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Teenager Sentenced to Life for Family Murders, Plotted Massacre to Gain Infamy
LONDON — A British teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal killing of three family members. Nicholas Prosper, who was 18 at the time of his offenses, has received a minimum sentence of 49 years for the murders, which took place in September 2024 at the family’s home in Luton, north of London.
Prosper used a shotgun to kill his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings, Giselle, 13, and Kyle, 16, who sustained over 100 knife wounds. During his sentencing on Wednesday, Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb expressed the severity of his actions, stating, “Your ambition was notoriety. You wanted to be known posthumously as the world’s most famous school shooter of the 21st century.”
Following his arrest, Prosper divulged a chilling plan to attack a nearby primary school, aiming to outdo infamous U.S. school shootings such as Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech. He intended to kill multiple children and teachers before taking his own life. The plot was disrupted when his mother awakened before he could execute his plan and alerting neighbors resulted in a police call.
In a twisted act, after murdering his mother, he placed a book titled How to Kill Your Family on her body. The judge noted Prosper’s intentions to replicate the horror of the Sandy Hook massacre, which resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six adults, declaring that he had schemed for even greater fatalities.
“A diagram of classrooms at St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School was found in your possession with the words ‘kill all’ written next to it, and you even filmed yourself practicing the attack in your kitchen,” the judge stated.
Psychological evaluations revealed that Prosper exhibited symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The life sentence means he will spend a minimum of 48 years and 177 days in prison, barring any early release. The judge emphasized his ongoing danger to society, remarking that he may never be freed.
Following his expulsion from school in 2023, Prosper had retreated into an isolated online world, communicating little with others. Investigators uncovered a disturbing pattern in his internet activity, showing a fascination with infamous criminals, including mass shooters and rapists.
Ray Prosper, the perpetrator’s father, expressed profound grief in court, stating, “The pain of our loss will never be healed. When I heard the horrendous news that day, part of my soul died too. This is a lose-lose situation for us all, and we have lost four family members.”
John Murphy, an assistant chief constable with the Bedfordshire Police, conveyed the community’s shock and horror at Prosper’s actions, describing them as “sickening.”
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