“Riverdale” alum Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the 2020 murder of his mother.
The 24-year-old, Vancouver-based actor previously appeared in “Supernatural,” “iZombie,” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” He killed his mother Barbara Waite in March 2020 in their Squamish, British Columbia home by shooting her with a handgun. Waite was battling cancer at the time of her death. Grantham pleaded guilty the day of the murder on March 31, and has been in prison since April 1, 2020.
On September 23, 2022, Grantham was sentenced to life in prison on a second degree murder conviction. Justice Kathleen Ker ruled Grantham must serve 14 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole. Psychiatrists concluded Grantham was suffering from a “major depressive disorder and a cannabis use disorder” at the time of the murder.
“At his sentencing, [Grantham] gave a speech to the judge indicating that he was going to dedicate the...
The 24-year-old, Vancouver-based actor previously appeared in “Supernatural,” “iZombie,” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” He killed his mother Barbara Waite in March 2020 in their Squamish, British Columbia home by shooting her with a handgun. Waite was battling cancer at the time of her death. Grantham pleaded guilty the day of the murder on March 31, and has been in prison since April 1, 2020.
On September 23, 2022, Grantham was sentenced to life in prison on a second degree murder conviction. Justice Kathleen Ker ruled Grantham must serve 14 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole. Psychiatrists concluded Grantham was suffering from a “major depressive disorder and a cannabis use disorder” at the time of the murder.
“At his sentencing, [Grantham] gave a speech to the judge indicating that he was going to dedicate the...
- 9/23/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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