Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape were two teens living in Wisconsin when they would murder Antonio’s Grandmother
According to court documents Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape would head over to the home of Antonio’s Grandmother, 78-year-old Barbara Olson, when they arrived at the residence the two killers would beat to death the elderly woman inside of the garage using a hammer and hatchet
Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape would ransack the home before fleeing
Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape would be arrested. convicted and sentenced to life in prison
Antonio Barbeau Current Information
| Institution: Racine Correctional Institution |
| Maximum Discharge Date: 01/20/9999 | Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/20/9999 | |
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Nathan Paape Current Information
| Institution: Stanley Correctional Institution |
| Maximum Discharge Date: 01/20/9999 | Mandatory Release/Extended Supervision Date: 01/20/9999 | |
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Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape Case
A 14-year-old Wisconsin boy has been sentenced to life in prison after prosecutors say he killed his 78-year-old great-grandmother with a hatchet, CBS affiliate WDJT reports. Antonio Barbeau will reportedly be eligible for parole when he is 50.
Barbeau had pleaded no contest to first-degree intentional homicide in the September 2012 death of Barbara Olson in her Sheboygan Falls home.
Barbeau read a statement in court apologizing for the killing. He asked for forgiveness and said he regretted his actions.
Barbeau has testified that he attacked his grandmother with a hatchet, while his friend Nathan Paape, 14, attacked the woman with a hammer, reports the station. Prosecutors said the two broke into Olson’s home to rob her and then killed her.
During his testimony, Barbeau said he and Paape each struck Olson three to four times during the attack. He reportedly told the court he tried to put his great-grandmother’s body in a car trunk, but when he couldn’t, he said he left Olson’s body in the garage and covered it up with a blanket.
A medical examiner said in court that Olson suffered more than 18 blows to the head.
Paape wrote a note to investigators that read, “He killed his grandma, and I was with him,” reports the station. Paape is to be sentenced Tuesday.
Antonio Barbeau and Nathan Paape News
A Sheboygan County judge sentenced 14-year-old Nathan Paape to life in prison on Tuesday, August 13th. Paape will not be eligible for parole until December 2, 2043 — when Paape turns 45 years old.
Paape was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, party to a crime for his role in the death of 78-year-old Barbara Olson in September 2012. Paape worked in association with Antonio Barbeau who pleaded no contest to the charges against him in this case. Olson was Barbeau’s great-grandmother.
The two boys ransacked Olson’s house and stole money. Later, they used some of that money to buy marijuana and pizza.
In court on Tuesday, Paape gave a short apology before he was sentenced.
“I just want to say I’m truly sorry for everything that happened. I truly regret every single thing that happened that day,” said Paape.
“I know this is bad, really bad. And no one can bring Barbara Olson back and our family. We haven’t had the opportunity to express our sympathy for their family,” said Lorrie Koene, Paape’s great aunt who spoke exclusively with FOX6 News.
Koene said her nephew has the social development of a ten-year-old and would easily be led by a smarter boy such as Antonio Barbeau; eager to please a friend.
“He actually thought he was going to get to come home after he told the truth,” said Koene. “He didn’t want this to happen. He didn’t plan to go there to kill Barbara Olson. He didn’t plan this. I don’t know what to say any more. There’s just so much sorrow for everybody involved, so much sorrow.”
Paape’s family hopes to appeal the sentence — and is appealing the boy’s crime being tried in adult court.
“Maybe the laws will change when it comes to sentencing kids. I hope it does. I hope it does,” said Koene.”
Barbeau was sentenced on Monday, August 12th. He was also sentenced to life in prison. Barbeau will not be eligible for parole until he turns 50 years old.
Nathan Paape sentenced to life in prison in death of Barbara Olson | FOX6 Milwaukee
