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Parkland shooter trial heats up

"This is the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try a case," says Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer

Salon · Sep 15, 2022

Uproar in court as Stoneman Douglas gunman’s defense rests without warning

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The defense in the Parkland mass shooting trial rested its case Wednesday, shocking the judge and prosecutors who were unprepared for the start of the next and final phase of testimony.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Nikolas Cruz’s sentencing trial: The key witnesses jurors won’t hear from after defence rested case

With the defence resting, jurors will no longer hear from several widely anticipated witnesses

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

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Parkland shooter trial: Uproar in court as defense rests without warning

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The defense in the Parkland mass shooting trial is resting its case.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 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

Nikolas Cruz trial: FASD expert has ‘never seen’ pregnant woman abuse alcohol as much as shooter’s mother

‘I don’t think I have ever seen — I know I have never seen — so much alcohol consumed by a pregnant woman,’ Dr Kenneth Jones testified

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

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Nikolas Cruz: Who was the Parkland shooter’s biological mother Brenda Woodard?

Killer’s defence team argues birth mother’s drink and drug abuse ‘poisoned him in the womb’

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Nikolas Cruz: What are fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and does the Parkland shooter have one?

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are conditions caused by an individual being exposed to alcohol before birth

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Disturbing photo shows Nikolas Cruz wrote ‘666’ in his own blood on prison cell walls

Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) released the image among a trove of disturbing jailhouse drawings and notes made by the 23-year-old behind bars

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Chilling jailhouse drawings show Nikolas Cruz saying he wants to ‘go to death row’ and be ‘buried with a woman’

Among the 30 pages of disturbing notes and sketches are images of the devil, words appear to be written in blood and pictures appearing to depict the Valentine’s Day 2018 shooting. WARNING: Disturbing content

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Nikolas Cruz: What are fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and does the Parkland shooter have one?

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are conditions caused by an individual being exposed to alcohol before birth

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Nikolas Cruz: Who was the Parkland shooter’s biological mother Brenda Woodard?

Killer’s defence team argues birth mother’s drink and drug abuse ‘poisoned him in the womb’

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

Florida school shooter was damaged even before birth, defense attorney says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — His actions were indefensible. Inexcusable, his lawyer said Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Nikolas Cruz has been in contact with Sandy Hook victim’s mother, defence tells sentencing trial

‘Through those conversations ... her and Nick are trying to find a way to prevent this from ever happening again,’ public defender says

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Nikolas Cruz’s team says his brain is ‘irretrievably broken’ because of mother’s drinking as he fights death penalty

Defence says there is ‘no defence for this crime’ but Nikolas Cruz’s ‘choices’ all began with the ‘choices’ made by his biological mother Brenda Woodard

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Attorney: Florida school shooter was a 'damaged person'

The lead attorney for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told the jury in his penalty trial Monday they have witnessed “things that will haunt them for the rest of their lives,” but they now need to learn what led him to massacre of 17 people four years ago before they…

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The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

Parkland shooter's prosecutor had bloody facts on his side

The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case over the last three weeks

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

‘Someone help me.’ Victim's pleas, loud gunfire on video shake courtroom on opening day of Parkland shooting trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It took more than four years for the sounds of shots fired at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland to reach a courtroom in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s defence attorneys request to withdraw from death penalty trial

Trial to decide if killer of 17 is sentenced to death or life in prison without parole

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Rare normalcy returns to trial of Florida school shooter

Rare normalcy has returned to jury selection for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz at his penalty trial

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s defence attorneys ask to withdraw from death penalty trial

The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death penalty trial after the judge ordered them to move forward with jury selection even though one member of their five-member team has COVID-19

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

Defense asks judge to withdraw from Parkland case. She denies the motion

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland mass shooting trial became the scene of a tense standoff Monday pitting the defense, missing a critical team member due to COVID, against a Broward County judge who has grown openly tired of delays that have pushed jury selection into its third month.

Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022

Defense asks judge to withdraw from Parkland case. Judge denies the motion

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Defense lawyers asked Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to step down from the Parkland mass shooting case Monday, hours after threatening to withdraw as counsel over an order to continue picking jurors while a key member of the defense team is home fighting COVID.

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