Over Skype, four teens conspired to beat a Palos Township couple to death and steal money, prosecutors alleged today.

John and Maria Granat were found beaten to death in their bedroom on Sept. 11 and prosecutors say their teen son and three of his friends killed the couple. Christopher Wyma, 17, of Bridgeview, Mohammad Salahat, 17, of Chicago Ridge, and Ehab Qasem, 19, of Hickory Hills were all charged with two counts of first degree murder.

On Sept. 11, the couple was found dead in the blood-spattered bedroom of their home on the 12700 block of 81st Court in an unincorporated area of Palos Township near Palos Park. Their son John Granat, 17, was charged with their murders on Sept. 13. Police said they were able to get several of the teens to confess and lead them to the murder weapons, stolen cash and other evidence.

The three teens appeared at the Bridgeview courthouse Tuesday morning. Dressed in street clothes, the teens stood before Judge Peter Felice.

The courtroom was overflowing with family members and press as the trio learned their request for bail was denied. At one point Salahat could be seen nervously talking to himself, while the other two stood silent. If convicted, they face the possibility of life in jail without parole.

According to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, the three teens assisted John Granat with the murder of his mother and father in a quest to steal money from the couple.

Granat gave several conflicting stories to police after the murder, including one that he was with Qasem, Wyma and Salahat the night before he alerted police to his parents' deaths, said assistant state's attorney Peter Troy during today's hearing. At the time, all three denied they were with Granat on the night of Sept. 10 and testified to that fact before a grand jury, Troy said.