Grandmother, grandson charged in killing of grandfather

A 64-year-old woman has been charged along with her grandson in the slaying of her 72-year-old husband, who was killed on his way to dialysis treatment.
The woman and her grandson then used the slain man's money to buy a car, home furnishings, tattoos, gym shoes and other items.
Janet Strickland, of the 400 block of East 95th Street, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed robbery with a firearm in connection to the March 2 homicide of her husband William Strickland.
Prosecutors alleged Janet Strickland and her grandson, also named William Strickland, discussed killing her husband on multiple occasions.
Before the shooting, Janet Strickland told her grandson that she was "sick" of his grandfather and that she wanted him dead, prosecutors allege.
"She stated ... that she wished he was not here and she wanted him gone" .
On the Thursday before the shooting, Strickland told her grandson that she wanted it done on the next Saturday.
Initially the two had discussed having someone else kill him, but Strickland later told his grandmother he would do the shooting himself.
According to prosecutors, Strickland admitted that when she unlocked the door to let her husband leave for his dialysis appointment early in the morning of March 2 she knew he would be killed by her grandson.
She also admitted to knowing her grandson had his grandfather's gun, and to letting him use her car during the shooting.
Janet Strickland was a beneficiary of her husband's accounts, including his bank account. After the shooting, the two went on a shopping spree with the victim's money.
She used his money to buy her grandson a car and home furnishings. The younger Strickland also bought himself tattoos, gym shoes and a new phone.
Janet Strickland did not appear in court, instead being held in a hospital for treatment of lung disease and low oxygen. She was arrested Thursday on the 400 block of East 111th Street after being identified by a witness.
Strickland's grandson William D. Strickland, 19, of the 400 block of East 95th Street, was ordered held without bail on March 30, accused of shooting his grandfather six times in the back.
The elder William Strickland was shot about 3:30 a.m. on March 2 outside his home in the South Side's Burnside neighborhood.
The elder Strickland was standing outside waiting for a Pace bus near his home when he was shot, on his way to a weekly dialysis appointment.
Police recovered 25 bullet shell casings at the scene.
The younger Strickland admitted to stealing the gun used in the murder from his grandfather.
According to court documents, the younger Strickland, also known as "Dashaun," used a black Beretta semi-automatic handgun in his grandfather's murder.
Strickland is a self-admitted member of the Black P. Stones street gang