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Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: 1999All information in public domainSlide2

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: The shootingsThe Xerox

workplace mass murder occurred on November 2, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Service technician

Byran

Uyesugi reported to work at the Xerox building and opened fire with a 9mm

Glock

17 handgun

. Uyesugi 

shot and killed

seven co-workers (six co-workers and his supervisor).Slide3

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: The weaponSlide4

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: Xerox officesSlide5

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: Xerox officesSlide6

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: The victimsSlide7

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Standoff and Arrest

After the shooting, Uyesugi fled in a company van. By mid-morning, police cornered Uyesugi in the mountains above downtown Honolulu. After a nearly five-hour standoff, Uyesugi surrendered to police

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Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Firearm enthusiastUyesugi was employed by Xerox as a copier technician since 1984.

He lived with his elderly father. He raised goldfish and 

koi

.

He was on the high school rifle team, and had an extensive collection of firearms. At the time of the murders, he had as many as 25

registered firearms dating

back to 1982. Police also recovered eleven handguns, five rifles and two shotguns from Uyesugi's father.Slide9

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Firearm enthusiastSlide10

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Firearm enthusiastSlide11

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Paranoid delusionsUyesugi felt that his co-workers were engaged in patterns of harassment, including tampering with Xerox machines after he repaired them.  In 1993, he reportedly made threats against other co-workers. Xerox activated their threat assessment team after he kicked in and damaged an elevator door, and he was ordered to undergo inpatient psychiatric

evaluation at Castle Medical Center in Kailua.Slide12

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: 1993 examinationThe psychiatrist (Dr.

Mee-Lee) and psychologist (Dr. Acklin) who examined him

during the 5 day evaluation found

that Uyesugi suffered from a delusional disorder and paranoia, but found him not to be imminently dangerous. He was released from the hospital and ordered by Xerox to follow up with psychiatric care

. Six years later he committed the mass murder.Slide13

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: PsychopathologyUyesugi reported experiencing auditory (voices in his head) and visual (a black shadow following him) hallucinations. He alleged that there was a conspiracy, and that his home was bugged with listening devices. He felt that his co-workers were engaged in patterns of harassment, backstabbing behavior, and spreading of rumors. In 1993, Uyesugi told his brother that a shadow pinned him down.

He thought his house was haunted. The

family had

the

house blessed by a

Shingon

priest in 1997. Slide14

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murder: Uyesugi’s Nuuanu homeSlide15

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: The trialThe trial was held in May 2000. Uyesugi pled not guilty by

reason of insanity.Slide16

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Prosecution expertsMany experts testified at trial. Prosecution witness Dr. Michael

Welner testified that although Uyesugi was schizophrenic, he carried out the shooting because he was angry that he would be fired for insubordination, and that his own account of concealment before the crime demonstrated that he knew what he had done was wrong. Slide17

Byran Uyesugi-Xerox mass murders: Prosecution Experts-Dr. WelnerSlide18

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Prosecution Experts-Dr. HallSlide19

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Prosecution Experts-Dr. Hall

Dr. Hall provided testimony which demonstrated Uyesugi’s state of mind: More than four months after the shootings,

Uyesugi showed little remorse and made chillingly derogatory

remarks about the according to Dr. Hall’s testimony.

Dr. Hall testified that Uyesugi told him the shootings transformed

"

twoparent

families to one-parent families." But Hall said Uyesugi added,

"My life is totally changed, too.

I’’m

locked up and in jail now.“

When Hall asked Uyesugi if he felt remorse about the shooting,

Uyesugi held his fingers apart about a quarter-inch and replied, "A

little bit."Slide20

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Prosecution Experts-Dr. Hall

Hall also asked what he would say to the victims if he had a chance. According to Hall, Uyesugi responded :To John Sakamoto, "F--- you for screwing with machines."

To Ford

Kanehira

, "You talk tough, but you are a fag and a wimp."

To Peter Mark, "Go play games on your laptop."

To Ronald

Kataoka

, "You fooled with the wrong guy."

To his supervisor Melvin Lee, "You should have stayed being a technician."

To Jason

Balatico

, "You are a thief and a disgrace to the FBI."

To Ronald

Kawamae

, "You deserve to die."Slide21

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Prosecution Experts-Dr. HallHall testified that Uyesugi’s "gross insensitivity" was an indication of a character disorder that led Uyesugi to fire his 9mm handgun 28 times, hitting

the seven victims 25 times, at the Xerox warehouse on Nimitz Highway last year.

Hall said Uyesugi also suffered from a delusional disorder, which included thinking

Balatico

was an undercover FBI agent, but the psychologist said the illness only provided the "direction" for the violence and did not render Uyesugi legally insane.Slide22

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Defense ExpertsDefense experts Dr. Park Dietz and Dr. Daryl Matthews testified for the defense that Uyesugi was insane, citing the delusions about how others were tampering with his Xerox machines and fish.Slide23

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Defense Experts: Drs. Dietz and MatthewsSlide24

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Evaluating Experts: Drs. Mee-Lee and AcklinSlide25

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Evaluating Experts Dr. Mee

-Lee and Dr. Acklin testified as to the findings from the psychiatric and psychological evaluation conducted 6 years prior to the shootings. They found Uyesugi had a delusional disorder but was not imminently dangerous. He was released from the hospital for follow up. Slide26

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Dr. Acklin’s testimony

Saturday, May 27, 2000

XEROX

SHOOTINGS TRIAL

Uyesugi sees

himself as persecuted

A psychologist testifies that Uyesugi

seems a 'classical case' of

delusional disorderSlide27

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Dr. Acklin’s testimony

“Draw a human,” Byran

Uyesugi was asked by a doctor as part of a battery of psychological tests in 1993.

The copy machine repairman drew a devil with a pitchfork, "smiling and watching all the bad people do bad things," said Dr. Marvin Acklin, who diagnosed Uyesugi with a delusional disorder after he was admitted to Castle Hospital that year.

When asked what the devil was thinking, Uyesugi responded: "It's just like your conscience: 'Do it. Get even with that

sucker.

He did you wrong. Get

him!'

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The drawing and recollections of a dog attack when Uyesugi was 13 reflected a prevailing theme of persecution, Acklin testified as the defense in the multiple murder trial continued presenting its case yesterday.

"As a result of the dog's attack, I

had

11 teeth holes in my right side, my knees were scraped, and there was road gravel stuck in the open bleeding wounds, and I was shaking all over," Acklin said Uyesugi recalled.

Acklin felt the experience reflected how Uyesugi saw himself: as an individual "prone to unprovoked, premeditated attack."

Uyesugi is charged with killing seven co-workers who he believed were conspiring against him. The defense argues that Uyesugi suffered from a mental defect that prevented him from knowing right from wrong when he opened fire at the Xerox warehouse last November.

The state contends he knew what he was doing and was able to control his actions despite suffering from a delusional disorder.

Xerox officials had requested the 1993 psychological evaluation after Uyesugi had kicked in an elevator door and allegedly threatened co-workers.Slide28

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Dr. Acklin’s testimonyUyesugi appeared to be a "classical case" of delusional disorder, Acklin said

. A German psychiatrist defined the disorder as an "insidious development of a permanent and unshakable delusional system ... accompanied by perfect preservation of clear and orderly thinking."

While delusional disorder is a serious psychiatric disorder, individuals who suffer from it do not deteriorate socially, intellectually or occupationally, Acklin said.

They can still go to work, get involved in hobbies or take care of themselves. "I would say in the case of a criminal act or any other act, it's likely to be done in a

nonconfused

or

nondisorderly

" manner, Acklin said.

During his examination, Uyesugi denied intending to hurt anyone or threatening co-workers. He even indicated he regretted kicking in the elevator door.

Partly because Uyesugi understood the reason he was admitted to Castle and his willingness to be treated, doctors believed he was a likely candidate for outpatient treatment and released him after five days.

At the time, he "didn't appear to be imminently explosive or ready to kill somebody at that moment," Acklin testified.Slide29

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: 1999Six years later, he committed the Xerox mass murder, an event that traumatized Honolulu.Slide30

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Dr. Acklin’s testimony

Tuesday, November 2, 1999

7 dead in Xerox Nimitz Hwy. Shooting

The

worst mass murder in

state history touches off a massive

manhunt. The suspect surrenders

near the Hawai‘i Nature CenterSlide31

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: Dr. Acklin’s testimony

Tuesday, June 13, 2000

XEROX SHOOTINGS TRIAL

The jury took 75

mintues

to reach its verdicts

After the 10-day trial, the jury found Uyesugi sane and guilty of seven murders and one attempted murder.

The 12 jurors took less than two hours to deliberate.Slide32

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: AftermathFamily members of seven men shot to death by

Uyesugi on Nov. 2, 1999, filed lawsuits in Circuit Court yesterday against Xerox and others

for negligence and emotional distress.

In the lawsuit, the victims' families alleged that physicians at Castle

Medical Center and Kaiser

were negligent by failing to provide adequate warning to others of Uyesugi's mental illness and to arrange continued care for Uyesugi.Slide33

Bryan Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: AftermathHONOLULU ADVERTISER.COM

Friday, January 28, 2005

Families of Uyesugi victims in confidential settlement of

lawsuit

The

lawsuits were settled prior to the civil trials.Slide34

Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: AftermathUyesugi unsuccessfully appealed his conviction based on technicalities in jury instructions.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I

STATE OF HAWAI`I,

Plaintiff—Appellee vs

.

BYRAN UYESUGI, Defendant-Appellant

NO. 23805

APPEAL FROM THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT 

(CR. NO. 99-2203) 

 DECEMBER 26, 2002

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Byran Uyesugi- Xerox mass murders: AftermathThe court concluded, “In light of the foregoing, we affirm the judgment of conviction of the first circuit court.”

Uyesugi is

currently serving

his life sentence without parole

sentence.