This episode examines two family murder cases that reveal how greed can destroy multiple generations at once. The first case takes us to Pendleton, South Carolina, on Halloween 2015, when four members of the Scott–Valardi family were found dead. Amy Valardi and her husband, Ross, became the primary suspects, allegedly murdering Amy’s mother, stepfather, biological grandmother, and step-grandmother for money and inheritance after years of financial pressure. With the case still awaiting trial and Amy and Ross held without bail, the mystery and motives behind the killings continue to raise the unsettling question: how far will someone go for financial gain?
The second case brings us to São Paulo, Brazil, on the night before Halloween in 2002, when Suzanne von Richthofen conspired with her boyfriend, Daniel Cravinhos, and Daniel’s brother to kill her own parents. Her motive was a mix of forbidden love and a desire for wealth and independence. In this episode, you will learn how these two separate tragedies reveal the same disturbing pattern—heinous decisions driven by material desire. You will also gain insight into how investigators uncovered the motives, lies, and connections among the perpetrators, and what can be learned from cases where the killers come from within the family.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
