Michael Hernandez, Who Killed Best Friend in Middle School Bathroom in 2004, Dies in Prison
Michael Hernandez, Who Killed Best Friend in Middle School Bathroom in 2004, Dies in Prison Michael Hernandez may be one of the youngest serial killers to actually openly admit that he wanted to be a serial killer. His victim, Jaime Gough, was his best friend—and he stabbed him to death at only 14 years of age. When officials found Gough's body lying lifeless in the school bathroom, Hernandez was immediately investigated. Police found very detailed plans to kill two other students at his school. Hernandez claimed he wanted to be one of the most famous killers of all time. Technically, he achieved his goal. He's currently serving life in prison without parole, though he was tried at only 15 years of age. Michael Hernandez, the man known for the brutal murder of his best friend in a middle school bathroom in 2004, has died in prison. Hernandez, who was 14 years old at the time of the murder, was 31 years old when he died behind bars, records show. A cause of death was not immedia...