Ivan, I think blaming the economy, firearms, his parents, society, etc. is a worthless endeavor. This guy was the prime suspect when his first wife and mother-in-law were beaten/stabbed to death years ago, so this was nothing new to him. He was defective, pure and simple. Oh yes - his first wife caught him cheating, so he (allegedly - not enough evidence to charge him) brutally murdered her and her mother. More recently, his second wife filed for divorce (I don't see why she'd want to get away from him), so he killed her and two days later, their two children, and a day later, some people that worked in his office, and some people across the street. Maybe the economy and some bad trades had something to do with it, but we all go through hard times, and we don't kill 15 people (12 + 1st wife & M-I-L + self). There was something seriously wrong on inside this guys head - the so called "triggers" can/do happen to almost everyone at some time or another (marital problems, money problems, etc).