‘Yay!’: Teens laugh about plotting ‘blood ritual’ and classmate’s slaughter

Two teenage girls in Florida are facing adult charges after authorities say they planned a violent “blood ritual” that involved killing a fellow student in an attempt to bring back the Sandy Hook school shooter.

Investigators say the teens, Isabelle Valdez, 15, and Lois Lippert, 14, were recorded in the back of a police car after their arrest, joking with each other and discussing mugshots and past encounters with police.

According to police video obtained by a local television station, the girls cheered when they learned they would be transported together.

“Yay!” the two shouted after officers told them they would be taken to the same jail.

Lippert allegedly laughed on camera and said she had not expected they would be allowed to ride in the same vehicle. She remarked that it was better than sitting alone and thinking about regrets.

At another point in the footage, Valdez reportedly said she had planned to put on makeup earlier that morning so she would look better in her mugshot. Lippert also asked whether she would have a chance to fix her hair.

The conversation continued with the girls joking about previous interactions with law enforcement. Valdez allegedly recalled a prior incident in which she was not handcuffed and was able to bring along items including My Little Pony toys, a plush toy, and her phone.

Lippert later joked that she might “piss” herself if she kept laughing.

Prosecutors say the two girls had been planning the attack for about three months. Authorities allege they targeted a male classmate at their Seminole County high school because he reminded them of Adam Lanza, the gunman responsible for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.

According to a police affidavit, Valdez told investigators that the student strongly resembled Lanza and that she believed he represented the “perfect embodiment” of the shooter.

Prosecutors say the teens believed that killing the classmate as part of a ritual would somehow resurrect Lanza.

Court filings state the girls planned to lure the student into a school bathroom and either stab him or cut his throat. On the day the attack was allegedly supposed to occur, Valdez reportedly met Lippert in the restroom and showed her a bag containing cleaning wipes, a towel intended to muffle the victim’s screams, and a knife.

Authorities say another student became aware of the alleged plan and reported it to officials, leading to the girls’ arrest.

While sitting together in the patrol car, the teens allegedly complained that someone had “snitched” on them. Prosecutors say they also talked about how long they might spend in jail and discussed their attempts to sharpen the knife and prepare items for the ritual while laughing.

At one point, Valdez allegedly told Lippert she would feel “jolly” about going to jail.

Investigators also say they recovered digital messages exchanged between the two girls. In one message cited by prosecutors, Valdez allegedly wrote that she planned to carry out a blood ritual for Adam Lanza. In another message, she reportedly said she hugged her parents extra tightly that day because she felt bad about what was coming.

A judge in Seminole County ordered both teens to be held without bond after they were charged as adults with attempted murder. They are scheduled to return to court on April 29.

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