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In Crete Township, Illinois, a woman facing charges for the deaths of her children’s father and his parents has entered a plea of not guilty, as indicated by court records on Friday.
Authorities allege that Jenna Strouble is responsible for the fatal shootings of all three individuals. She is currently detained at the Will County Jail.
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Strouble faces first-degree murder charges in connection with the deliberate killings of Jacob Q. Lambert, with whom she shared a relationship and children, along with his parents, Stacy and Patrick Forde.
Law enforcement discovered Lambert deceased in a vehicle parked in the driveway last month, and his parents were found lifeless inside their residence, near the entrance, situated on the first floor along the 3400 block of East Norway Trail in Crete Township.
According to the sheriff’s office, Strouble reportedly made statements implicating herself following the murders, and investigators recovered a firearm that matched the weapon used in the crime.
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Prosecutors previously accused Strouble of murdering Lambert because she didn’t like how he parented their two children.
They said Strouble and Lambert were in his truck, when she offered to give him a massage.
Prosecutors say she then shot him in the head while he was face down.
Prosecutors claim she then drove to his mom and stepdad’s home, where she started shooting when they opened the door.
Patrick Forde was shot 17 times. Stacy Forde was shot three times.
Strouble was arrested at her parents’ Saint John, Indiana home.
She’s next due in court April 20.
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