I absolutely agree. He knew that he would get the attention in death (and the deaths of others) that he could not get in life. That is one reason why he sent his manifesto to a news station.Interesting OP-ED on my theory of copy cats and folks using the media's desire to publicize these events as a way to gain notoriety. Note I'm not the author of that article.
The Virginia Shooter Wanted Fame. Let?s Not Give It to Him.