Inside Napa vineyard murder-suicide
A look at the business dealings and deaths of two millionaires hoping to make it big in the wine industry.
Robert Dahl and his wife Janelle moved to wine country with their three children. Dahl, an entrepreneur, was drawn to the glamour of the Napa Valley wine scene.
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In 2013, Robert Dahl, right, and Napa contractor Greg Knittel joined forces and opened a brew pub. Six months later, Dahl announced that the brew pub was losing money and abruptly shut the venture down, costing Knittel his investment.
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Emad Tawfilis, photographed at the October 2014 Austin Film Festival premiere of "Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero," was the principal investor in the film andhad a bit part in one of the scenes.
At the time, Tawfilis, a Silicon Valley businessman, had already invested in a winery Robert Dahl had opened, by giving him $800,000 cash at Dahl's request, stuffed into a gym bag.
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Robert Dahl operates a forklift and removes barrels from a damaged rack following an earthquake at Dahl Vineyards in Yountville, Calif. on Aug. 24, 2014.
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On March 16, 2015, Napa County Sheriff's officers converged on Dahl Vineyards in response to a frantic 911 call. Emad Tawfilis, shot and bleeding, managed to call police while fleeing from Robert Dahl, who was chasing him through his vineyard with a gun.
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Crime scene tape cordons off a section of vineyard where Robert Dahl chased Emad Tawfilis. Detectives searched the vineyard for shell casings and any other evidence that might be relevant in the case.
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After killing Emad Tawfilis in full view of Napa County Sheriff's officers, Robert Dahl fled in his vehicle into the hills above his vineyard. As police closed in, he killed himself with a single gunshot to the head.
Here his SUV rests against a tree after his suicide.
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Police search the area around Robert Dahl's vehicle for clues.
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A spent shell casing sits inside the cup holder in Robert Dahl's SUV.
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Hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found inside Robert Dahl's vehicle.
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Back at Dahl Vineyards, a bizarre "manifesto" was found. It's believed Robert Dahl drew up this document himself and attempted to force Emad Tawfilis to sign it at gunpoint.
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Crime scene markers indicate evidence inside Robert Dahl's office at Dahl Vineyards, where Robert Dahl and Emad Tawfilis had their last fateful meeting.
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The gun -- equipped with a silencer-- that Robert Dahl used to kill Emad Tawfilis, and minutes later, himself.