Two Florida teenagers, Isabelle Valdez and Lois Lippert, face adult charges for allegedly plotting to murder a classmate in a 'blood ritual' aimed at resurrecting the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter Adam Lanza. Prosecutors say the pair was caught on police video laughing about the plan while discussing makeup for mugshots. A fellow student reported the scheme, leading to their arrest.
Isabelle Valdez, 15, and Lois Lippert, 14, students at a Seminole County high school, are accused of targeting a classmate who reminded Valdez of Adam Lanza, the perpetrator of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. According to a police affidavit, Valdez viewed the classmate as 'the perfect embodiment of Lanza.' The girls allegedly planned the attack about three months prior, intending to lure the victim to a bathroom and 'ultimately stab him or slice his throat.' On the planned day, Valdez met Lippert in a restroom and displayed a bag with Clorox wipes, a towel to muffle screams, and a knife they had attempted to sharpen, per a prosecutor's motion for pretrial detention. Another student learned of the plot and informed authorities. Valdez and Lippert were arrested and placed in the back of a police car, where bodycam footage captured their conversation. 'Yay!' they shouted upon learning they would share a jail cell. Lippert remarked it was 'so much better than just having to stare off in the distance and think of all your regrets.' Valdez said, 'Dude, I was going to do my makeup this morning for the mugshot,' while Lippert asked if she could fix her hair. They joked about past police encounters, with Valdez mentioning taking her 'My Little Ponies' plush and phone previously. Valdez added, 'I would be so jolly, going to jail,' and they expressed frustration over the 'snitch.' Digital messages included Valdez writing, 'Holy s— im gonna make a blood ritual for adam lanza LMAOOOO,' and 'I hugged my parents extra tight today i feel kind bad for whats coming.' A Seminole County judge ordered them held without bond last week. They are due in court on April 29.
