Shooting in the Ivory Tower

<p>Before presenting his thesis defense Fredrick Davidson plants a gun<br /><br>in the first-aid kit of one of the university's science labs preparing<br /><br>for whatever might lay ahead. Sweating and delusional he watches<br /><br>the potential victims file in. When the defense is set to start his<br /><br>thesis director Dr. Liang offers a quick light-hearted introduction<br /><br>but delusional Fred believes that the committee is purposefully<br /><br>mocking him. Enraged he heads to the first-aid kit and begins the<br /><br>rampage eventually murdering three of his professors in cold blood.<br /><br>Based on true events Professor Joseph Katz presents this horrible<br /><br>tragedy through his own eyes. In fact his perspective is certainly<br /><br>unique: he was supposed to be in the room that day but was running<br /><br>late from a last-minute meeting one floor below. Shooting in the<br /><br>Ivory Tower chronicles this violent event through multiple<br /><br>perspectives and gives the reader insight into what led up to the<br /><br>murders based on trial coverage and first-hand discussions with the<br /><br>victims and Davidson himself.</p>