Overview

• Ellis was found guilty on nine counts, including aggravated murder, after a weeklong trial in Cuyahoga County.
• Prosecutors said she stole two knives from a neighboring Volunteers of America store before following the victims into the Giant Eagle parking lot.
• The attack took less than five seconds and left Julian Wood fatally wounded and his mother, Margot Wood, injured.
• Police located Ellis walking nearby with a knife shortly after the stabbing and arrested her without incident.
• She faces up to life in prison, remains held on $5 million bond, and the victim’s parents thanked the community after the verdict.