Silverhill Murder

"Make sure my dad is dead," that's what Ian Aitcheson told his friend Danny Weaver as he handed him a knife from his father's kitchen. The shocking statement is just part of the testimony heard during the preliminary hearing of four Baldwin County teenagers charged with the murder of Bob Aitcheson.
19 year old Danny Weaver called it a "simple robbery gone bad." He says it was Ian's idea to kill his father after the elder Aitcheson threatened him with jail if he didn't straighten up.
According to investigators, Bob Aitcheson was asleep on the sofa when Weaver, Aitcheson and Keshjuan Betts entered the Silverhill mobile home. Weaver held him down, Betts put a bag over his head and Ian handed Weaver a knife. Once his dad had been stabbed, Ian told police he pulled the knife from his dad's chest, took the bag off his head and closed his eyes before rummaging through his pockets. Then he doused his father with gasoline and set the mobile home on fire.
Darlene Jerkins told investigators she poured gasoline outside the home and lit it.
The next step in the process, a grand jury will hear the case. According to the District Attorney, it could be more than year before the case ever goes to trial.
Investigators say Ian had convinced the others his Dad had stacks of cash around the house. But in the end, the four teenagers allegedly killed Aitcheson for 36 dollars.