The Man Who Murdered His Entire Family For a Cam Girl: Grant Amato

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Catherine Townsend

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

After Margaret, Chad and Cody Amato were brutally murdered inside their Florida home, suspicion fell on the surviving son, Grant Amato, and police began to unweave a web of deception ....and a deadly obsession with a Bulgarian cam girl that led to a massacre.

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0:00.0	On January 15th, 2019, 31-year-old Cody Amato's co-workers were concerned.
0:09.9	Cody worked as a nurse anesthesis at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
0:14.3	He didn't show up for work.
0:15.9	His shift started at 5.30 a.m., and he wasn't answering his phone.
0:20.6	According to investigators, Cody had never missed a day of work in 5.30 a.m. and he wasn't answering his phone. According to investigators, Cody had never
0:23.4	missed a day of work in five years. The same co-worker and other co-workers were calling him, texting him,
0:30.2	and messaging him, but they got zero response. Now, the co-worker who called 911 said Cody
0:37.3	always had his phone on him. This wasn't
0:40.0	surprising given his line of work and the fact that he was on call. They were concerned because not only
0:45.7	was Cody not picking up the phone, but also his mailbox was full and not accepting any new messages.
0:51.5	He was completely off the grid. So one of the co-workers called and asked for a
0:57.2	welfare check at the Amato home on Sultan Circle and Chuliotta. Chuliotta is a small town east of Orlando
1:05.7	in Seminole County. The co-worker mentioned something else on that 911 call,
1:14.8	something that worried them about what could be happening at the Amato House.
1:18.7	The co-worker mentioned Cody's brother, Grant.
1:20.3	They said, quote,
1:23.5	I am concerned that something has come of harm to my friend.
1:26.3	I know that my friend's brother struggles with depression,
1:28.5	and I believe is suicidal as well.
1:35.4	He mentioned it to me and I'm very worried." End quote. The co-worker was referring to Cody's younger brother, 29-year-old Grant Amato. Grant had been struggling with mental health issues since he was
1:40.9	fired from his nursing job in 2018.
1:46.5	Grant lived with Cody and their parents,
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