{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Episode 337 - Blood Feud - The Refuge Road Massacre","description":"In Pendleton, South Carolina, four members of the same family were found murdered inside their rural home. There were no signs of forced entry, no obvious struggle, and nothing to explain how the killers had gotten inside. But as investigators examined the scene, one disturbing possibility began to emerge. 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This incredible offer is only for podcast listeners!\n\nResearch & Writing:\nRyan Deininger\n\nSources:\nWoman convicted of murdering mother, grandmother, stepgrandmother (https://www.courttv.com/news/sc-v-amy-vilardi-halloween-family-murders-trial/)\nTrial Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy7QofxP2xnNmyY-H93M_Tp177eTKHHpI)\nAnderson County woman convicted of killing four relatives is now in state custody (https://www.wyff4.com/article/quadruple-murder-conviction-new-mug-department-of-corrections/70603188)\nUpstate woman convicted of killing 4 family members files notice of appeal (https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/03/17/upstate-woman-convicted-killing-4-family-members-files-notice-appeal/)\nMy Mother Is A Murderer - Reddit Thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeMystery/comments/1i348r5/my_mother_is_a_murderer/)\nTips coming in on unsolved quadruple homicide (https://www.wyff4.com/article/tips-coming-in-on-unsolved-quadruple-homicide/7018329)\nTrial begins for South Carolina woman facing charges in quadruple murder (https://www.wyff4.com/article/2015-quadruple-murder-trial-begins-sc-amy-vilardi/70470909)\nAmy Vilardi Trial continues into Day 2 with emotional family testimonies (https://www.wyff4.com/article/quadruple-murder-trial-emotional-family-testimonies/70482752)\nAmy Vilardi's Quadruple Murder Trial Day 3: Prosecutors detail evidence  (https://www.wyff4.com/article/quadruple-murder-trial-day-3-of-amy-vilardi-evidence/70505650)\nQuadruple Murder Trial: Former cellmate testifies (https://www.wyff4.com/article/quadruple-murder-trial-cellmate-testifies-amy-vilardi-confession/70525633)\nAmy Vilardi: Guilty on All Counts (https://www.fitsnews.com/2026/02/27/amy-vilardi-guilty-on-all-counts/)\nTen Years After a Shocking Quadruple Murder, Amy Vilardi Finally Faces a Jury (https://www.fitsnews.com/2026/02/24/ten-years-after-a-shocking-quadruple-murder-amy-vilardi-finally-faces-a-jury/)\n'Grieving' Daughter Who Found Family Massacred Now on Trial (https://people.com/amy-vilardi-murder-trail-11912471?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\nSouth Carolina couple is charged with murder in the 2015 killings of four of their family members  (https://apnews.com/article/south-carolina-pendleton-family-slain-charges-20c8a11bd7a2bc93eb2d9f46e699c42f)\nCouple charged in gruesome 2015 Pendleton quadruple homicide denied bond (https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/12/15/deputies-announce-developments-pendleton-quadruple-homicide-case/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\nArrests made in ‘gruesome’ 2015 killings of SC couple and their elderly mothers (https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article283117228.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\nPress Conference (https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/12/15/deputies-announce-developments-pendleton-quadruple-homicide-case/)\nSouth Carolina shooting leaves four family members dead after 'violent deaths' (https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-3302462/Coroner-4-people-South-Carolina-home-shot-death.html)\nGruesome details revealed in 'Unsolved Mysteries' podcast (https://www.wyff4.com/article/wire-grill-brush-recall-ingestion-hazard-good-housekeeping-tested/71494367)\nCold Justice Aids in Arrest of S.C. Couple Suspected of 2015 Halloween Quadruple Murder (https://www.oxygen.com/cold-justice/crime-news/sc-couple-arrested-2015-pendleton-quadruple-murder-mike-cathy-scott?utm_source=chatgpt.com)\nHusband Charged in 2015 Quadruple Homicide Seeks Separate Trial From Co-Defendant Wife (https://www.fitsnews.com/2026/02/10/husband-charged-in-2015-quadruple-homicide-seeks-separate-trial-from-co-defendant-wife/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#)\nProsecutor at Ross Hearing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft9lb1AUICE)\nRoss Vilardi's Attorney Fox Carolina News\n (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgDadCllOBs&t=322s) Only on FOX: Sheriff names persons of interest in Pendleton quadruple homicide\n (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ppaWicuIYU) Cold Justice: House of Horrors (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31714892/)\nCarolina Crime Files: The Cost of Greed (https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/06/03/carolina-crime-files-cost-greed/)\nEvidence revealed in Pendleton quadruple murder case (https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/04/30/evidence-revealed-pendleton-quadruple-murder-case/)\nAnderson Co. Sheriff Updates On Pendleton Murders (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oLwc-ofbsk)","author_name":"The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5096973-the-minds-of-madness-true-crime-stories","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/40591473/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}