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MolochHunter ago

Kasky's cold, callous adoption agency sounds like precisely the kind of institution which would create the Nicholas Cruz's of the world

betweentheseasons ago

cruz's mother only died in November, it's possible she was killed

septimasexta ago

"Details are beginning to surface about Cruz, whose adoptive mother died in November from pneumonia" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5394229/Florida-high-school-shooting-plunges-city-mourning.html#ixzz58kOyemFD

"(Paul)Gold and Deschamps tried to help their mother, who was in her 60s and in poor health." http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article200754714.html#storylink=cpy

NO WITNESSES? "“He was ostracized his whole life,” said (Paul) Gold, who said he was one of only four people, including Nikolas, and his younger brother, Zachary, who attended the funeral of his mother, Lynda Cruz, in November." "Lynda Cruz came down with the flu last year and refused to get medical treatment, (Paul) Gold said. “She was so frugal, she didn’t want to spend the money, she wanted to save everything for the boys,’’ (Paul) Gold said."

"Cruz was about 11 when (Paul) Gold and his girlfriend, Rocxanne Deschamps, moved next door to them in Parkland." "Lynda Cruz stayed home with the boys, and sometimes watched Gold’s daughter, who was friends with the boys." "(Paul) Gold said that Cruz escaped his misery by playing video games for eight, 12, even 15 hours a day. Gold, who owns a film and video production company, sometimes would play a game or two with them. “It was kill, kill, kill, blow up something, and kill some more, all day,” he said."

"Cruz — at 5-foot-7 and 120 pounds — was scrawny, and rarely, if ever, felt comfortable with other kids, either in his Parkland neighborhood or at Stoneman Douglas, according to Paul Gold, who lived next door to the Cruz family and remained in touch with Nikolas up until his mother’s funeral in November."

"By then she had sold the house and moved into an apartment. When she died, Nikolas Cruz called (Paul) Gold and asked him if he would drive him to the funeral. The only attendees, (Paul) Gold said, were Cruz, his brother, (Paul) Gold and Deschamps."

"After (Paul) Gold and Deschamps split up and went their separate ways a few years ago, Cruz stayed in touch with (Paul) Gold. His mother remained best friends with Deschamps, who took Nikolas Cruz and his brother into her home after their mother died." http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article200754714.html#storylink=cpy