At this point, most are familiar with the mass shooting that occurred during Highland Parkβs Fourth of July parade in Illinois. The massacre was orchestrated by 21-year-old Robert βBobbyβ Crimo III, who now faces several first-degree murder charges. Crimo allegedly stood rooftop and opened fire at participants of the parade and the community of paradegoers.
Crimo was apprehended after he fled the scene to his motherβs home, drove his momβs car to Madison, Wisconsin, and returned back to Illinois. According to reports, Crimo shared with investigators that he considered shooting up another event in Wisconsin but did not follow through. (ABC 7 Chicago)
While one can find multiple stories related to this incident, What JAILBIRDS DIGITAL seeks to find out is why Mansonβs name is connected to this crime and quite frankly, what does Manson have to do with the Highland Park massacre?
JAILBIRDS DIGITAL reached out to Manson himself, or more specifically, βMini Manson,β also known as Andrew Paul Roach, Entertainer, for insight on why his name was linked to this terrible incident.
Mini Mansonβs name was circulating the internet after the Highland Park incident, claiming that he inspired Robert Crimo to commit the crime. Is Mini Manson a master manipulator or simply a victim of online trolling?

JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βWhat is it about you and the Highland Park incident that causes people to link the two of you?β
Mini Manson: βPeople troll me generally because Iβm so strange, but I think I was linked to this just because I live so close by. This was not real β¦ This was created for a show that does pranks on a very high level.β
JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βThereβs some similar symbology floating around that Robert Crimo and you have in common, what is it or what are they? What is the meaning behind it or them?β
Mini Manson: βI am not familiar with the symbology Crimo used, except for one symbol that was shown to me by Jesse at Pod Awful β¦ That is the Sigil of Satan. Marilyn Manson has the same tattoo on his left hand. Very sexy!β

JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βHave you ever had any contact to your knowledge with Crimo?β
Mini Manson: βI have never met Robert Crimo, but I saw someone at the Chicago LGBT Parade that resembled him. I only remember this because of how strange this person looked at the Parade. He was with some other people, doing cosplay β¦ I went over and handed his friend one of my stickers β¦ it looks like thisβ

JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βWere people trolling you or was any of this narrative serious?β
Mini Manson: βThey were trolling me.β
JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βHow does it make you feel when people connect you to this incident, even in a joking manner?β
Mini Manson: βAt first, I was very angry, but I realize whatever someone else did on their own volition is on THEM, not me β¦ This is not something that βjust happens.β It takes months, if not years, for someone to snap like this and blow people away β¦ It no longer bothers me that people think I inspired this. In fact, this gives me POWER and AUTHORITY. β¦ I donβt even sing my own songs. I do covers. If people think I have this much power to control someone, that means Iβm a ROCK STAR!β
JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βHave you experienced any negativity from others life harassment due to this incident?β
Mini Manson: βI experienced a little harassing phone calls from one person, but thatβs about it. I know how to handle trolls and steal the show β¦ Iβm an ENTERTAINER after all! β
JAILBIRDS Interviewer: βIs there anything else youβd like to share about this topic?β
Mini Manson: βI honestly donβt watch the news because it is bullshit and depressing. Iβm too busy making my music, studying guitar and voice and going out in nature β¦ I wonder if this event really happened or was it a false flag.β
So, did Mini Manson inspire Crimo to open fire at an Independence Day parade? Though a very inspiring entertainer, JAILBIRDS DIGITAL can confidently exonerate Mini Manson from any connection to this massacre; perhaps itβs the trolls that have more to do with the Highland Park incident than Mini Manson himself.
Special thanks to Mini Manson for participating in an interview with JAILBIRDS DIGITAL.