The Brief
- Gary Crawford was sentenced to natural life in prison plus 21 years for the murder of his stepfather, Oscar Casdorph, and the attempted murder of his mother.
- Police responded to a welfare check at a home near McQueen and Elliot roads in Gilbert on Nov. 22 after a caller reported her 91-year-old father was not answering the door.
- Crawford bludgeoned his 91-year-old stepfather to death, repeatedly struck his 81-year-old mother with a hammer, stole their cellphones and bank card to withdraw $1,500, and fled in their vehicle before being arrested in Glendale.
GILBERT, Ariz. – A man has been sentenced after the brutal murder of his stepfather, and trying to kill his mom in Gilbert back in November.
What we know:
On Nov. 22, Gilbert Police responded to a welfare check at a home near McQueen and Elliot roads after a caller said she was supposed to grab dinner with her 91-year-old dad, but he wasn’t answering the door. Inside, officers said they found Oscar Casdorph ‘bludgeoned to death with a hammer.” His 81-year-old wife was found to have been repeatedly struck with a hammer, but had survived the attack.…