Fla. Mom Kills Kids for "Talking Back," Say Police
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Police say a 50-year-old mother has been charged with shooting and killing her two teenage kids in an upscale suburb of Tampa, Fla because she was fed up with them being "mouthy."
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According to an arrest affidavit, Julie Powers Schenecker, a 50-year-old Army officer's wife, shot her 13-year-old son Beau in the head twice "for talking back" while they were in the family car on their way to his soccer practice. The report said Schenecker then returned to their upscale home and shot her 16-year-old daughter Calyx in the face while the girl studied at her computer. Police say they found Schenecker drenched in blood on her back porch.
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Police say a 50-year-old mother has been charged with shooting and killing her two teenage kids in an upscale suburb of Tampa, Fla because she was fed up with them being "mouthy."
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Investigators believe the teens never saw it coming. Both were killed with a .38-caliber pistol. The arrest affidavit said the weapon was purchased five days earlier. Calyx was a cross country running star at her high school. Beau was in eighth grade.
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Police say a 50-year-old mother has been charged with shooting and killing her two teenage kids in an upscale suburb of Tampa, Fla because she was fed up with them being "mouthy."
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According to an arrest affidavit, Julie Powers Schenecker, a 50-year-old Army officer's wife, shot her 13-year-old son Beau in the head twice "for talking back" while they were in the family car on their way to his soccer practice. The report said Schenecker then returned to their upscale home and shot her 16-year-old daughter Calyx in the face while the girl studied at her computer. Police say they found Schenecker drenched in blood on her back porch.
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Investigators believe the teens never saw it coming. Both were killed with a .38-caliber pistol. The arrest affidavit said the weapon was purchased five days earlier. Calyx was a cross country running star at her high school. Beau was in eighth grade.
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Police say a 50-year-old mother has been charged with shooting and killing her two teenage kids in an upscale suburb of Tampa, Fla because she was fed up with them being "mouthy."
Personal Photo
According to an arrest affidavit, Julie Powers Schenecker, a 50-year-old Army officer's wife, shot her 13-year-old son Beau in the head twice "for talking back" while they were in the family car on their way to his soccer practice. The report said Schenecker then returned to their upscale home and shot her 16-year-old daughter Calyx in the face while the girl studied at her computer. Police say they found Schenecker drenched in blood on her back porch.
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Investigators believe the teens never saw it coming. Both were killed with a .38-caliber pistol. The arrest affidavit said the weapon was purchased five days earlier. Calyx was a cross country running star at her high school. Beau was in eighth grade.
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According to an arrest affidavit, Julie Powers Schenecker, a 50-year-old Army officer's wife, shot her 13-year-old son Beau in the head twice "for talking back" while they were in the family car on their way to his soccer practice. The report said Schenecker then returned to their upscale home and shot her 16-year-old daughter Calyx in the face while the girl studied at her computer. Police say they found Schenecker drenched in blood on her back porch.
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Investigators believe the teens never saw it coming. Both were killed with a .38-caliber pistol. The arrest affidavit said the weapon was purchased five days earlier. Calyx was a cross country running star at her high school. Beau was in eighth grade.