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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
National
David J. Neal

Knaus Berry Farm owner’s son thought he killed mom, threatened to kill dad, cops say

After Travis Grafe left Rachel Grafe in a pool of blood Friday night, an arrest report said, he went to the home of a neighbor and told the man that he’d killed his mother, the owner of Knaus Berry Farm.

That’s what one witness told Miami-Dade police as they investigated how Rachel Grafe wound up fighting for her life at Jackson South Medical Center, where husband Herbert Grafe also was hospitalized. A Sunday Instagram post on Knaus Berry Farm’s account said Rachel Knaus Grafe has shown “slight improvement.” The South Miami-Dade business known for milkshakes and sticky buns was open Monday after being closed all weekend.

Meanwhile, Travis Grafe, 40, remains in jail on charges of attempted premeditated murder; aggravated battery on a person 65 or older; and attempted strongarm robbery. Online jail records say his bond is $25,000. No attorney is listed for this case yet in online court records. Previously, Howard Brodsky has represented Travis Grafe.

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