Robert Aaron Long

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His Parents Kicked Him Out Monday. On Tuesday, Shootings

Suspect Robert Aaron Long booted from home day before mass shooting at spas

(Newser) - Police confirmed on Thursday that Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Tuesday's shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight dead, had been a customer of at least two of the sites—Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa. Authorities don't know or aren't saying whether Long had...

Jay Baker Is Off Spa Shooting Case After Racist Shirt Posts

And his controversial comments about the suspect's 'bad day'

(Newser) - Capt. Jay Baker, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson who has courted controversy on more than one occasion amid the Atlanta-area spa shooting spree case, will no longer be handling that case, the sheriff announced Thursday. Cherokee County Communications Director Erika Neldner will take over, USA Today reports. Baker...

Ex-Housemates: Alleged Spa Shooter 'Tortured' by Guilt

They say Robert Aaron Long was treated for sex addiction at Georgia facility

(Newser) - Former housemates at a rehab facility in Georgia say Robert Aaron Long was a "deeply religious" man who was "tortured" by guilt over his sex addiction. But those deeply held Christian beliefs apparently weren't enough to stop him from allegedly killing eight people. Tyler Bayless tells CNN...

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