Overview

• Nicholas Prosper murdered his mother, Juliana Falcon, and siblings, Giselle and Kyle, in September 2024 as part of a plan to carry out a mass shooting at his former primary school.
• He admitted to the murders and related charges, including forging a firearms certificate to purchase a shotgun, during earlier court proceedings.
• Prosper’s plot to kill 30 young children and two teachers at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School was disrupted by a violent family struggle, leading to police intervention.
• The court heard that Prosper was motivated by a desire for notoriety and had meticulously planned the attack for over a year, conducting surveillance and creating detailed notes.
• Psychiatrists noted Prosper’s undiagnosed autism spectrum disorder but highlighted his extreme lack of empathy, which could not be fully explained by his diagnosis.