T.J. Lane didn’t belong to any particular clique in the schools he attended. Those who knew him described him as quiet, someone who was guarded and rarely spoke about his tumultuous family life.
But they never would have thought that he’d turn out a killer – walking up to a table in the cafeteria of Ohio’s Chardon High School with a .22-caliber gun and pumping 10 rounds at students he picked randomly.
Three students – Demetrius Hewlin, 16; Daniel Parmertor, 16; and Russell King Jr., 17 – died.
That was on February 27, 2012, when he was a 17-year-old sophomore.
Lane admitted his crime, didn’t offer a reason, and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences at the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima. Three life sentences with no possibility of parole.
On Friday, he was back in the news after he escaped from the facility, triggering an intense manhunt.
He was captured about six hours later, enough time for him to reopen the wounds that his victims’ families are trying to salve.
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