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.
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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.
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