Man accused of murdering world renowned CalTech astrophysicist’s bizarre court antics
The man accused of murdering a prominent California Institute of Technology astrophysicist smirked during his brief court appearance on Wednesday.
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Metro Man accused of murdering world renowned CalTech astrophysicist’s bizarre court antics By Katie Jerkovich Published April 29, 2026, 8:31 p.m. ET The man accused of murdering a prominent California Institute of Technology astrophysicist showed little remorse for his alleged crime during a court appearance on Wednesday. Freddy Snyder, 29, is accused of gunning down Carl Grillmair, 67, a world-renowned researcher at Caltech’s IPAC Science and Data Center on Feb. 16 at his home in Llano, 75 miles north of Los Angeles. Snyder was in court Wednesday where he repeatedly smiled and smirked. 4 Snyder continued to smile and smirk during the Wednesday hearing, showing no remorse. Frederick M. Brown for California Post Snyder did not enter a plea during the brief hearing.
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