Liske sentenced to life without parole

Ottawa County Common Pleas Judge Bruce Winters sentenced William "BJ" Liske to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday morning.Liske, 25, pleaded guilty last month to the brutal Oct. 31 murders of his father, William Liske, 53, stepmother Susan Liske, 46, and stepbrother Derek Griffin, 23, as they slept inside their Benton Township home. He bludgeoned Griffin with both sides of a claw hammer and shot his father five times with a .22-caliber gun, prosecutors said. He then raped Susan and shot her three times. Liske has a history of mental illness and violent behavior. According to court records, he was hospitalized in 2007 and diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type.During his sentencing, he spoke of struggles with Satan and mental illness. "I cannot explain why it happened, only my eternal struggle with mental illness caused by great affliction from the devil," he said.Satan was, and still is, working to destroy his soul, he said. "I want to say I am extremely sorry," Liske said. "It is all my fault. I don't blame anyone but myself."Pick up Thursday's Register to read what the victims' family had to say about the murder, and what prosecutors had to say about the plea deal.