In March of last year, Ryan Grantham pleaded guilty to killing his 64-year-old mother with a shot to the back of the head. It happened in 2020, while she was playing the piano at her home in Squamish, Canada.
During the hearing for the murder, Grantham, actor of the series ‘Riverdale’ -available on Netflix-, revealed what his second victim would have been.
During the beginning of the session last Monday, the court heard how the actor admitted having rehearsed the murder. He even claimed to have recorded videos moments later.
In those images, which were presented before the judge of British Columbia, Canada; she talks about the shooting of her father, Barbara White, and shows her dead body.
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As if that were not enough, and after killing his mother, the 24-year-old went in search of a second victim. Armed with three pistols, ammunition, Molotov cocktails, camping supplies, and a map with directions, drove to the Canadian East with the idea of ending the life of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Likewise, he provided an unusual reason to justify the cold-blooded murder of his mother: “He didn’t want her to see the act of violence he was about to commit.”. That was what he said at the hearing regarding his intentions to assassinate the 50-year-old president who has been in the Canadian government since 2015.
He didn’t want her to see the act of violence he was about to commit.
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According to the local media ‘CBC’, Grantham left Squamish the day after his mother’s murder with her body inside the vehicle.
Before leaving the crime scene, he tested one of the explosive bombs at his disposal. The trip was long. She drove for an estimated 50 hours and drove to Hope County, where she stopped to think.
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It was there that he made the decision not to continue with his “mission”. That same night he turned himself in to the Vancouver Police. Authorities later notified him that he could be found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
The psychological expertise on Ryan Grantham
At the hearing that took place in recent days, the prosecutor Michaela Donnelly presented two psychiatric reports on the mental state of the young man, who played “Jeffrey Augustine” in “Riverdale”.
Both reports agreed that Grantham was going through an intense period of clinical depression.
The possibility that the 24-year-old had experienced violent urges prior to the homicide was considered, along with constant suicidal thoughts. A possible marijuana use disorder was also identified.
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Donnelly clarified on the stand that White suffered from cancer, so it seemed that the actor’s motives for murdering her were altruistic, that is, seeking her good: “However, Mr. Grantham was looking to save his mother from something he was going to do (…) That is something different from altruism”.
💔 I saw it in Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 📚 Supernatural 💀 iZombie 🧟♀️ Riverdale 👪 : Murdered his mother, shooting her, in cold blood, while she was playing the piano 🎹 and it was discovered, his plan to assassinate the 1st Minister of Canada 🇨 🇦. RYAN GRANTHAM could spend 25 years in jail ⛓ pic.twitter.com/FKe9YgwzHd
— Mancandy At The Movies 🤴🎥 (@MancandyCine) June 16, 2022
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Along these lines, he insisted that what the young man committed was nothing more than a “heartbreaking abuse of trust” since “it was a mother who loved her son very much and who had no reason to be afraid of him.”
It wasn’t until Wednesday that Granthman revealed his feelings for his mother, on the last day of hearing.
“NI can’t explain or justify my actions. I have no excuse. It hurts me to think how much I wasted my life. In the face of something so horrible, asking for forgiveness seems so pointless. But from every fiber of my being, I feel it. One day, if I ever get out of prison, I hope to continue on this path of getting better,” he said.
Grantham was originally charged with first degree murder, but pleaded guilty to second degree 4 months ago. Still, Judge Kathleen Ker reserved the final verdict for a future date. Meanwhile, her defense tries to seek a reduced sentence.
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