Draft:Kyle Odom
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Comment: if cleaned up probably can be merged and redirected into remington's page, because this does seem to have been a very notoriously bizarre case PARAKANYAA (talk) 05:51, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
Kyle Andrew Odom is an American attempted murderer and conspiracy theorist convicted to twenty-five years in prison for the shooting of pastor and Idaho House of Representatives member Tim Remington.
Early life
[edit]Odom was born and raised in northern Idaho. After High School, he joined the Marine Corps. During his military service he developed an keen interest in the sciences, ultimately leading him to pursue a degree in biochemistry at the University of Idaho.[1][2] In the Spring of 2014, he discovered meditation, which supposedly allowed him to "extreme states of consciousness" that increased his mental stamina. Odom began experiencing delusions centered around extraterrestrial beings from the planet Mars, who he claimed intentionally manipulated his body, inserted thoughts into his mind that were not his own, made him think of fictional song lyrics, attempted to shape him into the "next school shooter", and orchestrated synchronicities in life events.[2]
Odom began posting on the social media platform Facebook, using a hand-drawn profile picture depicting a Martian.[3][4] Odom claimed he began receiving messages from Idaho representative Tim Remington, which contained allusions to Christianity and aliens.[2]
Crimes and arrest
[edit]Believing that Remington was hiding shapeshifting extraterrestrials within his congregation, on March 6, 2016, Odom approached Remington in the parking lot of Altar Church and fired at him six times with a .45-caliber pistol in an apparent attempt on his life.[4][3][1] Odom hit Remington in the back and head, though he survived. Despite plans to kill outreach pastor John Padula, Odom left the scene without any further incident.[1][3][4] Police found his vehicle at the scene of the crime.[4] After successfully evading police, Odom boarded a flight to Washington, D.C. and approached the White House, at which point he began tossing items over the fence, including flash drives and a twenty-five-page manifesto addressed to then United States president Barack Obama. His manifesto concluded that extraterrestrials were "hypersexual" and "hyperaggressive."[5][1][2][4][6][7] Odom was apprehended by United States Secret Service members at 8:27 p.m., though the arrest was related to his activity at the White House and not to the attempt on Remington's life.[4][6]
Legal proceedings
[edit]In July 2017, Odom pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a felony firearm and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Ten of those years are fixed, and afterward he will be eligible for parole.[3][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Miller, Michael E. (March 9, 2016). "Idaho shooting suspect's 'hypersexual' Martian manifesto is a window into an unraveling mind". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Odom, Kyle. "Odom Manifesto" (PDF). New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Alex (November 13, 2017). "Kyle Odom sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Coeur d'Alene pastor". KHQ-TV. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Maben, Scott (March 8, 2016). "Secret Service arrests suspected shooter of CdA pastor outside White House". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Date, Jack (March 9, 2016). "How Idaho Shooting Suspect Kyle Odom Was Able to Fly to DC". ABC News. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Johnson, Alex (September 3, 2016). "Pastor Shooting Suspect Kyle Odom Charged, Claims Martians Control Earth". NBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Karimi, Faith; Almasy, Steve (March 9, 2016). "'100% sane, 0% crazy': Letter linked to shooting mentions Martians, aliens". CNN. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting Idaho Pastor". Idaho State Journal. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2021.