One year ago — on August 14, 2023, Isaac Thurston  stabbed his father at 6:30 a.m. in a quiet Glenview neighborhood.  His mother was still in bed, but woke up to call emergency services. 

Why did the 20-year-old barista, a recent New Trier High School graduate, murder his well-respected, 50-year-old father, Perron Thurston? 

 “I don’t know why I did it,” Isaac Thurston said, according to a bond proffer of the Cook County prosecutors.  The son had never been arrested before.  However, that morning the father objected to his son smoking weed before going to work at the coffee shop. An argument followed and Isaac took out the kitchen knife. 

From his obituary and the comments on Legacy, Perron Thurston was a beloved teacher and community volunteer.

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