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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Todd Richmond

Teenager who killed his parents to fund Trump assassination plot sentenced to life in prison

A Wisconsin teenager who killed his parents and stole their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump has been sentenced to life in prison.

Nikita Casap, 18, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in Waukesha County Circuit Court in connection with the shooting deaths of his mother, Tatiana Casap, and stepfather, Donald Mayer, in 2025. Prosecutors dropped seven other charges in a plea deal, including two counts of hiding a corpse and theft.

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