# EPISODE 272: "Chopping Down the Family Tree": Amy and Ross Vilardi

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-05-04T01:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2280

## Resource

In 2015, a Pendelton, SC called 911 after discovering four senior citizens and family members murdered in their home. Investigators were stumped until a pair of shoes told the tale that was much closer to home than they ever thought.

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