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A horrifying story emerged from Ohio this week, as a teenage boy confessed to strangling his 64-year-old neighbor to demise.
The unidentified minor, who’s now 14, however was 13 on the time of the crime, struck a cope with prosecutors that can require him to spend the remainder of his childhood in Ohio Division of Youth Companies amenities.
The assailant pled responsible to aggravated homicide, aggravated housebreaking, and strangulation on Monday, and he has been remanded to state custody till his twenty first birthday.
Sheila “Denise” Tenpenny was allegedly killed by a 13-year-old neighbor in search of the “perfect victim.” (YouTube)
Investigators reveal stunning particulars surrounding mindless homicide
The sufferer — recognized as Sheila “Denise” Tenpenny — was discovered lifeless inside her house on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
In keeping with a press launch from the Ohio Lawyer Basic’s Workplace, Tenpenny’s physique was found by her brother, who referred to as 911 after discovering her lifeless in her mattress.
“I think my sister’s been murdered. She got her face covered with a pillow … She did not respond when I yelled at her,” he informed a 911 operator.
Investigators imagine that the minor broke into Tenpenny’s house someday between 2 am and 5 am and struck her with a blunt object.
In keeping with prosecutor Linda Scott, the defendant “researched how to strangle someone, how to do it, how to find a victim … For months, the defendant did this sort of research.”
With the crime accomplished, the assailant allegedly “notified all his social media people,” posting a message that learn, “This one was a fighter.”
Investigators defined that the perpetrator happily didn’t do an excellent job of masking his tracks.
“He left his DNA; he tried to clean up the crime scene with items that wouldn’t have been successful,” Ohio Bureau of Felony Investigation Agent David Ward informed reporters.
“It was good luck for us that he did make those mistakes, but in the future, is he going to learn from those mistakes?”
Ward added that in his 25 years in regulation enforcement, “this is the first time I’ve ever had a person of this age commit this type of crime. And to add to that the premeditation of the offense is just chilling to me.”
The defendant was arrested ten days after Tenpenny’s homicide.
Prosecutors say that after he was swabbed for DNA, the teenager posted one other social media message, this one studying, “I think I just got caught.”
