Almanac for April 7th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for April 7th: https://ko-fi.com/post/April-7-Lady-Sings-the-Blues-I3I11DE96A

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Bummer April 7th

April 7, 1498: King Charles VIII of France, age 27, dies of head trauma after accidentally striking his head against the lintel of a door.

This 16th-century depiction of Charles VIII by an unknown artist is in the public domain.

April 7, 1994: Members of the Rwandan Patriotic Front militia begin the massacre of Tutsi civilians, a minority group, in Kigali, Rwanda. The killing will continue for about 100 days, until the 15th of July. Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana is among those killed.

April 7, 2021: Phillip Matthew Adams, who retired from the U.S. National Football League (NFL) in 2016, arrives at the Rock Hill, South Carolina, home of Robert and Barbara Lesslie. Robert is a physician. Adams shoots and kills six people at the home: Robert and Barbara, their 5- and 9-year-old grandchildren Noah and Adah, and two air conditioning technicians working at the house, James Lewis and Robert Shook. Adams then barricades himself inside the home, leading to a standoff with police. When police enter the home on April 8th, they find that Adams has taken his own life.

On autopsy, Adams, who was 32 years old and had no prior criminal record, is found to have amphetamines and kratom in his system. He also has pathology consisted with a severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition associated with concussion and other football-related head injuries. Although it can only be diagnosed at autopsy, CTE is associated with mood and behavioral changes including increased aggression.