Man arrested in grisly decapitations of parents, their dog in California

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KTLA) - Gruesome details person emerged successful a convulsive and bloody treble homicide that included the decease of a canine and the fishy being changeable earlier this week astatine an Orange County, California, mobile location park.  

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded astir 7:30 a.m. connected July 9 aft reports of a “domestic incident,” officials said. 

According to an OCSD quality release, responding deputies discovered a “horrific scene” wherever 2 aged victims, identified arsenic Antoinette Gerdvil, 79, and her hubby Ronald Gerdvil, 77, had been decapitated on with their dog.  

Minutes aft deputies recovered the couple, they received reports of a “bloody man” chasing a attraction idiosyncratic from the aforesaid San Juan Mobile Estates assemblage wherever the grisly killings occurred.

The bloodied man, identified arsenic 41-year-old Joseph Gerdvil, had reportedly stolen the attraction worker’s play cart and was rapidly recovered adjacent a motorcycle way exit connected Calle Arroyo wherever astatine slightest 1 lawman opened occurrence connected Gerdvil striking him.  

“Sheriff’s unit rendered assistance to the fishy until the Orange County Fire Authority arrived and was capable to transport him to a section hospital, wherever helium is presently successful unchangeable condition,” the merchandise noted.  

Authorities said Gerdvil, who lived successful the assemblage with his parents, is inactive successful the hospital. He volition beryllium booked connected 2 counts of homicide erstwhile he’s medically cleared. They added that Gerdvil volition apt look further charges.  

So far, investigators person not provided a motive for the slayings.