13 things about Richfield, Minnesota’s Robin Westman

Robin M. Westman was an American man who grew up in Richfield, Minnesota, United States. The city is around 8 miles away fro Minneapolis, Minnesota, which is home to Annunciation Catholic School.

BIOGRAPHY

Westman was born Robert Paul Heleringer Westman. He was nicknamed Bobby and he lived in Richfield with his fatherJames Westman.

Robert L. “Bob” Heleringer is Robin’s uncle. Margaret Heleringer Healy, Nancy Heleringer Wachs and Diane Heleringer Cashen are Robin’s aunts.

Robin’s mother Mary Grace Westman is a resident of Naples, Florida, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His maternal grandfather Robert C. Heleringer Sr. was born in New Albany Township, Indiana, USA to Amedee Mathias Heleringer and Margaret Cecilia Holtz Heleringer while his maternal grandmother Mary Lou O’Donnell Heleringer was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA to Leo G. O’Donnell and Fidelis F. O’Donnell.
2. As a Republican lawmaker, his uncle Bob represented portions of Louisville, Kentucky, USA from 1980 to 2003.
3. His parents were married from 1988 to 2013.
4. He dated Abigail Bodick, who was born in 2003.
5. In 2004, his grandmother Mary Lou died.
6. In 2005, his grandfather Robert Sr. died.
7. From 2016 to 2021, his mother worked at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis as a parish secretary.
8. In 2017, he graduated from Annunciation Catholic School and attended the Minnesota Transitions Charter School in Minneapolis for two months.
9. In 2019, his mother signed his petition to change his name in Dakota County, Minnesota and he identified as a female.
10. In 2020, his name was officially changed to Robin M. Westman.
11. In 2021, he had traffic citations and he posted on YouTube a video of himself reading a manual.
12. In 2024, he wrote in a journal, “I don’t want to dress girly all the time but I guess sometimes I really like it. I know I am not a woman but I definitely don’t feel like a man.”
13. In 2025, he died at age 23.

TIMELINE

Robin owned three firearms, which he legally purchased. He has four siblings namely Jack Westman, Martha Westman, Theresa Westman and Joseph Westman.

2000s

• His grandmother Mary Lou turned 76 on October 9, 2003 and died on January 13, 2004.
• On March 25, 2005, his mother carried crucifixes during an anti-abortion protest outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
• His grandfather Robert Sr. turned 79 on August 27, 2005 and died on August 30, 2005.

2010s

• In July 2019, he, his siblings and their mother visited Lake Orion, Michigan.

2020s

• On January 15, 2020, his petition to change his name to Robin was legally granted.
• On May 23, 2025, he wrote in a journal, “I have a deep fascination with one man in particular: Adam Lanza.”
• On June 17, 2025, he turned 23.
• On August 20, 2025, he wrote in a journal about visiting Annunciation Catholic School and a plan to carry out mass shooting at the school.
• Just before 8:30 a.m. on August 27, 2025, he used three legally purchased firearms to open fire at Annunciation Catholic School, killing Harper Moyski, 10, and Fletcher Merkel, 8, and wounding 16 other children and three adult parishioners, and fatally shoot himself.