137: Sentenced to Life (Michael Carneal)

Show Notes

Music:

We Talk of Dreams

Sources:

James Malone, Reno Gazette-Journal. December 2, 1997. Teen suspect opens fire in school: 2 die, 6 wounded

Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 2, 1997. Suspect 'fidgety,' not troublesome

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 2, 1997. Two dead, 6 wounded in shootings at school

Monte Reel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 3, 1997. Kentucky town tries to come to grips with shooting at high school

Thomas Nord, The Courier-Journal. December 4, 1997. Gift from shooting victim breathes life into patient

Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 4, 1997. Sheriff thinks boy shared shooting plan

Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 5, 1997. Prosecutor says violent movie may be 'factor' in shootings

Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 5, 1997. Three lives lost

Judith Egerton, The Courier-Journal. December 5, 1997. Movie's depiction of violence intense 

Cynthis Eagles, The Courier-Journal. December 11, 1997. Grand jury meeting tomorrow next step in Heath High case

Jim Adams, James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 16, 1997. Signs of trouble preceded shooting

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 18, 1997. Earlier Carneal gun incident recalled

James Zambroski, The Paducah Sun. January 16, 1998. Arraignment emotional for families

James Zambroski, The Paducah Sun. March 7, 1998. Heath victims' families uniting to plan lawsuit

James Zambroski, The Paducah Sun. March 7, 1998. Carneal defense to focus on mental illness at trial

Bill Duryea, Tampa Bay Times. April 2, 1998. Healing comes slowly to Paducah

Associated Press, The Messenger (Madisonville, Kentucky). June 24, 1998. Prayer Circle Shootings 

The Paducah Sun. June 28, 1998. Words to Weigh

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. August 19, 1998. Second report on Carneal: No mental problems

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. August 26, 1998. Taxpayers shell out $60,000 for Carneal

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1998. Judge won't delay Carneal trial

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1998. Carneal seeks plea of mental illness

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. October 4, 1998. The state vs. Carneal

Leigh Landini, The Paducah Sun. October 4, 1998. The victims

Associated Press, The Daily Times. October 4, 1998. Ky. shooting suspect faces trial

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. October 5, 1998. Attorneys have followed similar paths

James Prichard, Tallahassee Democrat. October 6, 1998. Youth pleads guilty but mentally ill

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1998. 15-year-old faces at least 25 years

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. October 6, 1998. Kaltenbach praises Carneal family reaching plea

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 2, 1998. Families of Heath High victims to file suit today

James Prichard, The Messenger (Madisonville, Kentucky). December 3, 1998. Heath victims' families file suit

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. December 3, 1998. Heath's next chapter 

Jim Adams, C. Ray Hall, James Malone & Rochelle Riley, The Courier-Journal. December 6, 1998. In search of why: Warning Signs

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 7, 1998. 3 Paducah Families ask: Why, Michael?

James Prichard, Messenger-Inquirer. December 17, 1998. Carneal gets maximum penalty

Chris Poynter, Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 17, 1998. The sentencing of Michael Carneal

Bobbie Foust, The Paducah Sun. December 17, 1998. Families, victims tell Carneal, court of their pain, losses

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 17, 1998. Students ignored warnings, documents show

The Paducah Sun. December 17, 1998. Text of Michael Carneal's first interrogation by police

The Paducah Sun. December 17, 1998. The writings

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. December 17, 1998. Heath: Fantasy gone too far?

Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 18, 1998. Carneal bared his alienation

Jim Adams, The Courier-Journal. December 18, 1998. Carneal's holiday weekend before shootings 'very typical'

Jim Adams, James Malone, The Courier-Journal. March 18, 1999. Gaps mar Carneal probe

Jim Adams, James Malone, The Courier-Journal. March 18, 1999. Outsider's destructive behavior spiraled into violence

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. April 2, 1999. Hines says Nace will get 5 rifles back taken by Carneal

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. May 16, 1999. Parents: Carneal a different person

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. June 10, 1999. Attorney for Carneal wants to stop questioning

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. August 24, 1999. Final 3 teachers dismissed from Carneal victims' suit

Anne Thrower, The Paducah Sun. December 31, 2000. Settlement against Carneal signed 

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. June 2, 2001. Carneal, 18, now in adult prison to serve sentence for shootings

Bill Bartleman, The Paducah Sun. June 2, 2001. Absent Carneal Resentenced

Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal. August 14, 2002. Court won't revive suit against entertainment companies in Carneal killings

Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal. September 12, 2002. Teen killer says he isn't a monster

Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal. December 1, 2002. Pain lingers from life-changing day

AP, The Courier-Journal. June 10, 2004. Carneal's appeal too late

AP, The Courier-Journal. July 2, 2004.Judge rejects Carneal's request for new trial

James Malone, The Courier-Journal. December 17, 2004. From horror to healing

Brett Barrouquere, The Courier-Journal. September 8, 2008. Supreme Court will hear Carneal appeal

Jason Riley, The Courier-Journal. September 11, 2008. New competency hearing sought for Heath High shooter

Jason Riley, The Courier-Journal. September 12, 2008. Justices express concern about Carneal's request 

Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal. November 27, 2008. Kentucky court denies hearing for man who shot 8 at school

Brett Barrouquere, The Courier-Journal. March 5, 2010. Heath High shooter will get mental illness hearing

AP, The Courier-Journal. October 17, 2010. Judge: Carneal competency case will go forward

Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal. February 27, 2011. 'Murderabilia' sales anger many

Brett Barrouquere, The Courier-Journal. March 15, 2011. Carneal too ill to plead guilty, psychologist says

Brett Barrouquere, The Courier-Journal. March 16, 2011. Victim's mom says she's tired of hearing excuses for Carneal

AP, The Courier-Journal. March 17, 2011. School gunman testifies about 1997 shootings

Brett Barrouquere, The Courier-Journal. July 15, 2011. Plea of school shooter stands

Parole denied for Kentucky school shooter who killed 3 people in 1997; must serve full life sentence

Paducah, Kentucky, school shooter makes plea for parole after 25 years in prison

As Michael Carneal seeks parole, school shooting victim says forgive but don't forget

25 years after Kentucky school shooting, a chance at parole | AP News

Kentucky school shooter Michael Carneal tells parole board he still hears voices

Panel splits decision on parole for Heath High School shooter Michael Carneal | News | wdrb.com

1997 Kentucky school shooter denied parole - ABC News

Kentucky school shooter says he’s still hearing voices

Victims, family deliver testimony at parole hearing for Michael Carneal

Carneal Recalls 1997 High School Shooting Rampage

When Grief Wanted a Hero, Truth Didn't Get in the Way - The New York Times

Aftermath of gun violence: 'It stays with you'

Public can provide input for Carneal parole hearing | News | paducahsun.com

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