Parkland sentencing hearing: US Navy flight officer was serving on coast of Iran when she lost her father-in-law
Ines Maria Hixon said the U.S. Navy deployed her on a U.S. Aircraft carrier off the coast of Iran. The day her father-in-law Christopher Hixon died while trying to stop the Parkland school shooter, she said she was flying a military plane and didn’t get to check her e-mail.
Video shows heated exchange between judge, Parkland shooter’s defense
An argument over whether or not the relatives of the victims should address the Parkland school shooter’s defense attorneys during the sentencing hearing prompted Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to ask Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes to sit down Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
Grieving families let Parkland school shooter know they see he is ‘evil’ and criticize his defense
The Parkland school shooter will have to listen to relatives of the victims killed in the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School speak for at least two days in Broward County court in Fort Lauderdale.
Parkland pain: Verdict ‘sucker punched us,’ sent message that ‘you can get away with murder’
With their emotions still raw, Christopher Hixon’s widow and Joaquin Oliver’s father struggled to understand how any juror would decide that life in prison without the possibility of parole was an appropriate punishment for the perpetrator of the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
BSO investigates juror’s report of ‘threat’ during Parkland shooter’s case
The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday afternoon that there is an investigation at the Broward County courthouse after the Broward State Attorney’s Office provided information about a complaint from a juror in the Parkland school shooter’s penalty phase.
Public defender reacts to verdict in Parkland school shooter’s case
Broward County Public Defender Gordon Weekes praised the jury for carrying out “a solemn responsibility” on Thursday after putting an end to the penalty phase of the Parkland school shooter by recommending life in prison without the possibility of parole.
‘What were you thinking?’ Parkland families react to jury’s life in prison recommendation
Families of the 17 people killed in the Parkland school shooting appeared to be sad, angry and shocked by the jury’s recommendation Thursday that confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Life for Parkland school shooter; majority of jurors wanted death, foreman says
Corey Hixon, who lives with Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, walked out of the courtroom while Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer was reading the jury’s 17 verdict forms on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. Corey’s mother Debra Hixon, a Broward County School Board member and the widow of Christopher Hixon, said her son walked out because he just felt the pain that others around him were feeling.
‘Preposterous’: Chief prosecutor baffled jurors can’t see Parkland school shooter’s rifle
Before the jury’s deliberation began Wednesday morning, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer read instructions to set the parameters of their decision on the punishment that Nikolas Cruz should face for the 17 murders during the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Prosecutor Michael Satz’s closing arguments in Parkland shooter case could be his big finale
After 43 years as Broward State Attorney, Michael Satz decided to not run for re-election in 2020. Instead, he wanted to focus on trying the case of Parkland school shooter Nickolas Cruz. Could this be Satz's grand finale?
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 16 in penalty phase is Jaime Guttenberg
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 16 of first-degree murder.
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 15 in penalty phase is Joaquin Oliver Padauy
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 15 of first-degree murder.
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 13 in penalty phase is Meadow Pollack
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 13 of first-degree murder.
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 10 in penalty phase is Carmen Schentrup
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 10 of first-degree murder.