Chilling new details surface about ‘school shooter’ Ethan Crumbley after his ‘secret motive for killing four’ emerges
CHILLING new details surrounding a suspected school shooter have surfaced including his alleged motive for massacring four teenagers.
Ethan Crumbley, 15, wrote in his journal he hoped the shooting would get Joe Biden impeached, prosecutors told a court.
Crumbley has been charged with four counts of murder following the shooting at Oxford High School, Michigan, in November 2021.
The teen’s parents James and Jennifer are also facing involuntary manslaughter charges.
Defense lawyers Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman said Crumbley’s parents shouldn’t be found guilty or not guilty based on the political opinions of jurors.
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They said: “The materials risks the danger of turning jury deliberations into a political debate.
“It would also be likely to lead to longer deliberations and possibly an endless string of hung juries.”
They said the journal "has the potential for distracting the jury from the real issues in the case".
The lawyers also insisted: “Political beliefs have no legitimate role in this trial.”
They said there’s no evidence that Crumbley’s parents knew about or saw his journal.
Crumbley is also accused of writing in the journal: “I want America to hear what I did.”
And he allegedly wrote: “People will be talking about my shooting for years and I will make a huge impact on the United States.”
Crumbley’s alleged shooting plan was reportedly found in a bathroom in his high school, prosecutors claimed in February.
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"First off, I got my gun. It's an SP2022 SIG Sauer 9mm. Second, the shooting is tomorrow, I have access to the gun and ammo," said one alleged entry Willis read in court.
The journal is said to contain a series of disturbing drawings, such as one of a girl with an "x" across her eyes and a semi-automatic weapon firing into the person.
Another alleged entry said: “I will kill everyone I f****** see.”
During a hearing in January, both the defense and prosecution read quotes from the journal that included entries about a demon.
Crumbley reportedly wrote about a ghost inside his home.
The court heard at the time that he also texted his mom about the concerns several times when he was left home alone.
Crumbley's alleged rampage began in the early afternoon of November 30, shortly following a meeting between him, his parents, and a school counselor who had received a report of disturbing drawings made by the teenager.
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James Crumbley called 911 40 minutes after the shooting to report that a gun was missing from his home and said his son may have been the shooter.
Hana St. Juliana, 14, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16, and Justin Shilling, 17, died in the rampage.
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