Jennifer Crumbley and Her Husband Were Both Having Affairs

Amanda Holland was a co-worker of Jennifer’s who testified that she was seeing another man during work hours, reported the Detroit Free Press. Holland said that Jennifer told her she and James were considering a separation but in the meantime, she would often sneak over to Costco across the street from her office to meet with the other man she was dating.

The prosecution is using Holland’s testimony to support their assertion that Jennifer and James were ignoring a “troubled son who was spiraling out of control, and instead focused on their own selfish needs, including having extramarital affairs and taking care of their horses.” The horses they are referring to are kept at a barn Jennifer frequented after work.

Holland was also asked about a conversation she had with Jennifer the morning of the shooting. It was at this time that Jennifer showed her a concerning drawing Crumbley had done. “The thoughts won’t stop. help me,” he wrote by an illustrated gun that the school had shown Jennifer. When she returned to work that day, Jennifer showed the picture to Holland.

“She said that she felt like a failure as a parent,” said Holland. “I told her I thought it was scary that he would draw that,” to which Jennifer agreed. While being questioned further about this exchange, Holland said she felt that Jennifer was being sarcastic. Holland was also asked if she called the police after seeing the drawing. “No, I did not,” responded Holland. The defense is using this to support the idea that like Holland, the Jennifer and James could never have known this would lead to a school shooting.

Holland also talked about Jennifer voicing her concern over Crumbley’s growing loneliness since a friend had recently moved away. It’s conversations like this that will undoubtedly come into play during Jennifer’s trial as her defense claims she wasn’t aware of her son’s mental health struggles.