Grant Brunner Suicide, Denver CO, Lawsuits Claim Parker Murder-Suicide Brothers Named

Posted by Zora Stowers on Sunday, May 19, 2024
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Grant Brunner Obituary, Death – The two brothers who died in a Parker murder-suicide this month were sued for defrauding people out of $4.4 million, court documents show. They skipped a federal court hearing hours before the shooting. The Douglas County Coroner’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Parker police reported a murder-suicide near the Holiday Inn on Cottonwood Drive on Nov. 28. Due to an ongoing investigation, police spokesman Josh Hans declined to name the gunman or provide specifics Tuesday.

Court filings show the Brunners had eight lawsuits from 12 people demanding $4.48 million in business loans after four months. The brothers allegedly solicited loans from relatives and friends through SRE Capital LLC, promising to repay them with interest or profit following a commercial transaction, mainly real estate. Lawsuits often say the brothers didn’t pay. Complaints called the Brunners’ business approach “Ponzi scheme.” The brothers missed a lawsuit hearing at 10 a.m. Nov. 28 in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, court papers show. Court records reveal another lawsuit was filed that day. Parker police reported a murder-suicide at 12:47 p.m. Nov. 28.

The boys’ prior counsel didn’t respond Tuesday. Grant’s wife Stephanie Brunner declined comment Tuesday. Diana Brunner, Gregory’s wife, declined comment. The brothers received $200,000 in February from a couple to buy and sell a house by March. According to an October complaint, Grant Brunner assured the couple the buyer was located. Lawsuit claims Brunner brothers promised couple $240,000 by June. Her husband mentioned her ex-husband knew Grant Brunner. He spoke anonymously to The Denver Post to avoid attention. He said Grant Brunner approached him about investing after years without communicating to his wife. The couple used retirement funds.

The husband called Grant Brunner “a nice guy, a straight shooter” who “got in over his head.” “But after a while, we started to doubt that feeling, like, ‘Maybe he is ripping us off,’” he said Tuesday. Always provided detailed explanations of deal-making efforts. Different traits acted. Avoid ‘This fell through, you’re screwed.’ He constantly showed respect and said, “Hey, I’m sorry about this and how it’s working out.” After soliciting investments between $100,000 and $250,000, Grant Brunner’s old high school friend and close family friend loaned them more than $3 million, “the majority of his and his wife’s savings for their retirement,” according to a November lawsuit filed in Arapahoe County District Court.

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