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T.J. Lane came to his sentencing this morning for the murder of three Chardon High School students, unbuttoned his blue dress shirt and revealed a white T-shirt with the word 'Killer' on it.

(Photo by Pool photo)

CHARDON, Ohio -- T.J. Lane came to his sentencing this morning for the murder of three Chardon High School students, unbuttoned his blue dress shirt and revealed a white T-shirt with the word "Killer" on it -- the same chilling one-word message he wore in February 2012 when he committed the crimes.

Lane also made a statement to the court and reporters said he then gave the middle finger to the courtroom and swore, according to an video feed from the courtroom.

Geauga County Common Pleas Judge David Fuhry gave Lane three 3 life sentences without parole for the slayings of Daniel Parmertor, 16; Demetrius Hewlin, 16; and Russell King Jr., 17, in a rampage that has tortured a small town and its students for the past year.

Lane, 18, pleaded guilty Feb. 26 to three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of attempted aggravated murder and one count of felonious assault. The plea came a day before the one-year mark of the shootings.



Family members and friends of Chardon high school shooting victims arrive at Geauga County Common Pleas Court ,Tuesday, March 19, 2013 for the sentencing of T.J. Lane.

Family members of the victims were making statements to the court around 10:30 this morning and Lane could be seen smirking and smiling at them as they spoke.

The mother of victim Daniel Parmertor called Lane a "pathetic excuse for a human being" just before the judge began to give Lane's sentence.

Fuhry referred to the shirt as he began the sentencing around 10:45 a.m. this morning, but said that "we may never know the reason for his rampage."

Fuhry also said: "The victims of the rampage no way provoked or incited or deserved what they received."