George Sodini

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'''George Sodini''' was a 48-year-old computer analyst who was [[involuntarily celibate]] (incel) for 19 years and had not had a girlfriend in 25 years, since 1984.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gym-killer-was-devoted-follower-of-dating-guru/</ref> He studiously went to [[PUA|dating coach]] classes by scammer [[R. Don Steele]]. He also did home study of Don's dating coach materials. Sodini found no success. In 2009, he left a note on his [[dating]] frustration blog, put 2 [[Roping|suicide]] notes in a bag, then shot 12 [[Femoid|women]] in a Pittsburgh aerobics (Latin dance) class, killing 3. Sodini was a victim of dating advice. Sodini had a child with a woman named, "Lee Ann Valdiserri", in early 1991, and he had not known the baby for more than 4 months.<ref>http://www.zimbio.com/The+Searched/articles/iyoM5Zu8wqW/Lee+Ann+Valdiserri+Mother+George+Sodini+Child</ref>

==Feminist Reaction==

As there was no evidence Sodini used [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]] or any [[Incelosphere|incelospherian]] community that existed at that time, Jezebel randomly asserted that the [[TFL|True Forced Lonliness]] youtube vlogs must have influenced him, despite there being no evidence of him viewing or associating with those extremely obscure and non-violent video blogs. Jezebel also tried to connect the [[Marc Lépine|1989 Quebec University shooting]] to him (lol).<ref>https://jezebel.com/5331406/gym-gunman-was-not-alone-the-making-of-a-misogynist-murderer</ref> [[Feminists]] seemed disappointed that simple [[PUA|dating advice]] and [[women]] could have alone motivated the attack, and desperately wanted to connect the attack to something other than those two things.

To this day, feminists in the [[Fakestream|media]] and on [[Wikipedia]] try to downplay Sodini's attack as not relevant to involuntary celibacy, and only focus on [[Elliot Rodger]]. After all, Sodini had no known mental illnesses, had been successful with women before and had a child, and his vlogs showed no evident bad [[personality]] traits besides anger. If someone wants to make all involuntary celibates seem like unhinged weirdos, it's convenient to ignore Sodini.

== Still unreleased suicide notes ==

Police found two typed notes in Sodini's bag at the scene of the crime, each reflecting his [[depression]] and frustration with women. He complained of 'never having spent a weekend with a woman'<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8274254&page=1</ref> He apparently also complained in the notes about how he never vacationed with a woman, or lived with a woman, and how his [[Copulation|sexual experiences]] were limited.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-marie-roth/woman-hating-and-the-la-f_b_254020.html</ref>

== Dating Coaching ==

Video exists of Sodini attending 3 day, 8 hour seminars by [[dating]] coach [[R. Don Steele]], in the video Don Steele says, "Nice guys must die," Steele said in the video. "I would say that is the problem with most guys in the room. You are too nice." <ref>https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8274254&page=1</ref> Then, Sodini is shown shaking hands with one of Steele's "beautiful blond assistants" as part of an exercise in how to meet women.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gym-killer-was-devoted-follower-of-dating-guru/</ref>

"He was really, really quiet, he took a lot of notes," said Erin Micklow, 20, who was hired last year to work at a self-help seminar Sodini attended on how to date women.

Micklow, a model and an actress, described Sodini as "the most studious in the workshops."
"George didn't seem like a bad person," she said. "He was there for self improvement."<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/07/pennsylvania.gym.shooting/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/07/pennsylvania.gym.shooting/index.html]</ref>

Ironically, Don started doing [[dating]] coaching in the same year Sodini's singledom began, 1984.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gym-killer-was-devoted-follower-of-dating-guru/</ref>

Link to videos of dating seminars Sodini attended, with Sodini in shot:

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==Blog==

In a July, 2009 blog post Sodini wrote: "Last time I slept all night with a girlfriend it was 1982. Proof I am a total malfunction. Girls and women don't even give me a [[Indicator of interest|second look]] anywhere. There is something blatantly wrong with me that no goddam person will tell me what it is." His last post before the shooting detailed his net worth of over 250 thousand dollars, the estranged mother of his child, and that people did not know the full extent of his frustration and women would only ever call him a "[[nice guy]]".<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=8258001&page=1 http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=8258001&page=1]</ref> He had also sought dating help to no avail before the shooting.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8274254&page=1%7Ctitle=George http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8274254&page=1%7Ctitle=George] Sodini Sought Dating Help Before Pennsylvania Gym Shooting</ref>

Sodini's last post before the shooting:

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==Vlog==

In his first vlog, George says that [[R. Don Steele]] told him, he has "15 more years" to be successful with women. He said his objective was to "be real and emotionally connect with people". "Because when I'm 10 to 20 years older than she is, she has to feel good about this thing." In his second vlog George films his house as an exercise for the [[PUA|dating coach]]. George shows off his house, a copy of Steele's book, "How to Date Young Women: For Men over 35", his 75k house, Altima Car, 32 inch TV, computer, stereo, large speakers, matching couch and chair that will 'impress women' (in his words, possible sarcasm), dining room set, rug, 2 bedrooms, extra computer, a room 'so clean she will be impressed', cologne, "CDs and tapes I [he] bought since joining the list", his backyard, finished cellar, his network, and punching bag.

==Footage==

All two Sodini vlogs plus a news reel:

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== External links ==

* [https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=8258001&page=1 Sodini's Full Blog]

==See also==
*[[Marc Lépine]]
*[[Mutsuo Toi]]
*[[Jake Davison]]
*[[Andreas Lubitz]]
*[[Elliot Rodger]]
== References ==
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