Thursday, April 25, 2013
The three attorneys individually representing three men accused of killing John and Maria Granat received large quantities of reports from prosecution at a court hearing Friday.
Stuffed folders of medical reports were given over to three defense attorneys individually representing three defendants accused of killing Palos Township couple John and Maria Granat. Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Donna Norton said at a court hearing Friday in front of Judge Neil Linehan that the handed-over discovery also contained digital photos from the medical examiner’s office, cell phone analysis and other documents. Norton said she is still waiting on other records for 18-year-old Christopher Wyma, as well as DNA analysis discussed at the March hearing, but has no outstanding subpoenas in the case. Public defender LaFonze Palmer, who is representing 18-year-old John Granat, Wyma’s attorney Dan Nolan, and John Eannace who …
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The Sacred Heart Catholic Church was standing-room only as friends and family remembered the Palos Township couple who were killed in their home Sept. 11.
Sacred Heart Church was standing-room only Saturday as nearly a thousand friends and family members mourned the loss of John and Maria Granat. The Palos Township couple were killed Sept. 11 in their home, and their son John has been charged with their murder. But on Saturday, the tearful crowd came together to try and fill the emptiness they felt. Many people cried throughout the Mass, which was celebrated almost entirely in Polish. The Rev. Grzegorz Wojcik was the celebrant, and Sacred Heart Pastor Patrick Tucker also spoke briefly following the homily. "I couldn't help thinking as their bodies are there together, they entered eternity together," Tucker said. "Perhaps it speaks to us that would have been what they liked: to remain …
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
John Granat, 17, of Palos Township, told police he awoke at 7 a.m. to find his parents murdered.
The story has been updated with details of the crime: Palos Couple Died in Blood-Soaked Bedroom, Proseuctor Says Updated at 11:04 a.m. The 17-year-old son of a Palos Township couple, charged Tuesday morning in their murder, was denied bail. John Granat, 17, was charged with two counts of first degree murder in connection with the deaths of his mother and father, John, 44, and Maria Granat, 42, according to a news release from the Cook County Sheriff's office. Granat made a 911 call from inside the family's home on the 12700 block of 81st Court in an unincorporated area of Palos Park early Sunday morning. He told police he awoke at 7 a.m. and found his family home disheveled. That’s when he went upstairs and found his parents. He said he …
Victoria Talerico
6:23 am on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
All 4 should get the death penalty. Maybe Salahat should receive some leniency. He was in the get away car and cooperated with police AFTER being caught. John Granat was adopted by these people and given a wonderful life. He repayed them with brutality and unspeakable violence. Disgusting. Wyma's father is a police officer. What went wrong there? Something didn't connect regarding right and wrong… more ›