'OK...We'll take care of her later': Father thought son, 14, who confessed to killing mother in text message was JOKING
- 'I suppose I didn't take it as a threat on the time,' William Crooks stated in court testimony about an earlier, undheeded threat his son as soon as made against Gretchen Crooks
- Noah Crooks stands accused of murdering and attempting to sexuality assault his own mother
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When William Crooks were given a text message in which his son confessed ‘I killed Mom,’ he thought it was a funny story.
‘Ok,’ Crooks answered. ‘Just throw her in the grove. We’ll take care of her later.’
This in accordance to testimony Crooks, 41, gave in Wright County District Court in Clarion, Iowa Friday night.
Unbelievable: William Crooks testified Friday that he did not imagine his son's text message confession about killing his personal mother and spoke back 'OK'
Son Noah Crooks, 14, stands accused of murdering and attempting to sexually attack his mother, William’s wife, 37-year-old Gretchen Crooks in 2012.
The full message Noah sent the night time of March 24 read ‘Dad this is Noah. I killed Mom by chance. I remorseful about it. Come house now please.’
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ShareWilliam was away from the family’s rural house on the time.
Mitchell County Deputy Jeff Huftalin later known as the older Crooks and told him there had been an twist of fate.
Happier times: William, here with late spouse Gretchen, said she and her son had 'issues' but they didn't appear serious
Tragic: Noah Crooks, pictured, stands accused of murdering his mother Gretchen Crooks after intending to rape her
In the 911 recording made at the night time of the homicide at the family's Osage home, Noah Crooks may well be heard telling dispatcher: 'I’m now not joking in any respect. She’s useless. I’m scared. I killed my mom with my .22. I don’t know why I did it.'
'I believe loopy and I know I'm now not. I believe I've some shape of ADD,' Crooks instructed the 911 operator. 'I tried to rape her. I tried to rape her however I could not do it.
'Who tries to rape their own mother? My life is down the drain now.'
The 911 name, heard by way of the trial’s jury on May 3, continued:
'I simply want it was a dream so I may just wake up and I may kiss her and hug her,' Noah is heard announcing in the recording.
Horror: From the circle of relatives home, Noah texted William 'I killed Mom accidentally. I remorseful about it. Come home now please'
Noah rambled on about his mother making him selfmade doughnuts earlier that night time and expressed disbelief that he killed her after she did that for him.
He then revealed that Gretchen Crooks had taken away his Call of Duty video game as a result of he were given bad grades in school, and that is when he snapped.
'Something just came to visit me,' he instructed the dispatcher.
Noah was 13 at the time of the demise and is being attempted as a younger perpetrator. That way he would stay under the supervision of the judicial machine previous his 18th birthday.
In his testimony, Mr Crooks added that the mother and son would combat steadily, however later make up. She was the only who bought the .22 caliber Ruger as a present for Noah in 2010 when he was about Eleven years old.
Gone: William testified that Noah had once threatened mother Gretchen, pictured, however that he hadn't taken it severely
There was no historical past of home abuse or prison data related to any Crooks family members.
William Crooks mentioned his wife was the disciplinarian of the family, which led to some fights between his wife and son.
‘They’d have their issues however then the following minute they’d play games in combination,’ he mentioned.
Williams Crooks mentioned his son as soon as advised him he wanted to kill his mother, but he didn’t take it severely.
‘I guess I didn’t take it as a danger on the time,’ he said.
Jailed: A handcuffed Noah was taken from the agricultural Iowa home after the homicide and is being attempted as a youthful offender and might be held after age 18
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