Admitted Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was afflicted with fetal alcohol syndrome and never stood a chance, his defense team said Monday during his penalty trial. The now 23-year-old man who ...

Dr. Denney said the shooter purposely did poorly on tests administered to see if he suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the primary reason his defense team says why he murdered 17 people ...

The attorney for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz presented her ... lifelong developmental delays that traced back to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Cruz's birth mother was a drug and ...

Testifying Monday on behalf of her brother, Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, Danielle Woodard recalled her tumultuous upbringing as her mother became consumed by drugs and alcohol.

Jurors heard more about the effects of alcohol on unborn babies in defense of the Parkland school shooter Tuesday. Neuro-psychologist Dr. Paul Connor was cross examined about his testimony on Monday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began building their argument Monday that his birth mother’s alcohol abuse left him with severe behavioral problems that ...

In the case of the Oxford High School shooter, a fetal alcohol disorder test may or may not determine there were mitigating factors behind his actions. The court should find that out before it ...

(AP) — Prosecutors spent several hours Tuesday trying to prove Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz purposely did poorly on tests administered to see if he suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz began building their argument Monday that his birth mother’s alcohol abuse left him with severe behavioral problems ...