An Illinois man is behind bars after police say he murdered his own grandmother. The body 73-year-old Glenda Rusterholz was found in her home on Thursday morning after authorities were called about a disturbance at the residence. Now her cause of death has been revealed, indicating that her 28-year-old grandson brutally beat her before she died.
According to Central Illinois Proud, the cause of death in the homicide of Rusterholz has been declared by a coroner. She suffered from blunt force trauma consistent with an assault, which reveals that 28-year-old Cody A. Krause beat the elderly woman to death.
Krause has been charged with first degree murder, and is currently sitting in jail on bond in the amount of $2.5 Million. In other words, the man’s not going to get out anytime soon. If he’s found guilty of this murder charge, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Chelsea Hoffman is a true crime writer with over a decade of professional writing experience. She is best known for her coverage of missing people including the tragic disappearance of Madeleine McCann as well as the heartbreaking cases of Dylan Redwine, Heather Elvis and many others.
