BC actor Ryan Grantham, whom you might know from the TV series Riverdale, has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his mother.
While a life sentence was fully anticipated, both Grantham and his lawyer hoped for an earlier possibility of parole. She loves animals, walking in nature, and supporting her friends through thick and thin. A ruling on Tuesday sealed his fate for the second-degree murder in Vancouver. On March 31, 2020, 64-year-old Waite was found dead in her Squamish home. [Former "Riverdale" actor pleads guilty to murder of mother in BC](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/riverdale-actor-ryan-grantham-mother-murder) [Over $46K raised for family of international student killed in Milton shooting](https://dailyhive.com/toronto/satwinder-singh-gofundme-milton-shooting) [Incel who killed Toronto spa worker admits being inspired by Alek Minassian](https://dailyhive.com/toronto/incel-killer-spa-toronto-alek-minassian-attack) “I cannot explain or justify my actions,” he said.
A Canadian actor who was in Riverdale, named Ryan Grantham, pleaded guilty to murdering his mother in her home in B.C., and also admitted that he plotted to ...
[Grantham rehearsed the murder](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-addresses-court-sentencing-hearing-1.6489866) in the days prior and videos shown in court revealed him confessing to the crime. [CBC reported ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/actor-ryan-grantham-court-sentencing-hearing-sentenced-1.6588962)that Justice Kathleen Ker delivered the sentence in Vancouver at the B.C. [Government of Canada's Justice Laws](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/section-745.html?wbdisable=true) website, second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 10 years, but there was a question of how long Grantham's ineligibility for parole would be. Grantham was just sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, with no eligibility for parole for 14 years. [according to IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2566096/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm). [apologized for the murder](https://www.narcity.com/vancouver/former-riverdale-actor-apologized-for-murdering-his-mother-said-he-has-no-excuse) that happened on March 31, 2020.
Former Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 14 years for the 2020 murder of his mother in Squamish, ...
Grantham began his career as a child actor at age nine. “...there's a lot of aspects to the case that are more equivalent to first degree [murder] than they are with second degree.” After shooting her, the court heard he covered his mother with a sheet and went out to buy beer. The ultimate decision on where Grantham will serve his sentence, however, will be up to the Correctional Service of Canada over the coming months. Johnson said the judge specifically recommended Grantham not be held in a maximum security institution because of “his young age and diminutive size.” The former child actor charged with the second-degree murder of his mother in Squamish, B.C., has been sentenced to life in prison.