{"id":524280,"date":"2026-09-28T12:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/?p=524280"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:15:26","slug":"video-florida-teen-sentenced-to-50-years-for-killing-mother-and-her-boyfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/video-florida-teen-sentenced-to-50-years-for-killing-mother-and-her-boyfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Florida teen sentenced to 50 years for killing mother and her boyfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Florida teenager was sentenced to 50 years in prison<\/strong> after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 2024 killings of her mother and her mother\u2019s 22-year-old boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Egler, 18, accepted a plea deal after originally facing two counts of first-degree premeditated murder. Under the agreement, she will be eligible for parole after 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The killings occurred at the family\u2019s home in Palm Bay. According to the affidavit cited in the case, Egler waited for her mother, Kelly McCollom, 38, and Matthew Szejnrok, 22, to arrive before greeting them and opening fire with her mother\u2019s .38-caliber revolver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both victims died at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators said Egler later attempted to make the killings appear to be a burglary. She called 911 and claimed that a man had broken into the home, but investigators found evidence that contradicted the account, including the revolver outside her bedroom window, a bloody knife and footprints matching her shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motives cited by investigators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to police, Egler told investigators that she had longstanding conflicts with her mother, including disagreements related to her gender transition, as well as her mother’s relationship with Szejnrok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The affidavit also said Egler objected to the age difference between her mother and her boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the attack, prosecutors said Szejnrok fled to a bathroom and was shot multiple times. After the gun ran out of ammunition, Egler allegedly used a kitchen knife before retrieving another bullet and shooting him in the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egler later confessed to the killings during questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At her sentencing, she expressed remorse and asked for an opportunity to eventually return to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m haunted by grief every day. I have shown that I can be rehabilitated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Szejnrok\u2019s brother, David, told the court that he was about 75 feet from his brother when the killings occurred and initially believed the gunshots were fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer actions didn\u2019t just take my brother, they ruined our home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2696\ufe0fFlorida vs Julia Egler\u2696\ufe0fCharged with Two counts of first-degree premeditated murder
Egler accepted a plea deal resulting in two consecutive 25-year prison sentences.

In 2024, 16-year-old, Egler murdered her mother, Kelley McCollom, and the mother's boyfriend, Matthew Szejnrok,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/fFJpjZPtLP<\/a><\/p>— American Crime Stories (@AmericanCrime01) September 25, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>