An actor from the American horror drama television show Riverdale was sentenced to life for killing his mother according to multiple reports. But why did he take such a big step? What was the reason that a 24-year-old teen have to kill his mother?
Ryan Grantham who played Jeffery Augustine in the popular American horror drama show Riverdale is a 24-year-old teen. Initially, Ryan has been charged with first-degree murder but later after more investigation into the matter, he pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his mother.
In the investigation, police revealed that Ryan used a gun to shoot his mother. He shot her in the back of the head when she was playing piano in their home, a statement from the court north of Vancouver.
The prosecutors of the case also revealed that Ryan also planned to kill Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.
The Tragedy
The court in Vancouver on Wednesday reports stated that Ryan will not be eligible for parole for 14 years. Ryan started acting when he was six years old, his last gig was an appearance on the American horror drama show Riverdale. He is also recognized for his role in the 2010 family comedy Diary of the Wimpy Kid.
Granthan Ryan previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after shooting his 64-year-old mother Barbara Waite in the back of the head in March 2020. New details surfaced during a hearing of the case in June when prosecutors claimed the actor Ryan confesses to the crime on video which was also shown in the court during the case hearing. Alleging that Ryan packed his car with three guns, some ammunitions, 12 Molotov cocktails which he made by himself, camping supplies, and a map with directions marked to Rodeo Cottage in Ottawa, where the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives.
Prosecutors of the case also claimed that Ryan Grantham started the 50-hour drive to Rodeo Cottage after drinking lots of beer and smoking marijuana joints for hours followed by the murder of his mother, Ottawa with the intention of killing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but Ryan changed his mind and turned around after driving around 200 km alleging that he contemplated committing an act of violence at Simon Frazer University where he had been a student in the past.
According to BBC Ryan Grantham ultimately decided to drive to a Vancouver Police Station where he confessed to an officer that he killed his mother.
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“I Killed My Mother”
Ryan filmed a video of himself with his Go-Pro camera after killing his mother. He filmed the dead body of his mother while saying that he shot her mother in the back of her head before she would have known that it was him who is killing her.
The defense lawyer of this case made a statement that Ryan is extremely remorseful for his action of killing his mother and he is doing everything possible to make amends for them. Law Enforcement Officials in Vancouver explained to the deadline that Ryan Grantham has been in custody since 2020. Sources also added that he is been participating in mental health programs since his arrest. During the third and final day of his June hearing, Ryan reportedly said that
It hurts him to even think about the incident he did and now how badly he has wasted his own life. Whatever he did was very horrible, and now saying sorry has no point. But still, he is sorry for everything he did to his mother.
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