A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2011 slaying of his parents in southwest suburban Palos Heights.
John Granat Jr., 22, was given the punishment Thursday for the deaths of John Granat Sr. and Maria Granat, the Daily Southtown reports.
Authorities say Granat Jr., who was 17 years old at the time, arranged for three friends to help kill his parents while they slept at the Palos Heights home. Officers found the couple's skulls had been crushed with aluminum bats and the dying mother was repeatedly stabbed. [[129737043, C]]
The group first ransacked the home for jewelry and cash first, prosecutors said, before committing the murders while attempting to make them look like a botched home invasion.
Granat Jr. was charged days after the killings when his alibi fell apart.
In the days following the deaths, Granat's friends continued to attend high school before being arrested. Two pleaded guilty and are in prison. Christopher Wyma was convicted and is due in court Friday.
