Two Florida teenagers accused of plotting a grisly “blood ritual” killing at their high school will remain jailed without bond after prosecutors revealed disturbing details about the alleged plan, including an obsession with the perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Authorities say the suspects, 15-year-old Isabelle Aurelia Valdez and 14-year-old Lois Olivios Lippert, were arrested in January after a tip reported that a student known as “Jimmy” planned to kill a classmate at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Investigators later determined “Jimmy” was an alias used by Valdez, according to police reports.
Prosecutors say Valdez believed murdering a classmate who reminded her of Adam Lanza, the gunman responsible for the 2012 massacre in Sandy Hook Elementary School, would create a supernatural “blood bond” that would resurrect him from the dead.
Valdez allegedly planned to ambush the victim inside a school restroom and either stab him in the stomach or cut his throat with a knife she brought to campus. Investigators say Lippert assisted with the plan by bringing gloves and helping sharpen and test the blade in a bathroom beforehand. The pair allegedly intended to leave flowers at the scene after the killing and smoke a cigarette afterward.
The alleged plot was uncovered after a student reported what they heard through the state’s FortifyFL tip system. Police searched Valdez’s backpack the next day and reportedly discovered a knife that she admitted she planned to use in the attack.
The teens’ communications included Discord messages in which Valdez wrote that she was planning a “blood ritual for Adam Lanza.” Investigators also say Lippert drew disturbing sketches depicting the intended victim dead and hanging from a rope.
Video shown in court during the bond hearing also captured the two teenagers laughing and joking in the back of a patrol car after their arrest. The video was later procured by Fox News.
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In the footage, Valdez joked that she had wanted to “do my makeup” before getting her mugshot, while Lippert responded that she was glad she didn’t “look too bad today.” The two also laughed about potentially becoming a “lesbian couple in jail.”
At one point, Valdez told officers she did not feel guilty about the alleged plot. “I don’t feel guilty for my actions,” she said, adding that the only people she felt sorry for were their mothers.
Prosecutors argued the footage showed that the teens still pose a serious threat to the community. A judge agreed, ordering both defendants held without bond while the case proceeds.
Both teenagers have pleaded not guilty, and both are being charged as adults in order to allow longer-term incarceration options than would be available in the juvenile justice system.
Officials also credited the anonymous tipster whose report helped stop the alleged attack before anyone was harmed. Seminole County Public Schools said in a statement following the pair’s arrest, “We are so thankful to the individual who used our anonymous reporting tools to share what they heard and prevented a possible crime. The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority, and it takes all of us working together to keep our schools and communities safe. It is critically important to remember, if you see something, please say something. We are also grateful for the incredible partnership between our schools and law enforcement, and for their quick response to this tip and the actions that followed.”
The case remains active in circuit court, and both defendants are expected to be tried together. No trial date has been set.
