RE: Andrew Culver, 2007
Church of Satan Turns Teen In
Omaha World-Herald 16 December 2007
Courtland, Ohio (AP) – A teenager was arrested after a leader of the Church of Satan turned over to the FBI an e-mail the high school student had written to the sect in which he threatened to kill his grandparents, authorities said.
Andrew Culver, 18, told police the e-mail detailing his intention to kill his grandparents and steal their money and car was a joke, said Bazetta Township Police Chief Charles Sayers. Culver sent the message Wednesday to Peter Gilmore of the New York City-based Church of Satan, Sayers said.
Police said Culver wrote he had access to an arsenal of weapons and wanted to “kill in the name of our unholy lord Satan.” Gilmore alerted the FBI, which notified the police. Culver was taken out of class Thursday and questioned by police, Sayers said. Charges will be discussed at a hearing Monday, he said.
Satanic Leader Alerts Police About Teen’s Violent Plans
The Roanoke Times 16 December 2007
CORTLAND, Ohio- A teenager was arrested after a leader of the Church of Satan turned over to the FBI an e-mail the high school student had written to the sect in which he threatened to kill his grandparents, authorities said. Andrew Culver, 18, told police the e-mail detailing his intention to kill his grandparents and steal their money and car was a joke, said Bazetta Township Police Chief Charles Sayers.
According to police, Culver wrote that he had access to an arsenal of weapons and wanted to “kill in the name of our unholy lord Satan.” Culver sent the message Wednesday to Peter Gilmore, the high priest of the New York City-based Church of Satan, Sayers said. Gilmore alerted the FBI, which notified local police. Culver was taken out of class Thursday and questioned by police, Sayers said.
Gilmore said his church discards most of the hundreds of e-mails it receives daily. But Culver’s message stood out, he said. “I thought it could be a joke, but with recent events in Colorado and Nebraska, I thought it was better to play it safe,” he said.
Gilmore said members of his group are atheists who believe Satan is a symbol of freedom, not evil. “To the Satanist, he is his own God,” reads a statement on the group’s website from Gilmore.
