A former northwest suburban man who murdered his grandmother in an effort to speed up his inheritance was sentenced to 45 years in prison Thursday.Rich A. Schmelzer, 44, formerly of East Dundee, was convicted on Dec. 20, 2016, of the murder of his grandmother, 85-year-old Mildred "Dodie" Darrington of East Dundee, according to the Kane County state's attorney's office. He was sentenced Thursday by Kane County Judge Linda Abrahamson.
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