A forensic psychiatrist who appears at the trial. While being questioned, he says that he believes Peter was not suffering from mental illness on the day of the shooting, and that there is evidence he deliberately planned the attack. He also claims that, while Peter was evidently bullied, school shooters tend to exaggerate their experience of bullying. However, Jordan points out that Uppergate hasn’t even met Peter, and so his evaluation is baseless.
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Part 2, Chapter 3: Five Months After
A forensic psychiatrist named Curtis Uppergate is the next to be interviewed. He is highly esteemed, with three Ivy League degrees....
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