Florida Teens Charged in Sandy Hook Ritual Murder Plot

Two Florida teenagers face adult charges of attempted premeditated murder after authorities say they plotted to kill a male classmate at their high school in a ritual intended to resurrect the perpetrator of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Isabelle Valdez, 15, and Lois Lippert, 14, both students at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, were arrested on January 23 following a tip from another student that prompted a swift police response.

Prosecutors allege that Valdez, who had become fixated on Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza, targeted the classmate because he resembled the gunman. The plan, which investigators say developed over about three months, involved luring the boy into a school restroom, stabbing him in the stomach or slitting his throat, and using his blood to create what Valdez described as a "blood bond" to bring Lanza back to life. The teens reportedly brought a knife, Clorox wipes, a towel to muffle screams, gloves, trash bags, flowers, candy, and cigarettes to the school that day for the intended ritual. Valdez allegedly shared details of the scheme in Discord messages to Lippert, including one stating, "Holy s---, I'm gonna make a blood...