Prosecutor Wiktoria Oginski of the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office argued in favor of Strouble’s continued detention under the SAFE-T-Act.

She suggested that Strouble immediately confessed to her sister upon returning home from committing the overnight triple murder in nearby Crete. The judge was reminded that in addition to having two small children with Lambert, ages 4 and 3, Strouble and Lambert “still maintained an occasional intimate relationship.”

Strouble also told the Will County Sheriff’s detectives that “I went there with an intention,” the prosecutor argued. After meeting up with Lambert, Strouble had him recline in the passenger seat of his vehicle and remove his cap and shirt so that Strouble could spend the next 20 minutes giving him a massage, according to Monday’s courtroom testimony.

“He criticized her technique,” the prosecutor said.

Afterward, Strouble grabbed ahold of her Glock handgun, holding it in her hand for about eight minutes, as she continued to massage Lambert, according to Oginski. Ultimately, prosecutors said, she shot Lambert in the back of the head, killing him.

Strouble later told detectives she contemplated the idea of killing her own parents as well, “but didn’t think she could get away with it,” Oginski told Judge Bertani.

After ending Lambert’s life, Strouble drove the car to the Forde house in Crete, where she opened fire from the front porch when Patrick Forde arrived at the door, according to Oginski. Stacy Forde was fatally shot as she came down the stairs. The autopsy revealed that Patrick Forde suffered 17 gunshot wounds and Stacy Forde suffered three wounds.

Strouble had purchased a gun in December and also purchased a silencer as part of her killing plot “because she didn’t want to make noise,” the prosecutor argued.

“This is not a heat of the moment … this is a carefully planned killing of three different victims,” Oginski told Judge Bertani. Not only did Strouble end the life of her romantic partner, Lambert, she also drove to his parents’ home and “carried out two more killings,” the prosecutor explained.

The motive for the triple murders also defied logic, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. The prosecutor said that Strouble experienced general frustrations and personal grievances with Lambert and the Fordes. Strouble’s calculated killing spree consisted of patience, deception and follow through, the prosecutor noted.

Judge Bertani quickly made up her mind whether Strouble would be detained under the SAFE-T-Act. The judge declared that by clear and convincing evidence, she came to the conclusion that Strouble is likely involved in the killings, saying, “I don’t find any conditions … I’m going to grant the state’s petition, so you are going to remain in custody.”

Strouble’s preliminary hearing has been set for this Friday. At that time, it’s possible that Judge Bertani will assign the triple murder to a different judge at the Will County Courthouse.