{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f76cfb8c14020018a6b9ec/6980485313c1477af29c1a0f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Grant Amato: The Man Who Murdered His Family for a Webcam Model He Never Met","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65f76cfb8c14020018a6b9ec/1770014786828-b276733b-f63a-4060-8e6b-a610c108a4a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On January 25th, 2019, police arrived at a home in Chuluota, Florida, for a wellness check. Cody Amato, a thirty-one-year-old nurse anaesthetist, hadn't shown up for work—something he'd never done in five years.</p><p><br></p><p>Inside, they found a scene of horror: Chad Amato, Margaret Amato, and Cody Amato. All three shot execution-style in their own home.</p><p>One family member was missing: twenty-nine-year-old Grant Amato.</p><p><br></p><p>As investigators pieced together the case, a disturbing picture emerged. Grant had been fired from his nursing job for stealing drugs. He'd become obsessed with a Bulgarian webcam model named Silvie. He'd stolen over two hundred thousand dollars from his family to pay for her attention.</p><p><br></p><p>His family tried to help him. They sent him to rehab. They gave him rules. But when his father discovered Grant was still contacting Silvie, he told Grant to leave.</p><p>Grant's response? He murdered his entire family.</p><p><br></p><p>Tonight, a story of obsession, deception, and a virtual relationship that turned deadly.</p>","author_name":"Jack Laurence"}