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KCAL News published July 10, 2024: 41-year-old man accused of decapitating parents and family dog in San Juan Capistrano. Orange County deputies on Wednesday identified the man accused of decapitating his mother, father, and the family's chihuahua in San Juan Capistrano Tuesday morning.
KTLA5 published July 9, 2024: Deputies shoot 'bloody' man after 2 seniors, dog killed in San Juan Capistrano. An Orange County Sheriff's deputy shot a person who is suspected of having killed two elderly people and a dog in San Juan Capistrano Tuesday morning. Chip Yost reports.
Fox11 News, Los Angeles local
written by Matthew Seedorff
Thursday July 11, 2024
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California - An elderly couple, along with their dog, were found dead Tuesday morning inside their home in San Juan Capistrano.
Orange County deputies shot the suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, the couple's son.
Deputies originally responded to a mobile home park in the 32000 block of Alipaz Street around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday for a domestic violence call.
According to law enforcement, they also received reports of a man covered in blood chasing the neighborhood’s maintenance worker.
"To know that our maintenance guy, Billy, was on top of it and had the heroic effort to try to catch the [suspect], that’s awesome," said Victoria Alford.
Authorities located Gerdvil on a golf cart along a bike trail near Calle Arroyo. Deputies made contact with him and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. Gerdvil was struck multiple times and taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
"He had a drug issue," said Bob Demario. "That’s why he lived there and they kept him there."
The elderly couple killed was identified as 77-year-old Ronald Walter Gerdvil and 79-year-old Antoinette Gerdvill. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, the couple and their dog were all decapitated.
Residents in the mobile home park described the neighborhood as nice and quiet.
"It’s horrifying," said Tammy Pavese. "We have a lot of families with small children that live here."
According to one neighbor, David Desmond, he saw the younger Gerdvil fighting with his father on Monday.
"Younger guy was in his face, with his finger pointing at him, in his face," said David Desmond. "I didn’t hear what they were saying, but he looked really angry and the other guy was old."
Neighbors described the family as friendly and quiet.
"The lady that lived there walked her dog all of the time in the neighborhood," said Pavese. "Everybody knew who he was."
"[They were a] very sweet couple," said Alford. "And at that age, to tragically be murdered by your own son is just tragic, period."
Law&Crime Network published Jul 25, 2024: California Man Decapitated Parents and Dog Before Fleeing in Golf Cart.
Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, 41, is accused of killing both his parents, as well as the couple’s dog, then fleeing the brutal crime scene in a stolen golf cart. Deputies in Orange County, California arrested Gerdvil, charging him with two counts of homicide. Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber has details on what deputies found inside the couple’s mobile home and the suspect's state of mind with forensic psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober.
USA Today
written by Natalie Neysa Alund
Thursday July 18, 2024
Law enforcement in Southern California said they discovered a horrific scene inside a home after a 41-year-old man allegedly decapitated his senior parents and the family's dog.
The suspect was shot by an Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy not long after officers responded to the bloody scene on July 10, the agency is reporting. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition and was recently booked into jail on two counts of homicide, a jail spokesperson told USA TODAY Thursday.
According to the sheriff's office, the double homicide took place in the city of San Juan Capistrano, about 10 miles southeast of Laguna Beach.
Officials identified the victims as Antoinette Gerdvil, 79, and Tonald Walter Gerdvil, 77, both of San Juan Capistrano.
They identified the suspect, their son, as 41-year-old Joseph Brandon Gerdvil.
The couple's son, according to information from investigators, lived in a double-wide mobile home with his parents, prior to their gruesome slaying.
'A horrific scene'
Just before 7:35 a.m. on July 9, 2024, deputies responded to a report of a domestic assault at the home, and located "a horrific scene which included the decapitated and mutilated bodies of Ronald and Antoinette Gerdvil.
Deputies also reported they found a decapitated dog belonging to the married couple.
Joseph Gerdvil booked into Orange County jail on homicide charges
Deputies rendered medical aid to the suspect until the Orange County Fire Authority arrived and transported him to hospital, where as of earlier this week he was in stable condition, officials said.
A sheriff's office spokesperson told USA TODAY the suspect was booked into the county jail July 13 on two counts of homicide where he remained jailed without bond Thursday.
It was not immediately known if he had obtained an attorney or when he is due in court.
Additional charges are pending in the case, officials said.
Anyone with information related to the homicide is asked to contact the sheriff's office.
If you are a victim of domestic violence or know someone suffering from it, TheNational Domestic Violence Hotline allows you to speak confidentially with trained advocates online or by the phone, which they recommend for those who think their online activity is being monitored by their abuser (800-799-7233). They can help survivors develop a plan to achieve safety for themselves and their children.
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