06/06/2026
Colorado mom hit with MURDER CHARGE after allegedly letting her 16-year-old daughter drink herself to death Gretchen Ryan, 55, from Arvada is facing second-degree murder. Prosecutors say she supplied her daughter Grace with alcohol almost DAILY for months starting last September. Investigators found 173
EMPTY LIQUOR BOTTLES hidden under the girl's bed and in her closet. Grace had been pulled out of public school and put on online classes but barely did any work. She started vomiting blood, having trouble walking, and was even wearing DIAPERS from the damage to her body. Grace told her mom she was scared she was dying. The night before she died on March 8 she was still messaging about being sick. Cops weren't called until the next morning.
Ryan sent texts like "Tried to be the cool mom and f-ed up" and told investigators she may have let her drink when she was drunk herself.
You think a murder charge is a fair charge in these circumstances?