Pladl incest and murders
2018 triple murder–suicide
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- On April 12, 2018, 43-year-old Steven Walter Pladl murdered his biological daughter, 20-year-old Katie Rose Fusco Pladl , with whom he had been engaged in an incestuous relationship with, and killed her adoptive father, 56-year-old Anthony Charles Fusco in New Milford, Connecticut.
- Following hours of search conducted by the Dutchess County Sheriff's office, Steven Pladl died by suicide in Dover, New York.
- He reportedly behaved strangely throughout high school, including not socializing with his peers and wearing the same clothes to school every day.
- Meeting and birth of Denise Pladl Around 1995, Steven Pladl, aged 20, met and groomed Alyssa Garcia, aged 15, over the internet.
- She became pregnant at 16.
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WikipediaOn April 12, 2018, 43-year-old Steven Walter Pladl murdered his biological daughter, 20-year-old Katie Rose Fusco Pladl, with whom he had been engaged in an incestuous relationship with, and killed her adoptive father, 56-year-old Anthony Charles Fusco in New Milford, Connecticut. The day prior, Steven had murdered his daughter Katie's seven-month-old son, Bennett Kieron Pladl, by smothering him in Knightdale, North Carolina. Following hours of search conducted by the Dutchess County Sheriff's office, Steven Pladl died by suicide in Dover, New York.
The news gained widespread attention for the incestuous relationship between Steven Pladl and Katie Fusco, which had been extensively covered in the preceding months, as well as the mishandling of the incest trial leading up to the killings, which had ignored Steven's history of abuse and failed to properly restrict Steven's access to Katie and their son Bennett.
Steven Pladl was born on April 6, 1975, in Levittown, New York. He reportedly behaved strangely throughout high school, including not socializing with his peers and wearing the same clothes to school every day.
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