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Updated April 30, 2001
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| KEY DOCUMENTS |
| LETTERS
AND WRITINGS |
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Letter to Grunow |
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In this letter prior to the shooting, Nathaniel Brazill confides in Barry Grunow that teachers and students have been mean to him and that he might commit suicide
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Brazill's Love Letters |
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Nathaniel Brazill sent these letters to Dinora Rosales, the object of his affection and the student he sought to speak to moments before the shooting.
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Cards to Rosales |
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Whether he's quoting romantic song lyrics or professing his love for Dinora Rosales, Nathaniel Brazill sends these cards pledging his devotion to his classmate crush.
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Notes Sent to Brazill from Rosales |
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The schoolgirl's handwritten notes to Brazill show her often puzzled reaction to the boy she says was her friend, not her boyfriend.
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Letter to Rosales' Parents |
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Nathaniel Brazill sent this typewritten plea to Dinora Rosales' parents professing that the shooting was accidental after they banned their daughter from communicating with the incarcerated teen.
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OFFICIAL REPORTS |
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Autopsy Report |
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The autopsy report of Barry Grunow says the teacher died of a gunshot wound to the head.
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Interview Transcript |
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In this 45-page transcript, Nathaniel Brazill tells police investigators that he never intended to shoot his language arts teacher.
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Detective Boland's Report |
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After arresting Brazill, Boland interviewed the teen who told him that he was angry with Grunow moments before shots were fired because he refused to allow him to talk with two of his students, according to this report.
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Detective Gatti's Report |
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Gatti's report outlines information he obtained from a host of witnesses, including students who saw the shooting, Hinds and teacher John James, who says Brazill threatened him as he fled the scene.
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Progress Reports |
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Nathaniel Brazill's progress reports from Lake Worth Middle School show that the former honor student's grades were dropping — especially in Grunow's class.
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| WITNESS STATEMENTS |
| Kevin Hinds |
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The school guidance counselor who prosecutors say was Brazill's intended target, Hinds explains how he sent Brazill home hours before the shooting for starting a water balloon fight.
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Dinora Rosales |
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The object of Brazill's affections, Rosales explains how she watched as Brazill entered her classroom and demanded to speak to her just before he shot her teacher.
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Michelle Cordovaz |
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In her statement, the girl who was sent home early by Hinds after she and Brazill were caught with water balloons describes how Brazill told her he was going to get a gun to get even with Hinds — but that she didn't take the threats seriously.
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Suzy Fleureme |
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This schoolmate says that at least a week before the shooting, she was talking to Brazill and another boy during social studies class about a gun Brazill claimed to have.
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Amanda Grunwald |
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Grunwald gives an eyewitness account of the shooting, which she watched while standing only a few feet away from Barry Grunow.
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Tiffany Jenkins |
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This friend of Brazill's, whom he would confide in about his crushes, says she saw Brazill with a gun days before the shooting.
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Vonae Ware |
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Ware says she was talking with Grunow when Brazill attempted to get into the classroom to speak to her and Dinora Rosales. Then gunfire erupted.
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Loren Looney |
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Looney says she was standing beside Ware talking with Grunow when she watched Brazill point the gun at Grunow's head and pull the trigger.
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STATE'S FILINGS |
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Indictment |
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Brazill is charged — as an adult — with one count of first-degree murder with a firearm and one count of aggravated assault with a firearm.
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THE COURT |
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Jury Instructions |
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These instructions to the jury explain the charges against Brazill, including those the jury can consider as alternatives to first-degree murder.
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Verdict Form |
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The jury must fill out this form once they decide to find Nathaniel Brazill guilty of first-, second- or third-degree murder or manslaughter — or not guilty of all counts.
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