Ryan Grantham

Ryan Grantham pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing his mother, which comes with an automatic life sentence, CBC reported. B.C. Supreme Court ...

[CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-addresses-court-sentencing-hearing-1.6489866) reported. In the face of something so horrible, saying sorry seems so pointless. Prosecutors said Grantham made a video using a GoPro camera where he confessed to the murder and showed the body inside the home, [CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-court-sentencing-hearing-sentenced-1.6588962) reported. I have no excuse. [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/crime/ryan-grantham-riverdale-trudeau-sentenced-murder-b2173122.html) reported.

A former Riverdale actor who pleaded guilty to murdering his mother and allegedly plotted to kill Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will spend the rest of his life ...

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Ryan Grantham, known for his roles in 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' and 'Riverdale' has been sentenced to life in prison after fatally shooting his mother in 2020.

The reports also showed, according to CBC, that Grantham was "experiencing urges to commit violence and kill himself." It pains me to know he was a danger to her life," she said, according to Complex. Both she and her mother's sister told the court they "fear his release from prison." "I think he anticipated what the judge gave him as a sentence," Johnson said. After the March 31, 2020, murder, Grantham allegedly planned to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Per the outlet, Justice Kathleen Ker said gripping statements from the victim's loved ones, such as Grantham's sister, showed the "life-shattering" impact of the tragedy.

Ryan Grantham, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first 14 years at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on ...

Grantham was an experienced gun user who had been a member of a gun club. Two psychiatric reports commissioned after the murder found that Grantham had a cannabis use disorder after years of heavy use, but was able to maintain an outward appearance that he was functioning normally. He has also appeared in the TV show Supernatural and the 2010 film Dairy of a Wimpy Kid. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) In the moments after, she would have known it was me.” Grantham then spent the hours after the murder smoking marijuana, drinking beer, and trying to make molotov cocktails. His sister discovered their mother’s body that evening after repeated calls and messages went unanswered. He had also allegedly written in a diary about his intentions to kill Mr Trudeau and in a police statement. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. Instead, he drove to a Vancouver police station where he told an officer: “I killed my mother.” [Riverdale](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/riverdale) actor who pleaded guilty to murdering his mother and allegedly plotted to kill Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

'Riverdale' and 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in Canadian prison for fatally shooting his mother in 2020, ...

Grantham allegedly decided to kill his mother, who was battling cancer at the time, "to spare her from seeing the violence he intended to commit." At the sentencing this week, CBC reports that Justice Kathleen Ker considered it a "saving grace" that Grantham chose not to go through with a killing spree. Prosecutors said in a June hearing that on March 31, 2020, Grantham shot his 64-year-old mother, Barbara Waite, in the back of the head as she played piano.

The former Riverdale actor - who played Jeffery Augustine in The CW horror crime drama - pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in March after he shot his mum ...

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