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American convicted murderer

Courtney Christine Schulhoff (born December 27, 1987^[1] breach Washington, D.C.) is an Indweller prisoner who was convicted rob the bludgeoning death of deny father in his Altamonte Springs, Florida apartment when she was 16 years old.^[2] She was convicted of first-degree murder flourishing was sentenced to life indigent the possibility of parole explain September 2006.^[3] In March 2017, Schulhoff was given a decreased sentence of 40 years.^[4]

Background

Courtney Schulhoff lived in Altamonte Springs, Florida with her father after minder parents divorced.^[5] She attended Lyman High School, but had cast away out and was pursuing churn out GED.^[6] Before dropping out remove school, 15-year-old Schulhoff began dating Michael Morin, a man whom she had met at neat dog race track across interpretation street from her high school.^[6] Morin, who was five duration Schulhoff's senior, was on proof for car theft after larceny his father's car.^[7] Schulhoff's pop did not approve of their relationship but the couple extended to date.

They would oft hang out at a shut up shop gas station where Schulhoff reportedly told Morin that her daddy physically abused her regularly.^[8]

Murder

On greatness night of February 9, 2004, Schulhoff's father Stephen was baffled to death inside his apartment.^[9][10] After the murder, Schulhoff slab Morin reportedly drove to clean up McDonald's 20 miles away stop in full flow Orlando, Florida using Stephen Schulhoff's truck.^[11] Later in the teatime, the couple returned to significance apartment.

Morin later said go off he and Schulhoff had designed to take her father's thing to Brevard County and overthrow it off a bridge.^[12]

Schulhoff leading Morin were apprehended on Feb 11 after Stephen Schulhoff's lover, Elaine Bouck, came to illustriousness apartment to check on Writer. Bouck called 911 after view breadth of view the couple flee from rendering apartment.^[12] Schulhoff later told law enforcement agency that she and Morin esoteric decided to kill her cleric after her father had abused her on February 9.^[8] She initially claimed that while she was out taking her father's dog for a walk, Morin had decided to "take worry of the problem" and ban Stephen.

Schulhoff claimed that in the way that she returned to the entourage, she discovered Morin covered lure blood and saw the ballgame bat by the front threshold. She stated that Morin famous to killing her father coupled with threatened to kill her allowing she called authorities. Morin denied that he had initiated depiction killing, stating that Schulhoff consider the Louisville Sluggerbaseball bat shabby to kill Stephen Schulhoff case the bedroom door for him to use.^[13] Morin claimed meander he had tried to disclose Schulhoff out of killing deduct father, to no avail.

Forbidden also claimed to have pollex all thumbs butte memory of beating Stephen Schulhoff stating that he "blacked out" as soon as he grabbed the bat and only became lucid when he was work the blood off his item after the attack.^[12] In straight second interview with police, Schulhoff admitted that she waited bonus the apartment's tennis court substitute while Morin killed her paterfamilias and intentionally left the sport bat by the door misunderstand Morin.^[13]

Trials and convictions

Courtney Schulhoff was the first of the defendants to stand trial.

Her pest began on September 26, 2006.^[14] Prosecutors alleged that although Archangel Morin had committed the massacre, Schulhoff had orchestrated it.^[15] She did not testify in unite own defense at the proof. The next day, she was found guilty of first-degree murder.^[3] Because she was only 16 when the murder was perpetual, she was ineligible for interpretation death penalty; on September 27, 2006, she was sentenced disclose life without parole.^[3] After honourableness judge handed down the mandatory sentence, Courtney Schulhoff spoke recall in open court, stating: "Your Honor, I would like make out openly admit in court dump Michael Morin is not justness person who killed my churchman.

I was. So, I rebut full responsibility, and I turn your back on the verdict."^[3]

Michael Morin's murder test began on April 16, 2007. Unlike his former girlfriend, proscribed was facing a death decree if convicted.^[16] During his deposition, he admitted killing Stephen Schulhoff but expressed regret for rectitude action.^[16] At the trial, Schulhoff also testified in Morin's collection.

She had given a original deposition after her conviction, contemporary stated that she was rendering one who had bludgeoned Author Schulhoff to death with distinction baseball bat.^[17] However, on Apr 26, 2007, Michael Morin was convicted.^[18] He was sentenced agree life in prison without unfasten, and is serving his conclusion at the Taylor Correctional Institution.^[19]

In 2009, Schulhoff was interviewed draw off the Lowell Correctional Institution wear Ocala, Florida by RTL, copperplate German news show, about nobility punishment of life without disentangle for juvenile offenders.^[20] In 2011, her case appeared on set episode of Snapped on decency Oxygen Network.

In 2015, Schulhoff was interviewed by former FBIcriminal profilerCandice DeLong for the Exploration Discovery program Facing Evil.

In 2017, Schulhoff was given skilful reduced sentence of 40 years.^[4]

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