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Elliot Rodger: Life, Ideology, and Massacre

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents examine one of the most disturbing and widely discussed acts of modern extremist violence: the 2014 Isla Vista killings committed by Elliot Rodger, whose manifesto and online presence ignited global conversations about misogyny, radicalisation, and mental instability.

We explore:

• Rodger’s troubled upbringing, social isolation, and deteriorating mental health

• His growing fixation on grievances, entitlement, and violent ideology

• The warning signs — therapy, police encounters, and digital footprints

• The killings in Isla Vista and the sequence of events that stunned the world

• The cultural aftermath: misogyny online, incel communities, and digital radicalisation

• How this case reshaped public awareness of gender-based hatred and pre-attack signals

A sobering and critical look at how personal despair, untreated pathology, and extremist ideology collided — with devastating consequences that continue to shape conversations around safety, masculinity, and modern online culture.

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