The Latest Breaking News from Crimo III

‘He has no free will’: Robert Crimo’s mother claims son is innocent despite guilty plea

‘He has been a prisoner, and this is wrong’ Crimo’s mother scorned following his surprise admission

The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2025

Trial starts for man accused of opening fire on July 4 Chicago-area parade that left 7 dead

‘Anything could happen’ as Robert Crimo III faces 21 counts of first-degree murder

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Man charged with mass shooting at Illinois parade loses bid to bar his statements at trial

A judge has declined to throw out statements made by a man charged with a mass shooting at a parade in suburban Chicago in 2022

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

Highland Park parade massacre suspect’s father released from jail early for good behavior

Robert Crimo Jr. served about half of his 60-day sentence for misdemeanor reckless conduct.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2023

Highland Park massacre suspect to represent himself in trial now set for February

Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked a Lake County judge to allow him to proceed without the aid of his assistant public defenders and invoked his right to a speedy trial.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2023

Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect turns himself in to begin jail sentence

The father of a man accused of killing seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago turned himself in Wednesday morning to begin serving a 60-day jail sentence after pleading guilty in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

WEKU · Nov 6, 2023

Father of July 4th parade mass shooting suspect to stand trial for assist in gun license application

The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago will stand trial starting Monday accused of helping his teenage son obtain a gun license even after he had threatened violence

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Highland Park massacre suspect’s dad’s trial starts Monday in possible preview of son’s trial

If the son takes a plea deal, the trial may be the public’s only look into the evidence against him. Prosecutors say they will call 10 witnesses and read transcripts from the son’s police interrogation in the trial against his father, Robert Crimo Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2023

No testimony from Highland Park massacre suspect at dad’s trial next week

Robert Crimo Jr. had been seeking to have his son testify in his own trial on charges that he recklessly signed his son’s gun ownership application when he was too young.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2023