Georgia Teen Gets Life, 30 Years Before Parole, for Killing Mother After Dropping School Shooting Plan
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Georgia Teen Gets Life, 30 Years Before Parole, for Killing Mother After Dropping School Shooting Plan
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
Lilyana Rose Wagner, 16, was sentenced to life in prison and must serve 30 years before parole after pleading guilty to murdering her mother, Rachel Wagner, 51, in November 2024.
Prosecutors said Wagner had become obsessed with school shooters and mass-casualty attacks, and wrote in a handwritten confession that she had planned to attack her old middle school but "chose this instead."
The killing came to light after Wagner, then 14, crashed her mother's car; officers checking the home found Rachel Wagner dead from a gunshot wound to the back of her head.
Investigators said Wagner had communicated for months with anonymous people on apps who encouraged murder, while her mother had bought the gun at a pawn shop a month earlier and allowed the teen to keep it in her bedroom.
District Attorney Patrick Warren used the case to warn parents to monitor children's online influences, saying digital encouragement from strangers can turn into real-world violence.