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Who is Katie Card? Maine mass murderer's sister-in-law claims he earlier heard voices at 2 locations he attacked

Katie Card said that her brother-in-law is currently unemployed and he previously worked at a distribution center and was a long-haul truck driver

LEWISTON, MAINE: The family of an Army reservist, who is now suspected to have claimed the lives of at least 18 people in double mass shootings in Maine on Wednesday night, October 25, said he previously spoke about hearing voices at the two locations he allegedly attacked.

Following the bloodbath, Katie Card, who is married to Robert Card's brother, told The Daily Beast that their family has been messaging her brother-in-law and requesting to hand over himself to the authorities. 

What did Robert Card's sister-in-law Katie say?

“I have known Rob my whole life,” Card said on Thursday, October 26.

“He is quiet but the most loving, hardworking, and kind person that I know. But in the past year, he had an acute episode of mental health and it’s been a struggle,” she added.

She claimed that the suspect, who is now at large, recently began wearing powerful hearing aids to combat hearing loss.

Since then, Card said her brother-in-law has been insisting to his family that he can hear people abusing him, including at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grill, where he’s accused of gunning down 18 people on Wednesday night, October 25.

“He truly believed he was hearing people say things,” she said, adding "This all just happened within the last few months.”

Katie Card said her brother-in-law would “get mad” when they told him the voices were just in his head. His mental health issues resulted in a weeks-long stay at a facility over the summer, she further said.

“Things have kind of gone downhill recently,” Card told the outlet, adding “We tried to listen to him and tell him that nobody was talking about him."

“Yesterday, as the story was unfolding, we prayed that Rob had nothing to do with this. But when we heard the two places where the shooting happened, my husband rushed home," she continued.

Katie Card told The Daily Beast that her brother-in-law is currently unemployed and previously worked at a distribution center and was a long-haul truck driver.

Katie Card insisted that Robert Card is scared

Katie Card insisted that her brother-in-law is probably just “scared.”

“We know he is out there and he is a good person in his heart,” she said, adding “After all of this, when he has time to reflect, he will be disgusted. We all want him to know that we love him and that we can handle things as a family.”

“He just has to reach out and do the right thing,” she continued.

When did the carnage begin?

The carnage started at around 7 pm on Wednesday, October 25, at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston.

Another deadly shooting was then reported around four miles away at the Schemengees Bar & Grille.

Authorities confirmed on Thursday morning, October 26, that 18 people were killed and another 13 injured, including children who were participating in a bowling league.

Officials did not specify why Robert Card targeted the bowling alley and bar

Officials would not discuss at a Thursday morning, October 26, press briefing on why Robert Card may have targeted the bowling alley and bar.

“That does speak to motive so [it’s] not something we’re going to be prepared to answer today,” Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck said.