Grant Amato, 29, has been charged with three counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the shooting deaths of Chad Amato, 59, Margaret Amato, 61, and year-old Cody Amato. Grant allegedly wired the stolen funds to the woman, with whom he had been communicating since June on the adult website, Cam Girls. The suspect's surviving brother told investigators that Amato had been sending the woman large sums of money and that she knew where the family lived, which concerned Margret Amato.
Grant has been charged with three counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the deaths of Chad Amato, 59, Margaret Amato, 61, left and Cody Amato, 31, right. Grant Amato told investigators his parents gave him an ultimatum after discovering the theft: Complete a day internet and sex addiction program, or leave the family home. Grant Amato checked into a facility in Fort Lauderdale on December 22, two days after he was reported missing by his mum and dad.
They told Seminole County Sheriff's Office deputies their son was suffering from depression, had access to firearms and they were ' percent convinced he will try to harm himself', according to the incident report seen by Click Orlando. Grant Amato checked out of the facility on January 4, according to the arrest warrant. A motive for the gruesome triple homicide has not yet been released. Grant's brother Cody is circled in the middle, Grant is circled on the far-right.
The three victims were discovered in the home that Grant Amato shared with his parents in Chuluota after a coworker reported Cody Amato, who lived in Orlando,. Police discovered bodies in the garage, kitchen, and an office in the home on Friday morning. They had all suffered gunshot wounds. Several weapons were found at the property, but police say a number of them seemed to be missing.
Grant is pictured. Grant pictured was arrested without incident around 1am on Monday. He is being held without bond. Grant was initially named a person of interest in the case after his parents and brother's bodies were found on Friday morning. Authorities believe the family members were killed sometime between 10pm on Thursday and 7am on Friday. Authorities named Grant a person of interest in the case on Friday and released a photo of his white Honda Accord in the hope of tracking down the suspect.
