Documentary On Crumbley Trials Set To Be Released This Week

PONTIAC, MI — A new documentary showcasing the trials of Jennifer and James Crumbley, the first set of U.S. parents charged and convicted in a school shooting, is set to be released this week.

ABC News Studios documentary, titled "Sins of the Parents," is set to stream on Hulu on April 18. The documentary promises to take you "inside the prosecution where cameras never go."

"As soon as I heard they were called to the school that day, the messages about, 'lol don't get caught,' those were very, very concerning to me," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in the trailer.

The documentary also features photos of what appears to be evidence from the couple's home, as well as photos of the couple through the years.

"He was crying for help and being ignored," metro Detroit attorney Ven Johnson said of Ethan, the couple's son who shot four students to death at Oxford High School in 2021. Johnson is representing multiple Oxford families and survivors of the attack in lawsuits against district employees.

Last week, Jennifer and James Crumbley were each sentenced to 10-15 years in prison after they were convicted on involuntary manslaughter charges for their role in the deadly Oxford school shooting.

Prosecutors said the couple ignored disturbing warning signs from their son leading up to the deadly shooting, and instead of getting him help for his mental health, they bought him a gun.

The couple's son, Ethan Crumbley, who is now 17, was sentenced to life without parole last December after he admitted to the shooting.

The four students killed in the shooting were 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.

You can watch the trailer here