137: Sentenced to Life (Michael Carneal)

Murderous Minors

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🗓️ 21 October 2022

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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.

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0:00.0	Just so you know, this show is about scary stuff, so don't say I didn't warn you guys.
0:16.4	And remember, don't be scared.
0:46.4	Episode 137 Sentenced to life, war baby here with another episode of murderous minors.
1:10.8	For the first time likely ever, a high profile school shooter came up for parole.
1:16.4	I did tell you previously about Brenda Spencer, the quote, I hate Monday's shooter, who
1:21.8	has been denied parole multiple times and remains incarcerated, but she didn't target
1:27.0	her own school or peers.
1:29.2	On this episode of murderous minors, we're talking about the kind of school shooter who
1:33.5	entered their own school to terrorize their own classmates and teachers.
1:38.2	The kind who never planned to leave that school alive and if they did, received life
1:42.6	without parole.
1:44.3	And then this, it's been nearly a full quarter century since 14-year-old freshman Michael
1:50.1	Carneal entered Heath High School in West Paduca, Kentucky and opened fire.
1:55.2	Carneal was interviewed over Zoom for his recent parole hearing, which took place on September
2:00.9	19th, 20th, and 26th, 2022.
2:05.1	It was streamed online, so please be advised that you'll be hearing snippets of the shooter
2:10.2	speaking for himself about his crime and his victims, along with his attempts at explanation.
2:16.6	He was given a plea deal in 1998 in order to save the community from having to endure
2:22.3	a trial.
2:23.4	He pled guilty but mentally ill under an Alfred Pleeter murder, attempted murder and
2:28.4	burglary in exchange for a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole
2:33.4	after 25 years.
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