Widower of New Orleans grandma, 73, dismembered by four teens during carjacking will sue their PARENTS after all four admitted the murder and were jailed

A stricken widower is suing the parents of four teenagers who dismembered his 73-year-old wife by cruelly dragging her behind her own SUV during a horrific fatal carjacking.

Rickey Frickey initiated the lawsuit to hold the parents “accountable,” his attorney said, holding them partially responsible for her March 2022 death in a newly filed lawsuit seeking at least $50,000 in damages.

After the last perpetrator, 18-year-old John Honore, was convicted of murder this week, Linda's husband Rickey Frickey is suing Honore's parents and those of three other people involved.

Honore's accomplices, Briniyah Baker, 17, Lenyra Theophile, 16, and Mar'Qel Curtis, all took plea deals in which they were convicted of manslaughter last month and sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

Frickey's lawsuit was stayed until Honore's trial was completed, and he is now seeking more than $50,000 for wrongful death, loss of income and emotional distress.

John Honore, 18, was convicted of manslaughter this week for the killing. The conclusion of his trial prompted Frickey's widower to file a lawsuit against the perpetrator's parents

Briniyah Baker, 17, Lenyra Theophile, 16, and Mar'Qel Curtis (pictured) pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter before Honore's sentencing

Rickey Frickey, Linda's grieving widower, files a lawsuit against the murderers' parents to hold them “responsible.” At a wake for his wife last year, he paid a heartbreaking tribute to his late wife, saying: 'It's just hard to carry on without her'

When Linda Frickey was attacked last year, shocking surveillance footage captured the moment the four youths approached her car, forced the door open and dragged her out.

They sped away with the 73-year-old grandmother still in the car, pinned down by her seat belt, until the force severed one of her arms.

The crime shocked New Orleans and was one of the most violent car jackings the city has ever seen.

After police shared surveillance footage from the day of the attack in a search for information, one of the girls' mothers recognized her and marched her to the police station.

Attorneys for Hodges, who was denied a plea deal by prosecutors, argued that he was an idiotic adolescent incapable of understanding the gravity of the consequences of his actions.

But the teen was convicted on Tuesday after a jury took less than four hours to reach a decision, and he now faces a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter.

At a vigil for the grandmother last year, Rickey paid a heartbreaking tribute to his late wife after her life ended so abruptly.

“I love her and I miss her very much,” he said WDSU. “It's just hard to carry on without her, she's done everything.”

Speaking next to her gravestone, he continued, “I come here every Sunday morning to see her…sometimes I don't believe it.”

The grandmother screamed for her attackers to let her go before her arm was cut and clothes torn off

Now that the four teens involved have been convicted, Frickey's attorney, Donald Hodges, said he could move forward with the trial.

“This case is about proving that parents are held responsible and accountable for these types of actions,” Hodges said.

“I think it's part of the bigger issue of understanding what can happen to parents if they're not involved in making sure these things don't happen,” he said. WWL.

He added that Frickey is exploring the possibility of expanding the lawsuit.

“We are considering options that could potentially include the city of New Orleans, the Office of Juvenile Justice, the state of Louisiana and various actors where we believe the people involved here have had an ongoing problem that has contributed to this culture that has led to the death and murder of Mrs. Frickey,” he said.

In a letter to Frickey's family, Hodges begged for mercy before his trial.

“To the family of Mrs. Linda Frickey, my name is John and I am so sorry that I apologize for making you go through what you are going through. No one's family should have to experience this kind of pain,” he wrote.

Honore wrote a letter to Frickey's family begging for mercy

'I made the biggest mistake of my life that day. I think about what you and the family go through every day. I say the “Our Father” prayer every day and night.

'I ask for forgiveness every day. I've wanted to write you a letter for a long time, but I didn't know what to say and I still don't know what to say.

“I just want you to know sincerely that I'm sorry.

“I know words can change how you feel, but I want you to know that I am aware of how serious this is and I believe I am doing the right thing.”

After his conviction, members of Frickey's family celebrated.

“I hope he feels the fear she had in her heart that day. “I hope he feels the pain and hears himself screaming for mercy and the pain doesn't come,” said a family member.