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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 66566" data-attributes="member: 158">The Parkland school shooter has been drawing and writing while in Broward County jail. He used his own blood to write on the wall of his cell.Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill vaguely mentioned Cruz’s disturbing behavior during her <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/22/opening-statements-begin-for-defense-in-parkland-school-shooters-penalty-phase-trial/" target="_blank">opening statement in court on Monday</a>. It was an indication that this will come up as the defense presents a case to try to save his life.Records released on Monday show there were 30 pages of Cruz’s drawings. Deputies viewed these as symptomatic threats of homicidal and suicidal ideations and put him on suicide watch in May.Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in October for the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Prosecutors advocating for the death penalty rested their case on Aug. 4.The defense only needs to convince one juror to avoid the death penalty. The jury must have a unanimous vote for him to be executed. Otherwise, Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: <a href="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/588467603/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-aUluGVajbj7jmTC5yWqm" target="_blank">BSO releases images of Cruz’s drawings displaying violence, expletives, and disturbing content</a><a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/23/parkland-school-shooters-drawings-in-jail-result-in-suicide-watch/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 66566, member: 158"] The Parkland school shooter has been drawing and writing while in Broward County jail. He used his own blood to write on the wall of his cell. Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill vaguely mentioned Cruz’s disturbing behavior during her [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/22/opening-statements-begin-for-defense-in-parkland-school-shooters-penalty-phase-trial/']opening statement in court on Monday[/URL]. It was an indication that this will come up as the defense presents a case to try to save his life. Records released on Monday show there were 30 pages of Cruz’s drawings. Deputies viewed these as symptomatic threats of homicidal and suicidal ideations and put him on suicide watch in May. Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in October for the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Prosecutors advocating for the death penalty rested their case on Aug. 4. The defense only needs to convince one juror to avoid the death penalty. The jury must have a unanimous vote for him to be executed. Otherwise, Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [B]WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT:[/B] [URL='https://www.scribd.com/embeds/588467603/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-aUluGVajbj7jmTC5yWqm']BSO releases images of Cruz’s drawings displaying violence, expletives, and disturbing content[/URL] [url="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/23/parkland-school-shooters-drawings-in-jail-result-in-suicide-watch/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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