Dayton shooter Connor Betts ‘was a socialist who wanted oil executives beheaded’

The Dayton gunman who killed nine people was a leftist who demanded socialism, joked about beheading oil executives and rambled about Satan, according to what appears to be his Twitter account. 

Connor Betts was shot dead by police after opening fire in the early hours of Sunday and no clear motive has emerged so far.

Friends have said he ‘leaned to the left’ and – ironically – supported gun control, and the Twitter account appears to offer greater insights into his views.  

The account was last active on Saturday when Betts seemingly retweeted a post saying that ‘Millennials have a message for the Joe Biden generation: hurry up and die’. 

The now-suspended account was called @iamthespookster but had previously gone by the name @BettsConnor.

Selfie: This picture from what appears to be Connor Betts’s Twitter account resembles known photos of the Dayton shooter 

Last tweet: The account has now been suspended but on Saturday retweeted a message calling on the 'Joe Biden generation' to 'hurry up and die'

Last tweet: The account has now been suspended but on Saturday retweeted a message calling on the ‘Joe Biden generation’ to ‘hurry up and die’ 

Giveaway? This exchange from 2014 appears to reveal @iamthespookster's true identity, suggesting that the account previously went by the name @BettsConnor

Giveaway? This exchange from 2014 appears to reveal @iamthespookster’s true identity, suggesting that the account previously went by the name @BettsConnor 

In addition, there are selfies on the page which resemble known pictures of Betts, and the account makes reference to growing up in Dayton. 

Its display name was ‘Flowers for Atomsk’. 

If the account is genuine, it shows Betts backing Elizabeth Warren for President and calling for a ‘revolution’ against the rich. 

However, it is not yet known whether these political views were a motive for the deadly attack.  

In his bio he describes himself as a ‘metalhead’ and ‘leftist’ and says chillingly: ‘I’m going to hell and I’m not coming back’.

The left-wing politics matches what is known about Betts, who was described by one former friend as ‘definitely not a right-leaning person’. 

‘His political views definitely leaned to the left. And believe it or not, he was actually pro-gun control,’ the friend told the Dayton Daily News.  

In one tweet published in June this year, he wrote: ‘I want socialism, and I’ll not wait for the idiots to finally come round to understanding’.  

Leftist: In recent weeks Betts had seemingly tweeted to demand socialism and said he would back Elizabeth Warren for President in 2020

Leftist: In recent weeks Betts had seemingly tweeted to demand socialism and said he would back Elizabeth Warren for President in 2020

Democrat: Shortly before the 2018 midterm elections the account urged its followers to 'vote blue' to defeat Republican candidates

Democrat: Shortly before the 2018 midterm elections the account urged its followers to ‘vote blue’ to defeat Republican candidates

Discussing the 2020 presidential race, he refused to support former prosecutor Kamala Harris ‘because she’s a cop’ but said he would ‘happily’ vote for Warren. 

He also approvingly retweeted Bernie Sanders when the Vermont Senator attacked the payday loan industry.  

The account was suspended as speculation grew on Monday that the account had belonged to Betts, whose sister Megan Betts was among the dead in Dayton.  

Shortly before last November’s midterm elections he endorsed Democratic candidates, saying: ‘Vote blue for God’s sake’. 

In another retweet, he endorsed a sinister message that read: ‘Is climate change dangerous? Yes. But am I willing to make substantial changes to my lifestyle to fix it?

‘It’ll be tough to fit that many public beheadings of oil execs into my schedule but I think I can handle it.’   

In addition, the account suggests that Betts had Satanist sympathies. One selfie is captioned with the hashtag #selfie4satan.  

Support: The account had also retweeted Vermont Senator and leftist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Support: The account had also retweeted Vermont Senator and leftist presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Satan enthusiast? The Twitter account, which included a selfie of Betts smoking (above), had praised Satan multiple times

Satan enthusiast? The Twitter account, which included a selfie of Betts smoking (above), had praised Satan multiple times 

He also used the hashtag #HailSatan and in another tweet he wrote mysteriously: ‘Differing views on Satan, but all that follow the path are blessed’.  

That 2014 exchange with another Twitter user also appears to give away Betts’s identity. 

The other user replied to Betts with the handle @BettsConnor, apparently revealing an older name for @iamthespookster’s account.   

Betts’s apparent left-wing agenda stands in contrast to that of El Paso shooter Patrick Crusius, whose rampage at Walmart is being treated as an anti-immigrant hate crime.  

However, it is not yet known whether Betts’s shooting was politically motivated. 

The 24-year-old’s former classmates said he had shown an interest in killing when he was at high school, and was suspended for drawing up a ‘hit list’ of students he wanted to target. 

That followed an earlier suspension after Betts came to school with a list of female students he wanted to sexually assault, classmates said. 

He was singer in ‘pornogrind’ bands whose lyrics frequently included references to raping and killing women as well as necrophilia. 

Betts and his two bandmates with Menstrual Munchies were most recently seen in Chicago in June, it is reported. 

Others remembered how he tried to intimidate classmates and had ‘enjoyed making people afraid’. 

Betts is seen bottom left after he is fatally shot by police during his shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday morning

Betts is seen bottom left after he is fatally shot by police during his shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday morning

Former Bellbrook High School classmate Addison Brickler rode the bus with Betts and said he taunted her regularly.

‘He was the bully,’ Brickler said. ‘He used to make fun of me on the bus, talk about my weight, make me feel bad about myself. He would laugh and think it was funny, joke about it. We thought it was a normal thing.’ 

Bellbrook Police Chief Doug Doherty said he and his officers had no previous contact with Betts and were not aware of any history of violence. 

Sugarcreek Township police said the only records they have on Betts were from a 2015 traffic citation. 

It is still unknown whether Betts targeted any of the victims, including his 22-year-old sister, Megan, the youngest of the dead. 

‘It seems to just defy believability he would shoot his own sister, but it’s also hard to believe that he didn’t recognize it was his sister, so we just don’t know,’ said police chief Richard Biehl. 

Any attempt to suggest a motive so early in the investigation would be irresponsible, Biehl said. 

Authorities identified the other dead as Monica Brickhouse, 39; Nicholas Cumer, 25; Derrick Fudge, 57; Thomas McNichols, 25; Lois Oglesby, 27; Saeed Saleh, 38; Logan Turner, 30; and Beatrice N. Warren-Curtis, 36.

Of the more than 30 people injured in Ohio, at least 14 had gunshot wounds; others were hurt as people fled, city officials said. 

Eleven people remained in hospital on Monday.  

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