SEX IS DEATH. (Duane indulges himself then goes out in a blaze of cowardice)

I came to Carthage, where I found myself in the midst of a hissing cauldron of lusts. I had not yet fallen in love, but I was in love with the idea of it, and this feeling that something was missing made me despise myself for not being more anxious to satisfy the need. I began to look around for some object for my love, since I badly wanted to love something. —St. Augustine, Confessions


AFP: Gunman in Colorado siege sexually assaulted hostages: police

The gunman at the centre of a Colorado school siege sexually assaulted his hostages before fatally wounding one of the captives and killing himself, police said.

The gunman, 54-year-old Duane Morrison, took six female hostages at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, around 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Denver, after entering the building around lunchtime on Wednesday.

Four hostages were released before the bloody end to the siege, which took place after police SWAT teams decided to storm the second-floor classroom where Morrison was barricaded inside.

Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener said police were still looking at possible motives but revealed that Morrison, described as a loner who had been living out of his car, had sexually assaulted an unspecified number of his captives.

"We have confirmed that he did traumatize and assault our children," Wegener told reporters. "The assaults were sexual," he added.

Local media reported that a backpack in which Morrison had claimed to have been holding a bomb contained various sex toys.

Memo To The Media Whores: Not exactly another Columbine, was it? Nice try.

Wegener, who had been close to tears while speaking to reporters on Wednesday, said that he had taken the decision to storm the school after learning that hostages were being assaulted from captives who had been freed.

"This is why I made the decision I did," he said.

Morrison, armed with a semi-automatic pistol and a revolver, fired at police before shooting his victim and turning his gun on himself, Wegener said.

"The sequence was awful fast," he said. "As they burst through the door he fired at the SWAT team, shot the female hostage and then shot himself."

The schoolgirl, identified by police as 16-year-old Emily Keyes, was airlifted to St Anthony Central Hospital in Denver but died of her injuries late Wednesday.

Wegener said Morrison had a "very minor" criminal history but did not say if he had any previous convictions for sexual offences.


A local paper delves into Mr. Morrison's public life:

Rocky Mountain News: Shooter was living out of Jeep

Guns and mountains. In the end, Duane Roger Morrison would combine both his passions - with horrific results...

What about his passion for little girls? It seemed to be quite important to ol' Duane. It is the one that got Miss Keyes killed.

Morrison's four hours of sudden and seemingly random violence (Emphasis mine.) ended his life, which had been devoid of a significant criminal history, although he was accused two years ago of threatening to settle a score with an assault rifle.

You can bet your mortgage this killer will be described as a "loner" and a "survivalist" and a "gun nut". But remember, kiddies, his backpack bomb was filled with dildoes.

"I was very shocked and surprised" to learn of Morrison's rampage, former neighbor Keith Hoagland said Thursday.

"He was kind of a quiet guy, and he pretty much kept to himself."

That is how a pervert is, until he finds a victim. Then he becomes a "people person".
Hoagland was Morrison's neighbor for about five years in a southeast Denver apartment complex in the 1300 block of South Birch Street.

Hoagland also used phrases such as "a little strange," "a little bit difficult," and "not overly friendly" to describe his former neighbor.

Morrison spent all the free time that he could in the mountains, camping and firing his guns, Hoagland said...

Here is one more interesting tidbit concerning Duane Roger Morrison: He made money off one of the primary American SEX IS DEATH party days, Halloween.

You remember Halloween, don't you? The "one" night when you can be anyone or anything you want to be. The "one" night you can discard your inhibitions and indulge your fantasies while hiding behind a King Goober II mask...

Of course, for good Catholics it is All Hallows Eve, the night before All Saints Day.

Morrison was interviewed briefly by the Rocky Mountain News in October 2004 for a story concerning commercial haunted houses.

In a story that appeared Oct. 22, Morrison spoke about the difficulties of entering the spooking business.

"You should plan not to make any profit for the first three or four years," he said.

He identified himself at that time as co-owner of Commerce City-based Primitive Fear and the Realm of Terror, consistently rated as two of the metro area's scariest commercial haunts.

There also is mention of Morrison in another article about haunted houses that appeared in October-November 2000 of online publication Go-Go Magazine.

That story identified Duane Morrison as one of the designers of haunted houses for Primitive Fear, and quoted him as saying, "We encourage the actors to take the initiative to come up with skits on their own, decide what would be scariest for the room they're in."

Morrison also said, "We don't want people to walk through it in a straight line or an S-shape. We lay it out so it's confusing. We try to cross it up, go back and forth and crisscross."

Morrison's involvement in haunted houses came as news to some in the commercial spook world.

Chris Reinke, who, along with his brother Greg, owns Haunted Mansion, said, "The guy you mentioned? He's never been to any of the meetings that I know of. I've never met the man."

But a 1999 biennial report for Primitive Fear Inc. filed with the Colorado secretary of state lists Morrison as a corporate officer, along with Dale Ervin Sr. and Dale Ervin Jr.

I wonder how many pretty little girls like Emily Keyes had some innocent fun at Morrison's house of horror...

Part 1: SEX IS DEATH. (Stories for boys) is here.
Part 2: SEX IS DEATH. (Distaff death) is here.
Part 3: SEX IS DEATH. (Joyously dispensing death) is here.
Part 4: SEX IS DEATH. (Sex is depression) is here.Part 5: SEX IS DEATH. (When self-pleasuring becomes self-destruction) is here.
Part 6: SEX IS DEATH. (Sex is theft) is here.
Part 7: SEX IS DEATH. (A review of Bareback Mountain) is here.
Part 8: SEX IS DEATH. (What is the ultimate penalty?) is here.
Part 9: SEX IS DEATH. (Haven from reality) is here.
Part 10: SEX IS DEATH. (Sin-redemption-reasons-reason) is here.
Part 11: SEX IS DEATH. (Mommy loves you) is here.
Part 12: SEX IS DEATH. (George Gilder offers a clue) is here.
Part 13: SEX IS DEATH. (Post-killem depression) is here.
Part 14: SEX IS DEATH. (Whither womanhood) is here.
Part 15: SEX IS DEATH. (Saving psychology 1) is here.
Part 16: SEX IS DEATH. (Saving psychology 2) is here.
Part 17: SEX IS DEATH. (Fear of the boomers) is here.
Part 18: SEX IS DEATH. (The battle continues apace) is here.
Part 19: SEX IS DEATH. (Hot for teacher) is here.
Part 20: SEX IS DEATH. (Kids do the darndest things) is here.
Part 21: SEX IS DEATH. (Defects) is here.
Part 22: SEX IS DEATH. (Privates' privacy) is here.
Part 23: SEX IS DEATH. (National Condom Week) is here.
Part 24: SEX IS DEATH. (Wegenics) is here.
Part 25: SEX IS DEATH. (White wedding) is here.
Part 26: SEX IS DEATH. (Literally) is here.
Part 27: SEX IS DEATH. (Can't get me no satisfaction) is here.
Part 28: SEX IS DEATH. (Wrestle with mania) is here.
Part 29: SEX IS DEATH. (Press one for death/Presione uno para la muerte) is here.
Part 30: SEX IS DEATH. (Raunch culture) is here.
Part 31: SEX IS DEATH. (Gimme some of that sweet zombie lovin') is here.
Part 32: SEX IS DEATH. (The devil made me eat my baby) is here.
Part 33: SEX IS DEATH. (Mind control = womb control) is here.
Part 34: SEX IS DEATH. (The expense of playing with yourself) is here.
Part 35: SEX IS DEATH. (You can't always get what you want) is here.
Part 36: SEX IS DEATH. (Whom does a master serve?) is here.
Part 37: SEX IS DEATH. (Shootin' 5 for 8) is here.
Part 38: SEX IS DEATH. (Being a never-wed mom of four and an illegal alien is no picnic either) is here.