A California man who admitted to brutally murdering his co-worker and the co-worker’s roommate inside an Anaheim apartment is now facing the rest of his life behind bars after a jury rejected claims that he was legally insane during the killings.

Ramy Hany Mounir Fahim, 30, was found sane by jurors following a disturbing case that prosecutors say involved careful planning, violent obsession, and chilling premeditation. The decision clears the way for Fahim to receive two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the April 2022 murders of 23-year-olds Griffin Cuomo and Johnathan Bahm.

The killings stunned Southern California not only because of their brutality, but because of the disturbing details investigators uncovered during the yearslong investigation. Prosecutors alleged Fahim hid for hours on the roof of the victims’ apartment building before ambushing the young men inside their Anaheim home using what authorities described as a hunting dagger.

According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Fahim pleaded guilty last month to two counts of first-degree murder and admitted to special circumstance allegations including lying in wait, multiple murders, and killing a witness to avoid arrest. He also admitted personally using a deadly weapon during the attack.

But despite his guilty plea, jurors still had to determine whether Fahim was legally sane at the time of the killings — a critical distinction that would determine whether he could be held fully criminally responsible.

After hearing evidence about Fahim’s behavior before and after the murders, the jury concluded he understood the nature of his actions and was legally sane when he carried out the attack.

District Attorney Todd Spitzer said the violence was calculated and deliberate, rejecting the idea that the murders were the result of insanity.

“The violence carried out in that apartment was not an act of insanity,” Spitzer said in a statement following the verdict. “[Fahim] carefully calculated how to gain access to his victims’ apartment building, waiting for hours on the roof until he had the perfect opportunity to ambush his victim and execute a witness in the hopes of getting away with all of it.”

Investigators said the horrifying sequence of events began during the early morning hours of April 19, 2022. Security personnel reportedly spotted Fahim on the roof of the apartment complex hours before the murders occurred. Authorities later determined he remained there waiting for an opportunity to confront Cuomo, his co-worker at a wealth management firm.

Fahim and Cuomo reportedly worked together as financial analysts, but prosecutors said Fahim had grown increasingly resentful of Cuomo in the months leading up to the murders. According to court testimony and reports from The Orange County Register, Fahim complained that Cuomo assigned him too much work and believed he was being micromanaged.

Co-workers had reportedly become concerned about Fahim’s erratic behavior before the killings. During the investigation, detectives discovered disturbing writings on Fahim’s computer that appeared to reveal violent fantasies and a fascination with serial killers.

Among the chilling notes prosecutors cited were writings about how serial killers choose their victims and questions about whether someone could still scream after their throat had been slit.

Authorities argued the writings demonstrated premeditation and contradicted claims that Fahim had been detached from reality during the murders.

According to prosecutors, Fahim eventually entered the apartment building and waited near the victims’ residence before launching the attack. Cuomo was allegedly ambushed first and stabbed dozens of times.

The Orange County Register reported Cuomo suffered at least 40 stab wounds during the frenzy of violence.

Meanwhile, Cuomo’s roommate, Johnathan Bahm, desperately tried to call 911 for help as the attack unfolded inside the apartment. Prosecutors said Bahm was still speaking with emergency dispatchers when Fahim forced his way through a door and fatally stabbed him as well.

Authorities later argued Bahm was murdered because Fahim wanted to eliminate a witness who could identify him.

The murders devastated the families and friends of both victims, who were remembered as kind, intelligent young men with promising futures.

Bahm’s obituary described him as someone who radiated goodness and compassion.

“Jonathan elevated goodness and kindness to an art form, never had a bad word to say, and was described by his friends as ‘the best of us,’” the tribute read.

Friends said Bahm had a calming presence and a natural ability to make others feel welcome and valued. Those who knew him described him as deeply loyal, compassionate, and endlessly supportive of the people around him.

Cuomo was similarly remembered as ambitious, curious, and passionate about learning. A former professor from his alma mater wrote that Cuomo stood out because of his enthusiasm and kindness.

“Griffin was the kind of student that showed up with passion, kindness, and a contagious curiosity,” the professor wrote in a tribute. “His persistence and passion for learning is a consistent motivator and reminder for me as an instructor that the relationships we build in the classroom matter.”

The case drew widespread attention because of both the brutality of the crime and the disturbing psychological evidence presented during court proceedings. Prosecutors painted Fahim as a man who carefully planned the murders and then attempted to avoid accountability by claiming mental illness.

Defense attorneys argued Fahim suffered from severe mental health problems and was not mentally capable of understanding the wrongfulness of his actions during the attack. However, prosecutors countered that his actions before and after the killings demonstrated awareness, planning, and intent.

Jurors ultimately agreed with prosecutors, finding Fahim legally sane.

The verdict means Fahim will now spend the remainder of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing is expected to formalize the punishment after the jury’s decision eliminated any chance of a mental health commitment replacing criminal sentencing.

For the victims’ loved ones, the ruling brings some measure of closure after years of grief and legal proceedings, though many say no verdict can undo the pain caused by the murders.

The killings shattered the lives of two families and deeply affected friends, classmates, and colleagues who continue to struggle with the sudden loss of two young men described as bright lights in their communities.

In the years since the murders, loved ones have continued honoring Bahm and Cuomo through memorials, online tributes, and community gatherings celebrating the lives they lived rather than the violence that ended them.

But the horrifying details of what happened inside that Anaheim apartment still linger over the case — the hours of waiting on the roof, the frenzied stabbing attack, the desperate 911 call, and the disturbing writings investigators uncovered afterward.

For prosecutors, the jury’s sanity verdict confirmed what they had argued from the beginning: that the killings were not random acts committed in a moment of confusion, but a carefully orchestrated ambush fueled by resentment and obsession.

And now, with the case nearing its conclusion, Ramy Hany Mounir Fahim is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murders that forever changed multiple families and shocked an entire California community.