Latest details on #ConnorBetts #daytonshooter thread. Twitter: "Flowers for Atomsk." Atomsk is an anime character, named after a novel Atomsk (1949) by Paul Linebarger, an expert of psychological war operations, an author of many books on psy-ops and propaganda. #daytonshooting 
Linebarger's books include Psychological Warfare (1948) and Essays on military psychological operations (1965). Atomsk is named after Atomsk, a secret Russian military city in Siberia. More at the website by Linebarger's daughter here. cordwainer-smith.com/atomsk.htm
At Funsubstance, a user "atomsk" quoted a Walking Dead post-apocalyptic horror series episode, in which one sister, Lizzie, stabs another sister, Mika, with a knife, killing her during a zombie apocalypse. The mother then and asks Lizzie to look at the flowers, and shoots her.
The comments were made 5 years ago, around the time Connor Betts' Twitter account was created. "Atomsk" also commented expressing his hatred for women.
According to the Urban dictionary, "just look at the flowers" is what you say to someone instead of saying "i wanna kill you".
"Iamthespookster" handle: Spookster means someone who is tricky, gets away with nearly anything and plays pranks, according to the urban dictionary.
"Iamthespookster" handle: Spookster means someone who is tricky, gets away with nearly anything and plays pranks, according to the urban dictionary.
Betts studied psychology in college, had a history of homicidal fantasies/sexual violence reported to police, was suspended from school for keeping "rape lists" and "hit lists" that he inscribed on a bathroom wall. daytondailynews.com/news/local/bel…
Betts was wearing a black sweatshirt that read: 'No heart to fear, no soul to steal,'" lyrics from a song Ramirez, by Acacia Strain, a metal band. loudwire.com/ohio-shooter-a…
The band's lyrics generally center around misanthropy and nihilism and employ misogynistic and sexually deviant imagery in the lyrics, according to Wikipedia.
Followed game personalities, probably a gamer. Game forums are often used for radicalization but could not find any evidence. The rest is widely shared on Twitter/press: satanist/atheist patches, self-admitted leftist, Warren and Bernie supporter.
here is his twitter account (now erased):
https://twitter.com/BodiazRising/status/1158146876090175488
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