Jennifer Crumbley’s convicted killer ‘best friend’ is kicked out of trial
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jennifer Crumbley’s convicted killer ‘best friend’ is kicked out of trial

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A convicted killer and friend of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School mass shooter, was removed from the courtroom during her manslaughter trial. Ahead of Thursday’s opening statements in Ms Crumbley’s trial, Oakland County assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said, “It’s come to our attention that one individual who was subpoenaed as a witness is in court today.” Mr Keast said he was talking about Imirowicz. open image in gallery Jennifer Crumbley is on trial for four counts of involuntary manslaughter Ms Crumbley is on trial for four counts of involuntary manslaughter after her son, Ethan Crumbley, opened fire at his high school in November 2021, killing four classmates and wounding seven others. They were murdered in an act of terror committed by Jennifer Crumbley’s 15-year-old son,” Oakland County assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said in opening statements.

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Crumbley sentencing: Parents of Michigan school shooter Jennifer and James get 15 years behind bars
9 months ago

Crumbley sentencing: Parents of Michigan school shooter Jennifer and James get 15 years behind bars

Daily Mail  

The father of a school shooter wept in court as he and his wife each received a landmark prison sentence over their son's massacre. James Crumbley is seen crying in court Monday as he and wife Jennifer received a landmark 10 to 15 year sentence for their son Ethan's 2021 school massacre that murdered four James and Jennifer Crumbley sat …

James Crumbley’s threatening jailhouse calls revealed ahead of Michigan school shooter’s parents’ sentencing
9 months ago

James Crumbley’s threatening jailhouse calls revealed ahead of Michigan school shooter’s parents’ sentencing

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Threatening jailhouse phone calls …

Prosecutors recommend at least 10 years in prison for parents of Michigan school shooter
9 months ago

Prosecutors recommend at least 10 years in prison for parents of Michigan school shooter

Associated Press  

PONTIAC, Mich. — Prosecutors in Michigan are recommending at least 10 years in prison next week for two parents who are the first in the U.S. to be held criminally responsible for a school shooting. Jennifer Crumbley showed a “chilling lack of remorse” for her role, and James Crumbley “failed to exercise even the smallest measure of ordinary care” that …

James and Jennifer Crumbley were both found guilty. But they took different paths to get there
9 months, 3 weeks ago

James and Jennifer Crumbley were both found guilty. But they took different paths to get there

CNN  

CNN — Of the 15 witnesses who testified for the prosecution in James Crumbley’s manslaughter trial, all but one had already testified in his wife’s trial last month. “It’s a rare, rare, rare circumstance where you have a trial and then another one, so close in time, so similar, around the same set of facts,” McDonald said. Now, James Crumbley …

James Crumbley, father of Michigan school shooter, guilty of involuntary manslaughter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

James Crumbley, father of Michigan school shooter, guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Associated Press  

PONTIAC, Mich. — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. James Crumbley, 47, who heard the outcome through headphones because of a hearing problem, …

James Crumbley trial: Jurors confront weighty issues in quest for fairness
9 months, 4 weeks ago

James Crumbley trial: Jurors confront weighty issues in quest for fairness

CNN  

CNN — The deadly school shooting in a tight-knit village. “But if you and I think, ‘Well gosh, he did everything that a good responsible gun owner does and this was something you can’t control,’ then it matters that we grew up in a community where we know what good responsible gun ownership might look like.” Owning a gun and …

Michigan school shooter’s father, on trial for manslaughter, is now accused of making threats from jail
10 months ago

Michigan school shooter’s father, on trial for manslaughter, is now accused of making threats from jail

CNN  

CNN — The manslaughter trial of James Crumbley continued in a Michigan courtroom Friday, just weeks after his wife, Jennifer, was convicted in relation to their son’s mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021. Forensic analyst gives timeline of Crumbley’s actions the day of his son’s mass shooting Using cell phone data, forensic analyst Edward Wagrowski outlined James Crumbley’s …

What's next for Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of the Michigan school shooter?
11 months ago

What's next for Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of the Michigan school shooter?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But experts who followed Jennifer Crumbley's involuntary manslaughter case …

Jennifer Crumbley trial: Why is Michigan school shooter's mother being convicted? Verdict introduces novel theory
11 months ago

Jennifer Crumbley trial: Why is Michigan school shooter's mother being convicted? Verdict introduces novel theory

Hindustan Times  

Michigan school gunman's mother has been convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in her son's crime. Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, enters the court to hear the verdict just before the jury found her guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter on at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. February 6, …

Jennifer Crumbley verdict: Why it is so important – and what it means for other parents
11 months ago

Jennifer Crumbley verdict: Why it is so important – and what it means for other parents

CNN  

CNN — Six men and six women handed down a stunning verdict in Michigan Tuesday, finding Jennifer Crumbley – whose son killed four high school students in 2021 – guilty of four involuntary manslaughter counts in a case experts say sets an important precedent of whether – and how – parents of school shooters can be held accountable. “This trial …

How Jennifer Crumbley was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in historic case
11 months ago

How Jennifer Crumbley was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in historic case

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jennifer Crumbley, the mother …

Michigan school shooter's mother convicted of manslaughter
11 months ago

Michigan school shooter's mother convicted of manslaughter

The Hindu  

A Michigan jury on Feb. 6 convicted the mother of a teenager who fatally shot four classmates at a high school near Detroit of manslaughter after prosecutors argued she bore responsibility because she and her husband gave their son a gun and ignored warning signs of violence. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald told jurors during closing arguments on Feb. 2 …

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Oxford school shooter, found guilty
11 months ago

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Oxford school shooter, found guilty

CNN  

Jennifer Crumbley sent several messages criticizing her own parenting ability and discussing how the family’s firearm was secured shortly after her teenage son Ethan carried out a school shooting at his Michigan high school in November 2021, according to messages revealed in court Wednesday. Jennifer Crumbley wrote the messages as part of a lengthy conversation with Brian Meloche, a firefighter …

Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter
11 months ago

Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter

Associated Press  

PONTIAC, Mich. — A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the killings of four students in 2021, making her the first parent in the U.S. to be held responsible for a child carrying out a mass school attack. On the morning of Nov. 30, 2021, school staff members were concerned about a violent drawing …

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of school shooter, found guilty of manslaughter in test of who’s responsible for a mass shooting
11 months ago

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of school shooter, found guilty of manslaughter in test of who’s responsible for a mass shooting

CNN  

CNN — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, was found guilty Tuesday of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter in a novel legal case that stood as a test of the limits of who’s responsible for a school shooting. The prosecution argued Jennifer Crumbley is responsible for …

Michigan school shooter’s mother found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
11 months ago

Michigan school shooter’s mother found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Al Jazeera  

In 2021, Ethan Crumbley walked out of a toilet, pulled a gun from his backpack at school and killed four students. A Michigan jury has convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the killing of four students in 2021. During Smith’s closing arguments, she asked the jury, …

Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, found guilty of manslaughter
11 months ago

Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, found guilty of manslaughter

LA Times  

Jennifer Crumbley walks into the courtroom in Pontiac, Mich., on Tuesday before being found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. On the morning of Nov. 30, 2021, school staff members were concerned about a violent drawing of a gun, bullet and wounded man, accompanied by desperate phrases, on Ethan Crumbley’s math assignment. He knew how to use the gun,” …

Jennifer Crumbley’s lawyer tells court about her own lack of showering in bizarre defence of shooter’s mother
11 months ago

Jennifer Crumbley’s lawyer tells court about her own lack of showering in bizarre defence of shooter’s mother

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I say ‘sorry’ a lot,” Ms Smith said, …

Michigan school shooter could have been stopped if mother had taken ‘tragically small’ steps, says prosecutor
11 months ago

Michigan school shooter could have been stopped if mother had taken ‘tragically small’ steps, says prosecutor

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms McDonald said there were “tragically small” things …

Jennifer Crumbley’s use of adultery site revealed as prosecutors push claim she neglected shooter son
11 months, 1 week ago

Jennifer Crumbley’s use of adultery site revealed as prosecutors push claim she neglected shooter son

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jurors in the trial …

Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother
11 months, 1 week ago

Testimony, closing arguments conclude in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother

Associated Press  

PONTIAC, Mich. — A prosecutor urged jurors on Friday to convict the mother of a Michigan school shooter in a groundbreaking trial that centered on whether she should be held responsible for the deaths of four students, especially when confronted with her son’s violent drawing ahead of the tragedy. “And not only did she not do it, she doesn’t even …

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Michigan school shooter, admits she and husband gifted their son the gun
11 months, 1 week ago

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Michigan school shooter, admits she and husband gifted their son the gun

CNN  

CNN — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, admitted under cross-examination at her manslaughter trial that she and her husband gifted their son the firearm later used in the attack. “Sitting here today, it’s all James’ fault.” She said Jennifer Crumbley could have done any number of minor …

Jennifer Crumbley’s former lover reveals damning text messages at trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Jennifer Crumbley’s former lover reveals damning text messages at trial

The Independent  

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Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility but wishes son had ‘killed us instead’
11 months, 1 week ago

Mother of Michigan school shooter denies any responsibility but wishes son had ‘killed us instead’

LA Times  

Jennifer Crumbley, exiting the courtroom this week in Pontiac, Mich., is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Jennifer Crumbley, 45, and husband James, 47, are accused of making a gun accessible at home and ignoring Ethan Crumbley’s mental health needs. Prosecutors last week presented Ethan Crumbley’s own text messages from spring 2021 in which he told his mom that “demons” were “throwing …

Michigan school shooter’s mom was worried he might do ‘something dumb,’ friend says
11 months, 1 week ago

Michigan school shooter’s mom was worried he might do ‘something dumb,’ friend says

Associated Press  

PONTIAC, Mich. — Hours before a 2021 mass school shooting in Michigan, the mother of a teenager who killed four students said she was worried that he was “going to do something dumb,” a man who had a close relationship with her testified Wednesday. Brian Meloche said Jennifer Crumbley explained to him that she had to go to Oxford High …

Jennifer Crumbley said ‘I failed as a parent’ in message after her son’s school shooting
11 months, 1 week ago

Jennifer Crumbley said ‘I failed as a parent’ in message after her son’s school shooting

CNN  

CNN — Jennifer Crumbley sent several messages criticizing her own parenting ability and discussing how the family’s firearm was secured shortly after her teenage son Ethan carried out a school shooting at his Michigan high school in November 2021, according to messages revealed in court Wednesday. They also said his mother did not mention the gun or mental health issues …

Jennifer Crumbley trial: Former Oxford High School dean says there was no reason to search shooter’s backpack for gun
11 months, 1 week ago

Jennifer Crumbley trial: Former Oxford High School dean says there was no reason to search shooter’s backpack for gun

CNN  

CNN — The former dean of students at Oxford High School testified in a Michigan court Tuesday that he returned Ethan Crumbley’s backpack to him on the morning of November 30, 2021, unknowingly providing him with the gun used later that day in the mass shooting. The former dean, Nicholas Ejak, even made a joke related to the backpack’s weight, …

Prosecutor Blames Mother For 4 Deaths In Michigan School Shooting
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutor Blames Mother For 4 Deaths In Michigan School Shooting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PONTIAC, Mich. — A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have been prevented if the mother of the armed teen had removed him after seeing his violent drawings that same day, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday in an uncommon trial about parental responsibility. “This was a purchase celebrated by Jennifer on Instagram: ‘Mom and …

Michigan school shooter's mom is at fault for deaths, prosecutor says
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan school shooter's mom is at fault for deaths, prosecutor says

Associated Press  

PONTIAC, Mich. — A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have been prevented if the mother of the armed teen had removed him after seeing his violent drawings that same day, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday in an uncommon trial about parental responsibility. Jennifer Crumbley was aware of Ethan Crumbley’s deteriorating mental health and social isolation and …

Woman convicted of killing her father says Oxford school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley’s mother helped write her sentencing speech
1 year, 5 months ago

Woman convicted of killing her father says Oxford school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley’s mother helped write her sentencing speech

The Independent  

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Oxford school shooter’s mom said her ‘biggest fear was that he was gonna turn the gun on himself,’ prosecutors say
2 years ago

Oxford school shooter’s mom said her ‘biggest fear was that he was gonna turn the gun on himself,’ prosecutors say

CNN  

CNN — Prosecutors in Michigan disclosed more evidence in recent court filings they say shows the mother of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley knew about his unhealthy mental state when the parents bought him a gun last November. “You know my biggest fear was that he was gonna turn the gun on himself,” Jennifer Crumbley, his mother, said in …

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