Some plan matching outfits.

And then there were Isabelle Valdez and Lois Liippard, who allegedly planned to murder a classmate to resurrect a school shooter.

And when police arrested them?

They started giggling about going to the same jail.

(Girls' trip itinerary looking a little different this year, detectives. 💀)

On January 23, 2026, 15-year-old Isabelle and 14-year-old Lois were arrested at Lake Brantley High School in Florida over an alleged plot to kill a male classmate we'll call John.

But this wasn't a typical school rivalry gone wrong.

According to the police account, Isabelle wanted to bring back Adam Lanza, the man responsible for the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. And apparently, her plan involved a blood oath using John as the sacrifice.

Yes, you read that correctly.

She allegedly wanted to kill a teenager to resurrect a dead school shooter.

(We have several questions. The first being: GIRL, WHAT?)

Isabelle had allegedly spent around three months tracking John at school. She knew which hallways he used, where he went between classes, and the route he'd take after the second period.

The plan? Wait for him in an upstairs bathroom, pull him into a stall, and stab him in the stomach or cut his throat.

And she came prepared.

Police found that she'd brought a kitchen knife roughly 12 inches long. But here's where things get ridiculous in the most alarming way possible.

She and Lois allegedly tried sharpening it against a toilet seat.

When that didn't work, they moved on to a metal railing in the bathroom.

(Detectives, please tell me these girls weren't out here treating the school bathroom like a DIY workshop)

But the knife wasn't the only thing on their shopping list.

Isabelle reportedly had Clorox wipes, a trash bag, gloves, and a yellow microfiber towel. When asked about the towel, she explained that she could use it to muffle John's mouth.

Lois brought chocolate, Dr Pepper, cigarettes, a lighter, and flowers.

The flowers were supposedly for John's funeral.

And the cigarettes? Isabelle planned to smoke two after the murder because she expected to be arrested and had never smoked before.

Her first cigarette was apparently going to be a post-murder celebration.

(Planning your first cigarette experience around an alleged murder is certainly one way to make a terrible day even worse.)

Except the question is: why John?

According to the account, John and Isabelle barely interacted. There was no known feud or major conflict between them.

The reason Isabelle allegedly chose him?

She thought he looked like Adam Lanza.

The same shooter she reportedly considered her soulmate and wanted to resurrect through the blood oath.

She told investigators that she'd heard Lanza's voice before, missed hearing it, and believed the ritual would bring him back and restore their connection so she wouldn't feel alone.

In a written statement, she described smearing John's blood on herself or drinking it, photographing what happened, leaving his body in the bathroom, and giving Lois the camera's memory card.

And, according to the source, she wrote the statement with hearts!!

(The hearts. THE HEARTS. We are going to need a minute.)

This wasn't a case of someone wanting revenge against a classmate who had wronged her.

John was reportedly selected because he resembled someone she idolized. He had no idea he was even part of this fantasy.

And that is what makes the alleged plan so chilling. An actual teenager was being turned into a prop in someone else's obsession.

Before the plan could be carried out, an anonymous report came through Fortify Florida, a system for reporting potential threats in schools.

The tip warned that a student planned to kill John and suggested the threat was imminent. It also mentioned earlier concerns involving threats at the school.

Police investigated.

Isabelle was questioned, and according to the account, she disclosed the plan and pointed investigators toward items in her backpack.

Both teenagers were arrested before John was killed.

Imagine how different this story could have ended if nobody had reported what was happening.

(If you ever find yourself wondering whether you're overreacting by reporting a specific threat against a real person, this is your reminder that you might be the reason somebody gets to go home.)

But the most bizarre part of this case wasn't over.

Because the police car had cameras.

When Lois climbed into the back seat beside Isabelle, the two reportedly started giggling almost immediately.

They were going to the same jail!

Together!

At one point, Lois said: “This is such a bonding experience. I love it.”

(Girl. A BONDING EXPERIENCE? You are in handcuffs.)

Over the next 30 minutes, the conversation wandered through mug shots, hair, prison sentences, and whether they'd be able to get out early.

Lois worried about how she'd look in her mug shot. Isabelle complained about her own appearance and reassured Lois that she looked good.

They joked about becoming a couple in jail.

Then Isabelle suggested role-playing as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.

Because apparently, discussing the alleged murder plot that got you arrested wasn't enough. They also had to bring Columbine into the conversation.

They even talked about wanting their story to spread through online communities fascinated by school shooters.

At one point, they discussed how they might avoid a life sentence, with one of them remarking that at least it wasn't a school shooting.

Let that sink in for a second.

They allegedly planned to kill a classmate in a school bathroom, yet were treating the prospect of jail like an inconvenient detour in their friendship.

(Meanwhile, the person who almost died is the one person in this story who didn't get a say in any of it.)

John survived because someone reported the threat before the plan could be carried out.

And while the toilet-seat sharpening, funeral flowers, and jailhouse giggling make this case sound almost impossible to believe, the alleged plan itself was very real to the people investigating it.

Two teenagers allegedly chose a classmate because he resembled a killer they idolized. They prepared for the attack. And they were arrested before they could carry it out.

And it raises an important question:

Where does fascination end and glorification begin? And when does someone else's behaviour become serious enough that you have to speak up?

Would you report your own friend if you genuinely believed they were planning to hurt someone?

Hit reply and tell us. We want to hear your thoughts.

— The Crime Times

(Your smartest friend who's dangerously obsessed with true crime 🧚🏻‍♀️)