Connor Hilton is a teen killer from Texas who would plead guilty to the murder of Ethan Riley
According to court documents Connor Hilton would invite Ethan Riley and Benjamin Bliek to his home in December 2023. As the two teens were looking at the gun Hilton would shoot both of them in the head. Ethan Riley would die from his injuries and Benjamin Bliek would survive
Connor Hilton would be arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder.
In the end Connor Hilton would plead guilty to the murder of Ethan Riley and the shooting of Benjamin Bliek and would be sentenced to fifty years in prison
Connor Hilton Case
During a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, Connor Hilton, 18, pleaded guilty to killing a friend and wounding another in a 2023 Christmas-time shooting in Friendswood.
Hilton was set to stand trial for the murder of 18-year-old Ethan Riley and for the shooting of Brian Bliek, who is now 21 years old.
After the deadly shooting, Hilton told investigators he had invited the victims and one other person to his home on La Salle Street. Investigators said Hilton told them there was never a fight or any disturbance with the victims before the shooting.
According to court documents, Hilton told investigators he had thought about and wanted to commit a homicide for a long time, and stated he talked his mother into buying him a gun
Per the plea agreement, Hilton will now serve 50 years in prison for Riley’s murder and 20 years for Bliek’s assault. According to records, the sentences will be served concurrently.
Connor Hilton News
A Friendswood 18-year-old accused of shooting two other teenagers at his house in 2023 has pleaded guilty to murder, according to court records.
A Galveston County judge handed Connor Hilton a 50-year prison sentence Tuesday for the murder of 18-year-old Ethan Riley in a shooting that left another teenager critically wounded.
Hilton decided to plead guilty after a judge denied his legal team’s request last Tuesday to argue that the mental side effects of an acne drug caused him to shoot the two victims, according to defense attorney Rick Detoto.
Detoto said Hilton accepted an offer from the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office after “some very long and serious meetings” with him and family members. He said Hilton has accepted responsibility for the murder and didn’t want the surviving victim, Ben Bliek, or either of the victims’ families to withstand a criminal trial.
“I think he’s extremely remorseful for what happened,” Detoto said. “He’s very sorry for the parents and everyone involved.”
Hilton, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, previously told police he “thought about, and wanted, to commit a homicide for a long time” and used a gun he convinced his mother to buy him, according to 2023 Chronicle reporting. A man who called 911 said he heard Hilton crying and saying “What have I done?” after hearing two gunshots.
Hilton was also charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of Bliek, the victim who survived, according to court records.
Connor Hilton Now
SID Number: 20807836
TDCJ Number: 02574679
Name: HILTON,CONNOR LYNN
Race: W
Gender: M
Age: 19
Maximum Sentence Date: 2075-08-22
Current Facility: BYRD
Projected Release Date: 2075-08-22
Parole Eligibility Date: 2050-08-22
