FORT LAUDERDALE – Week three of the sentencing trial for Parkland college shooter Nikolas Cruz resumes Monday.
Last week the jury heard testimony from a wide range of folks, together with the victims themselves in addition to the one that bought him the weapon.
This week, extra particulars concerning the horrific occasion will likely be revealed.
“Moving into this upcoming week we will continue to hear from subject matter experts, detectives, investigators, and pathologists. It’s getting deep and dark,” stated St. Thomas University criminology professor Dr. Debbie Goodman.
She stated the prosecution will proceed to put out grotesque particulars surrounding the Parkland taking pictures.
“The prosecution is coming in very strong, like a lion if you will. So for every single day, a different part of the story will be shared, we know it’s gruesome, we know it’s graphic, but this individual did what he did and now there’s the penalty that this jury, that we entrust with this extremely important decision, they need to hear it all,” stated Goodman.
Last week’s proceedings included testimony from the person who bought Cruz the rifle he used within the taking pictures, the Uber driver that took him to the scene, and even a corrections officer who described being attacked by the suspect 9 months after the bloodbath.
As members of the family listened, the jury additionally heard testimony concerning the victims’ accidents.
While Goodman stated this week will likely be extra testimony from comparable specialists. She stated it’s a necessity to color a full image of the taking pictures and what lead as much as it
“We can’t assume that the jury knows everything. Yes, we know he’s the shooter, this is a mass shooting, and he killed 17 people but that’s one part of this, there’s still so much more. The A-to-Z of all of this, how he planned it, how he went on social media, and how he was so seemingly emboldened (to do it),” stated Goodman.
