bennie pulled out a gun after entering the victim's home. the victim had a gun of his own and fired on bennie, hitting him in the arm. bennie shot back, killing the 84-year-old man. he then directed blade to cut his wife's throat. she lived, but no one's life would ever be the same. both blade and bennie were waived to adult court. bennie pled guilty to murder and aggravated battery. he was sentenced to 60 years. blade's case was more complicated. court records revealed blade was the victim of physical and sexual abuse when he was an infant. psychiatric reports concluded his maturity was that of a 10-year-old. after months of highly-charged hearings, blade pled guilty to robbery resulting in serious injury and one juvenile account of aggravated battery. he was sentenced to 30 years in prison. neither boy had over had a brush with the law prior to the crime. >> during the crime there was a lot of panic and fear.