Charges Filed in Connection to Crete Township Triple Homicide

Charges have been filed against the Indiana Woman who allegedly killed her ex and his parents in Crete Township early Monday morning. The Will County Sheriff’s office reports 30-year-old Jenna Strouble of Saint John, Indiana has been charged with nine counts of first-degree murder. The Will County Coroner’s office has a identified the three victims as 32-year-old Jacob Lambert, 54-year-old Stacy Forde, and 55-year-old Patrick Forde. Lambert was found dead in a car in the driveway and his parents were located deceased inside the home on the 3400 Block of East Norway Trail on the first floor near the front door. Strouble allegedly fled the scene early Monday morning to her home in Indiana, where she was later taken into custody. A preliminary investigation shows this was a targeted incident and detectives recovered a firearm matching the one used in the homicides. Strouble had an on/off relationship with Lambert, and they had children together. She’s being held in the Lake County, Indiana Jail until she’s extradited back to Illinois for the murder charges.