-shirt with an image of a red AK-47 assault rifle and the word "Terrorist"—a shirt Kazmierczak had joked with friends about wearing to an airport, Esquire reports.

Campus Police Chief Donald Grady declined through an NIU spokesman to confirm or deny the story's details and said the department did not leak the files. Grady said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing and it could be some time before a report is issued.

Kazmierczak also struggled with his sexual identity, telling his former girlfriend of encounters with men, including a University of Illinois biochemistry professor, according to the magazine. He also had a number of encounters with women he met through Craigslist, Esquire reports.

He was discharged from the Army five months after enlisting in September 2001 when his mental health history came to light, according to the article.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...2056.story

U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Veterinary Medicine

September 29, 2003

Via FedEx Mail

Melanie J. Loots
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
601 East John Street,
Swanland MC-304
Champaign, Illinois 61820

Dear Ms. Loots:

We are writing to follow up on an investigation conducted by Mr. Mark G. Peterson from the Chicago District Office and Drs. Amey L. Adams and Michele C. McGuinness from the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) representing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency) at your facility between January 29 and 31, 2003. This inspection was initiated in response to a letter dated October 28, 2002 and signed by investigators Dr. Mathew B. Wheeler and Dr. Sharon M. Donovan. That letter informed the Agency that they had rendered a pig from a study of double transgenic [ redacted ] crossbred pigs. You are the sponsor and monitor of this study.

This study is one of several you are sponsoring that involves transgenic pigs. Dr. Mathew Wheeler, as the Principal Investigator, requested investigative new animal drug exemptions (INADs) from FDA for the conduct of these studies. The studies are: 1) Transgenic pigs that contain [ redacted ] ; 2) Transgenic pigs that contain the [ redacted ] ; and 3) Double transgenic pigs that contain [ redacted ] . These double transgenic pigs were obtained by cross breeding of [ redacted ] transgenic pigs.

FDA regulations for the conduct of studies under INAD are set forth at 21 CFR § 511.1. This rule includes the requirement that study animals may not be used for food without prior FDA authorization. To date, FDA has not permitted genetically engineered animals to be placed into the human food supply. Nevertheless, you released at least 386 pigs from INADs [ redacted ] for sale for slaughter as human food. FDA has only allowed animals from genetic engineering investigations to be rendered for incorporation into animal feed in limited circumstances. These limited circumstances do not include permission to render animals from [ redacted ].

Another requirement of 21 CFR § 511.1 is that the sponsor provide current monitoring of studies. [21 CFR 511.1(b)(8)(ii)]. During the inspection, FDA found no evidence that you provided for monitoring of the investigation. You had no documentation that the University has a formal monitoring program or that the studies conducted by Drs. Matthew B. Wheeler and Sharon M. Donovan were monitored.

This letter serves to remind you that FDA expects documentation of plans regarding the disposition of all investigational animals and that any study that must be under INAD must meet requirements for current sponsor monitoring. It is imperative that all safety regulations be followed scrupulously to help assure the highest level of confidence possible in the conduct of this type of research.

Please direct any written response to:

Vernon D. Toelle, Ph.D., Team Leader BIMO and Administrative Actions Team (HFV-234) Division of Compliance Office of Surveillance and Compliance Center for Veterinary Medicine 7500 Standish Place, Suite E469 Rockville, MD 20855-2773

If you have any questions please feel free to contact either Dr. Vernon D. Toelle at 301-827-0312 or Mr. George A. Prager at 301-827-7791.

Sincerely yours,
Gloria J. Dunnavan Director Division of Compliance (HFV-230)
Office of Surveillance and Compliance
Center for Veterinary Medicine

http://69.20.19.211/cvm/FOI/UIUCLetter.htm