As RadarOnline.com previously reported,Elliot had refused to take psychiatric drugs prescribed by Dr. Charles Sophy. DAILY. The Secret Life of Elliot Rodger - ABC News Learn about the life of Elliot Rodger, the man responsible for killing 7 people including himself in the 2014 Santa Barbara, California Shooting. He fled two high schools after begging his parents, in tears, to rescue him from what he described as a bullying environment. 18:00 BST 26 Jun 2014. There is no word on whether or not Peter and Li had Elliot evaluated after their divorce, or what the end result of the evaluation may have been. "He was such a good liar," his dad said. I dont suppose Ill ever know the full truth of who called the police on me.
In the immediate aftermath the parents gave permission to a close friend to speak to the media on their behalf, explaining how Elliot had been receiving professional help for some time. He was one of two children from the marriage; he had a younger sister. "This is the story of how I, Elliot Rodger , came to be.. The blame for how Elliot Rodger turned out rests on his mother, Li Chin In a clip released today, an emotional Mr Rodgers said: 'Every night I go to sleep, I wake up and think of those young men and women who died, who were injured and terrorized. "Elliot was a very, very polite, kind, well-spoken, well-dressed individual," his father said. While his parents saw a loner who would not leave his room, the manifesto and videos show a far more agitated young man. Last week, days after Mr. Rodger killed six people on May 23 in a rampage in Isla Vista, Calif., before firing a bullet into his head, his estranged parents released an anguished statement, expressing their distress as they grappled with the final chapter of their 22-year-old sons long struggle with emotional problems. He'd never, ever been violent or showed any violent tendencies ever, ever," he said.