Announcing Revelation: A Disturbing Look at Robin Westman
The Announcing Revelation paints a troubling picture of Robin Westman following the Announcing Catholic School Massacre. He appears as a deeply confused young man—like a ticking time bomb, you might say.
Westman’s fascination with school shootings and historical figures like Adolf Hitler started in his youth. He moved between different high schools, grappling with suicidal thoughts and a notion that “life is pain.”
In a lengthy manifesto he plans to share on YouTube, he openly admires mass murderers, particularly Adam Lanza, who infamously carried out the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
“I think Sandy Hook was my favorite, the school shooting exposure,” he wrote, reflecting on that tragic event from his fourth-grade perspective.
This chilling admiration for violence persisted into his teenage years, where he unnerved classmates by wandering the halls and declaring, “Praise Hitler.”
A recent incident, resulting in the deaths of two children and injuries to 18 others, drew attention to Westman’s alarming behavior, prompting a reaction filled with disbelief and sorrow at the idea of his actions being labeled as “devilish.”
In what seemed to be a suicide note addressed to his “family and friends,” Westman described himself as “corrupted in this world,” confessing, “I learned to hate what life is: life is love, life is pain.”
“I’m not fine. I’m not right. I’m a sad person,” he expressed. “I’ve been dealing with these thoughts for years and I know this is wrong, but the urge is overwhelming.”
“I’ve been feeling so down that I consider myself already lost,” he added.
Westman, a former student at Announcement, attended multiple schools, from an elite all-boys Catholic prep school costing $25,000 a year to a military academy, eventually graduating from a public high school in 2021.
A graduation ceremony video captured by Westman shows him, although he doesn’t appear to accept his diploma directly.
Attempts to contact MTS Middle School, St. Thomas Academy, and Southwest High School for information about any support offered for Westman’s behavioral issues went largely unanswered. MTS did confirm attendance for two months in 2017.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer expressed disbelief that nobody in the community recognized the issues Westman was facing over the years.
“Someone had to know,” Emmer stated. “Whether it was a neighbor, a family member, or someone from his circle—why didn’t anyone reach out or try to help?”
Westman’s parents, James and Mary Grace, divorced in 2013 when he was just 11 years old. At one point, Westman resided in a charming home on a quiet street in Minneapolis, not far from his school.
According to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, attempts to contact Mary Grace Westman, who now lives in Florida and worked in law enforcement for five years before retiring in 2021, have been unsuccessful.
In 2020, Mary Grace petitioned for her son to change his name from Robert to Robin. Court records indicate that when he turned 17, a judge recognized him legally as female.
James Westman also lives in Minneapolis and has interacted with law enforcement, though the nature of these conversations hasn’t been disclosed.
In his suicide note, Westman voiced a sense of hopelessness, stating he wished to take “final action against this world” and felt “dead from cancer” already.
“I don’t want to kneel before the injustices of this world. I want to die,” he concluded, expressing a profound sense of constant pain.
