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A series of chilling journal entries, text messages, web searches, and voice belonging to Oxford High School mass shooter Ethan Crumbley emerged in court on Thursday, painting a picture of a deeply disturbed, violence-obsessed teenager who had fantasized about the massacre in detail.
The 17-year-old previously pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, and terrorism causing death for killing four students and injuring seven others, including a teacher, in November 2021. His hearing on Thursday will determine if Crumbley—as a minor—can be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
Detective Lt. Tim Willis of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office read aloud dark messages Crumbley allegedly scribbled into a 90-plus page journal in which “every written page” foreshadowed the school shooting.