Investigators found that Miala had been consuming and expressing admiration for several past mass shooters, including Elliot Rodger, whose 2014 attack in Isla Vista continues to influence a subset of young men who mythologize him online. This case reflects the ongoing cultural afterlife of Rodger’s narrative – how his writings, videos, and ideology are still circulating and shaping the fantasies and identities of would-be attackers today.
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