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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On their 21st birthday, Holland-based artist Tails Jekel woke up to an unexpected email.

"It opened up with the line: 'Yesterday, my little brother broke into my mom's house and murdered her,'" Jekel recounted.

The sender was Allyson White, whose mother, 55-year-old Gloria White, was killed in her Sister Lakes-area home on Oct. 31, 2024. Gloria's son, 23-year-old Aidan White, was taken into custody and charged in his mother's death. He was later ruled not guilty by reason of insanity. His family told News 8 that he had undiagnosed schizophrenia, including severe hallucinations and delusions — but time and time again, pleas for help went ignored

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