NJ insurance executive kills wife and daughter then himself

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 12:49 · Archive

A New Jersey insurance executive has fatally shot his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself.

David Grodnick, 61, a senior vice president and underwriting counsel at Philadelphia-based Land Services USA, killed his wife Lora, 62, and daughter Sloane, 24, at their $1.7 million home in Skillman, New Jersey, before taking his own life. Police discovered the three bodies sometime before 2 October.

Neighbours in the affluent community said the family had previously maintained their property to an exceptionally high standard. Mian Helaly, who lives nearby, said: 'I thought the house was number one in the neighbourhood for maintaining their lawn.' However, he noticed a significant change in recent months. 'All of a sudden, I noticed that in recent months they were not focusing on the lawn. The grass was growing out. They were not trimming the trees.' Helaly said the deterioration in the home's appearance struck him as a sign that 'something was not right, not going their way.' He described the killings as 'very, very shocking,' saying he would never have believed such an event could happen.

How it is being reported

• House proud executive suddenly stopped mowing lawn at $1.7m mansion weeks before he killed himself, wife and daughter, spooked neighbor saysDavid Grodnick, 61, his wife Lora, 62, and their daughter Sloane, 24, were all found with gunshot wounds inside the family's Montgomery Township, New Jersey, home.Daily Mail · 9 Oct, 14:33
• Neighbors of NJ murder-suicide family noticed small sign something was wrong at $1.7M home before killingsNew Jersey insurance executive David Grodnick who fatally shot his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself showed an eerie sign that things were off, The Post learned.New York Post · 9 Oct, 10:30

In this story: David Grodnick · Lora Grodnick · Sloane Grodnick · Skillman · New Jersey · Land Services USA · Philadelphia

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