On or about Halloween 2015, four members of a Pendleton, South Carolina family were found murdered inside a home on Refuge Road. Victims included 80-year-old Barbara Jean Porter Scott, her son 58-year-old Terry Michael Mike Scott, his 60-year-old wife Cathy Taylor Scott, and Cathy’s 85-year-old mother Violet Juanita Morgan Taylor. The victims had been shot, and some also had their throats slit.

The bodies were discovered November 2, 2015, by Amy Vilardi, Cathy’s daughter and Mike’s stepdaughter, who lived with her husband Rosmore Ross Vilardi on the same property and placed the 911 call. Investigators reported no signs of forced entry; prosecutors later alleged the Vilardis used a pretense of reconciliation to gain access. Investigators said the killings appeared to be financially motivated, citing severe financial problems for the Vilardis and cash found in their home packaged in a manner like the way Mike Scott kept money.

In December 2023 Amy and Ross Vilardi were arrested and charged with four counts of murder. At a February 2024 bond hearing prosecutors presented the financial details and allegations about preventing contact between family members; the judge denied bond. Who can fill in details about the victims’ lives or that night on Refuge Road?