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Parkland Victims' Families ‘Disgusted' With Life Sentence for Shooter
Family members of the victims of the Parkland school shooter expressed their disappointment over the jury’s decision Thursday to give him life behind bars instead of a death sentence.
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Parkland Jury Reaches Decision in Death Penalty Trial
Parkland jurors Thursday informed the court they have reached a decision in the death penalty of school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
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Deliberations Begin in Parkland Case: Here's What the Jury Will Be Deciding
The jury in the sentencing trial of Parkland school gunman Nikolas Cruz will begin deliberations Wednesday, nearly six months after the proceedings began.
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Judge Irate as Defense Abruptly Rests in Parkland School Shooting Trial
The defense team abruptly rested its case in the Parkland school shooter sentencing trial Wednesday, triggering an outburst from Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer. “We’re not playing chess,” she said. “I just want to say this is the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try the case.” As soon as the jury was about to enter the courtroom Wednesday...
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Defense Expert Testifies About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome's Impact on Parkland School Shooter
A clinical neuro-psychologist’s study of the effects of alcohol on fetal mice is the defense team’s latest attempt to secure a life sentence for the Parkland school shooter. Dr. Paul Connor testified via a remote video link Monday that using any substance during pregnancy can impact the fetus. “We do know nicotine, cocaine, heroin, all of those can have...
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Parkland School Shooter Was Anti-Social, Violent When He Was 1: Witness
The former director of a pre-kindergarten school was the fourth witness called in the second day of the defense attempt to show that the Parkland school shooter had developmental problems since he was born to a drug-addicted mother in 1998.
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‘His Brain is Broken': Defense of Parkland School Shooter Begins
A dozen Broward jurors and 10 alternates got a preview Monday of what’s to come in the defense of convicted Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. For nearly 90 minutes, lead defense attorney Melisa McNeill’s opening statement focused on his life story and all those who failed him. She paraphrased an Irish poet who said the beginning holds the clues to…
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Video Shared in Trial Shows Parkland Gunman Buying an Icee and Calmly Chatting at McDonald's After Killing 17
Video shows Nikolas Cruz in Subway, McDonald’s shortly after murdering 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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More Parkland School Shooting Jurors Excused Due To ‘MSD Strong' T-Shirt
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 murders and 17 attempted murders for the mass shooting at the high school on Feb. 14, 2018.
