The latest legal news in the Parkland school massacre cases involving gunman Nikolas Cruz and school resource officer Scot R. Peterson.
Mike Satz said Nikolas Cruz “was hunting his victims” as he stalked a three-story classroom building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More
October 12, 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
Closings in the penalty phase for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz begin this week, followed by deliberations. Cruz faces death or life in prison. More
October 10, 2022
The jury will likely decide Nikolas Cruz's fate this week. For the 24-year-old to get a death sentence, they must be unanimous on at least... More
October 10, 2022
Officials launched an investigation last year after receiving a report that Zachary Cruz was being financially exploited by Donovan and Moore. More
October 7, 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
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... 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
Prosecutors showed writings where Nikolas Cruz praised Satan and photos of a drawing he made in his cell with his own blood of a pentagram... More
September 28, 2022
Jurors in the case of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz have one question to answer: Life or death? He killed 17 people and wounded 17... More
September 26, 2022
Cruz's attorneys never questioned the horror he inflicted, but focused on their belief that his birth mother's heavy drinking during pregnancy left him with fetal alcohol spectrum... More
September 26, 2022
State files motion to include photo evidence of a swastika on Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's backpack. Cruz killed 17 and wounded 17 others. More
September 20, 2022
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's lawyers accused Judge Scherer of bias; state files motion to include photo evidence of a swastika on Cruz's backpack. More
September 19, 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
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
Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the defense's decision to rest without giving the court or prosecutors notice "unprofessional." 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
A psychologist and expert in fetal alcohol syndrome testified about school shooter Nikolas Cruz's birth mother's alcohol use during pregnancy. More
September 13, 2022
At 5, tests showed Nikolas Cruz had impairments in 10 intellectual categories including memory, reasoning, language and impulsivity, a doctor said. More
September 13, 2022
Chaos reigned in the home where Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz grew up, testimony in his ongoing penalty trial has shown. More
September 12, 2022
Jurors in the case of Nikolas Cruz have one question to answer: Life or death? The school shooter faces the death penalty or life in... More
September 9, 2022
Court TV anchor Judge Ashley Willcott takes a look at recent motions in the case. For example, the judge allowed jurors to see Cruz's swastika... More
September 6, 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... More
September 1, 2022
Day 22 of the penalty phase has been filled with heated outbursts between both legal teams. Judge Elizabeth A. Scherer scolded attorneys for being unprofessional... More
September 1, 2022
Tension rises in the courtroom after the defense made a motion for a mistrial over a swastika, which the prosecution argues is allowed to be... More
September 1, 2022
Paul Gold lived next door to Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz from 2008-2011. Gold recalled Cruz as a strange child with a bad temper whose adoptive... More
August 31, 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... 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 More
August 31, 2022
Nikolas Cruz's disturbing behavior behind bars has come to light as his drawings and writings have been revealed. For example: he wrote "666" on the... More
August 30, 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... More
August 30, 2022
