Ethan Crumbley Parents Want Evidence Thrown Out in Their Involuntary Manslaughter Trials

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 13 January 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

School shooter Ethan Crumbley opened fire in a Michigan school, killing four students.

He pled guilty to all charges and is now serving life in prison. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumpley, are also charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors say they should have been aware of their son's mental health and should not have made it possible for him to have access to weapons.

The parents' trials are expected to begin later this month, but now Jennifer Crumbley has asked a judge to dismiss three witnesses who say their testimony could prejudice a jury.

A judge has ruled, however, that two of the witnesses will be allowed to testify, with a narrow focus. The jury will also be allowed to see surveillance video from the school.

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Troy Slaten – Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers, APC; Twitter @TroySlaten
Dr. Jorey L. Krawczyn – Police Psychologist, Adjunct Faculty with Saint Leo University; Research Consultant with Blue Wall Institute, Author: Operation S.O.S. – Practical Recommendations to Help “Stop Officer Suicide”
Bobby Chacon – 27 years former FBI Agent; Instagram/Twitter: @BobbyChaconFBI; Writer and Co-producer: Audible Original Series, “After the Fall”
Dr. Jeffrey M. Jentzen – Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of Autopsy and Forensic Services at the University of Michigan Medical School; Former Medical Examiner in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Alexis Tereszcuk - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter, Writer/Fact Checker, Lead Stories; Twitter: @swimmie2009

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0:00.0	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
0:08.0	A mother and dad actually part of a school shooting that left four students dead
0:20.5	including 16 year old Tate Meyer 16 year old Justin Schilling 14 year old
0:27.0	Hannah St. Julianna and 17 year old Madison Baldwin seven others injured.
0:35.0	Parents actually had a hand in the shooting.
0:40.8	In the last hours, a development.
0:44.0	I'm Nancy Grace, this is Crime Stories.
0:46.4	Thanks for being with us here at Crime Stories and on Serious XM 111.
0:51.4	Now while Jennifer Crumley and her husband claim they have no responsibility for what their son
0:58.6	Ethan Crumley did, that is Murder and maim school students.
1:05.5	The state response.
1:07.2	Judge Cheryl Matthews said,
1:09.2	texts and writings in Ethan Cromley's journal show his intent and that he talked to his parents about
1:18.0	his mental health and that they should have been aware of his mental state.
1:24.2	The judge also pointed out that violent video games that Ethan crumbly played
1:28.8	can also be presented as evidence against the parents. The parents respond that many young people play violent
1:36.3	games. Allowing Ethan Crumley to play them is the norm. However, the state responds, these games aggravated his violent
1:47.1	tendencies. Did they know or didn't they? Well in the the last hours, we learned that the parents, Jennifer and James
1:56.2	Crumley, each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter for their roles in the
2:01.6	school shooting, are demanding that three witnesses who
2:06.6	were victimized during the shooting be excluded from the trial. They say that it would be devastating, gruesome, and appalling
2:17.2	factual evidence that could, quote, inflame the jury. Just days ago, Oakland County prosecutors there in Michigan filed documents adding
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