I feel once this story is told, anybody would understand.". Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. I'm defiantly not the brightest crayon in the box, but I'm not completely . Alisa Massaro testified she told her father that a TV fell and two dudes were up there. If you were to sit down and have a conversation with her, you would see the person she really is, but no one cares to get to know a misunderstood individual.. During that time, Bethany was terrified for her own life and believed that if she reported what had happened, she would become Adam and Josh's third victim. The Logan Correctional Center is 30 miles north of Springfield and this is where McKee has transformed her life, according to her Illinois Prison Project lawyers. Join Facebook to connect with Bethany McKee and others you may know. She started serving her life sentence for the murders last week. 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In those cases, the mandatory life sentence was eventually ruled unconstitutional based on the defendants young ages, lack of criminal history and support of family, according to court documents filed last month. The police turned the girl over to McKees parents, Teresa and Bill McKee of Shorewood. Bill. Joliet Murder Defendant's Father 'Couldn't Fathom' Call From Daughter "I dont want to go through this. Massaro pleaded guilty to lesser charges and agreed to testify against the others. When the teenage girls went downstairs, Massaro's father, Phillip, was sleeping on his couch and he woke up when he heard a loud noise from upstairs. Glover and Rankins, both 22, were strangled to death. He said his mother, Jones, has not been sleeping well and has been dreaming about the trial. Bill McKee said he went to the police when Bethany refused to tell him where she was keeping her baby daughter. Yes it is true that Bethany did not leave the scene of the crime or even call the police after she realized what had happened, but if you were wearing her shoes after she was threatened by the very people that have already committed these murders what would you have done, he said. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Seems like she wants to breakdown every day, Johnson said. As the state mandates, Judge Kinney sentenced McKee to natural life in prison. "If given discretion, I would impose a sentence that was significant but would not be the maximum," he said. Bethany Mckee Profiles | Facebook Their bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads inside a home on Hickory Street in Joliet, Ill. "She is the reason he was there," said Jamille Kent, Rankins' mother. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Bill McKee confirmed he is the author of the blog, which also includes postings from Bethanys younger sister, Trisha McKee. Free Learn for Life Webinar: Entrepreneurship Fundamentals. Moments before a Will County judge sentenced her to life in prison Tuesday, Bethany McKee offered a tearful apology to the families of the two men she was convicted of killing. The screen was turned away from the courtroom audience. On Jan. 2, 2013, McKee had traded messages on social media with friend Jennifer Ortega about making money by selling old cell phones, childrens clothes or throwing a party and charging admission, Ortega testified. Rankins arrived with his friend, Glover, whom none of the four had met before. Even after attending each day of his daughters murder trial, Bill McKee believes the real story of how two men ended up strangled to death in a house on Joliets Hickory Street remains untold. McKee said Miner and Landerman used racial epithets while beating on the bodies. Bethany McKee, 20, will spend her natural life in prison after being sentenced on Tuesday for her role in the 2013 murders of Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins. The fate of McKee is now in the hands of a . If you were to sit down and have a conversation with her, you would see the person she really is, but no one cares to get to know a misunderstood individual.. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Bethany McKee found guilty in Joliet double murder - ABC7 Chicago At age 17, she became a single mother. Bethany McKee #R91596 Pen Pal Profile | WriteAPrisoner.com Landerman and Miner are awaiting separate trials. At the time of those arrests, McKee was driving toward Kankakee. I didn't want Bethany to get caught up any further into it," he says. She and three others were involved in the strangulation murder of Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover, authorities say. They are committed to regaining McKee's freedom, and trying to accomplish that goal in 2023. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker talks to the father who sent his own daughter to jail. She has no idea whats going on.. LIFE A LIFE THAT LED TO - PressReader Now 28, McKee has made a remarkable turnaround of her life, according to lawyers at the Illinois Prison Project. Adam Landerman, 21, is also charged in the murders. God taught me that.". I know how Josh is. '", When the detective asked McKee what would have happened, if she tried to stop them from kicking the bodies, she replied, "All three of us would have been dead. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. It's a day I will never forget," he tells reporters. On Thursday, co-defendant Alisa Massaro testified that "Bethany suggested calling Terrancebecause he probably had money.". Those who remained sat in a courtroom that was silent for 12 minutes and 22 seconds as prosecutor John Connor showed Amelio and Judge Gerald Kinney a video recording Amelio had made at the crime scene. She also had a young daughter. His 18-month-old daughter's mother, Bethany McKee, is still in jail facing murder charges along with three of her palsJoshua Miner, 24, Adam Landerman, 19, and Alisa Massaro, 19. She also had a young daughter. I didn't think it would happen," McKee said during the interview. Recently, (her daughter) and Bethany formed a plan to help each other learn about various figures in the Bible, agreeing to each research one figure and then report back to the other Bethany's father also speaks to the remorse he has witnessed in his daughter, as well as her efforts to educate her daughter so that (she) won't make the same mistakes that Bethany did.". The groups like Depression and Anger Management teaches certain skills, but having a relationship with God teaches you how to put all of that into work and it shows the reward you get out of it, and that's really what helped build me. A 22-year-old woman will be spending life in prison for her role in a double murder, an Illinois judge ruled Tuesday. The house where the Nightmare on Hickory Street murders happened was. Bethany McKee had picked up her daughter when she saw police surrounding the house and drove to Kankakee, where she was arrested. It was McKee who actually called police which led to discovering the victims. She received a 10-year sentence and is eligible for parole in 2018 according to the Illinois Department of Corrections website. McKees daughter, 20-year-old Bethany McKee, was found guilty of killing both Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover despite not even being in the same room when they were slain. "This is really twisted," McKee told Diehl and Powers on the video recording. Rapper MoneySign Suede Murdered In Prison, Sheila Keen-Warren Guilty In Clown Murder, Christopher Gribble And Steven Spader Murder Kimberly Cates, Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead Murders 11 Yr Old Son, 78 Yr Old Bonnie Gooch Charged With Bank Robberies, Christine Falling Teen Killer And Serial Killer, Stephanie Pistey Teen Killer Wannabe Vampire, Christopher Simmons Teen Killer Sentenced To Death. And Westbrook has only seen his child twice since her mother was locked up.When she went tojail, everything went down hill, he said.McKee, 18, was supposedly on her way to see Westbrook when she wasarrested in Kankakee. "My mind was racing with a million thoughts," McKee said. McKee is facing first-degree. But she needs to be with her father, Westbrook said. 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It would have never happened if she didnt bring him there.. She has just gotten away with murder, Bill McKee said in his blog. She has just gotten away with murder, Bill McKee said in his blog. JOLIET, IL Even though Bethany McKee did not commit the "Nightmare On Hickory Street" strangulation murders of Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover, the Shorewood native is serving a life sentence at the Illinois Department of Corrections. But because Massaro struck a plea deal to avoid a life sentence, the elder McKee argues her testimony is questionable. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Prosecutors: Joliet Men Murdered for Money, Alcohol, and Cigarettes She testified that the signal meant that she and Bethany should get out of the way and let them do what they had to do. These days, the 28-year-old McKee continues to serve out her life prison sentence in Lincoln, Illlinois, at the Logan Correctional Center near Springfield. On the video, McKee told detectives Miner proposed putting a mattress on top of the bodies so he and Landerman could have sex with Massaro there. McKee was found guilty under the theory of accountability, where prosecutors argued she knew or should have known that the two men could be killed as part of the robbery. JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A Will County judge has found Bethany McKee guilty in the murders of two men in Joliet. On Jan. 10, 2013, McKee called her father to ask about disposing of the bodies and Bill McKee then called 911, prosecutors said. McKee apologized to the families in court. Miner said he disliked Rankins and Glover after meeting them for the first time that night, so he ordered them to leave Massaros home. Murders Snitch Getting Out Of Prison, Nightmare On Hickory: Joliet Wins FOIA Lawsuit Against Hosey. Our hope and expectation is we don't want to get tied down with technicalities," White-Domain told Patch, "but that we get to tell her whole story. In July, her attorneys filed a request for the Illinois Supreme Court to review the case. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. He's like, yeah, we're really gonna do this. During his call, which was played in court Monday, Bill McKee explains to an operator that his daughter told him there are two bodies in a home in Joliet and that she was involved. That story will also examine McKee's previously undiagnosed autism that prevented her from understanding Miner and Landerman's plan to rob Glover and Rankins was for real, according to the Illinois Prison Project. In court, Massaro also testified that Bethany suggested calling her father for advice on how to cover up the crime. "No one argues that Bethany wanted or even knew that Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins would be killed. On Monday, her defense attorney's motion for a new trial was denied. Miner and Landerman actually killed Rankins and Glover, strangling them to death, but the women were also charged with the murders. "I really did think that they were f****** around," McKee told police. Westbrook said he and McKee were introduced by a mutual friend. After the two men were dead, Miner, Bethany McKee, Massaro and Landerman used their money to buy cocaine, gasoline and cigarettes. Alleged Hickory Street Nightmare Killer's Letters For Sale on Website NL VFW Tues Bingo, Up To $14,500 In Prizes-Vets Raffle $150 Lowes Card from Kathy & Cheyenne. Once the guests arrived, police said, Landerman and Miner murdered them, the reports said.After the killings, Massaro and Minerhad sex atop the corpses, the reports said. He is awaiting trial. Bethany McKee was desperate for money when she and three others concocted a detailed plan to lure two men to her Joliet home and rob them, prosecutors said Monday, the first day of McKees murder trial. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. It was McKee who actually called police which led to discovering the victims. "However, she could not recall any specific statement that Bethany made," the Illinois Prison Project lawyers argue on McKee's behalf. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. grant-funded Illinois Prison Project in Chicago. Several of the victims' family members left the courtroom when the evidence technician began to testify. At McKees sentencing hearing, her mother, Teresa McKee, said her daughter is bipolar, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, cuts herself, is unsure who fathered her then-3-year-old daughter and has been hospitalized for extensive periods of time due to her psychiatric problems. I love serous conversations but I still love to have silly dumb ones. Crying, and at times hard to understand, she read a statement saying, had I known this was going to happen I would have made better choices.. Bethany Mckee # R91596 Logan Correctional Center PO BOx 1000 Lincoln, IL 62656. . ", 'Josh Miner Would Have Made Bethany McKee His 3rd Murder Victim'. "I asked her over and over again, 'Are you serious?' She was sentenced to five years in prison but will be released within four years of striking her deal. If they have already proven that they are capable of murder, wouldnt you believe them if they told you that the will kill you also? A few days before Rankins'death, he bought beer for McKee and displayed a large wad of cash, which set in motion the robbery plan, prosecutors said. During their opening statement Monday, prosecutors said McKee, then 18 and mother to a 15-month-old daughter, had been asking friends for ways to get money in days before the bodies were found. On Thursday, co-defendant Alisa Massaro testified that "Bethany suggested calling Terrance because he probably had money.". In his most recent posting, on Monday morning, Bill McKee seemed to be getting discouraged. He is crazy. Even after attending each day of his daughters murder trial, Bill McKee believes the real story of how two men ended up strangled to death in a house on Joliets Hickory Street remains untold. Westbrook, 16, said he had no idea McKee was headed his way when she was arrested near his home. McKee testified that all four of them "participated" in that discussion. "It was one of the hardest days of my life thus far. McKees attorneys said in court Monday there is no forensic evidence tying her to the deaths and the slayings were committed by the other defendants. "Judge Kinney thought a life sentence was 'inappropriate' for Bethany, and we believe that anyone who has all of the information about Bethany's story would agree with him. found guilty of killing both Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover, started serving her life sentence for the murders last week, police reports obtained exclusively by Patch, Massaro and Miner later had sex atop the corpses of their victims, copping a plea to reduced charges of robbery and concealing homicides, sentenced to five years in prison but will be released within four years of striking her deal, called the cops on his daughter and her friends. They did not stay together as a couple but still maintained a good relationship throughout their daughter'syoung life, he said.We got along, he said. Mother of Joliet double slaying victim: 'I don't want to go through Julie Larson, remains locked up in the Will County jail while he waits on his own murder trial to start. She (Alisa) is also one of the participants along with josh who had sex on top of the deceased bodies. On Jan. 10, 2013, Joliet police were sent to 1121 Hickory Street where they arrested Alisa Massaro, Miner and Landerman. Bethany McKee trial closing arguments complete, verdict to be issued Miner told Joliet police he killed one of the victims and that Landerman killed the other victim. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. After getting the phone call, McKee said he immediately called police. After the two men were dead, Miner, Bethany McKee, Massaro and Landerman used their money to buy cocaine, gasoline and cigarettes. Ok, I dont even know why Im doing this anymore, he said. "No," McKee answered. Upon being arrested, she gave a long statement to Kankakee police, describing a conversation between Miner and Landerman regarding a "plan" to rob Rankins and Glover. On the video recording, McKee told Diehl and Powers she felt threatened into going along with the plan to rob her friend. Aquascape's Annual Fish and Plants Spring Sale! She deserves mercy as it is properly bestowed through the clemency process," argued McKee's lawyer, White-Domain. "She has no idea what's going on.". Bethany McKee trial begins for 2013 Joliet double murder By Joseph HoseyE.J. In his blog, Bill McKee said his daughter only stuck around after the murders because she feared she would be killed as well. Bethany McKee was sentenced Tuesday in Will County. I think its because of the dreads the man wore, McKee explained to Joliet police detectives. Glover and Rankins, both 22, were strangled to death. Bethany McKee and Massaro lured Rankins and Glover to Massaros Hickory Street nightmare house but left the room while Landerman and Miner carried out the killings, according to police reports obtained exclusively by Patch. Joliet Area Prospective Homeowners: See 5 New Properties On The Market, Female Joliet Officer Stabbed In Stomach During Arrest, Multiple Bomb Threat For Joliet's Hollywood Casino, Angry Gunman Confronts Homeowner On Ingalls: Cops. McKee's daughter, 20-year-old Bethany McKee, was found guilty of killing both Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover despite not even being in the same room when they were slain. I'm open-minded, compassionate, sensitive, emotional and loyal. She was sentenced to five years in prison but will be released within four years of striking her deal. Killer's Dad Launches Blog Seeking 'The Truth About the - Patch The Rankins family, while still grieving, say they are grateful to Bill McKee. According to prosecutors Brittany McKee led the two men to their murders. Menu Log In Sign Up Bill McKee is in court every day for the murder trial of his daughter, Bethany. "I didn't know it was for real. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 3-14-0881 Decided: May 09, 2017 OPINION 1 The defendant, Bethany L. McKee, was convicted of two counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1 (a) (1) (West 2012)) following a bench trial and was sentenced to natural life imprisonment. In his blog, Bill McKee said his daughter only stuck around after the murders because she feared she would be killed as well. According to the station, prosecutors portray Bethany as the mastermind in a robbery plan that escalated into the double murder. And at this time, (she) is as happy with the situation as she can be.Westbrook conceded that he never established his paternity and has no legal proof he is Ciannas father, but did show that he had her name tattooed across his chest.Westbrook said he was 14 and McKee 16 when they met. I know how Josh is Alissa has told me about him. Inside Biden's new mortgage fee rules. When she came back in the room and learned what had happened for the first time, she was devastated and terrified. Killer's Dad Launches Blog Seeking 'The Truth About the Nightmare on Bethany McKee, an 18-year-old who lived in Shorewood, Illinois was at the booze and drug party as well. I couldn't even fathom that this was going on," McKee said. But McKee showed concern only when she pleaded with officers not to hand her 1-year-old daughter over to the baby's father. He and his family had just returned to Illinois after a brief stay in Florida, said his mother, Bernina Westbrook, and were living in Coal City. Joshua Miner, 26, the mastermind behind the murders, was found guilty last month. Bethany L. MCKEE, Defendant-Appellant. He also knew nothing of the murders from the night before.Westbrook did know McKee wasnt answering her phone, so he called one of her friends and found out what was going on in Joliet.She was like, I dont know how to tell you this, but Bethanys in jail for murder, he recalled.McKee was in Massaros Hickory Street home when Miner and Landerman strangled two men there, police said. I know I would have been dead if I would have stopped it.". When she returned, she learned Glover and Rankins were slain. United States. McKee is now taking care of Bethany's three-year-old daughter. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker talks to the father who sent his own daughter to jail. "First and foremost, we do not intend for our advocacy for Bethany, who was also the victim of violence during her life, to minimize the tragedy that two young men lost their lives," White-Domain told Joliet Patch during last week's interview. planned to keep the dead mens teeth as trophies, dismembered the bodies to conceal the killings. And. A fourth suspect, Alissa Massaro, pleaded guilty to robbery and concealment of a homicidal death for which she received a 10-year prison sentence. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. / CBS News. Nightmare on Hickory Street Teen Mom's Life Sentence Upheld Massaro got the plea in exchange for agreeing to testify against her three friends. "It was one of the hardest days of my life thus far. The double murder conviction meant an automatic life sentence for McKee, Kinney said, adding hed prefer to give her 40 years, or something in the range of 20 to 60 years. NW Side restaurant burglarized 4 times in 5 weeks, owners say: VIDEO, Trump team in defamation, battery trial requests mistrial, Paying more despite good credit? He is not scheduled to appear in court again until after the New Year. He did the right thing and we appreciate that, so our prayers go out that family as well, said DArcy Kent, Terrance Rankins uncle. Bill McKee, father of Joliet, Illinois double-murder suspect Bethany Thisteen killerdid not participate in the actual double murder however her participation would end with a life without parole sentence. She soon left the house, dropped her daughter. A 20-year-old woman from suburban Chicago will spend the rest of her life in jail for her role in a brutal double murder in Joliet last year. Free Learn for Life Webinar: Entrepreneurship Fundamentals. Its almost as if Im writing a journal now, No one is even commenting. According to their filing before Judge Jones in Will County, "Bethany McKee is a survivor of rape, sex trafficking and physical abuse all during her childhood. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Accused Killers Had 3-Way Sex On Black Corpses? - NewsOne According to the Illinois Prison Project's filings, McKee finally took her little girl and left the room and went downstairs. Glover and Rankins, both 22, were strangled to death. In the end the two men were strangled to death. Police believe Landerman brought tools to dismember the bodies. His sentencing is set for later this month. Generally, a decision takes between two and four years, according to the Illinois Prison Project. In developing the plan to rob the two men, Miner said he and Landerman could kill them and the four developed a signal for the two women to leave when the robbery would happen, prosecutors argued at trial. He was referring to the day in January 2013 when Bethany allegedly called to say she and three others were involved in the strangulation murder of Rankins and Glover.

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