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‘Riverdale’ actor Ryan Grantham receives life sentence for murdering his mother
Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder.The actor was sentenced during a trial in British Columbia, Canada Supreme Court, on Wednesday (September 21) according to TMZ.Grantham, best known for playing Jeffrey Augustine in Riverdale, will not be eligible for parole for 14 years. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after initially being charged with first-degree murder.The actor’s mother, Barbara Waite, was shot in the back of the head while she was playing piano in the home she shared with Grantham in Squamish, north of Vancouver, on March 31, 2020.In court, Grantham admitted that he had rehearsed killing his mother in the days leading up to the incident, and had filmed a four-minute confession video.According to prosecutors, Grantham packed his car the next day with three guns and 12 Molotov cocktails towards Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa residence in Rideau Cottage, but turned around after testing one of the Molotov cocktails in a remote area.Grantham then reportedly thought of committing mass violence on Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge or at Simon Fraser University, which he attended as a student, but instead drove to Vancouver police headquarters where he turned himself in.Psychiatric reports referenced by the prosecutors, obtained by the publication, say Grantham was “going through an intense period of clinical depression” and had a cannabis use disorder.“I cannot explain or justify my actions.
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Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham receives life sentence for murdering his mother
Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020.The actor, known for playing Jeffery Augustine in the US teen drama, was sentenced on Wednesday at in British Columbia, Canada Supreme Court, TMZ reported.He will not be eligible for parole for 14 years.Grantham pleaded guilty in to second-degree murder after initially being charged with first-degree murder.He shot Waite in the back of the head as she played the piano in their home on March 31, 2020, in Squamish, north of Vancouver.The court heard that Grantham had rehearsed the killing of his mother, approaching her secretly with a gun in the days prior, and also filmed a four-minute confession video afterwards, where he showed the body.Prosecutors also said that the 24-year-old former child star packed his car the following day with three guns, ammunition and 12 Molotov cocktails and set off east with camping supplies and directions to Justin Trudeau’s Ottawa residence, Rideau Cottage.Following the shooting, he left his mother’s body in a pool of blood and drove as far as Hope, BC, approximately 130 miles by road.Before setting off, he hung a rosary from the piano and arranged candles around Waite’s body, which was discovered that evening by his sister after she became concerned following numerous missed texts and calls.Having tested one of the Molotov cocktails in a remote area, Grantham did not make it any further to Mr Trudeau’s home, instead reportedly turning around with thoughts of committing mass violence and murder on Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge or at Simon Fraser University, where he was enrolled as a student.He instead later drove to Vancouver police headquarters to turn

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