Nikolas Cruz Dodges the Death Penalty, Will Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison Without Parole

  Following his guilty plea for murdering 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a jury today completed the penalty phase of the trial by refusing to sentence him to death, ensuring that Nikolas Cruz will spend the rest of his life in prison. It’s very tempting to want to see some … Read more

Parkland Killer Nikolas Cruz May Have Talked His Way Into a Death Sentence

Terry Spencer, AP It’s possible Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz talked himself into a death sentence. Prosecutors played video last week at Cruz’s penalty trial of jailhouse interviews he did this year with two of their mental health experts. In frank and sometimes graphic detail, he answered their questions about his massacre of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman … Read more