'Riverdale' actor Ryan Grantham, 24, sentenced to life in prison for killing mother


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He admitted to fatally shooting his 64-year-old mother on March 31, 2020, with a single gunshot to the back of the head while she played the piano. Photo: Handout

A former Canadian kid star who acted in the hit television shows Riverdale and Supernatural has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of his mother.

Ryan Grantham, 24, pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder for the killing of Barbara Waite. He admitted to fatally shooting his 64-year-old mother on March 31, 2020, with a single gunshot to the back of the head while she played the piano.

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