The Brief
- Trinity Morley, 19, is charged with attempted murder after allegedly planning to kill her ex-boyfriend with a shotgun and knife, motivated by unresolved rape allegations against him.
- Her parents alerted authorities after discovering her journal detailing the plan, leading to her arrest near her ex-boyfriend’s home, where she was found armed but surrendered peacefully.
- Morley is held on $500,000 bail, with prosecutors noting her unsettling demeanor post-arrest, including smiling and making light of the situation.
MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. – A 19-year-old woman is charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say she crept up to her ex-boyfriend’s Maple Valley home armed with a shotgun and knife, intent on killing him before taking her own life.
The case began on the night of July 27, when prosecutors say Trinity Morley left a journal entry apologizing to her new boyfriend’s family and describing her plan.
“I have the gun now, three rounds of buckshot. The shotgun is heavy. He told me that If I don’t hold it right, my arm will get blown off. I have three chances to get this right and I don’t want to resort to knives,” she wrote.
Parents foil WA murder-suicide plot
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