{"id":2080641,"date":"2023-10-26T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T23:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-maine-massacre-suspect-speaks-out-with-info-that-could-explain-targeted-locations\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T23:05:41","slug":"family-of-maine-massacre-suspect-speaks-out-with-info-that-could-explain-targeted-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-maine-massacre-suspect-speaks-out-with-info-that-could-explain-targeted-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Massacre Suspect&#8217;s Family Reveals Possible Motive for Targeted Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamily-of-maine-massacre-suspect-speaks-out-with-info-that-could-explain-targeted-locations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080641&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Family of Maine Massacre\u2063 Suspect Speaks\u2064 Out with Info That Could Explain Targeted Locations<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Long \u200bbefore Robert Card was the \u200dsubject of \u200da massive manhunt, he \u2062was a man in torment, \u2062according to his sister-in-law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Card,\u200c 40, is suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 \u2064others\u2064 in a \u2063Wednesday evening shooting spree\u2062 at multiple locations\u200c in Lewiston,\u200b Maine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/live-blog\/lewiston-maine-shooting-manhunt-gunman-police-live-rcna122270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC\u2063 News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Card,\u200d who \u2064is married to Card\u2019s\u200b brother, said the past year has \u200dbeen anguish as the alleged gunman began hearing voices in his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have known Rob my \u200cwhole life,\u201d Katie Card said on Thursday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/family-reveals-suspected-gunman-robert-cards-link-to-maine-massacre-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Beast<\/a>. \u201cHe is quiet but the\u2062 most loving, hardworking, and kind\u2062 person that\u200b I know. But in the \u2064past year, he had an acute episode of mental\u2062 health, and it\u2019s been a struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After\u2063 Robert \u200dCard started wearing hearing aids, he told family members he could\u2064 hear \u2062people criticizing him, including patrons of\u2063 the bowling \u200dalley and\u2062 restaurant where the\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maine-shooting-survivors-quick-thinking-likely-saved-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shootings<\/a> erupted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe truly believed he was hearing people say things. This all \u200bjust happened within the last few months,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Card said Robert\u200c Card grew angry\u200d when family members tried to tell him what he heard was not real.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings have kind\u200b of \u200bgone downhill recently,\u201d Katie Card said. \u201cWe tried to listen to him and tell him that \u2064nobody was talking about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">If\u200d you could click a\u200d button to listen to a Western Journal article, would\u2064 you use it?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you \u200bto The\u200b Western Journal news updates free of charge \u200cvia email. You may opt out at anytime. You also \u2062agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of \u2063Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 50% (2 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo:\u200b 50% (2 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, as the story was unfolding, we prayed that Rob had nothing to \u2062do with this. \u200dBut when\u2062 we heard the two places where the shooting happened, my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-maine-shooter-claims-he-hallucinated-people-were-talking-about-him-at-bowling-alley-bar\/\" title=\"Maine shooter's family alleges he hallucinated conversations about him at bowling alley and bar.\">husband rushed home<\/a>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Card was a decorated petroleum supply specialist in the Army\u200d Reserve, having enlisted in \u200d2002.<\/p>\n<p>NBC reported that his commander sent him to receive in-patient psychiatric treatment this summer after he \u200dthreatened his base.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Card said wherever\u2064 Robert Card is, he\u200c is \u201cscared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know he is out there and he is a good person in his heart,\u201d she said. \u201cAfter all of\u200b this, when \u200bhe has time to reflect, he\u2063 will be disgusted. We all want him \u200dto know\u200c that we love him and that we\u200d can handle things as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A shelter-in-place order was \u200dissued for Lewiston and nearby Northern Sagadahoc County, NBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Cmdr. Ryan\u2063 Koroknay of the U.S. Coast Guard \u200csaid the Kennebec River was being searched because a vehicle linked to \u2063Robert Card\u200b was found at a boat ramp in \u200dLisbon, \u2062according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/10\/25\/us\/lewiston-maine-shooting\">The New \u200cYork \u200bTimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators executing a search warrant at Robert Card\u2019s home found a note, \u200bNBC reported, citing senior law enforcement officials. The contents of the\u2063 note have not\u2062 been released.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I walked into\u2064 the office one\u200b morning and noticed something strange. Half of The Western Journal\u2019s readership was missing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u200d had finally happened. Facebook had \u2064flipped THE \u200cswitch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because\u200d we wrote about ivermectin. Or election integrity. Or\u2062 the Jan. 6\u200b detainees. 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However, Card&#8217;s \u2063sister-in-law, Katie \u2064Card,\u200b shed some\u2064 light on his troubled state of mind\u200b prior to the\u200b massacre.<\/p>\n<p>According to Katie\u2064 Card, the past year has been filled with anguish for Robert \u2062as he started hearing voices in\u200d his head. She described\u200b him as a\u2062 quiet, loving,\u2064 hardworking, and\u2063 kind person. However, an acute episode \u200dof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-soren-aldaco-21-is-suing-the-doctors-who-facilitated-her-medical-transition-as-a-teen\/\" title=\"Soren Aldaco, 21, sues doctors for aiding her teenage medical 'transition'.\">mental\u2064 health issues<\/a> \u200dtook a toll on\u200d him. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-maine-massacre-suspect-speaks-out-with-info-that-could-explain-targeted-locations\/\" title=\"Maine Massacre Suspect's Family Reveals Possible Motive for Targeted Locations\">alleged gunman began wearing hearing aids<\/a>, which\u200b seemed \u2064to exacerbate the problem.\u2064 He claimed\u2064 to hear people criticizing him, including individuals at the bowling alley and\u200c restaurant \u2062where the shootings occurred.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He truly believed he was hearing people say things. This all just happened within the last few months,&#8221; Katie Card revealed. Unfortunately,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>sibling, revealed that Robert Card had been struggling with inner turmoil long before becoming the target of a widespread manhunt. The 40-year-old is believed to have committed a horrifying act, allegedly taking the lives of 18 individuals and injuring 13 more during a shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine. 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