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Son Charged with Murder in Parents' Stabbing Deaths

11/14/2025

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Dima Tower faces two first-degree murder charges for August 31, 2023 deaths of adoptive parents, Jennifer and Robbie Tower, in North Port, Florida.
The prosecution describes the killings as premeditated after Tower allegedly attacked his parents with a steak knife.
Tower fled the scene and was apprehended after a police chase.
During the trial, defense attorney Marc Gilman acknowledged Tower's troubled past.
The defense is seeking a lesser manslaughter charge.

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Dima Tower faces two first-degree murder charges for August 31, 2023 deaths of adoptive parents, Jennifer and Robbie Tower, in North Port, Florida.
The prosecution describes the killings as premeditated after Tower allegedly attacked his parents with a steak knife.
Tower fled the scene and was apprehended after a police chase.
During the trial, defense attorney Marc Gilman acknowledged Tower's troubled past.
The defense is seeking a lesser manslaughter charge.