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Jenna Strouble Waives Extradition to Illinois in Crete Township Triple Homicide

Investigators report a recovered gun matched the weapon used in the targeted killings.

Overview

  • Will County deputies said they will retrieve Strouble from the Lake County, Indiana jail so she can face first-degree murder charges in Illinois.
  • The sheriff's office describes the killings as a domestic, targeted incident and says there is no ongoing threat to the public.
  • Authorities identified the victims as Jacob Q. Lambert, 32, and his parents, Stacy J. Forde, 54, and Patrick J. Forde, 55, and said Strouble had a relationship and shared children with Lambert.
  • Deputies found Lambert dead in a car in the driveway and discovered his parents inside their Crete Township home near the front door.
  • Police say the case includes incriminating statements by Strouble and a firearm recovered by investigators that matched the weapon used, while the coroner awaits toxicology results to finalize cause and manner of death.