Brian Peck, of Elgin, stuck to his story of self-defense in killing his mother in 2017 during his sentencing hearing, at which he was given 75 years in prison for murder, dismemberment and concealing a homicide.
An Elgin man who killed, dismembered and dumped his mother into Lake Michigan and a Chicago lagoon — act that a judge said demonstrated “irretrievable depravity” — was sentenced Monday to 75 years in prison.
A jury listened to Peck testify for four hours, but only needed two hours of deliberations to find him guilty of first-degree murder, dismemberment and concealment of a homicide. In his statement before sentencing, Peck said, “I loved my mother with all my heart and soul,” and that he had moved in with her and paid all her bills after she started having financial problems. Peck also told the judge that he could still contribute to society, and said he had devised a long-range hybrid jet engine.
Peck had several prior convictions for domestic violence involving Gail Peck, who was a single mother and Peck her only child.The judge sentenced Peck to 50 years for the murder, and consecutive terms of 20 years and five years for the dismemberment and concealment charges.