his rampage at ESL, as well as his other weapons. All this amounted to extensive planning, which was evidence of premeditation. On October 21, 1991, Farley was found guilty of all seven counts of first degree murder. On January 17, 1992, Superior Court Judge Joseph Biafore Jr. sentenced Farley to death. Because of California law, there were several automatic appeals. On January 22, 1992, Farley was admitted to San Quentin State Prison. On July 2, 2009, the California Supreme Court upheld Farley's death sentence (People v Richard Farley (2009) 46 Cal.4th 1053). , Farley is still on death row at San Quentin State Prison, as CDCR Number H23501. This massacre helped prompt the State of California's 1990 passage of the first anti-stalking laws in the U.S. In media A movie, I Can Make You Love Me (also known as Stalking Laura in the United Kingdom) was made in 1993. Brooke Shields played Black and Richard Thomas played Farley. The shooting incident is also the subject of a chapter of the book Chinese Playground: A Memoir by Bill Lee, as well as a chapter in Obsession by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker. The shooting is also the subject of a chapter of the book The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence by Gavin de Becker. This shooting is also mentioned in the TV seris Whitechapel (UK, Season 2, Episode 2). See also List of death row inmates in the United States List of homicides in California References External links Bill Lee's book, "Chinese Playground" Associated Press news report (Page one and page two) via Newspapers.com 1948 births 1988 mass shootings in the United States 1988 murders in the United States 20th-century American criminals American male criminals American mass murderers American people convicted of murder American prisoners sentenced to death Crime in California Criminals from California Criminals from Texas Living people People convicted of murder by California People from Sunnyvale, California Prisoners sentenced to death by California Stalking Mass shootings in the United States Workplace violence in the United States