'His loss has turned my life upside down, and the world as I knew it will never be the same. They said Konrad Reinhart should be forced to return whatever assets he already has received, and asked the judge to block him from being appointed the estates representative. But a few things about him stood out to Florida Heat coach and former MLB player Gary Sheffield: Rexs signature white vans, his bright eyes and flowy, curly hair. Gainesville, FL 32611 GATE 2. A firefighter in protective gear wrote in his official report that the smoke was so thick inside he couldnt see. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online. The family still owns the waterfront home in Dixie County where the murders and fire occurred, according to property records. When Minde Reinhart arrived at her former home in Gainesville, it was empty of people and the family's dog. The event is open to the public, and will feature guest speakers who knew the boys, including Florida baseball coach, Kevin OSullivan, former Gator football coach Will Muschamp, MLB great Gary Sheffield, and Gatorballs Stephen Barton. The suspected murder suicide has chilling echoes of the case of Paul's brother Erick Von Reinhart. His lawyer included on the listErick Von Reinhart, 50, whopleaded guiltyin an unrelated crime to fatally stabbing his own ex-wifes new boyfriend just one week after their divorce then trying to take his own life with a large kitchen knife. Holden Walter-warner For Dailymail.com The children were Brody, 11, and Rex, 14, both avid youth baseball players. Reactions from the Gainesville recreational basketball community were caught at the local courts following LeBron James' breaking the NBA's all-time scoring record. One of her lawyers, Jeff Aaron, also declined to discuss the matter. The men have at least three other brothers. Elite Baseball posted about their deaths on Facebook on May 4, claiming the organization was 'heartbroken.'. Minde Reinhart, Paul's wife, received texts from her husband early on May 5, in which he blamed her for everything When Minde arrived at couple's empty home in Gainesville, Florida, she. If they had died, Reinhart identified one of his brothers, Konrad Reinhart, 45, of Gainesville, as a secondary beneficiary. Reached at home by phone, Konrad Reinhart declined to discuss the matter and twice hung up on a reporter. This is a business registration address for three companies. Minde Reinhart, 42, of Gainesville, signaled in a newly disclosed letter from her law firm to the coroner's office that she expected a legal battle - one that is still unfolding - over what. According to local ABC affiliate WCJB, each of the boys schools would be offering counseling as needed for both students and staff. OK, just try not to think the worst, said an Alachua County Sheriffs Office Dispatcher on the other side of the call. The family was friends with. We owe it to them to keep our memories in us and play for them every time we take the field.. Supporters and mourners donned navy blue shirts branded with Play like Brody, Pitch like Rex on the front and a baseball with angel wings with the boys numbers, #4 and #9, on the back. We know that Minde's political affiliation is currently a registered . She is a white, non hispanic female registered to vote in Alachua County, Florida. Mrs. Reinhart declined to talk about the case. When firefighters arrived 19 minutes later, the local deputy was already on the scene and said the fire was too intense to go inside. 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What we know (and don't know) about apparent murder-suicide of two Florida boys and their dad, earlier objected to a request by Konrad Reinhart that the estate be divided among Reinharts five siblings, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Konrad Reinharts lawyer, Richard Withers, declined to discuss the case. They permitted full payouts in the instance of suicide as long as Reinhart hadnt killed himself for at least two years after buying them. Erick's estranged wife, Amy Reinhart, hid inside her familys home during the attack and called 911. Play like Brody, Pitch like Rex on the front and a baseball with angel wings with the boys numbers, #4 and #9, on the back. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. She remains in touch with Ericks ex-wife. A final report covering the criminal investigation by two sheriffs offices and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in the case is expected to be made public next week. And as he got to know him, his character. It said she and Konrad Reinhart have agreed the money should be deposited in a bank account controlled by Fidelitys law firm until a judge decides who will receive the money. She also was unable to track her husband's cellphone online because he had changed the password on the home computer. Hes been depressed. This story was produced by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Reinhart was a former medical device sales executive who investigators said was so upset over the loss of his job and pending divorce that hefatally shotthe couples sons on May 4 before setting fire to the familys vacation home near Suwannee in western Florida and fatally shooting himself. Minde Reinhart, 42, of Gainesville, signaled in a newly disclosed letter from her law firm to the coroners office that she expected a legal battle one that is still unfolding over what was left of the estate of her dead husband, Paul Reinhart, 46. These are some of the names: Reinhart Medical LLC and Reinhart Enterprises, LLC. At 7:03 a.m., that deputy told Pillar he was 20 minutes out. The Florida Ballpark will host a celebration of life ceremony for Rex and Brody Reinhart on Monday, May 17, 2021. She said that, in anticipation of potential litigation over Reinharts estate, the law firm was asking the medical examiners office to preserve blood and tissue samples and other evidence taken from the bodies of Reinhart and his sons. But on the way out, Brody didnt shut the door. I felt something abnormal and got within inches of it and found it to be a deceased small child, he wrote. The gates will open at 5 p.m., with the program to follow from 6-8 p.m. The 14-year-old sported the #9 on the field. She never received an answer. Her husband wasnt answering, she said, and he had changed his computers password so she wasnt able to track his phone online. It sheds new light on the fathers actions days before the killings and hints at the vast amounts of money at stake for surviving family members. He never had said hes going to kill himself or, she said on the call. New details of the horrific crime and the minute-by-minute race to try to find and save the boys are emerging in official reports from four law enforcement and fire rescue agencies across two Florida counties. The doors and windows were too hot to use to enter, he said. Erick left his own children, then 5 and 6, home alone during the attack, authorities said. The reporters can be reached atawilder@freshtakeflorida.comandevelazquez@freshtakeflorida.com, What we know (and don't know) about apparent murder-suicide of two Florida boys and their dad, autopsy reports for Reinhart and his sons, Erick Reinhart is serving a 40-year murder sentence, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. It was not clear whether any profits from that sale will be disputed in the court fight with Reinharts siblings. In that case, Konrad Reinhart was fighting efforts by Minde Reinhart to obtain confidential files from Withers Harvey, the Gainesville law firm that handled the updated will that excluded her. Her voice trailed off, as though she was imagining the awful possibilities that morning. Minde Reinhart was listed on corporation records as vice president for the company. (Grethel Aguila/WUFT News), An attendee wipes away tears while watching Mindes video. Thomas is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org. This story was produced by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Her lawyers asked the judge to move the case to probate and appoint an independent person to oversee handing out Reinharts assets. Hundreds of residents, families and baseball players flocked to Florida Ballpark Monday evening to celebrate the lives of Rex Joseph Reinhart, 14, and Brody Michael Reinhart, 11. (Grethel Aguila/WUFT News), Members of the Elite Baseball team stand at the service. She replied by text: Please dont hurt yourself or the boys. Authorities say the boys were killed by their father, 46-year-old Paul Reinhart, on May 4 before he set fire to their Dixie County home and killed himself. Alachua County Commission unknowingly appoints man charged with attempted murder to historical board, Gainesville community comes together to form a Chain of Peace, Retired cop never forgot unsolved case, helped convict rapist decades later, Mystery solved? 'That's all he said, in his mind. Konrad Reinhartsrequestlisted himself, a sister and three brothers as beneficiaries before also including Mrs. Reinhart in the court papers. According toThe Gainesville Sun, the exact cause of death is for now unknown, and the medical examiner is currently working with the involved sheriffs offices and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement the latter of which has taken over the cases forensics in order to ascertain the details surrounding the apparent murder-suicide. Upon extinguishing the fire, Dixie County deputies discovered three deceased individuals in the residence, a statement said. He did not list any bank accounts, investments or other assets. Teammates, opponents and baseball enthusiasts dressed in team shirts and hats. You never know.. May 7, 2021 Fresh Take Florida, Law and public safety. After the audience swayed to Take Me Out to the Ballgame, seats emptied and the crowd dwindled. The reporter can be reached at thomasweber@ufl.edu, TAMPA, Fla. Who was pretending to be Kelvin Johnson, for more than three decades? Her depressed husband who separated from his wife and recently lost his high-paying executive job had bizarrely published 64 photos from their wedding 19 years ago to his Facebook page at 5 a.m. Texts to Minde around the same time which ended abruptly made clear he blamed her for their pending divorce. The mother of the men, Irenea Reinhart, 73, of Gainesville declined in a phone call to discuss her sons Paul or Erick. His home had an open backdoor policy, and they were welcome whenever they wanted. Konrad Reinharts request listed himself, a sister and three brothers as beneficiaries before also including Minde Reinhart in the court papers. He and his lawyers did not respond to phone messages this week. Our records show its resident in 32608 Gainesville Florida. Dixie County Sheriffs Office spokesperson Shannon Valentine later confirmed the deaths. A dad texted his estranged wife saying: 'You're going to live with this for the rest of your life,' shortly before allegedly murdering their two sons and killing himself. 2023 www.gainesville.com. Minde Reinharts law firm wrote in a letter Aug. 3 that it anticipated litigation against Reinharts estate. He forced open the door and felt his way upstairs, where he searched one empty bedroom in vain before he found a pile of debris in front of a second bedroom door. In the stabbing in 2014, deputies found Erick bleeding from his neck and stomach from self-inflicted stab wounds on the bathroom floor after he had killed Iliff. It said she and Konrad Reinhart have agreed the money should be deposited in a bank account controlled by Fidelitys law firm until a judge decides who will receive the money. Browse Locations. He did not list any bank accounts, investments or other assets. Ms. The fire chief, Darian Brown, said the fire was mostly extinguished within about five minutes. 'This is just really weird,' Minde told the 911 operator, as the Sun reported. Deputies started their search in Alachua County on Tuesday morning, before the three bodies were discovered in the familys vacation home in Dixie County. Erick Reinhart is serving a 40-year murder sentence in a Florida prison and could be released as early as July 2053. Last Tuesday, the boys' mother, Minde Reinhart, called 911 early in the morning, concerned about her sons. 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They found an unspecified accelerant, perhaps gasoline. GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - North Central Florida is coming together to honor two boys killed in what law enforcement is investigating as a murder-suicide. The children were Brody, 11, and Rex, 14, both avid youth baseball players. RELATED STORY: Reinhart family releases first public statement. Authorities had said only that Reinhart - who had separated from his wife, Minde Reinhart, and lost his high-paying executive job - was suspected of killing his sons and setting fire to the. He and his lawyers did not respond to phone messages this week. They were separated at the time and heading toward divorce. Within minutes, deputies in Alachua County began searching for Reinhart and the boys, according to dispatch records obtained under Floridas public records law. He stood tall and confident on the mound despite his calm demeanor. More:What we know (and don't know) about apparent murder-suicide of two Florida boys and their dad. RELATED STORY: Charitable fund set up in honor of Reinhart brothers. Fidelity wrote back to Reinhart in a letter dated April 30 saying it was unable to update his policies as requested because he failed to specify the city and state where he had signed the document, which was notarized in Gainesville. In 2018, Erick admitted to fatally stabbing his ex-wifes new boyfriend just one week after their divorce then trying to take his own life with a kitchen knife. Phone Numbers. You said you dont know where he might have gone, asked the 911 dispatcher. WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | A final report covering the criminal investigation by two sheriffs offices and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in the case is expected to be made public next week. If youre interested in contributing to the charitable fund set up in their names, click here. All rights reserved. Minde Reinhart 's birthday is 04/11/1979 and is 43 years old. The newly disclosedlettercame from Mayanne Downs, general counsel, president and managing director of the Gray-Robinson law firm in Orlando. Her estranged husband, Paul. The deputy who arrived on the scene was unable to enter the home because of the intensity of the blaze, which left windows and door handles too hot to touch. In court papers, the insurance company described itself as merely a disinterested stakeholder and said it was in danger of being exposed to multiple liability unless a judge rules in the case. The Florida Heat also posted on Facebook about Rex's death. WUFT 89.1 / 90.1 Featured Thank you Gifts. This story was produced by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. I mean, its at 5 in the morning, and there are pictures all over, strategically placed around the house.. 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