A Family Affair (Steven and Katie Pladl)

Published: May 11, 2024, 4:36 a.m.

On April 12, 2018, 43 year old Steven Walter Pladl, murdered his father in law Tony, His infant son Bennet and his 20 year old wife Katie, then called her mother, told her to notify the police, and turned the gun on himself. Days prior to this horrific event\xa0 Stephen's wife Katie had ended their brief marriage by way of a phone call and Stephen, it seemed had become so distraught he did the unthinkable. We've seen this sort\nof nightmarish scenario before, haven't we? "If I can't have you, no one can". This case however, is a bit different. Just a short time before their tele-breakup, Stephen and his wife stood trial in a court of law, and were ordered apart by a judge. You see, 20 year old Katie wasn't just Stephen's his wife, she was also his daughter.\xa0\n\xa0\nmurdered his biological daughter, 20-year-old Katie Rose Fusco Pladl, with whom he had been engaged in an\xa0incestuous\xa0relationship, and her adoptive father, 56-year-old Anthony Charles Fusco, in\xa0New Milford, Connecticut. He later committed suicide in\xa0Dover, New York. He had murdered his and Katie's seven-month-old child, Bennett Kieron Pladl, the day prior in Knightdale.\nClick to learn more\n\xa0\nhttps://dailyvoice.com/new-york/mountpleasant/obituaries/incest-case-arrangements-announced-for-three-murdered-family-members/735725/\n\xa0\nhttps://nypost.com/2018/05/01/mom-of-incest-murder-suicide-victim-describes-fathers-abuse/\n\xa0\nhttps://www.mamamia.com.au/genetic-sexual-attraction-personal-story/\n\xa0\nhttps://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2018/04/23/biological-mother-katie-pladl-fusco-steven-pladl-incest-deaths/541402002/\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\xa0\nWWBD Merch\nBuy your WWBD swag here!\xa0\nJoin the Conversation