Robert Poulin

Murderer
2known / alleged victims
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Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
Canada
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date of birth
1957
Age at first offence
18
Characteristics
school shooting, rape
Victim profile
Kimberly Rabot (female, 17) / Mark Potvin (male, 18 - He was hit by gunfire when he heroically tried to kick the door shut)
Method of murder
St abbing with knife - Shooting
Date(s) of murder
October 27, 1975
Years active
1975
Date of arrest
—
Status
Died in custody

Committed suicide by shooting himself the same day Robert Poulin, an 18-year-old militia sharpshooter, shoots six people at Ottawa's Saint Pius X school and then kills himself.

Case Summary

Background

Robert Poulin was 18 years old. He was described as a militia sharpshooter.

A book entitled Rape of a Normal Mind was written about the incident.

The offence

On October 27, 1975, Robert Poulin opened fire on his classmates with a shotgun at St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He killed one and wounded five. After shooting, he turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.

Prior to the St. Pius X High School shooting, Poulin raped and stabbed his 17-year-old friend Kim Rabot to death and set fire to her body in his basement bedroom.

Outcome

One wounded student died just over a month later.

Aftermath

Further reading included Cobb, Christopher and Avery, Bob. (1977). Rape of a Normal Mind. Toronto: Paperjacks. ISBN 0-7701-0025-2.

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