The Latest Breaking News from Mike Satz

How a driven prosecutor is building the case to execute Parkland killer: ‘Brick by brick’

MIAMI — When Mike Satz stood up and approached the jury, he did not raise his voice, bellow about justice or dramatically point his finger at the mass murderer seated a few feet away.

Miami Herald · Jul 27, 2022

Florida school shooter's AR-15 rifle shown to his jurors

Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz have now seen the AR-15 rifle he used to murder 17 people

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

The prosecutor recounted the coldness and cruelty of Parkland gunman as trial begins

The prosecutor seeking the death penalty for the gunman who massacred 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school detailed for jurors how he coldly mowed down his victims.

WEKU · Jul 19, 2022

‘Someone help me’: Victim’s pleas from video evidence shake courtroom on opening day of Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The horrifying sounds of gunshots, screams and pleas for help filled a Broward County courtroom Thursday on the first day of the trial to determine if the confessed Parkland shooter is put to death.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

Parkland school shooter faces possible death penalty as sentencing trial begins

Four years, five months and four days after Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his trial for the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to reach a jury begins Monday with opening statements.

France 24 · Jul 18, 2022

Florida school massacre finally goes to trial on Monday

The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history ever to make it to trial is finally about to go before a jury

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

Jury selection for Florida school killer enters 2nd phase

Jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has entered its second phase with the attorneys asking questions of potential jurors individually

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Florida judge was assigned to school shooter case at random

The judge presiding over Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial was assigned the case despite never having overseen a major trial

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Florida school shooting judge reverses; confusion follows

The judge overseeing the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has reversed herself on a major decision, leaving lawyers on both sides confused

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Prosecutors and defense clash over motion to block the death penalty in Parkland mass shooting case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge’s willingness to strike more than 200 jurors from consideration in the Parkland mass shooting trial was an error so significant, according to lawyers for the defendant, that the state should no longer be permitted to seek the death penalty.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022