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Prosecutor: Case against parents of Michigan school shooter 'stronger' than ever

DETROIT — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald claims that her involuntary manslaughter case against the parents of the teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021 is stronger than ever.

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Parents of Michigan school shooter again ask for lower bond to get out of jail

DETROIT — The parents of the teen who pleaded guilty to the deadly Oxford High School shooting spree last year have again requested that their bond amounts be lowered so they can get released from jail on bond while they await trial next year in their involuntary manslaughter case.

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Experts in school shooter's parents' case say there are opportunities to intervene on the 'pathway to violence'

PONTIAC, Mich. — Two experts testified Friday that there are noticeable changes in a child's lifestyle that cannot be ignored and, if acted on, can prevent tragedies like the Oxford High School shooting, but the lawyers representing the parents charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case say their testimony is…

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Crumbleys in court for first hearing since son's guilty plea in Oxford school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — James and Jennifer Crumbley are back in court Friday morning as a judge considers allowing expert testimony in their involuntary manslaughter trial connected to Nov. 30 Oxford High School shooting that killed four students.

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Details emerge about how shooter obtained gun used in Oxford rampage

PONTIAC, Mich. — Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty Monday to 24 charges related to the Nov. 30 Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven other people and for the first time revealed key details about the gun he used in the rampage, a development that could…

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Judge cautions prosecution about pretrial statements in trial of Oxford shooting suspect's parents

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland Circuit Court judge handling the trial of the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter is allowing Oakland Prosecutor Karen McDonald to share information with those affected by the shooting but urged her to be cautious.

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Request to modify bond for parents of accused Oxford High shooter denied

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland Circuit judge denied defense attorneys' request to have bonds modified for the parents of the accused Oxford High shooter, who are facing charges related to the Nov. 30 shooting.

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Parents of Oxford High shooting suspect take case to Michigan Supreme Court

DETROIT — The parents of accused Oxford High shooter Ethan Crumbley continued their pursuit for a halt to their case and a block on some evidence by appealing to the Michigan Supreme Court Monday.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect fight to forbid prosecutor's expert witness

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oxford couple facing charges related to the Nov. 30 school shooting involving their teenage son are arguing the Oakland County prosecutor's expert witness shouldn't be allowed to testify.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect created 'pathway to violence,' prosecutor says

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is asking a circuit judge to permit evidence in the trial of the parents of the accused Oxford High shooter because it allegedly reveals “they had a role in creating a pathway to violence for the shooter.”

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Parents of accused Oxford High shooter appeal charges, seek to exclude son's texts

LANSING, Mich. – Defense attorneys for the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter are asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn pretrial rulings that bound them over to circuit court to stand trial, and they also seek to bar their son’s journal, emails or texts to be…

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Michigan judge limits pretrial publicity in case of parents of alleged school shooter

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County Circuit judge issued a gag order in the case involving the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter.

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Oxford shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley could be witness in parents’ trial

Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead say they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial

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Accused Oxford shooter could be called to testify in his parents' manslaughter trial

PONTIAC, Mich. — Defense attorneys for the parents of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley plan to call the couple's son as a witness in the involuntary manslaughter trial of of James and Jennifer Crumbley. Their 16-year-old son is charged with killing four students and wounding six others in a Nov.…

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Oxford shooting suspect could be witness in parents' trial

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Oakland County prosecutor fires back at Crumbley defense claims

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald challenged allegations of inappropriate pretrial publicity in the manslaughter case of the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect and said she would not object to a media gag order for both sides.

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Jennifer and James Crumbley want Oakland County prosecutor sanctioned for 'liars' comment

PONTIAC, Mich. — Defense attorneys for the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect filed emergency motions Tuesday seeking sanctions against Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald for alleged “unethical and inappropriate” statements and pretrial publicity.

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Prosecutor wants trial for James and Jennifer Crumbley held in Oakland County

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald asked a judge Wednesday to keep the trial of the parents of the Oxford High School mass shooting suspect in Oakland County and to deny other requests to quash evidence from James and Jennifer Crumbley.

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Crumbleys want some evidence barred from Oxford shooting trial

PONTIAC, Mich. — The pending trial for parents of the accused Oxford High shooter is five months away but their attorneys are compiling lists of objectionable evidence they want excluded from the trial they say will taint jurors' views and violate their clients' constitutional rights.

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Ethan Crumbley’s parents are denied lower bond as judge calls them flight risk for going on run after shooting

James and Jennifer Crumbley went on the run after the mass shooting and were found hiding in an art studio in Detroit

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Parents of Oxford teen may seek to have trial moved from Oakland Co.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Attorneys for the parents of a teen charged in the Nov. 30 mass shooting at Oxford High School may ask for a change of venue, they told Judge Cheryl Matthews at a pretrial hearing Tuesday.

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New trial rules could shift defense strategy for parents of suspect in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A pretrial hearing Tuesday for the parents of the teenager charged with the Oxford High School mass shooting lasted only 20 minutes, but it laid down ground rules that could change the direction of Jennifer and James Crumbley’s own separate criminal cases.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect will each receive independent attorneys

PONTIAC, Mich. — The parents of the teenager charged in the Oxford High School mass shooting will each have independent attorneys appointed to help make sure that having attorneys from the same law firm does not provide a potential appeal if they are convicted.

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Parents of teen in school shooting get independent counsel

A judge concerned about potential conflicts of interest is assigning independent counsel to each parent of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school

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