NIU Shooter's Girlfriend Speaks Out

Jessica Baty, girlfriend of the Northern Illinois University shooter Steve Kazmierczak, is speaking out for the first time. A tearful Baty tells of the goodbye note she received from him, and what he was like during their two year relationship.

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[FloyydGayweather]

Steven K. should be remembered as a great person. He did what many people wouldn't, and that was to stand up against a horrible and selfish American society. It was just bad karma, that's all! The victims and other students at the school where probably the ones laughing at the poor guy, and that's what caused him to do what he did. There not laughing anymore, are they?

[TheUniSpammer]

the guy in the newsroom called jessica baty katy baty

[aecutie8504]

I realized something when i came here to look at the comments...everyone on here..myself included has done EXACTLY what i've been saying the media is doing. Not one of us mentioned any of those people my name only as the "victims". Thanks ardethbey for putting those names on here. They are who should be rememebered, and by their names. Not by "victims"...and he should be remembered as something else...

[aecutie8504]

I do agree with you on that one. I can't say that i'd get on national t.v. after my boyfriend had killed people and say i still loved him. I'm sure she still does in a way. Maybe more cares about him and i still say feels responsible for what happened to the victims and him. I know I'd be thinking in my own mind how i could have missed signs and that i couldve done something to stop him. But she still shouldn't get on t.v. and say she loves him.

[zinutile]

It SHOULD be the other way around. Medias make their bread and butter around sickness, hate and crimes, not about humanity and good. So there, you have it all ;)

[ardethbey]

I can't believe she says she still loves him. Hello? The crazy guy killed innocent people. I would never even think about loving someone after that. For example, couples break up because the other person cheated on him/her. This is way worse. I think there's something fishy going on and this whole story doesn't make sense. RIP Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace, Daniel Parmenter. These people chose to get an education and be something in life and I'll never forget.

[aecutie8504]

I agree with you. This is hard to watch. Yes, it could have been some sick thing for them BUT spending all the time we are trying to figure out why he did it, we could be spending honoring the victims.

[aecutie8504]

And what makes me mad about the media right now is they are giving this guy all their attention. I watched the 10pm news tonight and in the 15 minutes of the NIU coverage do you knwo that they talked about Kazmericzek 11min? The other 4 minutes were on the victims. Is that right? Shouldnt it be the other way around?We are all so focused on our own questions, opinions, and our anger and forget about those victims. We shouldn't be commenting on this clip. We should be commenting on victim tributes

[aecutie8504]

NYC622 I agree with you totally. I'm guilty of giving my opinion on a motive. But what i'm saying is that as far as we all knew, he never showed outward signs that he was going to do this. Our opinions can't change that we lost 5 people...and no matter what he did she lost him. She may have conflicting stories but think about what frame of mind she was in when the police 1st talked to her. She was in shock and devestated. We all need to stop assuming and wait for what the police say.

[nyc622]

Perhaps, but its hard to watch an interview like that regarding a cold blooded, bone chilling masssacre and not say "One of these things is not like the other...time to play our guessing game." Lets talk about motive, there is no motive thus far (except he was off his medication) he did it on Valentines day? Could have been some kind of sick and twisted dedication of his love to her. Maybe the 2 had fantasized about doing it. He did it for her, and she has to tell the world in some way....