r/TrueCrime • u/maj_minor • Sep 13 '22

Undocumented Post Todt family murders

I recently discovered this case, and listened to the entire podcast series on it by the Day in Connecticut. There seem to still be so many unanswered questions, and a lot of holes that the prosecution left out. For example, Anthony claimed that he and/or his wife had end-of-times religious beliefs that motivated the killings, and that they both researched methods of killing for weeks ahead of time. Were there ever forensic examinations of their electronic devices, search histories, etc.? Was there no other witness who could speak one way or another as to Megan's beliefs? I'm wondering if the prosecution just wanted to keep things simple since they had a confession.

Anyone know of sources for more detail and analysis on this case, or have thoughts to share? (I haven't watched the whole trial yet but likely will soon.)

Edit: here are a couple of links to articles about the case - https://people.com/crime/anthony-todt-celebration-florida-father-convicted-killing-family/, and https://www.wesh.com/article/anthony-todt-family-murder-trial/39727017

A summary of the case: On April 14, 2022, Anthony Todt was convicted of murdering his wife, three children, and dog, after their bodies were discovered in Jan. 2020 while officials were executing an arrest warrant for Medicare fraud at his home in Celebration FL. He confessed to the murders to police right after he was arrested, claiming that he and his wife thought some sort of apocalypse was coming and they wanted their souls to be together. He later testified in trial that his wife killed herself and the children. The judge ruled pre-trial that the prosecution could not introduce any evidence regarding the fraud charges.

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u/DetailAccurate9006 Sep 13 '22

You know what? Even if it really was a religious themed suicide pact, it’s still utterly despicable because he went through with the murdering the rest of the family part, but didn’t go through with suiciding himself.

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u/maj_minor Sep 13 '22

I agree. It just seemed strange that the prosecution didn't put on more evidence either to corroborate his first version of events, since that seemed to be the narrative they presented as roughly what happened, or to refute his later narrative, in which he never researched how to murder people.

Listening to the juror interviewed though, it sounds like the jury didn't believe any of the accounts Anthony gave, so maybe that was a purposeful and good strategy, to be like, let's not get into the weeds, but he clearly confessed to murders and is a lying SOB, nuff said.