Silent World — A discussion group discussion

As mentioned elsewhere in the group, the initial inspiration Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) were several murders that occurred in Gallaudet University between 1980 and the early 2000's.

Anyone from Gallaudet or know anyone who studies/studied there?

It's an interesting place...

Gallaudet University is a federally chartered private university for the education of the Deaf and hard of hearing located in Washington, D.C., on a 99-acre campus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallaud...

Founded in 1864, Gallaudet University was originally a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first school for the advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in the world and remains the only higher education institution in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Hearing students are admitted to the graduate school and a small number are also admitted as undergraduates each year. The university was named after Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, a notable figure in the advancement of deaf education, who was hard of hearing.

Gallaudet University is officially bilingual, with American Sign Language (ASL) and English used for instruction and by the college community. Although there are no specific ASL proficiency requirements for undergraduate admission, many graduate programs require varying degrees of knowledge of the language as a prerequisite.[5]

Gallaudet University: Home http://www.gallaudet.edu/

Shawn wrote: "I am an alumnus of Gallaudet. My brother and sister in law were both students there when the murders happened. I actually visited them at Gallaudet after the first murder happened and before the se..."

Many thanks for shedding some light on this tragedy Shawn!