Video on Fredericton shooter's computer says police controlled by demonic order

One video downloaded on Matthew Raymond's computer connects police with a demonic order set on controlling people's minds.

Raymond shot and killed Donnie Robichaud and Bobbie Lee Wright, then Fredericton constables Sara Burns and Robb Costello when they responded to a call of shots fired at 237 Brookside Dr. on Aug. 10, 2018.

The 50-year-old has admitted to the killing but pleaded not guilty. His defence lawyers are arguing he was not criminally responsible on account of mental illness.

Now in the sixth week of the trial, the defence is continuing to present evidence, through team member Alex Pate, that was found on Raymond's computer.

Pate, who examined multiple hard drives for the defence, found thousands of YouTube videos downloaded on Raymond's computer, some he created himself and uploaded, and others taken on a GoPro camera.

All of the videos presented, starting in 2017, have been related to conspiracy theories that point to a higher demonic order controlling people's minds through media and symbolism, identified by different names such as the Illuminati and Freemasons.

YouTube conspiracy theorist known as Rob Lee features heavily in the defence's evidence. One video presented Monday claims a 2017 shooting of a white Australian-American woman by a Somali-American police officer in Minneapolis was a hoax. The video claims the woman never existed and the media was complicit in spreading "lies." Other videos claim space doesn't exist and pyramids were built by ancient demons.

The narrator also says there are "Freemason logos" on more than 30 police badges he flashes on the screen.

"Who do you think controls them?" the narrator says of the police.

This is a similar theme to other videos on Raymond's computer, where Freemasons are equated with demonic powers who control everything, and many terrorist attacks are hoaxes.

One video calls Muslim Somalis "beings."

Another video, with a different narrator, says Hollywood and Washington are controlled by demonic forces.

"Voting does not matter, folks," the narrator says.

A third video goes through skull-shape differences between men and women, and how they show actress Angelina Jolie is transgender. This is in line with other transphobic material found on Raymond's computer.

Another video on the Rob Lee channel says if anyone is attempting to hurt him or his family he will behead them. As he flashes images of guns, he asks his followers not to fight "when it's not the appointed time." He says there will come a time when "the army of Jesus" will "rise."

Pate also testified about viewing a YouTube channel, the name of which is under publication ban. The defence said the channel is Raymond's.

The jury was shown most of the videos on that channel on Monday and over the last week. They have similar themes to the other videos Pate testified about. They include Islamophobic, anti-Justin Trudeau content and images of people with dots added around their eyes and mouths to show they are demons.

One video shows the user pointing out masculine or feminine features on famous people that show they're transgender. In a comment under the video the uploader writes: "These are the END Times, start preparing with God and Jesus. Stay away from most churches of even non Cath as they are controlled."

Schizophrenia diagnosis

The Crown and defence have agreed Raymond had a mental illness at the time of the shooting. Dr. Ralph Holly testified Friday he diagnosed Raymond with schizophrenia.

The agreement means that to get a not-guilty verdict, the defence must prove to the jury, on a balance of probabilities, that Raymond's mental illness either stopped him from knowing the nature and consequences of his actions, or knowing what he was doing was wrong.

Last week, Pate's testimony painted a picture of a man whose interest in biking and video games waned as he started viewing and downloading more anti-Muslim, transphobic and occult material. Pate also found thousands of references to Masonic and flat-earth conspiracy theories.

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