How Jennifer Crumbley was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in historic case
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, has been found guilty of manslaughter in a historic case that demonstrates that a parent can be held criminally responsible for a mass shooting committed by their child.
A Michigan jury convicted Crumbley of four counts of involuntary manslaughter over the November 2021 shooting where her son murdered four of his classmates.
The panel of 12 jurors listened to nearly two weeks of testimony from law enforcement officials, school administrators, acquaintances of Crumbley, and Crumbley herself before rending their verdict.
Throughout the
