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Before he entered that classroom, the alleged killer didn't talk much. To his neighbors, he was just a quiet loner who wore the same military-style outfit every day and couldn't muster much more than an anxious "hi." In fact, the only person he was ever seen with was his protective mother, according to the New York Times.If the man was looking for companionship, he did it online, specifically on a singles website for people who identify as "Not Religious, But Spiritual." The username of an connected to his email address on that site referenced Nazi Germany, and his profile alluded to a reverence to Satanism. The user also claimed that he enjoyed "killing zombies" and "didn't like organized religion."On MySpace, the alleged shooter, who was reportedly born in England, expressed admiration for the Irish Republican Army and posed with a gun. Right now, there's speculation as to whether or not he warned about the attack on 4Chan. "Some of you guys are alright," a user posted on October 1. "Don't go to school tomorrow if you are in the Pacific Northwest."And, according to the Times, the shooter apparently authored a blog containing a post that glorified the former TV anchor who shot an anchorwoman and a camera man on August 26. "On an interesting note, I have noticed that so many people like him are all alone and unknown, yet when the spill a little blood, the whole world knows who they are," the killer allegedly wrote . "A man who was known by no one, is now known by everyone."Although the latest mass shooter's name is now making headlines across the country, local law enforcement in Oregon said in the immediate aftermath that they wanted to deny him infamy."I will not name the shooter," Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said in a press conference Thursday evening. "I will not give him the credit he probably sought prior to this horrific and cowardly act."Follow Allie Conti on Twitter.Read: Why the Media Shouldn't Name Mass Shooters Over and Over Again