Grapes of Wrath
48 Hours
CBS News
4.1 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Entrepreneur Robert Dahl was drawn from Minnesota to the Napa Valley wine scene and wealthy Silicon Valley businessman Emad Tawfilis wanted to be an investor in the wine industry. But in March 2015, their bitter money dispute over a winery business ended in murder. “48 Hours" Correspondent Tracy Smith reports.
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| 0:00.0 | The 911, where's your emergency? |
| 0:26.6 | He calls 911 and he's yelling into the phone. |
| 0:29.6 | Help me, help me. |
| 0:30.6 | He shot me. |
| 0:31.6 | This is the actual transcript from the 911 call. |
| 0:34.6 | Yes. |
| 0:35.6 | So he's running through the vineyard. |
| 0:40.3 | He is running through the vineyard, and the shooter is in the truck, coming after him, |
| 0:47.2 | shooting out the window. |
| 0:49.6 | This is crazy. |
| 0:51.5 | Crazy. |
| 0:52.1 | Who are these guys? |
| 0:56.0 | These guys were a couple of rich, ambitious wine lovers who wanted to be in the business and own their own vineyards. |
| 1:02.0 | Look, I have pictures. Here's Imod. Emod Tofellis. He's a smart guy from Silicon Valley who loved Hollywood. He even financed a movie. |
| 1:12.6 | And here's the other guy. Robert Dahl, an operator who people said could make money grow on trees. |
| 1:19.6 | In this case, Vines. |
| 1:22.6 | Take one, Amar. |
| 1:24.6 | My name is Jonathan Kesselman. I'm a filmmaker. |
| 1:28.3 | Jimmy Vastforth is a terrorist! |
| 1:30.3 | I was directing a film and Imod was the principal investor in the film. |
| 1:33.3 | Imod made his money in Silicon Valley and then was looking for other things to invest in? |
| 1:39.3 | Yeah, I think, you know, he made a good living, wanted to invest his money into things he was more passionate about, movies, wine. |
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