The Daily News reports that George Sodini was considered a nice guy by his neighbors:
Pittsburgh gunman George Sodini was a model neighbor.
He was quiet and tidy, and just two days before his cold-blooded killing spree, took time to check how a fellow Orchard Spring Road resident was feeling after a recent major operation.
Wednesday, that same neighbor said he was shocked to know Sodini was capable of such evil.
"He wanted to know how I was doing," said Robert Fox, 45.
"It was always 'Hi, George, how you doing?' I just can't believe he did this."
"He took care of his yard; I just assumed he was a nice guy."
This is as I suspected. No creepy vibes given off.
Isnt Robert Fox the neighbor Sodini mentions as ushering hot 20yo babes in and out?
No wonder he wants to see whats doing over at the Fox's Den. Probably no Cat 5 cabling, though.
Posted by: Turambar | August 06, 2009 at 03:45 PM
niceguy = beta.
george sodini was a self-loathing beta to the core. that was his undoing.
it looks like he was smart enough to recognize his betatude given his attendance of r. don steele's pickup workshop (steele is considered a buffoon by most pickup artists) but not dedicated enough to apply solid game concepts to his life to lift himself out of his beta hell. he needed a good wingman/mentor and a few number closes under his belt to boost his confidence and set him on the right path.
it's also possible he may have been too aspergery to really internalize the teachings of game.
Posted by: roissy | August 06, 2009 at 04:01 PM
You mean he was considered non-creepy by men he wasn't attempting to bang. I find it easy to believe that he gave out creepy vibes to the women he wrote creepy things about.
Posted by: rt | August 06, 2009 at 05:06 PM
He buttons his shirt too high--looks dorky.
Posted by: Shawn | August 06, 2009 at 05:41 PM
I don't think he would be that out of place today in somewhere like Finland, or an East Asian country.
Even just 50 years or so ago, there probably would've been a good chance that he would've been paired of and married, leading a stable middle class existence, raising a family, and working as an engineer at Bell Labs or something.
This isn't to excuse his behavior, but like you suggest he wasn't necessarily like a super creepy guy. He was a very introverted, shy, passive, borderline Asperger's, etc. type.
Posted by: kevin d. | August 06, 2009 at 05:52 PM
Typical psycho killer profile - nice guy!
Revenge of nice guy? hmmm
Posted by: thinking | August 06, 2009 at 06:20 PM
He gives off a creepy vibe in the youtube video you posted earlier.
Posted by: ant | August 06, 2009 at 06:45 PM
Let's see what his co-workers have to say, if they are allowed to say anything.
Posted by: kurt9 | August 06, 2009 at 06:47 PM
I don't see how any of you are reading that much info out of that quote. His neighbor "just assumed he was a nice guy" -- that basically means that his neighbor was a human, because that's what humans do.
Posted by: Wm Tanksley | August 06, 2009 at 06:55 PM
Some guys are beyond hope. When they open their mouths its enough to make 4's get drier than the Mojave. It's unfortunate but its the truth. The sooner we realize this the sooner we can legalize prostitution and avoid draconian consequences such as this.
Posted by: mnjohn | August 06, 2009 at 08:05 PM
They always say that. After all, if he were visibly deranged and dangerous, he'd have been locked up a long time ago.
Beta? No, zeta. A classic example of the type, right down to making his blog so he could control the story posthumously.
Posted by: raincoaster | August 06, 2009 at 08:44 PM
"He was a very introverted, shy, passive, borderline Asperger's, etc. type"
What other percent of the male population isn't that?
Posted by: Teshub | August 07, 2009 at 09:21 AM