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Shooter at Sikh Temple Left Trail of Hate

By William M. Welch, Judy Keen
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A makeshift memorial sits near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Darren Hauck/Getty Images
Aug 7, 2012
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Few can know what goes through the twisted mind of a mass killer, but Wade Michael Page left behind plenty of signs that he was consumed by one thing: hate.

Page, 40, was identified by police Monday as the gunman who killed six worshippers Sunday morning at a Sikh temple here. Local and federal authorities said they were investigating whether the shooting was an act of domestic terrorism.

The bald, heavy man decorated in tattoos and shot dead in an exchange with police played in hate bands and used hate-filled heavy-metal music to recruit white supremacists to the cause.

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A makeshift memorial sits near the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. Darren Hauck/Getty Images
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