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-| birthname  = Kipland Philip Kinkel
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-| birth_place   = [[Springfield, Oregon|Springfield]], [[Oregon]] <br> United States
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-| penalty    = 111 years in prison, [[LWOP|without the possibility of parole]]
-| date       = May 20–21, 1998
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-| locations  = [[Springfield, Oregon]] <br> United States
-| fatalities = 4
-| injuries   = 25<ref name="Frontline"/>
-| weapons    = 9 mm [[Glock pistol|Glock 19 pistol]], .22LR [[Ruger 10/22|Ruger 10/22 rifle]], .22LR [[Ruger MK II|Ruger MK II pistol]]
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-'''Kipland Philip "Kip" Kinkel''' (born August 30, 1982) is an American [[spree killer]]. In May 1998, at the age of 15, he murdered his parents and engaged in a [[school shooting]] at [[Thurston High School]] in [[Springfield, Oregon]], that left two students dead and 25 others wounded.<ref name="Frontline">{{cite web | title = The Killer at Thurston High: Who is Kip Kinkel? | publisher = [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] | work = [[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|Frontline]] | url = http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/kip/cron.html | accessdate = June 24, 2007}}</ref> He is serving a 111-year sentence, without the possibility of parole.
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-==Background==
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-Kinkel was born in Springfield, Oregon to William Kinkel and Faith Zuranski. He has an older sister, Kristin. His parents were both [[Spanish language|Spanish]] teachers. Faith Kinkel taught Spanish at [[Springfield High School (Oregon)|Springfield High School]], and William Kinkel taught at [[Lane Community College]] after retiring from Thurston High School.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bernstein, Maxine/Filips, Janet |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/05/a_springfield_tribute_kinkels.html |title=A Springfield tribute: Kinkels remembered with joy |date=1998-05-30 |accessdate=2013-10-25}}</ref> According to all accounts, Kinkel's parents were loving and supportive. His sister was a gifted student. The Kinkel family spent a sabbatical year in [[Spain]] when Kip was six, where he attended a non-[[English language|English]]-speaking school. His family said that he struggled with the curriculum.<ref name="Frontline"/> When Kinkel returned to Oregon, he attended [[Walterville, Oregon|Walterville]] Elementary School in Springfield. His teachers considered him immature and lacking physical and emotional development. Based on the recommendation of his teachers, Kinkel's parents had him repeat the first grade.<ref name="Frontline" /> In the fourth grade, he was diagnosed with [[dyslexia]] and was placed in extensive [[special education]] classes.
-Kinkel had an interest in firearms and explosives from an early age. His father first denied this, but later enrolled him at gun safety courses, buying him a [[.22 Long Rifle|.22 caliber]] [[Ruger 10/22|Long rifle]] and eventually a [[9 mm caliber|9mm]] [[Glock]] handgun when Kip was 15.<ref name="Frontline" /> His classmates described him as strange and morbid. He constantly talked about committing acts of violence. He told friends that he wanted to join the Army after graduation to find out what it was like to kill someone. When one of his classmates talked about having an "''[[Adventure Time]]''-themed" [[birthday party]] at [[McDonald's]], Kinkel told her he wanted to shoot [[Princess Bubblegum]]. He once even gave a "how to" speech in bombmaking to his speech class and set off "stink bombs" in the lockers of classmates. Kinkel's parents enrolled him in anger management and had him evaluated by psychologists. Shortly before his murder, Kinkel's father confided to a friend that he was "terrified" and had run out of options to help his son.
-==Events leading to shooting==
-===Expulsion===
-On May 20, 1998, Kinkel was suspended pending an expulsion hearing from Thurston High School for being in possession of a loaded, stolen handgun. A friend of Kinkel's had stolen a pistol from the father of one of his friends and arranged to sell the weapon to Kinkel the night before. Kinkel paid $110 for the [[Beretta]] Model 90 [[.32 ACP|.32-caliber]] [[Handgun#Multiple senses of the word "pistol"|pistol]] loaded with a 9-round magazine, which he then placed in a paper bag and left in his locker. When the father discovered he was missing a handgun, he reported it to the police and supplied the names of students he believed might have stolen the firearm. Kinkel's name was not on the list. The school became aware of his possible involvement and questioned him. When he was checked for weapons, he reportedly stated: "Look, I'm gonna be square with you guys; the gun's in my locker." Kinkel was suspended pending an expulsion hearing from Thurston High School, and he and his friend were arrested. Kinkel was released from police custody and driven home by his father.
-===Murder of parents===
-At home that afternoon, Kinkel was told by his father that he would be sent to [[military school]] if he did not change his behavior.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
-According to Kinkel's taped confession, at about 3:00 p.m. his father was seated at the kitchen counter drinking coffee. Kinkel retrieved his .22 rifle from his bedroom and ammunition from his parents' bedroom. He then went to the kitchen and shot his father once in the back of the head, then dragged his body into the bathroom and covered it with a sheet<ref name="Frontline" />
-Kinkel further stated that his mother arrived home at about 6:30 p.m., and that he met her in the garage, told her he loved her, then shot her twice in the back of the head, three times in the face, and once in the heart. He then dragged her body across the floor and covered it with a sheet.<ref name="Frontline" />
-Throughout that morning Kinkel repeatedly played a recording of "[[Liebestod]]", the final dramatic [[aria]] from [[Richard Wagner|Wagner's]] [[opera]] ''[[Tristan und Isolde]]'', on the family's [[Home audio|sound system]].{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} The recording was featured in the 1996 film ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'', and included on the [[compact disc]] (CD) of the [[Romeo + Juliet (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] from the film. When police arrived at the residence they found "opera music" from the soundtrack playing loudly with the [[CD player]] set to continuous play.<ref name="Frontline" />
-In a note Kinkel left on a coffee table in the living room, he described his motive for killing his parents thus: "I just got two felonies on my record. My parents can't take that! It would destroy them. The embarrassment would be too much for them. They couldn't live with themselves." But as the note continues, he attempts to describe his mental state: "My head just doesn't work right. God damn these VOICES inside my head. ... I have to kill people. I don't know why. ... I have no other choice."<ref name="Frontline2">[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kinkel/kip/writings.html "Who Is Kip Kinkel?; Kip's Writings and Statements"]. ''[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ Frontline]''. [http://www.pbs.org PBS]. Accessed 2013-11-08.</ref>
-==Thurston High School shooting==
-On May 21, Kinkel drove his mother's [[Ford Explorer]] to the high school. He wore a [[trench coat]] to hide the five weapons he carried: two hunting knives, a [[9mm]] [[Glock pistol|Glock 19 pistol]], a [[Ruger 10/22|Ruger .22-caliber]] [[semi-automatic rifle]], and a [[.22 LR|.22-caliber]] [[Ruger MK II]] pistol. He was carrying 1,127 rounds of ammunition.<ref name="Emerald">{{cite news |first = Nicole |last=Fancher |title=8 years later: Thurston and Kinkel revisited |date=October 2, 2006 |accessdate=November 13, 2013 |url=http://dailyemerald.com/2006/10/02/8-years-later-thurston-and-kinkel-revisited/ |publisher=''[[Oregon Daily Emerald]]''}}</ref>
-He parked on North 61st Street, two blocks from the school, then jogged to the campus, entered the patio area and fired two shots, one fatally wounding Ben Walker and the other wounding Ryan Atteberry. Kinkel went to the cafeteria and, walking across it, fired the remaining 48 rounds from his rifle, wounding 24 students<ref name="NYT19991111">{{cite news |first=Sam Howe |last=Verhovek |title=Teenager To Spend Life in Prison For Shootings |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E4DA1E3AF932A25752C1A96F958260 |publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=November 11, 1999 |accessdate=December 14, 2008}}</ref> and killing 17-year-old Mikael Nickolauson. Kinkel fired a total of 50 rounds, accumulating 37 hits, and two fatalities.<ref name="Emerald" />
-When Kinkel's rifle ran out of ammunition and he began to reload, wounded student Jacob Ryker tackled him, assisted by several other students. Kinkel drew the Glock and fired one shot before he was disarmed, injuring Ryker again as well as another student. The students restrained Kinkel until the police arrived and arrested him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Accused Oregon school shooter shows no emotion in court|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=May 22, 1998|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9805/22/oregon.shooting.pm/|accessdate=February 24, 2008}}</ref> A total of seven students were involved in subduing and disarming Kinkel.<ref>{{cite web | title = Thurston Memorial Dedication on May 21 | publisher = ''[[The Register-Guard]]'' | year = 2003 | url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Thurston+memorial+dedication+on+May+21-a0101215285 | accessdate = February 24, 2008}}</ref>
-Nickolauson died at the scene; Walker died after being transported to the hospital and kept on life support until his parents arrived. The other students, including Ryker, were also taken to the hospital with a variety of wounds. Ryker had a perforated lung, but he made a full recovery.
-==Trial and imprisonment==
-At the police station, Kinkel lunged at officer Al Warthen with his knife, screaming, "Shoot me, kill me!" The officer repelled Kinkel with [[pepper spray]]. Kinkel later said that he wanted to trick the officer into [[suicide by cop|shooting him]], and that he had wanted to commit [[suicide]] after killing his parents but could not bring himself to do so.
-At his sentencing, the defense presented experts on mental health to show that the assailant was [[Mental illness|mentally ill]]. Jeffrey Hicks, the only [[psychology|psychologist]] who had treated Kinkel before the shootings, said that he was in satisfactory mental health. He had seen Kinkel for nine sessions, after which the boy's parents terminated the therapy.
-On September 24, 1999, three days before [[jury selection]] was set to begin, Kinkel pleaded guilty to [[murder]] and [[attempted murder]], forgoing the possibility of being [[acquittal|acquitted]] by reason of [[insanity]]. In November 1999, Kinkel was sentenced to 111 years in prison without the possibility of [[parole]]. At sentencing, Kinkel apologized to the court for the murder of his parents and the shooting spree.<ref name="NYT19991111" />
-===Appeals===
-In June 2007, Kinkel sought a new trial. He said that his previous attorneys should have taken the case to trial and used the [[insanity defense]]. Two psychiatrists testified that Kinkel exhibited signs of [[Schizophrenia|paranoid schizophrenia]] at the time of the shooting.<ref>{{cite web | title = Doctors: Kinkel hid schizophrenia | publisher = [[KATU]]| date = June 19, 2007 | url = http://www.katu.com/news/8082147.html | accessdate = June 26, 2007}}</ref> In August 2007, a [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]] judge denied him a new trial. Kinkel appealed, arguing among other things that he had had ineffective assistance of counsel during the trial proceedings. On January 12, 2011, the [[Oregon Court of Appeals]] affirmed the trial court judgment, denying his motion for a new trial.<ref>''Kinkel v. Lawhead''  [http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/A137866.htm  In the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon: Filed January 12, 2011] Retrieved June 21, 2013</ref> Kinkel is currently appealing his sentence in both federal and state courts. In federal court he claims his guilty plea should not have been accepted without a prior mental health evaluation. In state court Kinkel is challenging the validity of the virtual life sentence he was given, citing ''[[Miller v. Alabama]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Kip Kinkel uses landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling to challenge sentence | publisher = [[Oregonlive]]| date = April 26, 2013 | url = http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/04/kip_kinkel_uses_landmark_us_su.html | accessdate = April 27, 2013}}</ref>
-Kinkel is incarcerated at the [[Oregon State Correctional Institution]] in [[Salem, Oregon]]. He received his [[GED]] while serving a portion of his life sentence at [[MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility]] in [[Woodburn, Oregon]]. On June 11, 2007, Kinkel, nearing his 25th birthday (maximum age to be held as a juvenile in Oregon), was transferred from the [[Oregon Youth Authority]], MacLaren Correctional Facility, to the Oregon State Correctional Institution, [[Oregon Department of Corrections]].<ref name='"adult"'>{{cite news|title=Thurston Shooter Kip Kinkel Transferred to Oregon State Prison|url=http://www.salem-news.com/articles/june112007/kip_kinkel_61107.php|accessdate=June 21, 2013|newspaper=Salem News|date=June 11, 2007}}</ref>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==External links==
-{{Portal|Oregon|Biography|1990s|Criminal justice}}
-* [http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/kids1/kinkel_2.html ''CourtTV'' article on Kinkel]
-* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E4DA1E39F930A15756C0A96E958260 ''New York Times'' article] on Jacob Ryker
-{{Notable Shooting in the US}}
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