Marc Lépine
Marc Lépine, born October 26, 1964 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada – died there on December 6, 1989, was a mass murderer in what is known as the École Polytechnique Massacre.
As a teenager, Lépine had difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships with females and over time began to blame feminism for his problems to the point where he developed a pathological hatred against women. He applied to join the Canadian Armed Forces but was rejected as unsuitable for military service and his application to engineering school was also turned down. Lépine came to believe that it was women who had robbed him of his rightful place in the education system, and in the world.
On November 21, 1989, Marc Lépine purchased a Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc; "Mini-14" hunting rifle at a local sporting goods store. On December 6, 1989, Marc Lépine walked into the École Polytechnique de Montréal, an engineering school affiliated with the University of Montreal. There, he ordered the males to leave then shot 14 females dead while screaming "I hate feminists." In addition to his killing of thirteen female students and one female University employee, Lépine injured eight other women before turning the gun on himself.
Lépine left behind a three-page letter that said feminists had ruined his life. It also contained a virtual hit list of fifteen high-profile Quebec women whom he apparently wanted to kill.
Marc Lépine is buried in the Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges in Montreal, just a few blocks from where he committed his crime.