Ryan Grantham

Ryan Grantham, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first 14 years for the 2020 killing of his mother, ...

“I shot her in the back of the head. Grantham is best known for playing Jeffrey Augustine on the CW show “Riverdale.” His other acting credits include the TV show “Supernatural” and the films “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” Grantham later confessed to detectives about his plan to kill the prime minister, and he also wrote about it in his journal.

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.

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.

'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 24-year-old, who played Jeffery Augustine in teen drama Riverdale, was sentenced at British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday. He pleaded ...

In the moments after, she would have known it was me." During the trial, his lawyers argued he had been struggling with anxiety and clinical depression and had expressed a desire to kill himself and harm others in the months leading up to him killing his mother. Grantham admitted to shooting his mother in the back of the head as she played piano in their home, north of Vancouver, the court heard.