William Freund

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William Freund (c. 1986 – October 29, 2005) was a nineteen-year-old male who donned a cape and paintball mask and went on a shooting rampage in the city of Aliso Viejo, California. He shot and killed two people before going home and killing himself with a shot to the torso. Before going on the rampage, he is said to have posted his plans on the online Asperger's Syndrome message board Wrong Planet. He also posted on the Something Awful Forums under the alias "forbiddenforum" asking for information on where to buy Hevi-Shot ammunition. Forum members responded with information, then derision as he claimed that he was going to be shooting at people attempting to vandalize his Halloween "puckins" (pumpkins). The thread was closed a few days before his shooting spree.[1] He also posted on AnandTech but never commented on suicide or his plans to kill. He was a computer expert who, according to his employer, kept to himself and severely lacked social skills.

After the shooting, local Aliso Viejo punk band, Kyoko, released a song entitled, "Diminished", which appeared on their second album. Guitarist, Tio Lavranos, crafted the lyrics specifically about William Freund. All four members of the band, including Kurt Isobe, Ian Nakazawa, and Cole Querry, attended school with Freund, as early as elementary school all the way up to the same graduating class. Freund attended Aliso Niguel High School and graduated in 2004. Some fans have criticized the band for creating the song, considering the sensitivity of the situation, often accusing the band of being sympathetic to Freund. Shortly after the shooting, the band performed at an outdoors public park close to Aliso Viejo High School, where Lavranos called for a moment of silence prior to the band's performance. Fans remember the mood to be somber,[citation needed] as most of Kyoko's following attended Aliso Niguel High School with Freund.

On November 17, 2006, the family of the two victims sued Freund's parents for "wrongful death and emotional distress."[2]

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Aliso Viejo Middle School has a music department that continues to use a t-shirt design that was created by William Freund when he played in the school's orchestra in the year of 1998–1999.[citation needed] He was in the 6th grade and it is a little known fact that his design was voted on by students in the orchestra. It contains a treble clef with a falcon, which is the school's mascot; both in the school's colors: light purple, teal, and black. Freund played the violin but never received any royalties or compensation for the school's continued use of the design.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Something Awful Forums. forbiddenforum. "Buckshot The new shotgun taboo?."
  2. ^ Tran, Mai. "Relatives sue over shotgun slayings in Aliso Viejo." Los Angeles Times. November 18, 2006. Retrieved on March 18, 2007.

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NAME Freund, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES forbiddenforum (online alias)
SHORT DESCRIPTION murderer
DATE OF BIRTH c. 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH Aliso Viejo, California