Jennifer and James Crumbley Sentenced: Will More Parents Pay for Their Child’s Crimes?
Killer Psyche
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4.6 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Ethan Crumbley was just 15 years old when he was arrested for killing four students and injuring several others in a shooting at Oxford High School in 2021. When investigators learned that his parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, failed to prevent the deadly actions of their son, they were charged and eventually convicted of involuntary manslaughter – becoming the first parents in U.S. history to be held criminally responsible for their child’s mass school shooting plot. A landmark ruling last week sentenced them both to 10 years in prison. In today’s Headlines, Candice is joined by legal analyst Josh Ritter to discuss how Jennifer and James’ negligence led to their sentences, and the impact this case could have on parents in the future.
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| 0:07.0 | I'm Afro Hirsch. I'm Peter Francopan. |
| 0:10.0 | And in our podcast, Legacy, we explore the lives of some of the biggest characters in history. |
| 0:15.4 | This season, we delve into the life of Alan Turing. |
| 0:18.6 | Why are we talking about Alan Turing, Peter? |
| 0:20.9 | Alan Turing is the father of computer science and some of those questions we're thinking |
| 0:25.3 | about today around artificial intelligence Turing was so involved in setting and framing what |
| 0:31.4 | some of those questions were, but he's also interesting for lots of other reasons, |
| 0:34.4 | Afro. He had such a fascinating life. He was unapologetically gay at a time when that was completely |
| 0:40.6 | criminalized and stigmatized and from his imagination he created ideas that have |
| 0:47.6 | formed a very physical practical foundation of all of the technology on which |
| 0:52.1 | our lives depend. |
| 0:53.0 | And on top of that he's responsible for being part of a team that saved millions, maybe even tens of millions of lives because of his work during the Second World War using maths and computer science to code brain. |
| 1:04.0 | So join us on legacy wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:07.0 | A listener note, note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone. |
| 1:19.0 | Please be advised. |
| 1:23.0 | On Tuesday, April 9, 24, a |
| 1:29.0 | on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, a Michigan judge sentenced both parents of 15-year-old mass shooter, |
| 1:37.3 | Ethan Crumbly, to 10 to 15 years in prison for their roles in a school shooting in Oxford, Michigan. |
| 1:46.5 | On November 30, 2021, Ethan drew a semi-automatic handgun from his backpack and opened fired in his high school, killing four of his fellow students and wounding seven more. |
| 2:00.0 | His mother and father, Jennifer and James Crumbly, were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of the four high school students. |
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