One of his books was a well-thumbed copy of American Psycho and although there is no direct evidence that the controversial novel had inspired Frankum, a number of suggestions that it had done so were made in newspapers.

[4] Leaving the knife in the body of the girl, he pulled a Chinese-made SKS[5] semi-automatic rifle out of his duffel and shot around the café, killing five more people.

He then shot the café's owner dead and fled into the main area of the centre, where he killed his last victim.

Upon hearing more approaching sirens, Frankum apologised to the woman and then got out of the car, knelt on the ground, and committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Victims:[7] Greg Read, 41, a father of three and Vietnam veteran, was awarded the Star of Courage for saving the lives of eight people during the rampage.