Heartless grandma Janet Strickland allegedly enlisted her teenage grandson in a heinous plot to kill her hus\u00acband \u2013 the kid\u2019s 72-year-old grandpa!<\/p>\n
William Strickland, 19, agreed to the sick scheme, and then pumped six slugs into his grandfather\u2019s back as he waited to catch a bus for his dialysis treatment, say prosecutors.<\/p>\n
Later, the two used the dead man\u2019s money to go on a shopping spree \u2013 buying a flashy car, furniture, tattoos, a cell phone and more, the authorities add.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a special place in hell for people like this,\u201d said a source. \u201cStone cold hearted isn\u2019t the word for it. This is pure evil.\u201d<\/p>\n
The vile story apparently began when grandma Strickland, 64, told her grandson that she was \u201csick\u201d of his grand\u00acfather, also named William.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe stated that she wished he was not here and she wanted him gone,\u201d said Assistant Cook Coun\u00acty (Ill.) State\u2019s Attorney Jacqueline Kwilos.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 28, Strickland told her grandson that she wanted the shooting done two days later. The creeps had talked about hiring someone to kill the elder Strick\u00acland. But the teen told his grandma that he would do it, said Kwilos.<\/p>\n
The grisly grandma, who suffers from lung disease, later admitted that she knew her husband was heading to his death when she watched him leave for his dialysis appointment on March 2, say the police.<\/p>\n
She also said she knew her grandson had stolen his grandfather\u2019s hand\u00acgun, according to authorities. Callously, she watched him grab a bag stuffed with money as her husband lay dead on the street, the au\u00acthorities add.
\nPolice recovered 25 bullet shell casings at the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the ultimate betrayal,\u201d said the source. \u201cGrandma and grand\u00acson kill the grandpa for his money. How low can you go?\u201d<\/p>\n
Bad-boy Strickland has admitted he is a member of the Black P. Stones street gang, according to court docu\u00acments. In a sickening twist, he has the words \u201cLegacy,\u201d \u201cLoyalty\u201d and \u201cRespect\u201d tattooed on his arms.<\/p>\n
Cops say Janet Strickland was a beneficiary of her husband\u2019s assets, in\u00accluding his bank account. Now she and her grandson await trial for murder.<\/p>\n
Neighbors of the elderly couple remain shocked at the bizarre killing.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loved her,\u201d said next door neighbor Theolene Shears, 84, of the elder Strick\u00acland. \u201cHe always praised her, the things she did. She was a good cook and house\u00ackeeper and kept him well-fed. He seemed very happy with her and she with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Grandpa William, a re\u00actired steelworker, had even tried to get his grandson a job after the boy\u2019s mother sent him to live with the couple.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was a fam\u00acily man,\u201d added neighbor Denine Cross. \u201cHe loved his grandson. I would have never imagined this. I\u2019ve got headaches just from thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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