The Murder of the Amato Family

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Most men will do just about anything for a girlfriend, but would you murder your own family? Grant Amato did for a woman who was only his girlfriend in his own mind. After losing his job, Grant Amato became obsessed with a Bulgarian Webcam model. Night after night, Amato watched "Silvie" model, dance and more. He paid upwards of $200,000 for access to "Silve" and her online content, including sexually explicit photos and videos. When Amato began stealing money from his family to keep his "connection" to "Silvie," his family stepped in, getting him professional help. This did not stop Amato. His family gave him an ultimatum. Stop communicating with Silvie or move out. On January 25 ,2019, Grant Amato shot and killed his mother, father and brother inside their Orlando home. Amato was convicted of first-degree murder and a sentenced to life in prison.

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0:00.0	Body bags with Joseph Scott Morgan.
0:21.4	You work hard all your life.
0:22.9	You raise a family.
0:24.3	Three boys.
0:25.3	You come into the end of your career.
0:27.2	You're looking forward to retirement.
0:29.5	You've been sweating away in central Florida all these years and you decide to buy a retirement
0:33.7	home up in the mountains of Tennessee.
0:36.4	You've got your eye set on the prize.
0:39.3	And suddenly one day, your life comes to a swift and violent end at the hand of your own child.
0:49.6	Today we're going to talk about the massacre of the Amato family and their son Grant Amato.
0:58.8	I'm Joseph Scott Morgan and this is Body Bags.
1:05.9	Back with me today is Jackie Howard, executive producer of Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
1:12.9	Jackie tells us about this tragedy.
1:14.9	Joe Grant Amato is a 29 year old nurse and he is accused of killing his family members
1:21.3	at their home.
1:22.5	The reason isn't a session with a Bulgarian webcam model that he met as a result of his
1:29.1	addiction to online porn.
1:31.0	He had stolen $200,000 from his family to pay this online model.
1:39.4	The police investigation into the Amato family began after a coworker called police when
1:45.0	Cody Amato had not come into work.
1:47.2	The deputies circled the Amato home and inside about 9 a.m. they found three people dead.
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