At an emotional hearing Nov. 1, families of the 17 people killed in the Parkland high school mass shooting began addressing the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, before his sentencing. The hearing is their final opportunity to address the court during the trial and to speak directly to Cruz. Statements will continue through Nov. 2.
Last month, a Florida jury recommended life in prison for Cruz for 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Cruz...
Last month, a Florida jury recommended life in prison for Cruz for 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Cruz...
- 11/1/2022
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
In 2018, there were 24 school shootings in the Us, which saw 35 people killed and 79 injured, so it's understandable if you have only hazy memories of the one that took place in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida - the one that killed staff members Aaron Feis, Chris Hixon and Scott Beigel, plus 18-year-old Meadow Pollack, 17-year-olds Joaquin Oliver, Nicholas Dworet and Helena Ramsay; 16-year-old Carmen Schentrup; 15-year-olds Luke Hoyer and Peter Wang; and 14-year-olds Alyssa Alhadeff, Jaime Guttenberg, Gina Montallo, Cara Loughran, Alaina Petty, Martin Duque and Alex Schachter. In the UK, where we haven't had a school shooting since 1996 and there have been vanishingly few mass attacks of any kind in such environments ever, this is hard to comprehend. In the Us it's so normalised that one critic of Cheryl Horner's documentary responded to the...
- 5/31/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In a year that saw the conviction of disgraced former Team USA doctor and Michigan State University physician Larry Nassar, the 2018 Espy awards took it upon itself to shine a light on the unity of the sexual assault survivors and celebrated the feats performed by female athletes over the past year. The show was hosted by former race driver Danica Patrick, the first woman to host the ESPYs since their inception in 1993.
In a somber, spine-tingling moment that brought several in attendance at the Microsoft Theater to tears, around 100 women took the center stage while singer Milck, an abuse survivor herself, sang her anthemic single, “Quiet.” Each woman in the group that filled the stage was representative of the “sister survivors” who spoke out against Nassar.
“Telling our stories of abuse over and over again in detail is not easy,” said Sarah Klein, a former gymnast and victim of Nassar’s abuse.
In a somber, spine-tingling moment that brought several in attendance at the Microsoft Theater to tears, around 100 women took the center stage while singer Milck, an abuse survivor herself, sang her anthemic single, “Quiet.” Each woman in the group that filled the stage was representative of the “sister survivors” who spoke out against Nassar.
“Telling our stories of abuse over and over again in detail is not easy,” said Sarah Klein, a former gymnast and victim of Nassar’s abuse.
- 7/19/2018
- by Ellis Clopton
- Variety Film + TV
The 2018 Espys celebrated not only the biggest achievements in sports on Wednesday night, but also the spirit and atmosphere of 2018 itself.
The sexual abuse survivors who spoke out against USA gymnastics and Michigan State coach Larry Nassar winning the Arthur Ashe Courage Awards created the most emotionally charged moment of the night. But there were many more tearjerkers throughout the three-hour show, including the heroes of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting — Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon — being posthumously named Best Coach.
While millions of viewers watched the 2018 Espys live on ABC, TheWrap was inside the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Also Read: Danica Patrick's ESPYs Monologue Called 'Awkward, 'Cringey' (Video)
Here’s what you didn’t see on TV.
Sexual abuse survivors make a lasting impact
The Arthur Ashe Courage Award is usually presented in the middle of the show but ESPN producers wisely...
The sexual abuse survivors who spoke out against USA gymnastics and Michigan State coach Larry Nassar winning the Arthur Ashe Courage Awards created the most emotionally charged moment of the night. But there were many more tearjerkers throughout the three-hour show, including the heroes of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school shooting — Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel and Chris Hixon — being posthumously named Best Coach.
While millions of viewers watched the 2018 Espys live on ABC, TheWrap was inside the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Also Read: Danica Patrick's ESPYs Monologue Called 'Awkward, 'Cringey' (Video)
Here’s what you didn’t see on TV.
Sexual abuse survivors make a lasting impact
The Arthur Ashe Courage Award is usually presented in the middle of the show but ESPN producers wisely...
- 7/19/2018
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
Fourteen-year-old Alaina Petty – one of at least 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day morning – was laid to rest on Monday, five days after the massacre.
Over 1,500 mourners, including Gov. Rick Scott, attended the funeral at Alaina’s church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Coral Springs, Florida, to say their final farewell to the freshman student, according to the Associated Press.
Remembered as “patient and loving,” members of the Petty family spoke to the crowd about the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps member whose coffin was draped with the American flag.
Over 1,500 mourners, including Gov. Rick Scott, attended the funeral at Alaina’s church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Coral Springs, Florida, to say their final farewell to the freshman student, according to the Associated Press.
Remembered as “patient and loving,” members of the Petty family spoke to the crowd about the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps member whose coffin was draped with the American flag.
- 2/20/2018
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
On Wednesday afternoon, when gunfire first erupted at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, school athletic director Chris Hixon immediately headed towards the sound of the shots. As he tried to save students who were fleeing from the bullets, the father and Army veteran was struck down and died the next day at the hospital.
His wife, Debbie Hixon, tells People she is feeling a range of emotions after losing her husband in the Parkland, Florida, shooting that killed 17, including sadness, anger, confusion and pride.
“I am torn,” Debbie says. “I am pissed off he did that because he left us,...
His wife, Debbie Hixon, tells People she is feeling a range of emotions after losing her husband in the Parkland, Florida, shooting that killed 17, including sadness, anger, confusion and pride.
“I am torn,” Debbie says. “I am pissed off he did that because he left us,...
- 2/16/2018
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
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