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On October 20 2021, Cruz plead guilty to the 17 counts. He had initially pleaded not guilty to all of the crimes, but his attorneys recently said they would not contest his guilt. Instead, the group of public defenders who represent Cruz have asked the court to sentence him to 17 life sentences.

On October 13 2022, the jury returned a verdict of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for Nikolas Cruz. The jury recommended this sentencing for him based on past records detailing his biological mother’s use of alcohol and illicit drugs during pregnancy. However, many of the victims’ families were angered with the jury’s decision.

On October 13 2022, the jury returned a verdict of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for Nikolas Cruz on a vote on 9 for the death penalty and 3 against it. The jury recommended this sentencing for him based on past records detailing his biological mother’s use of alcohol and illicit drugs during pregnancy and failure by the state and the school and other sources to get him proper treatment. However, many of the victims’ families as well as the prosecution, many politicians and even state governor Ron Desantis were angered with the jury’s decision.

==Gallery==

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==Trivia==

*Cruz was inspired by the Texas Tower shooting perpetrated by [[Charles Whitman]] in August 1966.

*Cruz was inspired by several infamous school shootings including the Texas Tower shooting perpetrated by [[Charles Whitman]] in August 1966 and the Columbine High School Massacre perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in 1999.

*He shares the same exact personality with [[Mark Aeron Manzolim Capule]]

*He is openly [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]], [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] and [[homophobia|homophobic]], and identifies as a member of the [[Alt-Right]], according to various posts from his social media accounts.

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 On October 20 2021, Cruz plead guilty to the 17 counts. He had initially pleaded not guilty to all of the crimes, but his attorneys recently said they would not contest his guilt. Instead, the group of public defenders who represent Cruz have asked the court to sentence him to 17 life sentences.
-On October 13 2022, the jury returned a verdict of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for Nikolas Cruz. The jury recommended this sentencing for him based on past records detailing his biological mother’s use of alcohol and illicit drugs during pregnancy. However, many of the victims’ families were angered with the jury’s decision.
+On October 13 2022, the jury returned a verdict of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for Nikolas Cruz on a vote on 9 for the death penalty and 3 against it. The jury recommended this sentencing for him based on past records detailing his biological mother’s use of alcohol and illicit drugs during pregnancy and failure by the state and the school and other sources to get him proper treatment. However, many of the victims’ families as well as the prosecution, many politicians and even state governor Ron Desantis were angered with the jury’s decision.
 ==Gallery==
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 ==Trivia==
-*Cruz was inspired by the Texas Tower shooting perpetrated by [[Charles Whitman]] in August 1966.
+*Cruz was inspired by several infamous school shootings including the Texas Tower shooting perpetrated by [[Charles Whitman]] in August 1966 and the Columbine High School Massacre perpetrated by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold in 1999.
 *He shares the same exact personality with [[Mark Aeron Manzolim Capule]]
 *He is openly [[Islamophobia|Islamophobic]], [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] and [[homophobia|homophobic]], and identifies as a member of the [[Alt-Right]], according to various posts from his social media accounts.