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Los Angeles Father Arrested for Double Murder in Broad Daylight Execution of Two Young Sons | Crime Alert 10.23.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert, hourly update, breaking crime news now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sydney Silvoni. A Los Angeles father is in custody
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  Speaker 2: facing double murder charges after police say he shot his
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  Speaker 2: two young sons in broad daylight before turning the gun
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  Speaker 2: on himself. 35-year-old Adolfo Gramaggio is being held on $ 4
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  Speaker 2: million bail. According to the LAPD public information officer Jeff Lee,
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  Speaker 2: Gramaggio was booked into jail on Saturday, October 17th. The
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  Speaker 2: tragedy unfolded around 12.50 Sunday afternoon, October 11th, near Venice
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  Speaker 2: Boulevard in Catalina Street. Law enforcement sources revealed the shootings
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  Speaker 2: occurred after Gramaggio took his sons to lunch. Officers arrived
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  Speaker 2: to find Gramaggio suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while
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  Speaker 2: his young sons lay critically injured. All three were rushed
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  Speaker 2: to a hospital where both boys were pronounced dead. The
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  Speaker 2: Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victims as
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  Speaker 2: 4-year-old Jimmy Gramaggio-Banilla and 11-year-old Osmani Gramaggio-Banilla. Official autopsy reports
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  Speaker 2: determined Jimmy died from a close-range gunshot wound to the head,
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  Speaker 2: while Osmani also suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
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  Speaker 2: Both deaths were ruled homicides. The devastating violence left family
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  Speaker 2: and neighbors shattered, as family friend Carlos Aguilar told NBC4.
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  Speaker 2: They were always happy. They never wanted to hurt anyone.
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  Speaker 1: They were innocent. The dad wasn't in his right mind, and...
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  Speaker 1: I don't know what he was thinking, but they didn't
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  Speaker 1: deserve that.
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  Speaker 2: Gramaggio survived his self-inflicted injuries, and court records reveal a
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  Speaker 2: chilling betrayal. According to a felony complaint for an arrest warrant,
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  Speaker 2: prosecutors allege Gramaggio took advantage of a position of trust
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  Speaker 2: and confidence to execute the killings of his young boys.
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  Speaker 2: A GoFundMe campaign was created to support the children's mother
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  Speaker 2: with expenses while she is out of work, with organizers
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  Speaker 2: withholding her name to protect her privacy during this profound grief.
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  Speaker 2: The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed Gramaggio will
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  Speaker 2: be arraigned on two counts of murder at a later date.
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  Speaker 2: Police emphasize there are no additional suspects and no ongoing
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  Speaker 2: threat to the community. Anyone with information is urged to
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  Speaker 2: contact LAPD Juvenile Division Detective Wilfredo Ortiz at 213-486-0530 or
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  Speaker 2: submit an anonymous tip through LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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  Speaker 2: More crime and justice news after this. In Georgia, a
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  Speaker 2: devastated family is mourning an elderly Navy veteran shot and
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  Speaker 2: killed outside a local shopping center. 81-year-old James Edward McDaniel
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  Speaker 2: of Lula was heading to his vehicle on a mobility
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  Speaker 2: scooter at the Gainesville Walmart on Shallowford Road Northwest on Wednesday,
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  Speaker 2: October 14th, when he was struck by stray gunfire from
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  Speaker 2: a shootout across the parking lot. A loving husband, father
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  Speaker 2: of four, and grandfather, McDaniel joined the Navy at 18,
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  Speaker 2: served as a senior chief during Vietnam, and worked over
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  Speaker 2: two decades for the Postal Service. His son, Ted McDaniel,
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  Speaker 2: remembered his father when speaking to Fox 5 Atlanta.
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  Speaker 3: He was known as senior chief to a lot of people,
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  Speaker 3: but only four people could call him dad. He was
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  Speaker 3: in the Navy during Vietnam. He worked for the post
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  Speaker 3: office for a really long time. He was just a
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  Speaker 3: good dad.
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  Speaker 2: While James McDaniel was merely trying to load his vehicle
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  Speaker 2: on the opposite end of the parking lot, investigators say
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  Speaker 2: two groups of males engaged in a heated confrontation on
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  Speaker 2: the other side. Gunfire suddenly erupted across the crowded property.
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  Speaker 2: Gainesville Police Captain Kevin Hallbrook described the chaotic scene to
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  Speaker 2: Fox 5 Atlanta.
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  Speaker 1: They're shooting across a busy parking lot with hundreds of vehicles,
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  Speaker 1: people everywhere. at each other, and unfortunately this gentleman just
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  Speaker 1: gets shot and killed just trying to live his everyday life.
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  Speaker 2: Walmart affirmed in a statement that associate and customer safety
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  Speaker 2: is a top priority as they assist law enforcement. A
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  Speaker 2: Support Now campaign has been established to help the veteran's
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  Speaker 2: grieving family, including his wife Gloria, cover unexpected final expenses.
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  Speaker 2: Hall County authorities moved quickly against the alleged shooters. 18-year-old
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  Speaker 2: Kamari Nehemiah Tillmuth of Gainesville was arrested Sunday morning, October 18th,
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  Speaker 2: and booked into the Hall County Jail on charges of
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  Speaker 2: felony murder, four counts of aggravated assault, and possession of
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  Speaker 2: a firearm during the commission of a crime. However, 17-year-old
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  Speaker 2: Aaron Lamar Dorsey remains at large, facing identical felony charges.
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  Speaker 2: Anyone with information on Dorsey's whereabouts is urged to call
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  Speaker 2: the Gainesville Police Department tip line at 770-533-5873. In Kansas,
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  Speaker 2: public confusion and concern surround a horrific crash at Stryker
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  Speaker 2: Sports Complex in Wichita, where a mother drove her pickup
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  Speaker 2: truck directly onto an active soccer field, killing two people
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  Speaker 2: and injuring several others. The Saturday tragedy claimed 6-year-old Cole
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  Speaker 2: Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schaefer, both of McPherson. Yet days later,
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  Speaker 2: no criminal charges have been filed. Wichita police confirmed the
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  Speaker 2: driver remained on scene, was interviewed for several hours, and
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  Speaker 2: was released pending peer-reviewed toxicology results from the Regional Forensic
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  Speaker 2: Science Center and a mechanical examination of the truck. Investigators
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  Speaker 2: are inspecting the vehicle's black box data. analyzing speed, braking,
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  Speaker 2: and skid marks. Police also dispelled online rumors confirming the
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  Speaker 2: driver had a valid license, no warrants, no criminal history,
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  Speaker 2: and no law enforcement ties. Police Chief Joe Sullivan defended
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  Speaker 2: the release, explaining investigators consulted the Sedgwick County District Attorney's
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  Speaker 2: Office and lacked probable cause for an arrest, citing constitutional standards.
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  Speaker 2: Authorities stress her release does not represent a final determination
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  Speaker 2: on charges. For more crime and justice news, be sure
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  Speaker 2: to join us for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on
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  Speaker 2: With this crime alert, I'm Sydney Silvani.