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Colt Gray Pleads Guilty to All 55 Counts in the Apalachee High School Shooting, a Mother Who Hid Her Son Behind a Wall Gets Life, and a Didd
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- Jul 27, 2026
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Summary
A three-case roundup. In Winder, Georgia, 16-year-old Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 counts, including four counts of malice murder, for the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School that killed teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie and 14-year-olds Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and injured nine others. The plea was non-negotiated; Gray faces a minimum of life, and Judge Nicholas Primm alone will decide parole eligibility at a sentencing hearing that began this week. Prosecutors showed a notebook in which Gray had mapped a classroom and planned the attack in advance, contradicting his earlier claim it was spontaneous; survivors and victims' families delivered impact statements. His father, Colin Gray, was convicted of second-degree murder in March for providing the rifle. In Gulfport, Mississippi, Jerri Roby, 69, was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her 42-year-old son, John Gaither, whom she shot and concealed behind a wall she built, then impersonated for weeks; a judge cited hardware-store purchases made before the killing as evidence of premeditation, and Roby had a prior murder conviction. And Sean Combs, whose federal case this show first covered, was reportedly placed in solitary confinement at Fort Dix after a fight with another inmate; the Bureau of Prisons has declined to confirm the details. This episode discusses a school shooting and violent death; the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "…