Psychologist: School shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage

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A neuropsychologist testifies that Brenda Woodard drank and used cocaine throughout much of her pregnancy before Cruz's birth in 1998. Woodard, a Fort Lauderdale prostitute, gave up the baby immediately after to his adoptive parents, Lynda and Roger Cruz. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to murdering 14 students and three staff members and wounding 17 others.

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Psychologist: School shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began building their argument Monday that his birth mother's alcohol abuse left him with severe behavioral problems that eventually led to his 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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NZ Herald

School shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage, says psychologist

Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began building their argument on Monday, asserting that his birth mother's alcohol abuse left him with severe behavioural problems which eventually led to his 2018 murder of 17 people...

3 months ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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Los Angeles Times

Florida school shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage, psychologist says

A neuropsychologist says Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz suffered brain damage when his birth mother drank during pregnancy.

3 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Psychologist: School shooter suffered fetal alcohol damage

Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began building their argument Monday that his birth mother's alcohol abuse left him with severe behavioral problems that eventually led to his 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.Paul Connor, a Seattle-area neuropsychologist, said medical records and testimony by prior witnesses show that Brenda Woodard drank and used cocaine throughout much of her pregnanc…

3 months ago·Jacksonville, United States

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