News briefs Parkland jurors view crime scene of chilling destruction, frozen in time moments after bloodbath Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022
Parkland’s 1200 building: Jurors view crime scene of chilling destruction, frozen in time moments after bloodbath PARKLAND, Fla. — Jurors in the Parkland mass shooting trial were taken to the crime scene Thursday, a scene that is as much a time capsule as it is a towering piece of evidence in a criminal case that decides whether mercy should be offered to a gunman determined to… Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Victim’s son delivers heartbreaking statement as prosecution rests in Parkland shooter death penalty trial “Every Saturday we ran to Dunkin’ Donuts and walked back,” recalled Corey Hixon The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Parkland jury follows killer’s path through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School PARKLAND, Fla. — Jurors in the Parkland mass shooting trial retraced the path of the confessed gunman Thursday morning through the hallways and stairwells of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, an exercise the prosecution says was necessary to truly understand the crime that was committed and the terror experienced by… Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
The Parkland jury gets a rare view of the school massacre site Jurors in the trial of Nikolas Cruz toured a building at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The scene was deeply unsettling: Large pools of dried blood still stained classroom floors. WEKU · Aug 4, 2022
Jurors in Nikolas Cruz sentencing trial visit site of Parkland high school shooting Bloodstained building will be demolished when prosecturs are finished using it as evidence The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Fabiola Santiago: Parkland shooter’s trial should be required viewing for AR-15 advocates like Rubio Americans who hold the musket-rights granting Second Amendment near and dear to their hearts — and love high-velocity rifles more than our children — should be watching the Parkland shooter’s sentencing trial. Miami Herald · Aug 4, 2022
Jurors to visit still bloodstained Parkland school building Jurors in the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be visiting the still bloodstained building where he murdered 17 people four years ago The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
News briefs Man accused of killing 7 people at July Fourth parade in Illinois pleads not guilty Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022
Parkland jurors hear 3rd day of heartbreaking testimony Jurors in the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz heard a third day of statements from families of his 17 victims The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
Parkland jury to follow killer’s path through high school crime scene FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jurors will trace the path of the confessed Parkland gunman at the high school where he murdered 17 people. The trip to the crime scene will be Thursday morning, as the prosecution continues its portion of the sentencing trial. Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022
‘All you see is a broken family’: Parkland victims’ families tell jurors about how mass shooting ripped apart their lives FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The deepest wounds of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School don’t show up on surveillance video, crime scene photos or autopsy pictures of the 17 who were slain. Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022
‘We will always live in excruciating pain’: Parkland victims’ families tell jury about how mass shooting ripped apart their lives FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The deepest wounds of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School don’t show up on surveillance video, crime scene photos or autopsy pictures of the 17 slain. Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022
Grieving father erupts at Parkland school shooter's trial A grieving father erupted in anger as he told jurors about the daughter school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered along with 16 others four years ago The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022 Nikolas Cruz watched ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ music video about school shooting on his way to Parkland massacre Foster the People song is written from the perspective of a violent student
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 At school shooter's trial, families recall lives lost Family members from three of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s 17 victims gave heartrending testimony about how their 2018 deaths at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have affected their lives
Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022 ‘Our lives have been shattered and changed forever’: Parkland families testify about the loss they suffered FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began coming to life Monday in the words, memories and anguish of those they left behind.
Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022 Jurors learn details about what Parkland shooter was texting and looking up on his cellphone FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sitting in an Uber on his way to carrying out his massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the Parkland school shooter was busy on his phone looking up the music video for “Pumped Up Kicks,” a song about a gunman targeting unarmed victims, a Broward…
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022 Parkland trial a rare, curtailed look at mass shooting gore Few Americans outside law enforcement ever see the most graphic videos or photos from the nation’s worst mass shootings
Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022 Parkland gunman’s web history shows his obsession with shooting started months before school massacre FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland gunman had murder on his mind for about seven months before he went on a rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Broward County detective testified Wednesday.
Miami Herald · Jul 27, 2022 How a driven prosecutor is building the case to execute Parkland killer: ‘Brick by brick’ MIAMI — When Mike Satz stood up and approached the jury, he did not raise his voice, bellow about justice or dramatically point his finger at the mass murderer seated a few feet away.
Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022 Broward deputy describes jailhouse fight with confessed Parkland gunman FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Months after he was jailed for the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the gunman picked a fight with a uniformed deputy guarding him at the Broward Main Jail, an altercation that was captured on surveillance video that was shown to a jury Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022 Jail guard describes how Florida school shooter attacked him A Florida jail guard says school shooter Nikolas Cruz attacked him with little warning
Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022 Parkland killer said he wanted rifle to go shooting with friends, former gun shop owner tells jury FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just before the Parkland killer picked up his brand new Smith & Wesson M&P 15 semi-automatic rifle at a gun store in Sunrise, the seller asked him what he planned to do with it.
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Nikolas Cruz claimed he was buying AR-15 to ‘go shooting with friends’, sentencing trial hears At day seven of the sentencing trial, jurors heard testimony from the gun store owner who sold Cruz the firearm used in the massacre