WISCONSIN: A man who was charged Friday with killing his grandfather has been suspected to carry out the slaying due to his grandfather’s sex offender status.
The victim, who has been identified as Charles Luitze, 70, was found dead in his Kenosha home on August 15. A responding police officer said Luitze was lying dead on a bed and blood was splattered on the walls, according to a local news outlet, The Kenosha News.
Luitze’s face was reportedly caved in and a hammer was protruding from his head.
Luitze was last heard from on August 13. The news outlet also reported that a neighbor found his body two days later after being unable to reach him.
The man’s grandson, identified to be Bryan Luitze II, aged 25, was arrested and charged on Friday in connection with the slaying of Charles Luitze. The suspect had been jailed since August 17 on a probation hold for a previous conviction in an unrelated case.
The Kenosha News also reported that Charles Luitze had a 1991 conviction for first-degree child sex assault. The assault occurred before Bryan Luitze was born.
According to the report, Bryan Luitze had not seen his grandfather since he was a child. Before the slaying, Bryan Luitze allegedly told a relative that his grandfather’s crimes were unforgivable and he was considering killing him.
A friend told investigators that Bryan Luitze was “upset” and had talked about his grandfather’s crimes and how he hated him for it, citing the criminal complaint, The Kenosha News reported.
In the days preceding Charles Luitze’s death, Bryan Luitze allegedly came to his home posing as a Census worker. Bryan Luitze reportedly told a family member that his grandfather did not recognize him.