A Washington man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his grandparents so he could start a commune on their waterfront property — only to later burn down their house in an attempt to destroy the evidence.
“Over the course of our investigation, our detectives determined that the victims’ live-in grandson and several friends plotted to kill his grandparents so they could set up some type of commune on the victims’ waterfront property in Vaughn,”Also convicted in the plot were Sean Higgins, 26, who was also sentenced to life in prison; Spencer Kleine, 26, who was sentenced to 45 years; and Ralston’s girlfriend, Rebecka Neubauer, 25, who was sentenced to 33 years and four months behind bars.
Crews also found evidence that the fire was intentionally set — five gas cans were discovered in the kitchen and a propane tank in the home exploded. Detectives found another gas canister in Ezra’s car during their investigation. In a series of text messages, Ralson claimed to his father that his grandparents were in the hospital in stable condition — but cops later determined that was a lie to cover up what he had done, according to