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Highland Park parade shooter signed 'Donald Trump' when waiving right to trial, court document shows

  • Robert Crimo III pleaded guilty to all 69 counts of murder and attempted murder related to the Highland Park parade shooting, signing his trial waiver as 'Donald Trump.'
  • Legal experts agree that Crimo's guilty plea remains valid despite the unusual signature, as there is a court transcript of him pleading guilty.
  • The shooting, which occurred on July 4, 2022, resulted in seven deaths and nearly 50 injuries at the parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
  • Crimo's sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 23, where he faces a mandatory life sentence under Illinois law if his plea stands.
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Highland Park parade shooter signed 'Donald Trump' when waiving right to trial, court document shows

Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III signed the name "Donald Trump," when he waived his right to trial earlier this week, court documents show.

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BreitbartBreitbart

Alleged Highland Park Shooter Pleads Guilty, Signs Name 'Donald Trump'

The alleged July 4, 2022, Highland Park shooter pleaded guilty to the attack and signed his name "Donald Trump" on court documents.

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The IndependentThe Independent

Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo III signed ‘Donald Trump’ on his guilty plea

Crimo killed seven people and injured nearly 50 more when he attacked a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois

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Highland Park parade shooter signed "Donald Trump" on trial waiver rather than his own name after guilty plea

Highland Park parade shooter signed "Donald Trump" on trial waiver rather than his name

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Chicago Sun TimesChicago Sun Times

Robert Crimo III signs trial waiver 'Donald Trump' after pleading guilty to Highland Park parade shooting

Robert Crimo III signed his trial waiver "Donald Trump" after pleading guilty to the Highland Park parade shooting, but experts say his guilty plea should stand no matter what name he signed."He can sign Mickey Mouse or Donald Trump," said Richard Kling, a law professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law. What matters, Kling said, is that there is a transcript of Crimo orally pleading guilty, which Crimo did Monday."If [the judge] asked the magic qu…

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Robert Crimo signs name as 'Donald Trump' in document while pleading guilty to Highland Park parade shooting

Robert E. Crimo III arrives in the courtroom at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan on Monday morning ahead of opening statements in the trial of the mass shooting that occurred at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park in 2022. He pleaded guilty to all charges against him, which led to the end of the trial, and signed his name as “Donald Trump” on a waiver of trial document. | Photo – Left: Nam Y. Huh/AP (Pool); Photo – Right: Screengrab…

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Chicago Sun Times broke the news in Chicago, United States on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
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