Minneapolis shooter's mother once starred in adopted daughter's film
The biological mother of Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman previously appeared in a film made by her adopted daughter.
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Filmmaker Faryl Amadeus, 44, discovered an unexpected connection to the recent Minneapolis school shooting. Amadeus was adopted from Kentucky and reunited with her biological mother, Mary Grace Westman, in 2005. In 2021, she created a short film called 'Mary Meets Grace' about their reunion, with Mary Grace playing herself.
When Amadeus first met her biological family, Robin Westman was a 3-year-old named Robert. Robin, who is transgender, recently carried out a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, killing two children and injuring 18 others.
In a letter, Robin blamed his mother Mary Grace for his actions, claiming her opposition to his transition caused his violent rage. Mary Grace, who worked as a school secretary until retiring in 2021, has hired a criminal defense attorney. Neither she nor Amadeus have made public statements about the tragedy.
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