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Insets, left to right: Jenna Strouble, Jacob Lambert, Stacy Forde and Patrick Forde (Will County Sheriff’s Office/WLS/YouTube). Background: The Illinois home where Jenna Strouble allegedly shot and killed the father of her children, Jacob Lambert, and his parents Stacy Forde and Patrick Forde (WLS/YouTube).
An Indiana woman has been accused of crossing state boundaries to commit a chilling triple murder in Illinois. Authorities allege that Jenna Strouble, 30, shot and killed her sometime boyfriend, Jacob Lambert, along with his parents, Stacy Forde, 54, and Patrick Forde, 55. Strouble, who is the mother of Lambert’s children, reportedly fled back to her residence in St. John, Indiana, just a short drive of about eight miles from the crime scene in unincorporated Crete Township.
The Will County Sheriff’s Office detailed the accusations in a statement shared on their Facebook page, highlighting the gravity of the charges against Strouble, who now faces first-degree murder counts.
The tragic events unfolded when deputies were called to conduct a welfare check around 2 a.m. on March 23, prompted by a concerned family member. Upon arrival at the residence on the 3400 block of E. Norway Trail, deputies discovered the lifeless bodies of three adults inside. The victims were identified as residents of the home and included Lambert and his parents.
Further confirmation of the victims’ identities came from the local coroner’s office, which provided more details on the victims’ identities.
The victims were identified by the coroner’s office.
“Strouble had an on/off relationship with Lambert, and they had children together,” the sheriff’s office says. “Lambert was found dead in a car in the driveway, and his parents were found dead inside the home on the first floor, near the front door.”
A motive has not been released for the killings, with cops only saying that Strouble and Lambert had separated in the past. “The preliminary investigation shows this was a targeted incident and during the detectives’ interviews Strouble gave incriminating statements, following the homicides,” the sheriff’s office says.
Investigators recovered a firearm and were able to determine that it allegedly matched the one used in the slayings. It’s unclear what type of gun it was.
Strouble was being held Wednesday at the Lake County, Indiana, jail and is expected to remain there until she’s extradited back to Illinois for these charges, according to police. She does not have any court dates listed yet.