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11/8/2018

Cruz’s Cell Phone Content and Internet Searches

Special Agent Randy Camp Special Agent Chuck Massucci Sergeant John Suess

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Cruz’s Cell Phone Content and Internet Searches

• Phone contents prior to February 01, 2018 • Phone contents from February 01 – 14 • Phone content and Cruz’s travels on February 14 • Nikolas Cruz’s weapons • Excerpts from interview with Snead family • James - Father • Kimberly - Mother • Jameson “JT” – friend of Cruz

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Nikolas Cruz’s Cell Phone

Data without a timestamp or prior to February 01, 2018

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Cruz’s Cell Phone – Searches

• November 14, 2017: • “shooting people massacre”

• November 15, 2017: • “rape caught on video” • “armed robber gets shot buy every customer”

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Cruz’s Cell Phone – Notes December 30, 2017 at 10:27 pm

“Control your breathing and trigger pull. Your the one who sights in the rifle for yourself.adjust the scope to your shooting ability. Keep that adjustment every time.you have to shoot to yourself only to one self.my trigger squeeze is my ones ability.samething every time.”

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Cruz’s Cell Phone – Notes January 20, 2018 at 5:58 pm

“basketball court full of Targets still thinking of ways to kill people”

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Cruz’s Cell Phone – Notes January 21, 2018 at 3:35 pm

“My life is a mess idk what to do anymore. Everyday I get even more agitated at everyone cause my life is unfair. Everything and everyone is happy except for me I want to kill people but I don't know how I can do it. Walk to a park, get someone to pick me up I just don't know anymore but it will happen soon.”

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Cruz’s Cell Phone

Screenshot of Wikipedia article on the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting

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Cruz’s Cell Phone

YouTube Instagram 12

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Directions on how to commit suicide

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Cruz’s Cell Phone

January 2018 Columbine High School

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Nikolas Cruz’s Cell Phone Internet History and Images February 01, 2018 – February 14, 2018

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Cruz’s Cell Phone

MSDHS schedule Screenshot taken on 2/2/18

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Cruz’s Internet History February 01 – 05

History Search Phrase • (song) • None during this time • Pornography

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Cruz’s Cell Phone February 05, 2018 at 2:56pm

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February 05, 2018

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Cruz’s Internet History February 06 – February 08

History Search Phrase • Video on how to build an • is killing people easy airsoft assault rifle • Anime cartoons • Pest control job • Video on the Kardashian family • crime scene cleaner • Banking • Political articles • Pornography • Spotcrime.com – Searching Coconut Creek location • Websites for Asian mail-order brides

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February 08, 2018 2:39 pm

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Cruz’s Cell Phone February 08, 2018 at 4:25 pm

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Cruz’s Cell Phone February 08, 2018 at 7:31 pm

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Cruz’s Internet History February 09, 2018

History Search phrases • Pornography • little teen pirn (porn) • Psychcentral.com: Homicidal • how to use a compass Thoughts and Urges • therapist for homicidal • Various websites on rifle scopes • best ar-15 sights • Japanese anime • how to get into a relationship • Videos on depicting people • how to get a girlfriend defending themselves with guns • how not to be afraid of the girl you • Banking like • Videos on ghosts/poltergeists • reckloose (recluse) • Uber • grand theft • Gmail • water tube

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Cruz’s Cell Phone February 09, 2018 at 9:16 am

“Ask the Therapist” article titled Homicidal Thoughts and Urges https://psychcentral.com/ask-the- therapist/2015/12/31/homicidal-thoughts/

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February 09, 2018 2:14 pm

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Cruz’s Internet History February 10 – February 11

History Search Phrases • Pornography • hot middle school girl in dress • Banking • porn uniform • Japanese anime • womens viagra for sale • Wikipedia: School Shooting • school shooters • Wikipedia: Marshal County High • ar-15 School Shooting (KY) • dollar tree parkland, fl • Wikipedia: Red Lake Senior High • virginia tech massacre School (MN) • columbine diary • How the AR-15 Became Mass Shooters’ Weapon of Choice – • ar-15 close quarter combat article • real combat footage • school shooter footage

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Cruz’s Internet History February 10 – February 11 (continued)

History • Videos made by VT shooter • Columbine documentaries • AK-47 Combat Tribute • Columbine dramas • VT shooting documentaries • Phillippine Special Forces fighting ISIS • Police shooting videos • Documentary on school shooting simulator

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February 11, 2018 1:47 pm

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February 11, 2018 1:55 pm

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Cruz’s Internet History February 12 – February 13

History Search Phrases • Scenes from shooting video games • when a girl says ok with “Pumped Up Kicks” playing • school shooters • Columbine documentaries • pistol grip shotgun • Active shooter training video by • can I buy a pistol grip shotgun in Florida Columbus Police Department • How long does it take for a cop to show • Russian army recruiting videos up at a school shooting. • Pro-Ukranian army campaign video • pekka shooting (Finland) • Japanese anime • i wanna die • “I put Spongebob Music Over a • good songs to play while killing people School Shooting” • school shooting mv

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Cruz’s Internet History February 12 – February 13 (continued)

History • Columbine/Pumped up Kicks • Gun range videos • Videos of dogs catching/killing rabbits • Videos about YouTubers turned killers • Russian dance/music videos • Norwegian military recruitment videoScenes from movies Platoon, Lord of War, and Falling Down • Scenes from Russian science-fiction action movie

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Cruz’s Internet History February 12 – February 13 (continued)

History • Videos about human prosthetics incorporating robotics • Videos of Airsoft guns • Trailers for violent video games • Cop confrontation videos • “Kill Everybody” by Skrillex – Song

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Cruz’s Cell Phone February 12, 2018 at 7:15 pm

Shootersnetwork.com Forum on pistol-grip shotguns

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Cruz’s Internet History February 13 at 9:56 pm

“Kill Everybody” by Skrillex

I want to kill everybody in the world! L O V E L O V E, oh.. I want to eat your heart! I want to kill! I want to kill! I want to kill! I want to kill!

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Cruz’s Internet History February 13 at 10:01 pm • “School Shooter Hype Music Video”: • Depicts Columbine Shooting dramatization with music playing in the background

“Pumped Up Kicks” by All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun

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“School Shooter Hype Music Video”

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Cruz’s Internet History February 13 at 10:06 pm

• Google Search: marjory stoneman douglas high school

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Screenshot from Cruz’s Internet History Cruz’s phone February 13 at 10:11 pm • Last cell phone internet activity by Cruz on February 13: • “Exception” by Token • Music video and song telling the story of a student named Andy • Andy is repeatedly bullied at school by two classmates • Andy goes to the school and shoots the two bullies

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Statements by the Sneads about Cruz

• JT last saw Cruz the night of 2/13, Cruz went to bed around 8:00 or 8:30. • Kimberly saw him the night of 2/13, maybe around 10:30. Cruz was going to get a shower. She did not comment on his demeanor. • Kimberly also saw Cruz the morning of 2/14. Cruz said he was going fishing. She did not comment on his demeanor. • JT described Cruz as being depressed for months which was largely triggered by his mother’s death. • James suspected Cruz’s mother did everything for him since Cruz didn’t drive, cook or do laundry. • Sneads indicated they had no knowledge of Cruz’s plans or reason to have any great concern for his welfare. 44

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 Prior to the Shooting

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018

• Internet activity began at 6:59 am • Moskau (Moscow) by Dschinghis Khan (song) • Video clip from Wolfenstein video game, KKK and Nazi themes • Japanese anime • Various YouTube shows and video compilations • Pornography • Knife Game song • Google search: “parkland fl” and “parkland fl dollar tree” • Google search: “school shooter” • Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People (song)

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 9:17:11 am

• Cruz attempted a phone call to Jameson “JT” Snead • Duration: 0 seconds • Call serviced by a tower immediately west of the Snead residence, 7200 Loxahatchee Rd, Parkland

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 9:17:11 am

Snead Residence

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 9:17:39 am • Cruz engaged in a text conversation with JT Snead • Texts were serviced by a tower immediately west of the Snead house • Cruz asked if he could let the dogs outside • Cruz told JT that his boss called him and he did not have to work that day

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 9:19:29 am • Cruz made a 17 second call to the Dollar Tree, 5943 W. Hillsboro Blvd, Parkland • Call was serviced by a tower immediately west of the Snead house

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • Cruz engaged in text conversations with JT Snead and Cruz’s ex-girlfriend. • All cell activity was on a tower immediately west of the Snead house. • His ex-girlfriend was saved in Cruz’s phone as “Warning Love Of Your Life”. • Cruz made a single call to her (9 seconds). • Cruz and asks JT if some female friends will be coming over later that night. • Cruz seems to be in a hurry to find out if they will be coming over because he says that he might go see a movie that night. • Cruz attempts to engage his ex-girlfriend in conversation but she tells him to leave her alone.

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Snead Residence

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm • Cruz engaged in text conversation with JT and his ex-girlfriend. • All cell activity was on a tower immediately west of the Snead house. • Cruz asks JT what time schools ends, which class JT is in and who is JT’s teacher. • Cruz’s only texts to his ex-girlfriend were “Hello” and “…it’s very important”, she did not reply during that hour.

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Snead Residence

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:00:00 pm – 2:08:05 pm • Cruz exchanged six text messages with his ex-girlfriend. • All cell activity was on a tower immediately west of the Snead residence. • She chastised Cruz for texting her too much. • Cruz told her “I love you…You will always know I love you”.

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:00 pm – 2:08:05 pm

Snead Residence

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:08:44 pm – 2:10:02 pm • Cruz exchanged 12 text messages with JT and his ex-girlfriend. • All cell activity was on a tower east of the Snead residence in a path consistent with traveling to MSDHS. • Cruz tells JT that he has to tell him something important soon. • Cruz tells his ex-girlfriend “Eat well, sleep well, and behave well my love”. • She asks Cruz “You know I have a boyfriend, right? • Cruz responds “Doesn’t matter anymore…I love you”.

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:08:44 pm – 2:10:02 pm

Snead Residence

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:10:09 pm – 2:14:05 pm • Cruz exchanged 23 text messages with JT and his ex-girlfriend. • All text messages were on a tower south of the Snead residence and east of MSDHS on a path consistent with his travels. • Cruz tells JT he’s going to a movie which angers JT because he got a girl to agree to come to their house, Cruz responds “too late now”. • Cruz continues to admire his ex-girlfriend saying “Your the love of my life…you’re the greatest person I have ever meet”.

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:10:09 pm – 2:14:05 pm

Snead Residence

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:16:54 pm – 3:45:52 pm • Cruz’s phone had 23 text messages and 10 missed calls • All cell phone activity was on a tower immediately southeast of MSDHS in North Community Park. • Cruz sent two texts to his ex-girlfriend saying “I love you”. • The last outgoing texts were to JT: 2:21 – Cruz entered building 12 • 2:18:46: “Yo” 3:36 – Cruz detained by LE • 2:18:57: “Tell” • Uber records show Cruz was dropped of at 2:19pm • All remaining activity was incoming texts and calls

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Nikolas Cruz’s Activity on February 14, 2018 2:16:54 pm – 3:45:52 pm

MSDHS

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Nikolas Cruz’s Weapons

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Nikolas Cruz’s Weapons

• One firearm used during the shooting • One firearm on Cruz during the shooting • Smith & Wesson, model MP-15 • Semi-automatic • 5.56 caliber rifle • Sling and bi-pod attached to the rifle • Purchased on February 11, 2017 • Sunrise Tactical Supply – Coral Springs

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Nikolas Cruz’s Weapons

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Nikolas Cruz’s Weapons

• Eight magazines recovered from the scene • 30 and 40 round magazines

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Nikolas Cruz’s Weapons

• Cruz owned an additional 6 firearms: • Ruger .30-06 rifle • Century Arms 7.62 rifle (AK-style) • Remington 12 gauge shotgun • Hi-Point 9x19 mm rifle • Mossberg 12 gauge shotguns (2) • Swastikas etched on stock of one of the shotguns • Stored at Snead residence and friend’s (Hunter McCutcheon) house

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Nikolas Cruz’s Weapons • James Snead had guns hidden in his house but Cruz did not know where they were. Some of them were hidden in Cruz’s closet. • The Sneads knew Cruz had multiple guns. • Cruz’s guns were kept in a safe, James had a key and Cruz may have had a key. • The person who sold the safe said he believed there were two keys and that James was making Cruz give him one of the two. • James believed the guns and ammo were kept separate from one another, possibly in different safes. • JT knew Cruz had his own ammo separate, James did not know that. • Cruz kept his guns and his ammo in his safe in his room. • James Snead described Cruz as having an interest, appreciation for guns.

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Special Agent Randy Camp Special Agent Chuck Massucci Sergeant John Suess

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