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January 27 while being driven by his mother from soccer practice. Schenecker then drove home and killed Calyx in her room as she was doing her homework on her computer. The revolver had been purchased five days before the killings. Calyx was found on her bed covered by a blanket.
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Schenecker, but later declined to do so. In August 2012, lawyers on both sides said they needed a year to review computer files found on the computer in the Schenecker home before trial. In December 2012, at a hearing a trial date was set for October 7, 2013, for Julie Schenecker. In August 2013,
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Schenecker admitted to killing her children because they "talked back and were mouthy". A police statement said, "She described the crimes in detail." A note was allegedly found in the house describing a plan to murder her children and commit suicide. According to the arrest
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