Saturday, May 9, 2009

Body fits description of former UGA professor, police say

Summary: A body which police found in woods near Athens, Georgia meets the description of George Zinkhan, who is accused of shooting his wife and two others to death on April 25.  The former professor of marketing at the University of Georgia drove to a community theater where his wife was at a picnic, and the two got in an argument. He returned to his car, where his two children were, got two handguns, and returned to the theater killing three and wounding two. He left his children with neighbors and then disappeared. The body was found concealed, and will be identified this week. 

Opinion: I can't understand what could compel this seemingly decent, down to earth, and intelligent person to commit murder. There must be much more to this story than meets the eye. A family made up of a college professor, a lawyer, and two young children is the last family I would ever expect to be torn apart by murder. There are so many unanswered questions to this tragic event that probably can't or won't be answered. The only logical explanation I can think of is mental illness. George Zinkhan must have had a lot more going on under the surface, maybe bi-polar disorder or schizophrenia. Ordinary people don't randomly pull out a gun and go out on a murderous rampage. What was he thinking? What triggered his anger? I think the most troubling thing of all is that because of his actions he left his two children orphaned. I feel horrible for those kids, their world was completely torn apart. Hopefully they can get help so they can lead normal and happy lives, but it will be a long journey. 

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