Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Pearl High School shooting occurred on October 1, 1997, at Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi, United States.The gunman, 16-year-old 11th grade student Luke Woodham (born February 5, 1981), shot and killed two students and injured seven others at the school after killing his mother by bludgeoning at their home earlier that morning.
Jurors rejected Woodham's insanity defense at his first trial for the murder of his mother, and he was sentenced to life in prison on June 5, 1998. [5] His second trial took place on June 12, and he was found guilty of two counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder, with the jurors once again rejecting the insanity defense.
Mary Anne Tims Woodham (March 2, 1947 – October 1, 1997), was an American Christian and member of a local Southern Baptist church, where she served in several capacities—teaching classes, singing in the choir, serving on committees, etc.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Mr Belfield's son Luke Williams was also stabbed multiple times at his father's home in Gateshead in April but managed to flee the killers. All three were found guilty of murder and attempted ...
OZARK, Ala (WDHN) — A 59-year-old woman accused of neglecting her mother, leading to her death, will undergo mental health treatment to see if she is able to stand before a jury of her peers.
In 1995, French teen "Leila Zafar" murders her friend in her school restroom after an argument. In 1997, American youth Luke Woodham murders his mother before going to Pearl High School to murder his ex-girlfriend, her friend and wounding 7 others.
On Thursday night, a jury found Diante Speed, now 26, guilty of first-degree murder after about four hours of deliberation. Inside the courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Colombo ...