‘Confident, curious, kind’: Alabama community mourns Ella Cook, slain Brown student

As the end of Brown University’s fall semester approached, Ella Cook ’s plans were much like those of any other student: ...

Ella Cook left a legacy of love and ‘quiet gravity’: Mountain Brook says farewell to teen killed in mass shooting

Hundreds of mourners poured into a Birmingham church to honor and remember a Mountain Brook teen killed in the Dec. 13 mass ...

Former Brown University student and friend to Ella Cook blames 'spending priorities' for lack of security

Brown University allegedly failed to prevent a campus murder due to outdated security systems, says former student who ...

Politicians turned Ella Cook into a political symbol. Her friends say there is more to the story.

In the days since the shooting, Ella Cook has been painted as a conservative crusader on a campus of liberals. Cook’s friends ...

Ella Cook’s suspected killer is dead: How police tied Claudio Neves Valente to Brown, MIT shootings

A 48-year-old former Brown University student and Portuguese national was identified as the suspect in the on-campus mass ...