Murderous Minors: Killer Kids

First, you will hear about how on August 14, 2023, 17-year-old Jesus Ayala ran down 63-year-old retired police chief Andreas Probst as he rode his bicycle in Las Vegas, Nevada while the 16-year-old passenger in the car, Jzamir Keyes, recorded the murder on his cellphone.Then, I’ll tell you about the January 27, 2024 shooting death of 60-year-old Richard Sanchez, who was gunned down by a 13-year-old in Denver, Colorado while they rode the city bus about 3 miles from the Denver Broncos Mile High Stadium. Next I cover the arrest of 18-year-old Sebastian Villasenor, a 'Columbine-obsessed' teen who was arrested for allegedly plotting a school shooting at his Ontario, California high school, and finally, you will hear about an ongoing homicide investigation in my area that is finally seeing some movement, the murder of 16-year-old Preston Lord in Queen Creek, Arizona. Music: Resonate Recordings Hey there! Did you know that this podcast has a Supporters Club? By becoming a supporter of the show you can gain access t

Update on the Oxford High School Shooting, which took place on November 30, 2021, and saw Madisyn Baldwin, Hana St. Juliana, Tate Myre and Justin Shilling murdered on campus by 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley. Music:Resonate RecordingsFor sources, visit: https://murderousminors.onpodium.co/episodes/142-oxford-update-ethan-crumbley

In August, 2023, Mackenzie Shirilla was sentenced for the high-speed crash murders of her 19-year-old boyfriend Dominic Russo, and their 18-year-old friend Davion Flanagan, murders she committed when she was 17.Music:Resonate RecordingsFor sources, visit:This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisement

On May 9, 2021, Mother's Day, 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey was reported missing from her St. Johns, Florida home. Her 14-year-old classmate and neighbor Aiden Fucci was arrested for her stabbing death, and after more than two years, he's been sentenced for her murder.Visit The Tristyn Bailey Memorial Fund at tristynbailey.com Music: Resonate RecordingsFor sources, visit: https://murderousminors.onpodium.co/episodes/140-justice-for-tristyn-the-sentencing-of-aiden-fucci-001This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisementThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisement

On July 29, 2016, Dawn and Antonio Armstrong Sr. were shot to death in their beds, and immediately, their 16-year-old son was arrested for the murders. After 7 years on house arrest and 3 capital murder trials, the now 23-year-old husdand and father's criminal prosecution has reached a conclusion. Music:Resonate RecordingsFor sources, visit: murderousminors.onpodium.co/episodes/139-highly-unusual-the-three-trials-of-aj-armstrong-067This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisementThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisement

On October 13, 2022, 15-year-old Austin Thompson is alleged to have shot and killed his brother James Roger Thompson, Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, Nicole Connors, Mary Marshall and Susan Karnatz, in Raleigh, North Carolina; also on October 13, 2022, 17-year-old Tyler Roenz is alleged to have killed his mother Michelle Roenz in their Humble, Texas home.Updates to Sierra Halseth and Abel Acosta’s cases.Music: We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit: https://murderousminors.onpodium.co/episodes/138-its-season-6-austin-thompson-tyler-roenz-sierra-halseth-abel-acosta-915This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisementThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2964579/advertisement

On December 1, 1997, 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, killing 17-year-old Jessica James, 14-year-old Nicole Hadley and 15-year-old Kayce Steger, and 5 other students were wounded.In September, 2022, Carneal became the first high-profile school shooter of the modern era to come up for parole, after spending 25-years incarcerated.Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit:

In July 2016, 42-year-old spouses Dawn Whitely Armstrong and Antonio Armstrong Sr. were shot and killed in their suburban Houston, Texas townhome, with their middle son, 16-year-old Antonio Armstrong Jr., the only suspect. Following a mistrial, the defense fought to introduce an alternative perpetrator theory at retrial, which is scheduled to begin on October 3, 2022.Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit:

On August 30, 2022, 10-year-old Na’Mylah Turner-Moore was reported missing from Saginaw, Michigan and her 14-year-old stepbrother Jameion Peterson has been charged as an adult on suspicion of her murder; on August 28, 2022, a 51-year-old man was found shot and stabbed to death in his home in Orting, Washington, and two 16-year-olds have been charged as adults on suspicion of his murder: Justin Yoon and Gabriel Davies, who himself had been reported missing just prior to his arrest; and in 1991, 5 members of one family went missing and were eventually found murdered, with 15-year-old Bruce Brenizer arrested and prosecuted for the crimes.Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit:

On July 18, 2022, 14-year-old Brooke McLaughlin was murdered in her home in Mount Vernon, Maine, and a 15-year-old has been arrested in her death.On January 31, 2011, 14-year-old Alana May Calahan was shot and killed in her own home by a neighbor who was close with their family, Lacy Aaron Schmidt, who was also 14. Many questions remain, including: why?Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit:

In the early morning hours of July 31, 2021, 5-year-old Logan Mwangi was found dead and 13-year-old Craig Mulligan was arrested for his murder, along with with his guardian John Cole and Logan's mother Angharad Williamson, in Bridgend, South Wales. Brought to you by Best Fiends!Music:We Talk of Dreams For sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episodes/133-little-boy-lost-craig-mulligan-394

On March 11, 2016, 45-year-old Felicia Moore Porter was raped and murdered outside her home in Tabor City, N. Carolina, and her 15-year-old nephew Riley Dawson Conner was ultimately convicted of the crimes. The N. Carolina Supreme Court recently threw out his consecutive sentences and he’s scheduled to be resentenced in the fall of 2022.Brought to you by AWAY Suitcases, visit awaytravel.com/warbaby today!Sponsored by Best Fiends!Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episodes/132-a-family-matter-riley-conner-732

On the evening of January 7, 1976, 15-year-old Janet Commins snuck out to go swimming, leaving a note saying she’d be home by 8:30pm. She never returned and 18-year-old Noel Jones was convicted and served his entire prison sentence more than 2 decades before DNA linked Stephen Hough to Janet’s rape and murder, 40 years after the then 16-year-old is believed to have committed the crimes. Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit:

In the early morning hours of November 12, 2010, 47-year-old Paul Skinner was stabbed to death in his own bed, an attack planned by his 17-year-old daughter Tia Skinner, with help from her boyfriend, 18-year-old Jonathan Kurtz, and their 18-year-old friend James Preston, in Yale, Michigan. Her mother Mara survived the attack, and started the nonprofit organization psyouremyhero.org to help victims of violent crime.Sponsored by Best FiendsMusic:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit:

Updates on several cases, including Abel Acosta of Garland, Texas, accused of shooting and killing three teens on the day after Christmas, 2021; Aiden Fucci, who was arrested for the Mother's Day 2021 murder of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey, in St. Johns, Florida; Frank DeLeon Jr, who was arrested in the January, 2022 murder of his girlfriend, 15-year-old Diamond Alvarez, who was killed while walking her dog in Houston, Texas; Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller, the 16-year-old Fairfield, Iowa high school students who are accused of murdering their Spanish teacher, 66-year-old Nohema Graber, in early November, 2021; American Idol alum Caleb Kennedy, who was arrested in February, 2022 for felony DUI that resulted in the death of 54-year-old Larry Duane Parris, near Spartanburg, S. Carolina; and the Oxford High School shooter and his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley.Brought to you by NOOM Mood! Music:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit: murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episode/whats-been-going-on-abel-acosta-ethan

On June 29, 2007, 21-year-old Andrew Bryan Mann and his 15-year-old pregnant girlfriend Amanda McGhee murdered her father and stepmother Terrance and Alisa McGhee, in Solway, Tennessee.Sponsored by EveryPlate!Music:We Talk of Dreamswww.purple-planet.comFor sources, visit:https://murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episode/all-for-love-amanda-mcghee-andrew-mann-487

On April 24, 2022, 10-year-old Iliana 'Lily' Peters went missing in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and was found murdered the following morning. A 14-year-old boy has been charged with raping and killing her.Sponsored by Best FiendsMusic:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episode/malice-aforethought-the-murder-of-lily-peters-cpb-748

17-year-old Mekhi Speed has been charged with the January 10, 2022 shooting death of 38-year-old Otis Elder, a murder which set off a chain of events that left Speed's cousin Amir Locke dead at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police.Brought to you by StoryWorthMusic:We Talk of Dreamswww.purple-planet.comFor sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episode/gone-but-not-forgotten-958

Jonathan Zarate, 18, and James Zarate, 14, were both convicted of murdering and dismembering their next door neighbor, 16-year-old Jennifer Parks in Randolph, New Jersey, on July 30, 2005.Brought to you by NOOM Mood #noompartnerMusic:We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit: https://murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episode/girl-next-door-jonathan-zarate-james-zarate-665

On Palm Sunday, 1997, the murders of 29-year-old Dedra Mims Hunt, her daughters Chelsea and Chelsea, and her 39-year-old fiancé Randy Duke were reported in Pelham, Alabama. Duke's 16-year-old son Mark Anthony Duke called 911 but he, along with 19-year-old Michael Brandon Samra and two accomplices, would later be arrested for the crimes. This episode is brought to you by Best Fiends!Music: We Talk of DreamsFor sources, visit: murderous-minors.onpodium.com/episode/no-witnesses-mark-anthony-duke-michael-brandon-samra-904