Murder of Trip and Grace

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On January 3, 2023, American YouTuber Duncan Mitchell shot fellow American filmmaker Trip and his wife, singer and actor Grace, as well as several of their security guards. The murder was perpetrated due to Mitchell's hatred for Grace and her music, and occurred a day before the murder of American singer-songwriter Tara Dikov, who was Grace's former rival.

## Background

Mitchell had long expressed his hatred for Grace and her music. Although many people did not take it incredibly seriously, it turned out to be very personal and over-the-top. Many theorise that he had a more personal reason to hate her; however, there is no evidence of this.

## Events

On January 4, 2023, at 6:00PM, Mitchell dressed up in a spiderman mask and visited Trip and Grace. He introduced himself as Dan, a neighbour of the two, and claimed he came from a costume party. Trip and Grace invited him in. After Trip and Grace started fighting, Mitchell got out his M4 as well as his SPAS 12, the latter of which he discharged 25 times and the former of which he fired 96 times to calm Trip and Grace down. Mitchell then yelled "Grace quit your bitching dammit!" He then pulled out his sniper rifle and shot Grace in the head which allowed Trip to call SWAT before Mitchell killed him with his MP5K. When SWAT showed up, Mitchell pulled out his MAC 10 and took several of them down. When he ran out of ammunition, he kicked the last SWAT member in the face before he died hours later. Mitchell then destroyed the Italy photo. He was caught on Trip's security camera before leaving armed with his TEC 9. By the time he left, it was 9:00PM.

## Aftermath

### Murder of Tara Dikov

*Main article: Murder of Tara Dikov*

One day after the murder of Trip and Grace, American singer-songwriter Tara Dikov, who was formerly a rival of Grace, was shot by Mitchell in a drive-by-shooting. Dikov, unlike Trip and Grace, was taken to the hospital within hours, but still died in the hospital.

### Discovery and investigation

*Main article: People v. Mitchell*

On the same day as Dikov's murder, Trip and Grace were found dead in their apartment. This lead to the beginning of an investigation which eventually became *People v. Mitchell*. On January 15, 2023, Mitchell was identified as the killer in both incidents. Mitchell continued to wear his Spiderman mask throughout the investigation, and even falsely claimed he was the real Spiderman. On February 2, 2023, 29 days after Trip and Grace were killed, a court ruled that Mitchell was solely responsible for both killings, and he was found guilty of murder and imprisoned for life.

## Reactions

Many were shocked by the murder of both Trip and Grace and Dikov, and by the fact that Mitchell had perpetrated it. Many fans of Trip, Grace, and Dikov attended their respective funerals, and significant mourning was common among their fandoms.

In regards to Mitchell, many were strongly disappointed in Mitchell for doing what he did, and were shocked to discover that his hatred for Grace and her music was a lot more serious than many had thought. YouTube, in response to the killing, suspended monetisation of Mitchell's channel.