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HISTORICAL FACTS: Shannon smith - The Untold Story

Man who found rare shipwreck relic gets $600K in lawsuit after it was taken by state

Orr allowed a museum to display the orange ring for decades before it was taken from him

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Michigan is paying $600K to settle a police case and getting an artifact from a famous shipwreck

The state of Michigan has acquired a life ring that washed ashore 50 years ago from the Edmund Fitzgerald

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Who ‘won’ the Trump-Harris presidential debate? What observers say

Trump supporters got plenty of ‘red meat’ but Harris earned Taylor Swift’s coveted endorsement.

Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2024

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James and Jennifer Crumbley, a school shooter's parents, are sentenced to 10-15 years

Both Crumbleys were convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter tied to the 2021 shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School carried out by their son, Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time.

WEKU · Apr 9, 2024

Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for role in attack

Jennifer and James Crumbley first parents convicted in US mass school shooting over ‘simple actions’ that could have stopped it

The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2024

Judge To Consider Lifting No-Contact Order For Crumbley Family

Attorneys for the Crumbley family seek to lift no-contact order between parents and son Ethan, the shooter. Judge grants time for responses. Concerns raise...

Michigan school shooter’s mother found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Verdict marks the first time a school shooter’s parent has been convicted of homicide in connection with the underlying violence

The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2024

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Michigan Jury to Deliberate School Shooter's Mother's Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

A Michigan jury will decide the fate of a mother charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a school shooting that claimed four lives.

Jennifer Crumbly trial defense presents closing arguments, highlights reasonable doubt

The Jennifer Crumbly trial reaches its closing arguments as the defense presents their case, highlighting the complexities of parenting and challenging the...

Defense attorney explains context behind controversial text messages in trial

In her closing arguments, defense attorney Shannon Smith explains the context behind certain text messages, shedding light on the relationship between Jenn...

Parents of Oxford High School shooter on trial for negligence

Get the latest updates on the landmark trial of Jennifer Crumbly, charged for her son's mass shooting. Learn about the prosecution's case and the defense's...

Prosecutors offer new evidence of Crumbley parents' 'consciousness of guilt' to Supreme Court

DETROIT — Oakland County prosecutors have brought new evidence to the Michigan Supreme Court of the "consciousness of guilt" by the parents of the Oxford High School shooter as they appeal their involuntary manslaughter charges to the state's highest court.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023

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Judge rejects Crumbley parents' request to attend Oxford shooter's pre-sentencing hearing

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County judge denied a request from the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to attend their son's hearing that will determine if he will be eligible for parole.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2023

Oxford shooter's parents' request to attend son's hearing; prosecutors balk

PONTIAC, Mich. — Prosecutors balked at a request from James and Jennifer Crumbley to attend the hearing that will determine if their son will have the chance to be released on parole after killing four people in a shooting at Oxford High School in November 2021.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Appeals judges focus on what Oxford shooter's parents didn't do

DETROIT — Three Michigan Court of Appeals judges weighed arguments Tuesday about whether there is sufficient evidence to send the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges, raising questions about how foreseeable the shooting was to James and Jennifer Crumbley.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023

Appeals judges focus on what Oxford shooter's parents didn't do during hearing

DETROIT — A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral arguments about whether there is sufficient evidence to order the parents of a former Oxford High School student to face involuntary manslaughter charges for 2021 mass shooting at the school, focusing largely on what James…

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023

Court considers if parents of Michigan school shooter can be charged

Prosecutors say Ethan Crumbley’s disturbing drawings and his fascination with guns should have been a wake-up call for his parents.

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The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Michigan court hears case about parents in school shooting

The Michigan Court of Appeals has heard arguments about whether the parents of a teen shooter can be charged in the deaths of four students

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023

Lost cat found 600 miles from home on an ISLAND after going missing for four months

The little black feline, Dexter disappeared from its home in Hertfordshire and ended up in the far north of Scotland after supposedly hitching a ride with a travelling fairground

Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023

Cat found 600 miles from home on Scots isle after being missing for four months

Dexter’s owners, Geoff and Shannon Smith, launched a search after she failed to return home last October.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Michigan prosecutors: Crumbleys' lying friend shouldn't house couple if freed on bail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County prosecutors on Tuesday attacked the credibility of proposed living arrangements for James and Jennifer Crumbley if they were to be released on bond, arguing that the person designated to house them had legal issues and is not responsible enough.

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

Prosecutor: Case against parents of Michigan school shooter 'stronger' than ever

DETROIT — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald claims that her involuntary manslaughter case against the parents of the teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021 is stronger than ever.

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

Parents of Michigan school shooter again ask for lower bond to get out of jail

DETROIT — The parents of the teen who pleaded guilty to the deadly Oxford High School shooting spree last year have again requested that their bond amounts be lowered so they can get released from jail on bond while they await trial next year in their involuntary manslaughter case.

Wales Online · Nov 28, 2022

Britain's strongest man and woman fall in love and tie the knot

Paul and Shannon Smith met back in 2017 and got married in September this year

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