NICKEL MINES, Pa. -- A man who laid siege to a one-room Amish schoolhouse, killing five girls, told his wife shortly before opening fire that he had molested two young relatives decades ago and was tormented by "dreams of molesting again," authorities said Tuesday.

Pennsylvania state police said that before Charles Carl Roberts IV, 32, shot 10 girls in an Amish school in Lancaster County, Pa., Monday, he told his wife he had molested two young relatives 20 years ago.

On a phone call before the shooting started, Roberts told his wife the names of two female family members who had been between 3 and 5 years old whom he claimed to have molested, Pennsylvania Police Commissioner Col. Jeffrey Miller said

From interviews by state police, family members said they had no knowledge of any molestation in Roberts' past, but police had not yet contacted the two people who had allegedly been molested.

In a suicide note to his wife, Roberts also indicated that for the past couple years he had been having dreams about molesting more children.

From suicide notes and his phone call to his wife, police have also determined that the death of his infant daughter nine years ago was another factor in Roberts' motivation. Elise was born premature on Nov. 14, 1997, and lived only about 20 minutes, according to police. Roberts' notes indicated he was angry at God for the loss of his daughter.

Police said Roberts came to the one-room school prepared for a siege. They said he brought a change of clothes and toilet paper, but more disturbing police said were a piece of wood with evenly spaced eye bolts, zip ties and KY jelly. Police said they believe Roberts may have intended to secure the 10 girls to the board and assault them, but police said there is no evidence that there was any type of sexual assault.

Roberts secured the school doors after letting the male students and adult females leave. One girl was able to escape with her brother, but Miller said he was not sure if she escaped or if Roberts let her go.

After the boys and adults had been sent out, Roberts secured the doors, sealing himself in with the 10 girls, ages 6 to 13, who he had lined up at the blackboard and restrained their ankles.

Police said Roberts called his wife before calling Lancaster County radio and warning that he would start shooting in 10 seconds if police didn't move back. Miller said the shooting started within seconds.

Roberts shot each of the 10 girls inside the school house, shot at police and then shot himself in the head, police said. Three girls died at the scene and two more died overnight. Those killed are Naomi Rose Ebersole, 7; Ann Mae Stoltzfus, 12; Marian Fisher, 13; and sisters Mary Liz Miller, 8, and Lina Miller, 7.

The five other girls are hospitalized. Police are not releasing their names, but Jeffrey Miller said the girls are ages 6, 8, 8, 11 and 13.

The students at the Amish school were from 10 different families and the dead or injured come from seven of those families.

Roberts lived in Bart, Pa., near the Amish School, Miller said.

Roberts went to the school armed with a semi-automatic pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun, a bolt-action rifle, plus a stun gun on his belt.

He fired at least 16 shots, including two after reloading the automatic pistol, and some at police headed toward school.

Among the other items Roberts allegedly brought with him: a range bag containing 600 rounds of ammunition and powder commonly used for reloading; two knives; a 5-gallon bucket holding a change of clothes, toilet paper, ear plugs; a box with various tools including a hammer, hacksaw and pliers; plus, wire ties and rolls of clear tape.

All the guns and ammunition were purchased legally, police said.

Miller said notes Roberts left for his three children explained that anger with life and God were "what brought him to this point."

Despite what happened Monday, Amish neighbors in the quiet village said Roberts' had been a great guy.

His mother didn't want to speak on camera Monday.

Statement From Wife Of Charles Carl Roberts IV

Miller said Roberts was a husband, father of three and milk truck driver from nearby Bart, Pa. His wife said she suspected nothing Monday morning as her husband walked their children to the bus stop about 8:45 a.m. She said she left the house, then came home later to find what appeared to be several suicide notes to her and the children.

Miller said Roberts called his wife at 11 a.m., but did not tell her where he was. Roberts said to her during that call that he was acting out to achieve revenge for something that happened 20 years ago. He told her he loved her and he would not be home, but that the notes he left would explain it all. Miller did not elaborate on what the event was that caused him to want revenge 20 years later, but said that it appears he wanted to attack young, female victims -- which is why he chose the school.

"He told her he loved her and that was it," Miller said.

The following statement is from Marie Roberts, the wife of Charles Carl Roberts IV. It was read Monday by family spokesman Dwight LeFever:

"The man that did this today was not the Charlie I've been married to for almost 10 years. My husband was loving, supportive and thoughtful -- all the things you'd always want and more. He was an exceptional father. He took the kids to soccer practice and games, played ball in the backyard and took our 7-year-old daughter shopping. He never said no when I asked him to change a diaper. Our hearts are broken, our lives shattered and we grieve for the innocent lives that were lost today. Above all, please pray. Pray for the families who lost children today. Please pray for our family and children."

Prayer Vigil Held For Victims, Families

Christian singer Michael W. Smith joined local pastors at a prayer vigil for the victims and families Tuesday.

After leading an overflow crowd in hymns at a Lancaster church, Smith stood before the congregation and said, "We're not safe anymore, are we?"

He and local ministers prayed that God would heal the wounded, comfort those grieving for the five girls who were killed and protect schools from further attacks.

Several ministers also prayed for the wife and children of the gunman.

Smith sang "This Is Your Time," a song he wrote about one of the victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings.

Girls' Funerals To Be Held Thursday And Friday

Funerals for four of the girls killed are to be held Thursday, with the last one on Friday.

The Amish do not have church buildings, but Christian faith pervades their culture. Their funerals, conducted entirely in German, focus on praising God rather than the deceased.

There's no singing at Amish funerals, but the ministers read Bible passages, hymns and prayers. After being carried in a horse-drawn carriage to the cemetery, the coffin is lowered into a rough wooden box in a hand-dug grave. A bishop then reads a hymn as dirt is shoveled over it.

Religious scholar Donald Kraybill said grieving women will then dress in black for months.