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Parkland school mass shooter's disturbing life from creepy behaviour to evil brag

Nikolas Cruz, who massacred 17 people in the Parkland school shooting in 2018, was labelled a 'gun crazy outcast' and had a history of extremist views before the attack in Florida

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

As Parkland trial ends, defense urges jury to spare Nikolas Cruz the death penalty

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A defense lawyer on Tuesday urged jurors to spare the life of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school, saying he was “doomed from the womb” because his birth mother drank heavily and smoked crack cocaine…

Miami Herald · Oct 11, 2022

School shooter chose Valentine's Day to ruin it forever

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told a psychologist he picked Valentine’s Day for his massacre to ruin the holiday for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students forever

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

‘Poisoned’ in the womb, untreated conditions and orphaned: Nikolas Cruz had a horror start to life but does it matter in trial?

Jurors are learning more about the early life of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz from his apparent exposure to alcohol in the womb, the deaths of his adoptive parents and his behavioural and emotional problems. But will it make any difference in their decision to sentence him to life in prison…

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Judge in Florida school shooter case refuses to step down

The judge overseeing the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has rejected a motion by his attorneys that she step down

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Defense suddenly rests case in Florida school shooter trial

Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz have suddenly and surprisingly rested their case, leading to a shouting match after the judge accused them of a lack of professionalism

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

Expert: School shooter's mother drank heavily in pregnancy

One of the nation's leading researchers on the effects of fetal alcohol abuse says the birth mother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz drank more in pregnancy than any woman he has documented

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

‘Poisoned’ in the womb, untreated conditions and orphaned: Nikolas Cruz had a horror start to life but does it matter in trial?

Jurors are learning more about the early life of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz from his apparent exposure to alcohol in the womb, the deaths of his adoptive parents and his behavioural and emotional problems. But will it make any difference in their decision to sentence him to life in prison…

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022

Testimony: School shooter's home ruled by chaos

Testimony at the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows that chaos reigned in the home he shared with his widowed mother and brother

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2022

Nikolas Cruz’s mother described him as a ‘sore loser’ and believed something was ‘very wrong with him’

Cruz’s relationship with his mother and his obsession with playing Xbox games featured heavily in Friday’s testimony

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022