Dominic Clio

But if you don't have to, sometimes your case will benefit tremendously just by waiting. Fair enough.

But if you don't have to, sometimes your case will benefit tremendously just by waiting. Fair enough.

And it was a death penalty case. So we elected to seek the death penalty.

And it was a death penalty case. So we elected to seek the death penalty.

I was approached by our lawyer who does our indictment work. Because in Florida, every first degree premeditated or felony murder case has to be indicted by grand jury. And the way that it was sort of explained to me from the very beginning was, hey, listen, we have this case. It's a very circumstantial case, but I think if we piece it together, the digital footprint will be almost undeniable.

I was approached by our lawyer who does our indictment work. Because in Florida, every first degree premeditated or felony murder case has to be indicted by grand jury. And the way that it was sort of explained to me from the very beginning was, hey, listen, we have this case. It's a very circumstantial case, but I think if we piece it together, the digital footprint will be almost undeniable.

When he got arrested and arraigned, and it was set for the first control date, after that first docket sign, he didn't waive speedy trial. And typically, a defendant and his lawyers will waive speedy so they can do due diligence, right? They can do depositions. They can file all kinds of different motions. They can develop a defense that would be beneficial to their client.

When he got arrested and arraigned, and it was set for the first control date, after that first docket sign, he didn't waive speedy trial. And typically, a defendant and his lawyers will waive speedy so they can do due diligence, right? They can do depositions. They can file all kinds of different motions. They can develop a defense that would be beneficial to their client.

And I guess from a strategic standpoint, and certainly in this case, the defendant and his lawyers elected to not waive speedy trial and keep our feet to the fire. And frankly... It was effective. In this particular case, the gamble was they're not going to be able to get all this stuff together in time. So let's just see how quickly they could put it together.

And I guess from a strategic standpoint, and certainly in this case, the defendant and his lawyers elected to not waive speedy trial and keep our feet to the fire. And frankly... It was effective. In this particular case, the gamble was they're not going to be able to get all this stuff together in time. So let's just see how quickly they could put it together.

And what they did is they started to sort of go through what he said during his interview and kind of pick it apart. He established a timeline during his interview of where he was. He said that he was at that house until 11 o'clock or midnight on the 24th. And police were quick to figure out from Margaret's work computer information

And what they did is they started to sort of go through what he said during his interview and kind of pick it apart. He established a timeline during his interview of where he was. He said that he was at that house until 11 o'clock or midnight on the 24th. And police were quick to figure out from Margaret's work computer information

that the last human interaction that anyone had with that computer was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the 24th. And then they're like, okay, well, if she presumably was deceased at around 4, that meant that Grant, by his own admission during the interview, would have been hanging out in the house with his dead mom until 11 or 12 at night.

that the last human interaction that anyone had with that computer was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the 24th. And then they're like, okay, well, if she presumably was deceased at around 4, that meant that Grant, by his own admission during the interview, would have been hanging out in the house with his dead mom until 11 or 12 at night.

We knew the shell cases didn't match the projectiles. That we knew. And so we were just, and we didn't, but we didn't have a weapon. You know, we didn't have a murder weapon. And it wasn't until, golly, I want to say a week before the trial that we found out that this gun had come up missing.

We knew the shell cases didn't match the projectiles. That we knew. And so we were just, and we didn't, but we didn't have a weapon. You know, we didn't have a murder weapon. And it wasn't until, golly, I want to say a week before the trial that we found out that this gun had come up missing.

And Grant had been at his house about a week or two prior to the homicide. And so what we think happened was Grant had taken his friend's gun about a week or two prior, used that gun to kill his family, and then took another firearm and went outside and licked off four rounds, collected the shell cases and planted the shell cases next to the bodies. to make it look like it was Cody's gun, i.e.

And Grant had been at his house about a week or two prior to the homicide. And so what we think happened was Grant had taken his friend's gun about a week or two prior, used that gun to kill his family, and then took another firearm and went outside and licked off four rounds, collected the shell cases and planted the shell cases next to the bodies. to make it look like it was Cody's gun, i.e.

Cody, was the one that shot and killed his mother and father and then himself.

Cody, was the one that shot and killed his mother and father and then himself.