Welfare check led cops to grisly discovery inside family’s $1.7m mansion

7 Oct 2026 • 12:38 PM MYT
The Independent
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Welfare check led cops to grisly discovery inside family’s $1.7m mansion

  • Authorities identified 61-year-old insurance executive David Grodnick as the suspect in a fatal murder-suicide at his New Jersey home.
  • Police found Grodnick, his 62-year-old wife Lora, and their 24-year-old daughter Sloane dead inside their $1.7 million mansion in Skillman after conducting a welfare check.
  • Both women suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the head, while Grodnick died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  • Grodnick served as senior vice president and underwriting counsel at title insurance company Land Services USA.
  • The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office stated the incident was isolated and poses no ongoing threat to the public as the investigation continues.

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