By Associated Press
Buffalo, NY – A retired nurse's daughter-in-law and a 14-year-old boy were among five people charged with second-degree murder Saturday as part of a deadly plot to cash in on the woman's life insurance policy, police said.
The body of Antoinette Larkin, 66, was found by her son about 9 p.m. Friday night. An autopsy showed she died from a blow to the head, authorities said.
"This was a poorly planned plot that backfired quickly," said Amherst Police Chief John J. Moslow Jr. "What happened was highly unusual and disturbing. It's hard to imagine so many people involved."
Charged in the woman's slaying, police said, were Lynne Larkin, 39; Kenneth Draves, 21; 16-year-old Terrol Massey; Teresa Smith, 18; and 14-year-old Jacob Herbert.
Police said Herbert is being charged as an adult.