Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Helen Ford was sentenced to life in prison on June 7, 2017, for the torture-murder of her 8-year-old grandchild, Gizzell Ford.
The Gizzell Ford murder
Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune
Family members of Gizzell Ford, Angela Mendez, left, and Frandes Mercado, leave the Leighton Criminal Court Building on June 7, 2017, in Chicago. Helen Ford was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her 8-year-old granddaughter Gizzell. 
