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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

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

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

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Expert: School shooter faked fetal alcohol symptoms

Prosecutors trying to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are trying to show he is faking having fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

The Independent UK

Florida school shooter contemplated massacre for years

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a prosecution psychiatrist he began contemplating mass murder while in middle school

The Independent UK

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

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s defence at his sentencing trial centred largely around his early life - from his apparent exposure to alcohol in the womb, the deaths of his adoptive parents and his behavioural and emotional problems. But did those details make a difference in the jury’s decision? Rachel Sharp…

The Independent UK

Testimony: School shooter drew swastikas, sought child porn

Prosecutors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told his jury about his use of racist language and symbols while on the internet

The Independent UK

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‘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

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

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

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

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

The Independent UK

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

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

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Parkland shooter ‘was just not right,’ neighbor testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Another defense witness came forward Wednesday to describe the troubled childhood of Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz, painting him as a hothead who once swung a golf club repeatedly at a motorcycle trailer because he was upset.

The Independent UK

Neighbor: School shooter killed toads after 1 poisoned dog

A former neighbor says mass shooter Nikolas Cruz went on a killing rampage against toads after one fatally poisoned his dog years before murdered 17 at a Florida high school

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Parkland trial hears jailhouse calls where neighbour discusses making movie about Nikolas Cruz’s life

Neighbour Paul Gold was grilled about his plans to make a movie about the massacre of 17 students and staff

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Nikolas Cruz’s mother was ‘afraid’ of him, neighbour says as court shown photos of damage in family home

Jurors were shown photos of damage inside the mass murderer’s family home, which his neighbour said was caused by Nikolas Cruz and his brother Zachary ‘punching the walls’

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Nikolas Cruz’s jailhouse calls reveal he laughed about leaving MAGA hat on mother’s grave

In another video visit, the Parkland gunman urged his brother to visit their mother’s grave on Valentine’s Day – the anniversary of his murderous rampage

Tribune News Service

Witness says Parkland gunman had trouble making friends and controlling his behavior

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

Tribune News Service

‘You had to be a moron’ not to know Parkland gunman had ADHD, former family friend testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

The Independent UK

Court hears girl accused gunman Nikolas Cruz of inappropriate touching years before Parkland

Witness Finai Browd also revealed that Nikolas Cruz watched his adoptive father Roger die when he was just five years old

The Independent UK

Court hears girl accused gunman Nikolas Cruz of inappropriate touching years before Parkland

Witness Finai Browd also revealed that Nikolas Cruz watched his adoptive father Roger die when he was just five years old

Tribune News Service

Jury hears more unsettling details about Parkland gunman’s troubled childhood

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lynda Cruz saw her son run from the den of their Parkland home to his bedroom, crying.

The Independent UK

‘Daddy’s dead’: Mother’s friend describes moment Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz watched father die

‘As clear as sunshine he said, ‘No, Daddy is dead,’’ testifies Finai Browd, a friend of Nikolas Cruz’s late adoptive mother

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