Reche Caldwell's murder still unsolved after 6 yea...
Key takeaways
- He's carrying a tote bag and his cellphone while walking down the porch steps and onto the driveway to his car.
- The video shows Caldwell on his phone while waiting for his girlfriend to return.
- Caldwell died that night before reaching the hospital.
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Photo/Elise Amendola Xuan Thai Jun 7, 2026, 07:00 AM ETClose Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN's investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions THIRTY-THREE SECONDS of black-and-white home security video capture the last moments of former NFL wide receiver Reche Caldwell's life, grainy images of two people walking out the door of a home in east Tampa. It has just started to rain on the night of June 6, 2020.
One of the figures is Caldwell. He's carrying a tote bag and his cellphone while walking down the porch steps and onto the driveway to his car. The other figure is his girlfriend, Jennifer Graciano, still holding on to the door when she appears to notice the rain. She turns to go back inside for an umbrella. Before she does, Caldwell motions for her to unlock the car with the key fob in her hand.
The video shows Caldwell on his phone while waiting for his girlfriend to return. A car passes behind him. Seconds later, the video goes dark. When it resumes several minutes later, Caldwell is lying on his back with bullet wounds in the leg and chest, his knees bent toward the sky and multiple first responders surrounding him.