Insurance executive killed wife, daughter, 24 and himself in their $1.7m mansion
Authorities say David Grodnick, 61, killed his wife, Lora, 62, and daughter, Sloane, 24, in their Montgomery Township home before taking his own life. The deaths of the two women were ruled homicides and Grodnick’s death a suicide; investigators described the incident as isolated and said there was no threat to the public.
Police went to the family’s $1.7 million home in New Jersey after being asked to check on them and were unable to make contact. Officers entered the property on Friday and found the women in separate bedrooms, while Grodnick had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation remains ongoing; the article says he worked as a senior vice-president at insurance agency Land Services USA.
- Three family members were found dead in their New Jersey home.
- Authorities ruled the women’s deaths homicides and the father’s death a suicide.
- Investigators say the incident was isolated; the inquiry continues.
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The police discovered three members of a family dead in their New Jersey home after being asked to check on their welfare. David Grodnick, 61, an insurance executive, is believed to have killed his wife Lora, 62, and their daughter Sloane, 24, before taking his own life. The deaths were ruled homicides for the two women and suicide for Grodnick.
Grodnick was a senior vice-president at insurance firm Land Services USA and lived with his family in a $1.7 million home in Montgomery Township, New Jersey. When officers entered the property, they found the two women in separate bedrooms and Grodnick with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities described the incident as isolated with no threat to the surrounding community.