I Don’t Like Mondays (2006)

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America’s first school mass shooting took place on January 29, 1979, when 16 year-old Brenda Ann Spencer opened fire with the rifle that her father bought her for Christmas and killed 2 and injured 9 more at Cleveland Elementary School … the only explanation that she would give at the time was the cryptic, “I don’t like Mondays… this livens up the day”.

This fascinating documentary catches up with the Brenda Ann Spencer story 25 years later as she testifies before her parole board meeting seeking inclusion back into society…

“Brenda Ann Spencer (born April 3, 1962) is a convicted American murderer who, at the age of 16, carried out a shooting spree from her home in San Diego, California, on January 29, 1979. During the shooting spree, she killed two people and injured nine others at Cleveland Elementary School, which was located across the street from her home. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime, and her full explanation for her actions was “I don’t like Mondays; this livens up the day.”

The explanation inspired the song “I Don’t Like Mondays” by The Boomtown Rats, which was a UK number one single for four weeks in mid-1979.”  Wikipedia

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