Episode 289 - Para-Social Activity - The Strange Case of Grant Amato

Join us, as we explore the bizarre and tragic case of the Amato family, where love turned lethal and fantasy became fatal.

You'll hear how Grant Amato's obsession with an online model escalated from stolen credit cards to something darker and how his fixation, even behind bars didn’t stop, finding a new target in a reality TV star who investigates the paranormal.

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Research & Writing:
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Sources:
'Ghost Adventures' star Aaron Goodwin cries as ex-wife sentenced in plot to kill him (usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2…)
Arrest report: Wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star plotted his murder from Las Vegas (cbsaustin.com/news/entertainment/arrest-report…)
'Ghost Adventures' star's wife arrested, murder plot alleged - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2025-0…)
Wife of ‘Ghost Adventures’ star gets up to seven years for murder plot (courthousenews.com/wife-of-ghost-adventures-st…)
The Cam Girl Killer (medium.com/@nikyoung/the-cam-girl-killer-6f969…)
'Ghost Adventures' star confronts murder-plotting wife in court as she gives groveling apology: (nypost.com/2025/06/06/us-news/ghost-adventures…)
‘Half the story:’ Las Vegas reality star opens up about murder plot, (8newsnow.com/news/local-news/half-the-story-la…)
Reality Star Confronts Wife in Court Over Plotting His Murder (thedailybeast.com/ghost-adventures-star-aaron-…)
He spent $200,000 on a Bulgarian ‘cam girl.’ (washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/29/he-spent-…)
Grant Amato Murdered His Family for a Webcam Model He Never Met (aetv.com/real-crime/amato-family-murders)
Grant Amato verdict: Guilty of first-degree murder in killings of family (orlandosentinel.com/2019/07/31/grant-amato-ver…)
Man sent $200K to Bulgarian woman he met online (wesh.com/article/chuluota-triple-homicide/2603…)
Worried co-workers led to slain family's discovery, 911 calls show (clickorlando.com/news/2019/01/31/worried-co-wo…)
Obsession, money, lies tore Grant Amato’s family apart (orlandosentinel.com/2019/07/12/obsession-money…)
Grant Amato Affidavit (s3.documentcloud.org/documents/5700189/Amato-A…)
Grant Amato Trial Playlist (youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoW1SIeAWaWbLHmJZTm…)