Florida man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids and dog because he thought 'apocalypse was coming'

[marmar]

A Florida man will spend life behind bars after jurors on Thursday convicted him of killing his wife, their three children and family dog — and then living for weeks with the decomposing remains — due to what prosecutors said were apocalyptic beliefs.

The panel in Kissimmee found Anthony John Todt, 46, guilty on four counts of first-degree murder — for the slayings of his 42-year-old wife Megan, and their kids Zoe, 4, Tyler, 11, and Aleksander, 13 — and one count of animal cruelty, for the killing of the family dog, Breezy.

Todt, a physical therapist originally from Connecticut, had tried to blame his wife for the killings, saying she had committed murder-suicide two years ago inside their Celebration home, just a few miles from Walt Disney World Resort. ...............(more)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-guilty-killing-wife-3-kids-dog-thought-apocalypse-was-comi-rcna24597

[Lochloosa]

1. If I lived in Celebration I would have killed myself.

Creepy place.

[tanyev]

2. Then why didn't he kill himself, too?

Better yet, he could have started with that.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Yeah, that excuse doesn't fly if he doesn't kill himself.

[Blue Owl]

3. This extreme right-wing/MAGA shit is a severe form of mental illness

[MerryBlooms]

4. When he spoke, I didn't hear remorse. Maybe just me.

How tragic. Poor babies and mom, murdered at the hands of someone who was supposed love and cherish them. Inconceivable.

[Solly Mack]

5. Family annihilator.

[Lovie777]

6. I'm reading stories to close to this . . .

GQP.

[Ilsa]

7. Then why didn't he off himself? nt

[smirkymonkey]

8. He is sickening. You can tell he has no remorse.

The only thing he is concerned with now is saving his own fat ass. I hope he never sees the light of day again. Evil bastard.

[Chainfire]

9. In a way he was right it was a personal apocalypse of his own doing.

You, or your neighbors, never know who is crazy.

[babydollhead]

11. After my husband left us,

After my husband left us, three young adult kids and me, my son said “ mom, at least he didn’t kill us all, but this is just only a little bit better than that”

[Quixote1818]

12. I am actually surprised this doesn't happen more often. There are a ton of Christians who can't wait

for the apocalypse.

[hunter]

13. In milder forms of the disease they simply torture their families and vote Republican.

I don't believe unconditional respect for people's religious beliefs is a good thing.

Many religious beliefs are extremely harmful and resonate with dangerous psychopaths.

I'm wary of many people who call themselves "Christians."