Mass shooter Michael Carneal pleaded his case in a Kentucky parole hearing, but said he still hears voices. The Heath High School shooting killed 3.
KENTUCKY --
At Tuesday's hearing, Carneal said he has received multiple mental health diagnoses and has long heard voices in his head -- including on the day of the mass shooting. "I plan on living with my parents, and I would like to be independent from them after a couple of years. I realize that there's a lot of things I would have to do to get there," he said.
"We have received a few letters of support on your behalf, as well as a plan submitted by your legal counsel. But I think what's most important is that the board would have received a letter or a plan from you," Jones said. "Is there any particular reason you did not submit anything to the board?""No, not particularly," Carneal replied. "I thought everything had been covered in the plan in my parents' and my family's letter.
"I've learned over the years to accept that help when it's offered. And sometimes I need to seek it out. And I think that will be very important in this situation ... That will be very beneficial."His public defender has asked the parole board to remember Carneal was only 14 years old during the mass shooting, was suffering from undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia and was struggling with bullying and the transition from middle to high school.
They want Carneal to spend his life in prison, as he's never shown remorse or taken responsibility for those he hurt and killed, they told the board. "Nicole was given a life sentence. Michael to a life sentence," she said. "I believe that he should have to spend the rest of his life incarcerated. Nicole does not get a second chance. Why should he?"
He scans the room for danger and exit routes. Fireworks and popping balloons cause panic, and every school shooting forces him to relive the day he was shot, he said.
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