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A 15-year-old Wisconsin teen charged with killing his mother after allegedly being inspired by a Menendez brothers documentary waived his preliminary hearing in court Wednesday.Reed Gelinskey, who is being charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide in the March 4 death of his mother, Suzanne Gelinskey, appeared before Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch, who found probable cause for the case to proceed to trial."By waiving the hearing, you are agreeing the state can prove probable cause and I can order you to stand trial on the charges," Rudebusch told Gelinskey during the proceedings. When asked if he understood what the waiver meant, Gelinskey responded, "Yeah, I did."If convicted in adult court, Gelinskey faces a mandatory life sentence. His next court appearance is June 11.According to the criminal complaint, Gelinskey told investigators he developed the idea to kill his parents while watching a Netflix documentary about the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in California in 1989. Gelinskey specifically mentioned being influenced by the "shotgun scene" in the documentary.Prosecutors allege that Gelinskey took "approximately nine pills" of his brother's anxiety medication before the attack at their Franksville home. The complaint states that Gelinskey hit his mother with a dumbbell before stabbing her three times in the chest and twice in the neck. When his mother asked him, "Why?" Reed Gelinskey allegedly replied, "Pain."The teen reportedly told police he had initially planned to kill his father when he returned home from work but couldn't find a hammer large enough. His father, who was not harmed, was present in court for Wednesday's proceedings.After the attack, Gelinskey contacted a friend via Snapchat and told her to call the police. When officers arrived, he allegedly dropped a knife in front of them and admitted to killing his mother while asking officers to kill him.Legal analyst Dan Adams, speaking to local media, explained that in Wisconsin, first-degree intentional homicide allegations automatically place juveniles under the exclusive jurisdiction of adult courts, regardless of age."I expect that his attorneys are going to try to do a reverse waiver, which is to say, 'Hey, this is an adult court, but because of the circumstances of the case, we want this to go back to juvenile court,'" Adams said. "Much more advantageous for a juvenile to be tried in juvenile court, especially the outcomes of that."Adams also predicted that defense attorneys might explore a defense of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. The Menendez brothers case has received renewed attention following a Netflix documentary series released last year. Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home. The brothers are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.