Ryan Grantham pleaded guilty to second degree murder in March for the murder of his mother.
The outlet said Grantham never made it to Trudeau’s residence, and instead went to Vancouver police headquarters to turn himself in. According to CBS, Grantham, 24, rehearsed the murder and filmed himself. Grantham allegedly prepared three guns, along with ammunition and Molotov cocktails, camping supplies, and directions to Trudeau’s home printed from Google Maps. Though Grantham himself admitted to police that he originally intended to murder the Prime Minister, he instead turned himself in.
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In the end he would kill his mother, while also recording video afterward confessing to the incident. With Ryan Grantham pleading guilty to killing his mother, he’s expected to get a life sentence from the courts of our neighbors in the north. But the story surrounding Diary of A Wimpy Kid actor Ryan Grantham is shockingly dark, as 24 year-old recently plead guilty to murdering his mother Barbara Anne Waite. And in court it was revealed that the young actor also planned to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Riverdale and Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Ryan Grantham pleads guilty to second degree murder and plotting to kill Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
She was vulnerable and Ryan gave her no chance to defend herself. Grantham evidently went out to buy beer and marijuana before going to bed. He reportedly shot his mother in the back of the head while she was playing the piano. According to reports, Grantham rehearsed the murder and filmed himself. He also filmed himself after the murder on a GoPro, confessing to the crime and showing his mother's body. Grantham pled guilty to murdering his mother, Barbara Anne Waite, in 2020.
Former Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March for the killing of his mother, Barbara Waite.
According to CBC News, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid actor was experiencing suicidal thoughts and had fears about his mother learning he had stopped attending classes at Simon Fraser University. Prosecutor Michaela Donnelly stated that the defendant committed a “heartbreaking breach of trust” by allegedly shooting his mother. “At the time of the offense, this killing was not done out of hatred or animosity,” Johnson said.
Ryan Grantham, the actor best known for his roles on Riverdale and in The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, had allegedly plotted to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin ...
Furthermore, the reports concluded Grantham had urges to commit violence and kill himself. Grantham is accused of testing one of the Molotov cocktails in a remote area before changing his mind and turning around from the 50-hour drive to Ottawa. Instead, prosecutors claim Grantham thought about committing an act of mass violence at the university he attended or other locations. According to Complex, the alleged plan was read out loud in court from a police report and excerpts from Grantham's private journal.
Although Ryan Grantham decided against killing the Canadian Prime Minister, he is facing a life sentence for second-degree murder.
If convicted, Grantham faces an automatic life sentence, but Canadian prosecutors are asking for 17 to 18 years of parole ineligibility. In Canada, people convicted of second-degree murder are typically eligible for parole in anywhere from 10 to 25 years. During a hearing on Monday, the court heard how the actor rehearsed the killing beforehand and filmed a video afterwards where he confessed to the murder and showed his mother’s corpse on camera.