Unincorporated Crete triple homicide victims identified, Indiana woman Jenna Strouble charged with murder
An Indiana woman has been charged with shooting and killing a man and his parents at a home in unincorporated Crete in Chicago's far south suburbs.
The Will County Sheriff's Office announced 30-year-old Jenna Strouble of St. John, Indiana, is charged with nine counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 54-year-old Stacy Forde, 55-year-old Patrick Forde and 32-year-old Jacob Lambert.
The sheriff's office said their investigation determined Strouble specifically targeted the family, and a firearm recovered after Strouble was taken into custody matched the one used to kill them
Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in the 2400 block of Norway Trail around 2 a.m. Monday for a welfare check. When they arrived, they found Lambert's body in a car in the driveway. His parents were found dead inside the home, near the front door, sheriff's police said.
The sheriff's office said Strouble and Lambert had an on-and-off romantic relationship and had children together.
Deputies also were called to the home in January 2025 for domestic battery and a mental health intervention. Sheriff's officials said Strouble was involuntarily committed during that incident last year.
According to the sheriff's office, Strouble fled from the home in unincorporated Crete after the shootings to her home in St. John, Indiana, where local police took her into custody later Monday morning. She was being held at the Lake County, Indiana, jail until she's extradited back to Illinois to face murder charges.
Stacy Forde worked as the director of finance for Roeda, a Lynwood-based company that prints business signs. The company shared a tribute to her on their Facebook page on Tuesday.
"It is with heavy hearts that we grieve the loss of our own Stacy Forde, her loving husband Patrick Forde, and eldest son Jake Lambert," the post said. "As the Director of Finance, Stacy took her role here seriously and was the backbone of Roeda for 21.5 years."
Roeda's post called Forde a "wonderful woman who deeply valued her marriage, her children, her grandchildren, and her relationship with Christ." It also said she has one surviving son, and asked the public to keep him and her extended family in their prayers.