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Some of the flowers reading some of the messages that have been left on cards before they were comforted by members of the public, complete strangers who said in their own words they were so sorry for what happened. also questions about why the hostage-taker, man haron monis, was ever allowed to commit this crime in the first place. we know he had a lengthy criminal history and was on bail for a very serious crime. being accused of being an accessory to murder. the prime minister refusing to con...

Letters of the families of soldiers who died in afghanistan and charged as accessory of his wifes murder and sexual assault dating back to 2002. he had a record, not necessarily that tipped off anybody worried about a terror attack. that seems to be where he fell through the cracks. somebody erratic and somebody always seeking attention. he chained himself to parliament several times in the protests. what he was really seeking was the publicity. that was something that was constantly being denie...

Soldiers who died. that was really when he first came to light in the criminal way and he was found guilty of that and sentenced to 300 hours of community service. he pled guilty to that. he was charged as accessory to the murder of his former wife. he was released on bail in that case. >> put him out on bail and still in jail and those innocent victims, you know, have died. they should have just locked him up and thrown the key away. >> reporter: and this is what many are asking. why was he out...

Police officer, were injured. the gunman has been identified as a self-declared sheik from iran. he was granted political asylum back in 1996. and this was not his first encounter with law enforcement. monus was facing multiple accusations of assault and is being charged with accessory to murder of his ex-wife. his poformer lawyer describing monus to the australian broadcasting company.

Katrina dawson was shielding her pregnant friend from gunfire. >> were also learning more about the gunman himself. an internet monitoring group reports based on his social media posts, he saw himself as some kind of martyr. according to the group the man complained, people had tortured him in prison for his political beliefs and the he claimed he was fighting for islam and peace. trace gallagher is live with more. what more are we learning about this gunman, trace? >> well, the gunman whose nam...

Johnson died in the process. those shots triggered the police response. they were in within seconds with flash grenades and another hostage died. that was kate dawson. she is a mother of three children. all of them under the age of 10 years. a tragic story. she was a rising young star in australias legal circles. she had gone in there to have a coffee with a pregnant friend of hers. one report saying she died trying to protect her pregnant friend. tragic stories emerging over the next couple of ...

Is a typical person attracted to isis. is that right? and if so, why? >> he certainly fits the bill on the periphery of society. but his attraction to or involvement with isis is still questionable. youd really have to ask what is the nature of this attack, when its a terrorist attack or whether its just a crazed gunman with problems with the law. so on one level he does fit the bill for people who are attracted. but were not quite sure yet whether that was the motivating factor. >> is that why ...

Infatuation with extreme and mental -- extremism and had mental instability. how could this have happened? >> thats a great question. and the question of whether its an intelligence failure is going to loom large i think in australian discourse. for one thing, he openly pledged allegiance to the islamic state on november 17th on his own website. in addition to the fact that he had about 50 counts of assault against him and that he was considered an accessory to his ex-wifes murder. all of this a...

>> nbcs sara james joins us live now from sydney, australia. still so many questions from the background of the man responsible to this to also how the hostages were killed. >> reporter: yes, there are a great number of questions and i think in particular if we start with the gunman, i think many people here are asking why was he on bail? why was this man who clearly had a violent history and many, many questions, why was he on the street? this was a man arrested and being charged as an accessor...

Allies including australia. the result of their air strikes. monis pleaded guilty to writing offensive letters to the families of australian service members calling them hitlers soldiers accord fog australian media. >> this pen is my gun and these words are my bullets. >> reporter: dressed in chains, he later demonstrated on a street corner claiming he was tortured in prison for his political letters. claims new south wales police have not commented on. monis has been out on bail charged with ac...