John Granat Murder Jury in Deliberations

BRIDGEVIEW, IL -- A jury has retired to deliberate in the murder trial of a former Palos Park man accused of grooming three friends to kill his parents. Closing arguments for his alleged accomplice Christopher Wyma are expected to start in 15 minutes.

John Granat was 17 years old and senior at Stagg High School when he called 911 to report that he slept through a home invasion and found his parents bludgeoned to death and “drowning in their own blood” on Sept. 11, 2011.

Cook County Sheriff’s detectives were on to the high schooler, who said he’d been at home all night and fell asleep in the basement, from the start. Granat’s alibi began falling apart after he was confronted about being pulled over by a Palos Heights police officer in an early morning traffic stop.

Jurors listened to five days of testimony before Judge Neil Linehan in the Bridgeview Courthouse, including interrogation videos, crime scene photos, testimony by police officers, the Cook County Medical Examiner and cellular tower experts.

A third co-defendant, Ehab Qasem, also testified against Granat and former friend Wyma. The now 22-year-old men were being tried together but with separate juries.

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