When two members of the Staudte family died in 2012, people thought that the family was a magnet for tragedy. When a third family member was hospitalized in June 2013, things no longer seemed like bad luck to someone in the family's close circle, and so an anonymous tip was placed to the Springfield PD about the sudden deaths that had taken place. When the investigation began, no one could have predicted that the killer was one of the Staudte's very own.

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The Amato family seemed to be a good family unit from the outside, but things were not as they appeared. Chad and Margaret were parents to Jason, Cody, and Grant, who were great children until one of them seemed to spiral out of control. Grant, in his late 20s, lost his job, lived at home, and began to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from his parents to send to a woman he met on an adult site. With tensions at an all high within the family, the worst finally happened on January 24, 2019, when Grant shot and killed his parents and brother, Cody. Join us for today's case to learn what all led to this tragedy. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.

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When Jimmy McClain, a beloved teacher and coach at Ridgeway High School, didn't show up to work two days in a row, colleagues began to worry. A welfare check was requested, and when officers showed up at his home, they discovered him deceased. As the investigation took off, we quickly learned that Jimmy had no real enemies, but leads soon began to point to someone close to him. Join us for today's to learn who killed Jimmy McClain in cold blood. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.

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