BRENDA SPENCER signed hand written 2 page letter

The Cleveland Elementary School shooting was a school shooting that took place on January 29, 1979, at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, United States. The principal and a custodian were killed; eight children and police officer Robert Robb were injured. A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, who lived in a house across the street from the school, was convicted of the shootings. Charged as an adult, she pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and assault with a deadly weapon, resulting in her being sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 25 years. As of 2024, she is still in prison.

A reporter reached Spencer by phone while she was still in the house after the shooting, and asked her why she committed the crime. She reportedly answered: "I don't like Mondays.

Classification: Homicide Characteristics: Juvenile (16) - School shooting Number of victims: 2 Date of murders: January 29, 1979 Date of arrest: Same day Date of birth: April 3, 1962 Victims profile: Principal Burton Wragg, 53 (Principal) and Michael Suchar, 56 (Custodian) Method of murder: Shooting (.22-caliber rifle) Location: San Diego, California, USA Status: Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to 25 years to life in prison