Florida Teen Charged With Plot to Kill Classmate Sends Letter to Judge

" Isabelle Valdez, 15, of Altamonte Springs, was arrested on Jan. 22 along with Lois Olivios Lippert, 14, after a tipster reported their plans to murder a male classmate at Lake Brantley High School. Court documents state the pair planned to ambush the boy in a school bathroom, stab him in the stomach or cut his throat, leave flowers at the scene, and smoke a cigarette afterward.

The victim reminded Valdez of Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter who killed 20 children and six adults in 2012, according to investigators. " After their arrest, Valdez and Lippert were recorded in the back of a police car joking about their mugshots and saying they would become famous in the true crime community. "

the letter filed this week in Seminole County Court, Valdez wrote that being "isolated from people, the internet" since her arrest left her remorseful. " Valdez described being groomed in an online community that led her to believe violence was good. She also wrote about being bullied and said she has been suicidal since age 7. Both teens face charges of attempted first-degree murder.