Woman convicted in grisly 2013 murders of 2 Joliet men wants Illinois I thought by putting this blog out to the world it would bring me some advise and help. Then check out our Facebook page. "I asked her over and over again, 'Are you serious?' He then stood up and turned toward the officers with a grin on his face. Landerman, the son of Joliet police Sgt. Ok, I dont even know why Im doing this anymore, he said. She's in jail because he turned her in. Massaros plea deal doesnt sit well with Bill McKee. Rankinswas carrying $120, which McKee and the others divided up to pay for gas, alcohol and cigarettes, prosecutors said. Bethany McKee trial closing arguments complete, verdict to be issued I was like, oh my God, whatever. Bethany McKee had picked up her daughter when she saw police surrounding the house and drove to Kankakee, where she was arrested. Massaro made out a lot better than her friends. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. August 7, 2014 / 6:58 PM During her imprisonment, McKee has completed 21 Bible study courses including from the American Bible Academy, Prisoners for Christ Outreach Ministries and Rhema Correspondence Bible School and she has consistently maintained an A grade across eight of her American Bible Academy courses. / CBS Chicago. Unable to come to grips with losing his daughter to prison, Bill McKee launched a blog questioning the conventional wisdom of the murder case. She also had a young daughter. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I didn't think it would happen," McKee said during the interview. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Joliet Zonta Club Awards Woman Of The Year, Karl Ferrell, Joliet Township Trustee, Cannot Stay In Office: Judges, Joliet Domestic Abuser Sent Off To Prison, Glasgow Pleased. In his blog, Bill McKee said his daughter only stuck around after the murders because she feared she would be killed as well. And. planned to keep the dead mens teeth as trophies, dismembered the bodies to conceal the killings. CHICAGO - The father of a suspect involved in what Joliet, Ill., police have called one of the most vicious crimes they've ever witnessed, says the day he turned her in was "one of the hardest days of my life," reports CBS Chicago. Life in prison for two Joliet strangulations - Baltimore Sun "Can you please make sure my baby goes back to my mom?" Appeal No. She was nice to everyone.But Westbrook also said he hardly recognized McKee when he attended one of her court hearings, and was stunned when he saw her sitting among her three co-defendants in the jury box.I couldnt believe she was hanging out with them, Westbrook said of McKee's association withMiner, Massaro and Landerman, whom he says he never heard of before the killings.They looked like the crew you walk up on, you turn and walk the other way, he said. Im holding him and finally he stops moving, and from what I heard in the trial, like I guess I was holding him like way too long, because he was still moving, Miner said. 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.". She shouldnt have to be charged with both bodies.. Right now, they are reading the Harry Potter series. Join Facebook to connect with Bethany McKee and others you may know. 2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Miner and Landerman were also sentenced to life in prison. "Bethany is a brilliant and kind person who has spent her incarceration working to understand her past trauma and remain a supportive mother to her now 10-year-old daughter. McKee went downstairs where Massaro's father was sleeping on a couch. Miner confessed to coming up with the robbery scheme. They also are appealing their convictions. Seems like she wants to breakdown every day, Johnson said. When she returned, she learned Glover and Rankins were slain. "I don't know for sure, but that's what I've been seeing on the internet. Killer's Dad Launches Blog Seeking 'The Truth About the - Patch In the end the two men were strangled to death. At age 18, she was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. The front door was unlocked. Aquascape's Annual Fish and Plants Spring Sale! A 22-year-old woman will be spending life in prison for her role in a double murder, an Illinois judge ruled Tuesday. The police turned the girl over to McKees parents, Teresa and Bill McKee of Shorewood. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Alisa Massaro struck a plea. Bill McKee was the one who called the cops on his daughter and her friends. "It would have never happened if she didn't bring him there." He is not scheduled to appear in court again until after the New Year. McKee's attorneys chose a bench trial rather than a jury trial. Accused Killers Had 3-Way Sex On Black Corpses? - NewsOne NL VFW Tues Bingo, Up To $14,500 In Prizes-Vets Raffle $150 Lowes Card from Kathy & Cheyenne. '", 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. Our story hasnt been heard yet, and the truth needs to be told, Bill McKee says in his blog. Our story hasnt been heard yet, and the truth needs to be told, Bill McKee says in his blog. On Monday, her defense attorney's motion for a new trial was denied. Bethany's father said Massaro's testimony is questionable. Free Learn for Life Webinar: Entrepreneurship Fundamentals. Police Interview Reveals Horrifying Details in Joliet Murders "[If I tried to stop it] all three of us would've been dead. NL VFW Tues Bingo, Up To $14,500 In Prizes-Vets Raffle $150 Lowes Card from Kathy & Cheyenne. By Joseph HoseyE.J. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. McKee said Massaro's on-off boyfriend Joshua Miner proposed robbing Rankins unless he brought cigarettes to Massaro's second-floor apartment. Glovers brother Mark Johnson said he was unsure and scared about what he might hear in court. Bethany McKee is on Facebook. 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. Killer's Dad Launches Blog Seeking 'The Truth About the Nightmare on 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. Who holds the state who offered the deal and the judge who agreed with it and signed off on it accountable?. Prosecutors: Joliet Men Murdered for Money, Alcohol, and Cigarettes Adam Landerman, a 19-year-old whose father worked as a sergeant with the Joliet Police Department, rounded out the group. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. His sentencing is set for later this month. https://abc7chicago.com/bethany-mckee-terrance-rankins-eric-glover-joshua-miner/380156/, Bethany McKee is currently incarcerated at the Logan Correctional Facility, Your email address will not be published. We always came to an agreement.Westbrook said he has not communicated with McKee since she was locked up. Massaro got the plea in exchange for agreeing to testify against her three friends. She started. It helped me build myself. But it hasnt.. At the time of those arrests, McKee was driving toward Kankakee. 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. If given discretion, I would impose a sentence that was significant but would not be the maximum, he said. It was McKee who actually called police which led to discovering the victims. McKee, who had her 15- month- old daughter with her, said she left the house to drop the girl off with a friend. McKee is now taking care of Bethany's three-year-old daughter. ", "Because I was scared," McKee told the Kankakee detective. 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. In my mind he was still moving, but the lady (testifying at his murder trial) was saying he was spazzing out or whatever., Bethany McKee | image via Illinois Department of Corrections. Massaro was sentenced to 10 years. He did the right thing and we appreciate that, so our prayers go out that family as well, said DArcy Kent, Terrance Rankins uncle. McKees attorney, Bryon Kohut, also argues McKee was just 18 years old at the time of the killings, had no criminal background and suffered from considerable mental health issues and horrific abuses as a teenager. She started serving her life sentence for the murders last week. Glover and Rankins, both 22, were strangled to death. In court, Massaro also testified that Bethany suggested calling her father for advice on how to cover up the crime. Bethany McKee, 20, will spend her natural life in prison for her role in the 2013 murders of Eric Glover and Terrance Rankins. Bill McKee confirmed he is the author of the blog, which also includes postings from Bethanys younger sister, Trisha McKee. 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. At age 17, she became a single mother. They looked like bad news.Westbrook said that after the hearing, he and his mother met with the McKees so he could visit his daughter. McKee is facing first-degree. Two other suspects arrested in the deaths have already been convicted: Bethany McKee and Alisa Massaro, both 20. / CBS News. Judge Gerald Kinney was critical of the states sentencing guidelines. She squirmed out of the murder case in May by copping a plea to reduced charges of robbery and concealing homicides. Jim Fisher True Crime: The Hickory Street Four Murder Case - Blogger Bethany McKee, now 22, was found guilty in the double murder case and sentenced to life in prison even though she did not lay a hand on either of the men she was convicted of killing and was not even in the same room with them when they died. Landerman, the son of Joliet police Sgt. McKee is now taking caring of his daughter's three-year-old girl. "I really did think that they were f****** around," McKee told police. The 22-year-old agreed to a plea deal to avoid a life sentence in the case. While Bethany is remorseful, a life sentence in this case is widely inconsistent with principles of justice and mercy. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Adam, no.". McKee apologized to the families in court. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. She started serving her life sentence for the murders last week. I absolutely feel optimistic. Bethany McKees attorney, Neil Patel, told how she was raped when she was 14 and shortly after abducted and forced into prostitution. His 18-month-old daughters 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. 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? 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. She was too nice a person. 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. Joliet Zonta Club Awards Woman Of The Year, Karl Ferrell, Joliet Township Trustee, Cannot Stay In Office: Judges, Joliet Domestic Abuser Sent Off To Prison, Glasgow Pleased. Bethany McKee is being viewed as a monster when she is nothing of the sort, he wrote. And then I cried.That was in January. . Thisteen killerdid not participate in the actual double murder however her participation would end with a life without parole sentence. I myself would not have wanted to be her when this all happened. 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. She soon left the house, dropped her daughter. Miner and Massaro had sex atop the dead mens bodies, police reports obtained exclusively by Patch, flaying one of the dead men and wearing his face like a mask, pleading 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, agreeing to testify against her three friends, didnt even bother to call her for Miners, exclusive interview with Miner behind the walls of maximum security Menard Correctional Center, And the Bethany girl, I really think that she should have got a deal or something like just the robbery or conspiracy or something, Im holding him and finally he stops moving, and from what I heard in the trial, like I guess I was holding him like way too long, because he was still moving. Bethany McKee - Address & Phone Number | Whitepages Miner and Landerman actually killed Rankins and Glover, strangling them to death, but the women were also charged with the murders. 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. I knew Josh was crazy. 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Bill McKee is in court every day while his 20-year-old daughter, Bethany - one of four people accused in the 2013 murders of 22-year-olds Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover - stands trial for. "She's confused," said Bethany McKee's father, Bill McKee. JOLIET Bethany McKee told police she was holding her baby while she watched Terrence Rankins being killed. Mr. Massaro, the father of the host, was in the house that night. Bethany McKee was arrested on murder charges in January 2013 long with her childhood friend Alisa Massaro, 20, Massaros boyfriend, Joshua Miner, 26, and a another Joliet man, Adam Landerman, 21. "My mind was racing with a million thoughts," McKee said. She squirmed out of the murder case in May by copping a plea to reduced charges of robbery and concealing homicides. How much sicker can one get? Aquascape's Annual Fish and Plants Spring Sale! 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. JOLIET, IL A Shorewood mom locked up when she was just 18 for the Nightmare on Hickory Street murders had her life sentence upheld by an appellate court. Massaro and Miner later had sex atop the corpses of their victims. The request argues the justices should review the case because of conflicting rulings from other districts involving similar cases. When she came back in the room and learned what had happened for the first time, she was devastated and terrified. First published on August 11, 2014 / 9:30 AM. I know the stuff he can do. She later left the Nightmare on Hickory Street house and dropped her daughter off at a friend's home. It's a day I will never forget," the suspect's father told reporters Thursday. Ok, I dont even know why Im doing this anymore, he said. McKee heard one of the victims ask, Why are you doing this to me? but she did nothing, prosecutors said. In court, Massaro said Bethany suggested calling her dad for advice on how to cover up the crime. 4 Restaurants In Channahon-Minooka To Take Mom On Mexican Mothers Day, Teardrop Pancake House Adds Dinner Menu: 'I Think It's A Great Menu', T-Mobile Tuesdays: Get Free Stuff And Great Perks Every Week. 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. Both bodies were face down with plastic bags over the heads, one resting on a pillow and the other on towels, the officers said. And Adam was like, 'Yeah.' Aquascape's Annual Fish and Plants Spring Sale! But McKee showed concern only when she pleaded with officers not to hand her 1-year-old daughter over to the baby's father. After getting the phone call, McKee said he immediately called police. 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. 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. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Bethany McKee and three others are accused of helping to murder Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover last year. She then testified, 'I tried to persuade Bethany to come with me, to leave the room.'". She started. She had their young daughter with her in the car when the Kankakee cops took her into custody. Who holds the state who offered the deal and the judge who agreed with it and signed off on it accountable?. Bethany McKee #R91596 Pen Pal Profile | WriteAPrisoner.com She was sentenced to five years in prison but will be released within four years of striking her deal. Defense attorneys argued that McKee did not physically harm the men, that she is mentally ill, had been abducted into a sex trafficking ring at 14 and had a history of substance drug abuse. Westbrook remembers the moment he heard the mother of his child was jailed on murder charges in connection with abrutal double-slaying in Joliet.I just dropped the phone, said Westbrook. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. A fourth suspect, Alissa Massaro, pleaded guilty to robbery and concealment of a homicidal death for which she received a 10-year prison sentence. Bethany McKee is being viewed as a monster when she is nothing of the sort, he wrote. She has just gotten away with murder, Bill McKee said in his blog. She didnt have the heart to do something like that. In July, her attorneys filed a request for the Illinois Supreme Court to review the case. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Bill McKee confirmed he is the author of the blog, which also includes postings from Bethanys younger sister, Trisha McKee. "No," McKee answered. These cookies do not store any personal information. Ortega said McKee had also mentioned trying to sell drugs. In his most recent posting, on Monday morning, Bill McKee seemed to be getting discouraged. "Westbrook still doesnt believe McKee was involved in the grisly double-slaying.I dont think she did it, he said. Joliet Murder Defendant's Father 'Couldn't Fathom' Call From Daughter But she needs to be with her father, Westbrook said. But because Massaro struck a plea deal to avoid a life sentence, the elder McKee argues her testimony is questionable. Adam Landerman, 21, is awaiting. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. According to prosecutors Brittany McKee led the two men to their murders.