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Trinity Morley, 19, is charged with attempted murder after allegedly planning to kill her ex-boyfriend with a shotgun and knife, motivated by unresolved rape allegations against him.

Her parents alerted authorities after discovering her journal detailing the plan, leading to her arrest near her ex-boyfriend's home, where she was found armed but surrendered peacefully.

Morley is held on $500,000 bail, with prosecutors noting her unsettling demeanor post-arrest, including smiling and making light of the situation.

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. - A 19-year-old woman is charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say she crept up to her ex-boyfriend’s Maple Valley home armed with a shotgun and knife, intent on killing him before taking her own life.

The case began on the night of

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