Murders and mass killings carried out by minors depict an especially terrifying type of true crime.
William Larson Jr., 19, pleaded guilty to murder and manslaughter in the deaths of his parents in a fire at the NY State family home when he was 17. More
October 25, 2022
After pleading guilty to the mass school shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, Ethan Crumbley potentially threw his parent's case in a tailspin. More
October 25, 2022
Ethan Crumbley's defense attorney and victims' families attorneys spoke after the teen pleaded guilty in the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan. More
October 24, 2022
Ethan Crumbley has pleaded guilty to 24 charges in last year's deadly Oxford High School shooting. More
October 24, 2022
Ethan Crumbley, teen accused of killing 4 students and injuring more at a Michigan high school, is expected to plead guilty to murder next week. More
October 21, 2022
A juror from the Parkland School Massacre Trial has described to Court TV how the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, avoided the death penalty. More
October 21, 2022
15-year-old accused of shooting rampage in N.C. that left 5 people dead was found with a handgun and a shotgun when he was arrested. More
October 20, 2022
14-year-old boy arrested after making threats against Conner High School in Kentucky. The boy mentioned bringing a knife to school to kill his teacher. More
October 20, 2022
Jury foreman Benjamin Thomas told local reporters that three jurors voted for life on the final ballot in the Nikolas Cruz case. More
October 14, 2022
Under Florida law, a death sentence requires a unanimous vote on at least one count. Nikolas Cruz will be formally sentenced at a later date. More
October 13, 2022
Supreme Court rejects appeal of Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence in the racist slayings of 9 Black South Carolina church members. More
October 11, 2022
Mike Satz said Nikolas Cruz “was hunting his victims” as he stalked a 3-story classroom building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More
October 11, 2022
Nikolas Cruz said he picked Valentine’s Day for the Parkland school shooting because no one loved him; he wanted to ruin the holiday for people. More
October 6, 2022
17-year-old Jameel James, accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Kevin Piaskowki on Interstate 70 in Denver, has been charged as an adult. More
October 5, 2022
A person who genuinely scored so poorly on the finger tapping test “would not be able to pull the trigger like that,” neuropsychologist Robert Denney said. More
October 5, 2022
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a psychiatrist he began contemplating mass murder in middle school, researching killers to learn their ways. More
October 3, 2022
Some Oxford High School staff in Michigan knew of Ethan Crumbley's interest in guns and violence before he was accused of fatally shooting 4 students. More
September 22, 2022
The Broward Public Defender’s Office said in a motion that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer held a longstanding animosity toward lead defense lawyer Melisa McNeill. More
September 19, 2022
12-year-old boy who police say wounded a fellow student at an Oakland, California school after accidentally firing a gun has been charged. More
September 14, 2022
Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the decision without warning to her or the prosecution “the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try a case.” More
September 14, 2022
Fetal alcohol researcher testifies school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s birth mother drank more during pregnancy than any woman he’s ever seen documented. More
September 13, 2022
17-year-old Harley Wilson, who had cocaine and alcohol in her system, faces charges in a rollover crash that killed an Oklahoma teen and injured others. More
September 9, 2022
Florida teen Noah Galle is accused of driving a BMW at 151 mph near Delray Beach, rear-ending an SUV, killing six farmworkers inside. More
September 9, 2022
Boulder County DA is going after parents and business owners in the case of a teen suspect in a DUI causing a crash that killed 2 people on prom night. More
September 8, 2022
In a failed attempt to bar the admission into evidence several swastikas Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz drew on assignments, his attorneys made an unusual argument Thursday at his penalty trial: he was an equal opportunity killer who shot his victims without regard to race or religion. More
September 1, 2022
A judge set a March 20 trial date for 17-year-old Willard Miller, who is charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of 66-year-old Iowa high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber. Another student, Jeremy Everett Goodale, also is charged with murder in Graber's death. More
September 1, 2022
Attorneys for the DOJ argued in the 39-page brief that Roof “fails to identify any meaningful disagreement in the lower courts” over how his legal representation played out at trial. More
September 1, 2022
Paul Gold, who lived next door to the Cruz family when the future mass killer was 10 to 12 years old, told jurors he knew Cruz had psychological problems from their first meeting. More
August 31, 2022
By Katie McLaughlin FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Court TV) — An open records request has revealed how Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz spent some of his time behind bars, and the results are nothing short of disturbing. Earlier this year, after jury selection began in the penalty phase of the trial, officers discovered dozens of […] More
August 31, 2022
During his middle school years, Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz frequently cursed at teachers and made threats, and his drawings of gunshot victims were so disturbing that one teacher kept them for years, turning them over to authorities immediately after he massacred 17 people. More
August 30, 2022
