Kreider, a 16-year-old high school student at the time, murdered classmate and friend Kevin Haines, his father Thomas Haines, and mother Lisa Haines in their home at night before fleeing. Kreider was arrested a month later on 16 June 2007, charged with three counts of first degree murder, pleaded guilty to all charges, and was subsequently convicted on all three counts and sentenced to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. Kreider later became eligible for a re-sentencing hearing following the United States Supreme Court's 2012 decision in "Miller v. Alabama", which held that mandatory sentences of life without the possibility of parole are unconstitutional for juvenile offenders.