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Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
Teen Accused of Killing Mom Allegedly Inspired by Menendez Brothers
Originally appeared on E! Online A Wisconsin teen accused of killing his mother says he was inspired by the Menendez brothers. Reed Gelinskey, 15, allegedly killed his mother—an elementary school teacher identified in court documents as SG—after watching a Netflix documentary detailing Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez's 1989 murders of their mother and father, Mary Louise 'Kitty' and Jose Menendez, per authorities. Gelinskey was charged with first degree intentional homicide March 6, and currently faces life in prison. Authorities detained the teenager in his Franksville home after receiving Snapchat messages Gelinskey had sent to a friend, per court documents obtained by NBC News, and the friend then alerted police. In the social media correspondence, Gelinskey had allegedly included an image of a woman lying face-up on her back and another of blood on the floor, per the complaint. Alongside the photos, Gelinskey had written to his friend, 'I stabbed my mother to death.' The complaint obtained by NBC News details that officers found Gelinskey exiting his home shortly after 10:30 p.m. local time with a knife in his hand. When approached, he dropped the knife and told authorities, 'She is dead. She is dead from what I did.' More from E! Online Gigi Hadid Breaks Silence on Bradley Cooper Relationship Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Step Out Together for First Time Since Super Bowl Father of Mae Whitman's Baby Revealed 6 Months After Welcoming Son Gelinskey was taken into custody, and later his clothing was found to have blood on it, per the complaint. In an interview with law enforcement at the Caledonia Police Department, Gelinskey explained that he had come home from school in a state of 'depression,' and had 'the urge to kill his parents,' per the complaint. He also stated that he felt he was 'high' from anxiety medication he had been taking. He told officers that he had initially planned to kill his father, but opted not to after not being able to find a large enough hammer. Instead, he had dinner and later watched the Menendez Brothers Netflix documentary while his mother sat with him on the couch, using her computer, the complaint detailed. The plan to kill his mother, Gelinskey said in his interview with authorities, was hatched after watching the 'shotgun' scene of the documentary, or the moment detailing how the Menendez brothers killed their parents. Gelinskey said, per the complaint, that at around 9:50 p.m. he had hid his sleep medication and lured his mother downstairs to help him look for it. On their way down the stairs together, Gelinskey, who was behind his mother, struck her twice with a dumb bell that he had concealed under his sweater. Then, he threw her to the ground and stabbed her three times in the chest and twice in the neck with a steak knife he had also hidden. Per the complaint, Gelinskey's mother at some point amid her death asked him, 'Why?' To which he allegedly told her, 'Pain.' Gelinskey is currently in custody, with bail set at $1 million. He will have a preliminary hearing March 12, per NBC News affiliate WTMJ-TV4 Milwaukee. (E! News and NBC News are both a part of the NBCUniversal family.) For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Yahoo
Wisconsin Teen Murdered Mom With Dumbbell, Steak Knife After Watching Menendez Doc: Complaint
Reed Gelinskey is a 15-year-old Wisconsin teen who is accused of murdering his mom with a steak knife and dumbbell in the family's Caledonia home after being inspired by the Netflix documentary on the Menendez brothers. "Why?" a graphic criminal complaint says Gelinskey's mom asked him as he stabbed her multiple times after hitting her over the head with the dumbbell. Shortly before, Suzanne Gelinskey was sitting on the couch working on her computer when her son turned on the Netflix show "The Menendez Brothers," the criminal complaint says. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life prison terms in California for the murders of their mom and dad. 'Gelinskey stated he then developed the plan to kill his parents. He stated it came to him while he watched the 'shotgun scene,'' the complaint says. His mom went upstairs, and the teen grabbed a steak knife and put it in his pocket, according to the complaint. He told his mom he couldn't find his medicine and hid a dumbbell bar in the sleeve of his sweatshirt while she came downstairs to look for the pills, it adds. 'Gelinskey stated while his mother's back was to him he hit her twice in the head with the dumbbell," the complaint says. She did not fall over, so he threw her to the ground and grabbed the knife, it alleges. The complaint says she tried to kick him off seven times, but he stabbed her three times in the chest and twice in the neck while she asked, 'Why?' He's accused of replying, 'Pain.' According to TMJ4, Suzanne Gelinskey worked as a "4K Educational Assistant at Knapp Elementary School." According to the criminal complaint, a Caledonia police officer was sent to the family's home along White Manor Court in the Village of Caledonia around 10:30 p.m. on March 4, 2025. A caller told police 'she received a Snapchat photo from Reed Gelinskey showing a female laying face-up on her back. The complainant also advised she saw a Snapchat photo with blood on the floor.' Gelinskey, who was covered in blood, told police that he 'struck his mother over the head with a dumbbell in an attempt to knock her out so he could stab with with the knife," the complaint says. Gelinskey's mom was discovered on the ground in the foyer of the home with 'apparent stab wounds and blood-soaked clothing," it says. Police recovered a silver dumbbell near the refrigerator and a second knife near the kitchen. Gelinskey exited the home when officers arrived and dropped a brown and silver kitchen knife on the home's stoop, urging officers to kill him and saying, 'She is dead from what I did," according to the complaint. In an interview with police, Gelinskey said he came home from school and 'felt depression and an urge to kill his parents," the complaint says. He had been taking his brother's anxiety medication for about a month and took about nine pills during the night, it says. He searched the home 'for a hammer because he was going to kill his father when he came home from work but could not find one large enough," the complaint says. Reed Ryan Gelinskey was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, according to Wisconsin court records. His address was given as Franksville, Wisconsin. "On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at about 10:34 pm, Caledonia Police Officers were dispatched to a single-family residence in the 10000 block of E. White Manor Court in Caledonia. It was initially reported that a juvenile male at that address had possibly killed his mother," a press release from Caledonia police says. "As responding officers were arriving on scene, they were met by a 15-year-old juvenile male who was exiting the front door of the residence and surrendered himself to officers without incident." "Officers cleared the residence and located an adult female deceased inside the home. Lifesaving efforts were attempted, but she had already succumbed to her injuries," the Calendonia police statement says. "Preliminary investigation indicates the victim was stabbed and also sustained blunt force trauma. The victim was identified as the mother of the juvenile male who surrendered to the responding officers." Gelinskey's father Ryan Gelinskey appeared at his March 7 court hearing by Zoom but did not make any statements, the records show. His Facebook page describes him as a chemical operator for a corporation. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 12. The court records say Reed Gelinskey's bail was set at $1 million, and he was allowed monitored contact with his dad. A woman who knew Suzanne Gelinskey wrote a tribute to her on Facebook, saying, "She was so kind, patient, smart, caring and an all around great person. My kids loved going to her house, hanging out with her boys and I trusted her 100%. She was the type of mom another mom could feel good about leaving her kids with."
Express Tribune
09-03-2025
- Express Tribune
Wisconsin teen charged with killing mother says he was inspired by Netflix's 'Menendez Brothers' documentary
Wisconsin teen charged with killing mother says he was inspired by Netflix's 'Menendez Brothers' documentary A 15-year-old Wisconsin boy has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly stabbing his mother to death—a crime he claims was inspired by watching The Menendez Brothers documentary on Netflix. According to court documents obtained by local news outlets, Reed R. Gelinskey was arrested on March 4 in Caledonia, a suburb of Racine. Police responded to his home at around 10:30 p.m. after a witness reported receiving a Snapchat message from Gelinskey showing a woman lying in blood. When officers arrived, Gelinskey allegedly walked outside, dropped a kitchen knife on the stoop, and told them, 'She is dead from what I did.' Police noted his clothing was stained with blood and took him into custody. Authorities say Gelinskey admitted to hitting his mother in the head twice with a dumbbell before stabbing her five times with a steak knife. He allegedly told investigators she asked him, 'Why?' before he replied, 'Pain.' The criminal complaint states that Gelinskey, who had been taking his brother's anxiety medication, came home from school that day feeling depressed. He reportedly searched for a hammer to kill his father but couldn't find one large enough. While watching The Menendez Brothers documentary, he said he formed a plan to kill both parents, specifically during the 'shotgun scene.' The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in 1989. They claimed years of abuse led them to act in self-defense, but prosecutors argued they were motivated by financial gain. The brothers are currently seeking to overturn their life sentences, citing newly discovered evidence, including a 1988 letter from Erik Menendez describing abuse and allegations from a former Menudo band member who claims José Menendez sexually assaulted him. A judge is currently reviewing their case, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has yet to decide on potential resentencing or a retrial. Meanwhile, prosecutors described Gelinskey's crime as a 'violent, but planned offense' and charged him as an adult. His father has also requested contact with him, which a judge approved. He is currently being held in a juvenile detention center with bond set at $1 million.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Caledonia boy inspired by Menendez brothers fatally stabs mother, complaint says
A 15-year-old Racine County boy says he was inspired by California's Menendez brothers when he stabbed his mother to death earlier this week, according to prosecutors. Reed R. Gelinskey was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide by the Racine County District Attorney's Office. As police arrived at the Caledonia home in 10000 block of White Manor Court at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Gelinskey dropped a knife in front of officers and admitted to killing his mother while asking officers to kill him, according to prosecutors. Gelinskey's mother is only identified with the initials SG in the complaint. Gelinskey told a detective during his interview that he came home from school and felt depression and an urge to kill his parents, the complaint says. Gelinskey said he had been taking his brother's anxiety medication for about a month and during the night of the murder he took about nine pills, according to the complaint. The teen said the pills didn't help with anxiety but made him feel high and he enjoys that. According to the complaint, Gelinskey said he searched the home for a hammer because he was going to kill his father when he came home from work but could not find one large enough. Gelinskey said after dinner, his mother was seated on the couch using her computer and so he started watching a movie. Gelinskey said he turned on a Netflix documentary about Lyle and Erik Menendez, famed brothers who were convicted of killing their parents at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. Gelinskey said this is when he developed the plan to kill his parents and he said it came to him during the "shotgun scene," which graphically depicts the killing of José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez. Gelinskey's mother went upstairs at about 9:50 p.m. and that is when he got up to hide his sleeping medication, according to the complaint. He said after hiding the medication he grabbed a steak knife and put it in his pocket before telling his mother that he couldn't find his medicine. Gelinskey said he hid a dumbbell bar in the sleeve of his sweatshirt while his mother came down to look for the pills. As his mother's back was turned, Gelinskey hit her twice in the head with the dumbbell, the complaint says. Gelinskey said he thought she would fall over but she did not so he threw her to the ground and grabbed the knife. According to the complaint, Gelinskey said his mother tried to kick him off her several times but eventually he stabbed her three times in the chest and twice in the neck. Gelinskey said his mother asked him, "Why?" and he replied, "Pain," the complaint says. After the attack, Gelinskey said he contacted his friend via Snapchat and told her to call the police. He said he sat on the floor until he heard sirens and once those stopped, he went outside to investigate where he was met by police. "She is dead," Gelinskey said to officers, according to the complaint. "She is dead from what I did," he added. Gelinskey appeared in court Thursday where bail was set at $1 million. If convicted, he faces a mandatory life sentence. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin boy inspired by Menendez brothers kills mother
