Ohio gunman Connor Betts ‘showed her synagogue shooting video on first date’, says ex-girlfriend Adelia Johnson
- Betts ‘shared his darkness’ with her after they grew close in social psychology class and bonded over ‘depression humour’
- Johnson found it strange when Betts gave her ‘play-by-play’ of video but ‘not too weird’ as they often discussed serial killers in class
Connor Betts’ ex-bandmate and ex-girlfriend in recent days have each said that their relationships with Betts broke off before the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.
Police identified Betts as shooting and killing nine people and wounding dozens of others Sunday in the city’s Oregon District.
Ex-girlfriend Adelia Johnson, a Sinclair Community College student, provided the Dayton Daily News with a 6½-page statement detailing her relationship with Betts. In it she wrote that she grew close to him this year in their social psychology class.
“He trusted me with so much of his darkness that I forgot most of it. Another thing between mentally ill friends: the capacity to forget things can be a blessing if the person is telling you something in confidence,” Johnson said.
The two met in January this year, according to Johnson’s account. Betts, 24, of Bellbrook, majored in psychology at Sinclair Community College.