EPISODE · Jan 17, 2023 · 22 MIN
He "Married" His Own Daughter; Days Later, it Escalated into Murder | Steven Pladl Case
from Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide · host Ky Charles
The Steven Pladl case is one of those stories that starts off shocking... and somehow gets worse the deeper you go.It began when his adopted daughter, Katie Pladl, found him at 18 and moved into his home. What followed was an incestuous relationship that led to a pregnancy, a marriage, and criminal charges.Authorities stepped in and a no-contact order was put in place......But it didn’t stop the relationship.Within days of their separation, multiple people were dead.This episode breaks down the timeline, the warning signs, and the decisions that failed to stop a situation that escalated into a multi-state murder-suicide.Listen now on Love and Murder*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.
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The Steven Pladl case is one of those stories that starts off shocking... and somehow gets worse the deeper you go.It began when his adopted daughter, Katie Pladl, found him at 18 and moved into his home. What followed was an incestuous relationship that led to a pregnancy, a marriage, and criminal charges.Authorities stepped in and a no-contact order was put in place......But it didn’t stop the relationship.Within days of their separation, multiple people were dead.This episode breaks down the timeline, the warning signs, and the decisions that failed to stop a situation that escalated into a multi-state murder-suicide.Listen now on Love and Murder*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.
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