The 2012 Waller killings, also known as the Sesler family murders took place on March 20, 2012, when Trey Eric Sesler, a 22-year-old YouTuber, shot and killed his parents and older brother in Waller, Texas. He had planned to perpetrate a school shooting at Waller High School after murdering his family. Police were called to the family home at 1 p.m. the same day and found the bodies of his mother Rhonda Sesler, his father Lawton Sesler and his brother Mark Sesler. Investigators say that Sesler was heavily inspired by the Columbine High School massacre.
Shooting and arrest
On Monday, March 19, 2012, someone reported gunshots coming from the family home; however, nothing was discovered by police when they arrived.
At some point before 1 p.m. the following day, Sesler lured his mother Rhonda Sesler to the garage and shot her at point blank range with a shotgun four times. His father is believed to have been asleep at this time. He then walked back inside the home and shot his brother. At this point his father was awoken by the gunshots and was shot. After the shootings, Sesler wrote things such as: "I love my mom, dad...