He said he went to find the Micky mouse necklace but then I thought he had said he went to build up a new bike? And then his sister found the necklace in the most obvious place -Zoe’s jewellery box!
Oh, come on now... what next? You're gonna tell us you can start your car no matter how far back your seat is? Justus for Tony the Todt! /s (for the love of gawd, /s)
For Megan's friends - remember how the neighbor said how sweet and compassionate and well behaved the children were and that is reflected on their mother alone. That was her legacy and proof she was a wonderful person. As for the murdering father, remember how he lived there for weeks and still was too much of a coward to kill himself, which is ridiculous in itself that he would even try to convince anyone that he actually tried to kill himself. That alone shows what a liar he is and that he is 100% guilty of killing his whole family + even the dog, and that he STILL deserves the death penalty. It does not matter what he says, he is a liar - there is no doubt. And through this all, there is no mention of a life insurance policy? He is a liar and he killed his whole family and the family dog. Remember that and know that justice will be served when he is dead and burns in hell for eternity.
Tony mentions an insurance policy in his letter to his dad. It’s on page 6.He claims to have had a “giant” policy on himself but “only” a 200-300k on her which he was going to use to “set things right and get back on his feet” when he gets out. This was from the Osceola County lockup when he thought he was getting out. Oops.
@@srirachahero4679 Thank you so much for that information because I was very curious. $300,000 is more than I make in 10 years. Ironic he "tried to kill himself" but did not get the death penalty - would be doing him a favor and everyone else.
@@obxconsumer9281 The State’s Attorney decided against the death penalty due to potential mental issues they thought Tony may have been suffering. They Had decided against it way back in Jan ‘21. I’m neither here nor there on that. All things considered, the Todt’s lived a fairly decent life - they did spend far beyond their means and Tony basically blamed Megan for all that while he was the obedient breadwinning husband (shocker, I know). This case, once you look at all the evidence of living beyond their means has a LOT of red flags. The home Megan, the kids and Breezy were murdered in, the Todt’s were being evicted. they hadn’t paid rent. They also had another condo in the same town a few blocks away, Tony was flying back and forth to CT and crashing at hotels (again, per his letter). He also makes a reference to HydroWorx - the name on the t-shirt Meg was murdered in. That’s a company that makes specialized water tanks for water therapy - and they are EXPENSIVE. Tony bought one for the clinic in CT. EDIT: Tony also on more than one occasion, failed to make payroll. That impacted people who worked his clinic. He was VERY BAD with money. But Meg was the big spender? I’d call Tony an animal but that’s an insult to animals. Here’s the letter to his dad -> s3.documentcloud.org/documents/7008004/Letter-from-Anthony-Todt-to-his-father-Robert-Todt.pdf
@@srirachahero4679 Thanks for the info - I will read the letter, which I have not read. There is a very interesting in-depth Podcast called: "Looking for the Todt Family" that I saw on UA-cam and it even left out a lot. I do agree I would not insult animals but AT is a monster and all monsters can be considered mentally ill but that is no excuse and he should not be allowed to continue living as far as the so-called justice system - they have killed other monsters for less. His final judgment will come though...eventually. Megan was kept in the dark on everything and was the dutiful wife taking care of the kids as far as I am concerned. Her children behaved so well according to the neighbors, exceptionally well - but, that could be a product of loving upbringing or the opposite. We will never know and that is how he planned it, so I still think, AT killed them all. There is no way Megan did not know she was being evicted. Maybe she gave AT a hard time and he axed the family. I feel Megan became very reclusive and the only reason anyone had contact with her was because she had to because of the children's activities. If you know anything about Benadryl effects, you will know AT is a big fat liar. Another hideous monster who is still alive in prison is - see the movie: "Black Bird" - that one made me cry. I want him to burn.
@@obxconsumer9281 I’m familiar with that podcast - they actually read the letter out across two episodes. I’ll definitely watch BlackBird this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!
I really appreciate all the hard work but, this straining for objectivity makes me more than a little uncomfortable. He confessed to the murders in detail and where he diverged in his confession is sure up by the medical examiner. So, what's all this maybe Megan did it stuff. This man said he'd do anything to protect his wife but the minute he knew he could go to jail for life he threw his murdered wife under the bus. He couldn't call for help because there was no cell, but he left the house several times to buy stuff and feed himself. He lived with the dead bodies for weeks, just what an innocent person would do, he made phony phone calls pretending to be members of his family, no one in this entire trial testified to Megan's terrible physical state but her murderer, he watched as the woman he loved more than anyone in the world stabbed herself to death. One lie maybe but this string of lies makes him an unreliable narrator. I wouldn't believe him if he told me he was in prison for life. There is nothing special about AT, he's a narcissistic family killer plain and simple and even after he murdered his family he continued to ground the memory of his wife into the dirt. He and he alone is guilty.
He absolutely did this because he knew he would go to jail for fraud and his family would never speak to him again just like his own father. He couldn't handle that because he's a narcissist so he took their lives. 😢 Disgusting.
I completely disagree with that contention. Toad may have thought they would never forgive him but I assure you they would have---including Megan AND including his EXTENDED family. They would ALL have forgiven him. The IRS--now that's another matter!
I think Jodi Arias actually discovered something even more VILE!. That's accussion the person YOU Murdered of being a Pedifile. She killed him 3 times over in terms of the murder itself and then found a fourth way to try to kill him.
Shoutout to Taylor Hartz for pushing for a podcast of the story. She was on the money about that. Hopefully, you can bring her back for a final, FINAL episode as a friend of the pod. Really hated to see this podcast come to a close but gratified that a murderer is spending the rest of his days where he deserves to be doing so. RIP Megan, Alek, Tyler, Zoe and Breezy 😞
I thought it was very sweet that the neighbor went in and got some of Zoe's precious little items to mail to Megan's family. I don't understand why the family wasn't allowed to go recover the belongings after the crime scene was secured.
I am just turning to this series after having "My Fill" of Cris Watts. I think overall this series was just excellent. Perhaps a little TOO PRO Toad for my preference but ALL my best friend Lawyers are "Best Defense" Lawyers. They wind up being the most hated people in the system but their Role is ABSOLUTELY essential to our American system of Jurisprudence,.
@@josephdale69 you found it more entertaining did you? Probably make the Podcasters happy. You might want to watch some pods on John List--New Jersey 1973--killed his wife, 16YO daughter, two younger sons and his 83 YO mother. He wanted to make sure they all got easy-passes to heaven. He couldn't kill himself--god would forgive him his familicide but not suicide.
Killing your kids and thus robbing them of a future deserves the harshest punishment. How sick do you have to be to claim that the children agreed to take part in a 'family suicide'? 😳
18:01 "He starts to shake his head, almost imperceptibly..." his head continued shaking all the way through the sentencing and almost out of the door of the courtroom...until he was pulled back in to fingerprint-sign some documents, finally, his head remained, still.
Did either side attempt to order a psychological evaluation? The need for this murderer to maintain control over his family is only a symptom of a much more deeply rooted psychological pathology. It is not enough to say, “Todt had an overwhelming need to control his wife and children, and when this no longer seemed possible he murdered them.” I’m not defending him per se….it just drives me to distraction that such obvious, ignorant and glib ideas are thrown about with zero understanding of the place in the psyche from which this need arose. Obviously, the overwhelming issue in this man’s life took place when a hired assassin nearly murdered his mother-right in front of him, aged 4-and that his father was the culprit. This has immense seriousness in relation to this case, but since the case is so monstrous, I don’t understand why the trial was so short and so uncontested by the defense.
Answer to you question is "YES" some kind of mental evaluation was done. It was not determined he was too insane to go on trial but the DP was taken off the table. Defense will win no prizes for their competency but they did what they could with what they had to work with.
I watch this trial gavel to gavel in the fall of the case. The prosecutor in this case was so bad that I was terrified she was going to blow it, and this animal would walk. Then when the jury came back and said that they could not make a decision, I braced for another Casey Anthony situation, but thank goodness they convicted. I can’t even imagine why it took them so long to deliver it this case should’ve been five minutes of deliberation, and then guilty.
And despite a sense of being almost alone in my opinion: I think the Prosecutor played the TOAD like a fidddle. As for Casey Anthony: Every Jury conclusion is like a box of Cracker Jack--One never knows what the "Surprise" is going to be. but rest assured it will be cheaply made in China somehow! lol American Jususprudence may be the best system EVER devised (And I think it is) but it relies on an increasingly unaware and ignorant jury of peers to make the Ultimate decision--so Best ever-YES: But it still SUCKS Donkey D!
In his testimony he said he was going to the condo to put together his daughter's bicycle, not to find a necklace. He also said he never entered the condo, that he fell asleep in the van. He contradicts himself constantly.
Yes it does it means exactly that any man come home from work and find his family dead his children dead will call the police not blame the murderer for hiding the phones
I always say, follow the sex, follow the money, or some people just snap into some kind of psychosis. We can only guess and speculate. We as humans can’t wrap are heads around what has happened here. There are so many questions which we will never get the true answers. Here’s a question, how did he get so fat from over two weeks of being in that house alone and not having much food meanwhile trying to commit suicide 8 times, you think he would’ve lost 40 pounds… I know this sounds a bit insensitive, but his arrogance just infuriates me.
The investigation & prosecution left a lot to be desired, especially in gathering digital evidence to help confirm timeline of events. But ultimately there is still enough to be firmly convinced Tony Todt did this. All of this. Zero evidence of Megan being involved other than Tony’s word, which we know is not reliable on its own. Tony involved Megan in everything he said, including things after her own death. My own theory is that he had undiagnosed schizophrenia, and all the stress he was under prompted psychotic delusions re end of the world, etc. I’m still surprised he didn’t attempt an insanity defense.
Definitely not undiagnosed schizophrenia. He was way too old for him to have had his first major break with reality with that condition. Overdosing on benedryl can cause psychosis and I’m certain he also had a drinking problem for a while and that can also contribute to psychosis. He didn’t go for an insanity defence, which was really his only hope, because he’s such a narcissist that he thought he could get himself total freedom. Insanity would’ve had him locked up in a hospital and he’s just too amazing and wonderful for that.
Well Megan's dead and he is alive his life was over so he ended theirs what a coward kill your children because you're not man enough to face what you did so they have to die with you one way or the other monster one things for sure you will see them the rest of your life that will be short-lived I'm sure cuz you will go insane one way or the other
As someone who had about 4-5 years experience in inpatient psychiatry before switching fields, I am not seeing much evidence of schizophrenia here - although always a range of severities, most with schizophrenia would not be this high functioning, to have wife, kids, complicated job plus fraud, they frequently have a more “flat” matter-of-fact way of speaking, sometimes remarkably so, and there are a number of other disorders in which people have delusions…including delusional disorders, where otherwise “normal” people have a single delusion, often romantic (a celebrity is secretly in love with them) or persecutorial (people are plotting against me). There are sadly a number of these family annihilator type cases (I can think of 6-7), often the dad, and often whenever a long going fraud or cover up is about to be uncovered. I think that about explains it, that to some - killing their family is considered “better” option, rather than having to explain their deceptions.
I think it’s possible in his fucked up mind , that he thought he was gonna do it smarter and better than father . I’m sure growing up it would have been rough believe his father had wanted his mother dead . He would be more compassionate, kinder ( in his mind not mind) But he would allow his children to grow up without his mother . He is absolutely evil . Watching him on the stand and hearing his arrogance, I honestly would sentence this men the death penalty for j walking.
So his wife stabbed herself and he found her with the knife in her stomach? Then he performed CPR? So did he take the knife out of her stomach? Else how did he perform CPR?
i think it’s unfair for people to judge tony’s dad for mistakes he has made and paid for. he served his time. he’s a regular citizen like you and me. it’s so easy to see things in retrospect. but no one is perfect. and you know what? if he supports tony, that’s his choice. that’s his son who he loves unconditionally. he’s brave to stick by tony through this. every parent makes major mistakes but that doesn’t wholly define them as a person or a parent. tony is guilty, no doubt, but if he were my son, i’d prob still love him all the same. hate the sin, love the sinner. also, it was very different back then. stuff that was normal then that would never fly today. you never truly know what someone is going through or what they have been through. people can change.
You said every parent makes major mistakes. Tony's father SHOT his mother, that's NOT normal mistake. He CHOSE AND PLANED to shoot and KILL her, Both are guilt. The father knows his son is guilty and SHOWS NO RESPECT OR EMPATHY for the victims of the wife and the children, baby girl, by supporting him so publicly so soon.
We have every right to judge. And his words and actions now speaks volumes about who he is as a person. Hes a manipulative, lying, toad of a human being who learned nothing while incarcerated. I'd give this person a WIDE berth as he will bring nothing but misery to those that he is close to.
@@soniciti With such a BLACK and UNFORGIVING HEART, YOU will bring total MISERY to everyone you touch. Let's hope nothing happens to you or YOUR FAMILY. Because you are saying you will tell them "I don't love you anymore". YOU will be the monster! Walk in someone else's shoes. By the way, YOU ARE WRONG! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE! YOU are not GOD!!!
JFContheFCross. You're actually going to define shooting someone in the face as a "mistake" and now that he's evaded real justice "No crime, No Foul". I don't "BLAME" The Toad's father--his name BTW was Robert Toad. BUT, in Engineering we talk about "Problem Spaces" and "Solution Sets" Robert was definately part of Anthony's Problem Space". As for you Post in General: No wonder this nation is in Freefall heading to disaster.
There can never be justice on Earth for the slaughtered. Justice of restoration and peace only exists in Heaven The beautiful family is such a loss and my sympathies unfortunately cannot heal those loved and loss. Rest assured they're all with God and Christ; who kiss away the tears of the suffering. They're all surrounded by love in Heaven. You will all see them again. Karen Morente
There’s no doubt Tony was an absolute toad. However, it’s no surprise that Tony would see murder as a viable solution after he himself witnessed his mother be slain by someone his father hired.
Sorry I have to respectfully dissagree with THAT excuse. AND Please to minimum homework before offering such brain DEAD pronoucements. His mother was not killled. She lost sight in one eye.
The prosecutor is in way over her head. And the work put into trying this case was lazy. The defense attorney is absolutely correct. They didn't bring up any PROOF of what they said he did. A forensic computer search would have been great. Oh well ..they got lucky with a guilty verdict.
I noticed that also. The prosecution was very sloppy. There was so much more they could have “locked” him into. The prosecution had a lot to work with. She could have kept him on the stand for at least a week!! I know they couldn’t use the fraud(I don’t know why tho)but I found more crap Tony lied about after looking around myself.
I do think that Megan was involved and I hate saying that. I will say though, if the suicide/murder pact is true, Megan followed through on it, which means she truly believed in what they were doing. Her intentions weren’t evil and she was a victim of her own mind in the same way she would’ve been if she’d had some type of psychosis.
Yes I agree, Megan could very well have been involved. If only the phone records & internet history were presented at trial, we would have a much clearer picture of the months leading up to this tragic event.
That's tragic really because I'd say outside Tony's statements and the suicide letter "copied" by Tony, there's no compelling evidence she was involved at all. Which means even though he was found guilty he's still succeeded in duping at least some people into believing what are most likely cruel and slanderous lies, diminishing his own role and vilifying his dead wife.
@@williamwilson5718 I think the prosecution would’ve dispelled the notion she was involved if they didn’t think she was. I think the things that weren’t introduced at trial speak volumes. We can’t scrutinize the things that weren’t introduced so all we have to go by is what he’s said about it. And claiming she was in on it didn’t benefit him in any way. Whether she was or wasn’t, he’s still guilty of four counts of premeditated murder and he’s going to do the rest of his life in prison. So why say all of that while claiming to be the one to actually have done all the killings if it wasn’t true?
@@trickortrump3292 If she's a willing participant and not a victim that's a huge mitigating factor for Tony, and even if he gets the same sentence either way, telling the story the way he did has to be way more palatable to him. In his version he's still a killer sure but for way more noble reasons. If the prosecution had any mitigating evidence I'm pretty sure they're required to discolse it.
@@williamwilson5718 Yes they’re required to disclose it to his defence team. They’re not required to admit things into evidence at trial. The prosecution may not have wanted to admit Megan’s journals because they’d show her to be an accomplice and that gives the defence an alternate suspect but the defence may not have wanted them introduced because it makes Tony complicit in the murders. It might just boil down to that as to why her journals and internet search histories weren’t introduced. And Megan being involved does absolutely nothing to mitigate his role in the murders of the children. I’d love to see his first interview with police and be able to compare what he said on the 13th to what he said on the 15th and see how much of his story stayed the same or changed. If he made it all up just to try and make himself sound a little less evil, he would’ve had to have already resigned himself to a life in prison and only been concerned with how people would perceive him. I don’t see that being consistent with who he is. He could’ve gone for an insanity defence and that would’ve been a much easier sell to the jury than this bs “I came home to find she had murdered the kids and then she violently committed suicide in front of me and I couldn’t find a phone to call for help and I lied and said I was the killer to protect her even though she’s dead and it would put me in prison for the rest of my life”. But an insanity verdict would’ve still had him locked up in a hospital for a number of years and he’s too much of a narcissist to compromise his freedom in any way. Legally, falsely involving Megan in the murders wouldn’t and didn’t help him out one bit. And obviously at least one person on the jury was open to the possibility because they were initially hung on one of the counts and it only makes sense for it to have been Megan’s murder that was causing the deadlock with at least one juror being hesitant about whether it was a murder vs a suicide. But even if they’d stayed deadlocked on that one, he’d still be doing the rest of his life in prison for the murders of the kids. He’s a terrible liar. Like ridiculously bad liar. Offensively bad! But things he said in the interrogation we saw and on the calls to his sister are consistent with that theory. And we can feel like assholes for considering a victim to be a perpetrator but don’t the kids deserve having all options explored? If their mom was involved, don’t they deserve to have that known?
I would love to hear more podcast from this group. I know that this is a Connecticut story, but I would love to see how you guys handled the Karen Reed case. Everyone reporting about it right now is so sensational, but after this series, I know you guys would do a fantastic job of covering the truth. Robert, if he is still alive, is probably reading these comments because that's the feeling I get from him. He is a shameless man.
Y'all have done such a beautiful job covering this terrible story. I look forward to seeing what is next for you all!
I'm shocked how this series hasn't caught more fire. Just brilliant brilliant job. Thank you so much.
me too, its so compelling and gives a bigger better pic
He said he went to find the Micky mouse necklace but then I thought he had said he went to build up a new bike? And then his sister found the necklace in the most obvious place -Zoe’s jewellery box!
Oh, come on now... what next? You're gonna tell us you can start your car no matter how far back your seat is?
Justus for Tony the Todt!
/s (for the love of gawd, /s)
@@srirachahero4679 justice not justus
For Megan's friends - remember how the neighbor said how sweet and compassionate and well behaved the children were and that is reflected on their mother alone. That was her legacy and proof she was a wonderful person. As for the murdering father, remember how he lived there for weeks and still was too much of a coward to kill himself, which is ridiculous in itself that he would even try to convince anyone that he actually tried to kill himself. That alone shows what a liar he is and that he is 100% guilty of killing his whole family + even the dog, and that he STILL deserves the death penalty. It does not matter what he says, he is a liar - there is no doubt. And through this all, there is no mention of a life insurance policy? He is a liar and he killed his whole family and the family dog. Remember that and know that justice will be served when he is dead and burns in hell for eternity.
Tony mentions an insurance policy in his letter to his dad. It’s on page 6.He claims to have had a “giant” policy on himself but “only” a 200-300k on her which he was going to use to “set things right and get back on his feet” when he gets out.
This was from the Osceola County lockup when he thought he was getting out.
Oops.
@@srirachahero4679 Thank you so much for that information because I was very curious. $300,000 is more than I make in 10 years. Ironic he "tried to kill himself" but did not get the death penalty - would be doing him a favor and everyone else.
@@obxconsumer9281 The State’s Attorney decided against the death penalty due to potential mental issues they thought Tony may have been suffering. They Had decided against it way back in Jan ‘21.
I’m neither here nor there on that. All things considered, the Todt’s lived a fairly decent life - they did spend far beyond their means and Tony basically blamed Megan for all that while he was the obedient breadwinning husband (shocker, I know). This case, once you look at all the evidence of living beyond their means has a LOT of red flags.
The home Megan, the kids and Breezy were murdered in, the Todt’s were being evicted. they hadn’t paid rent. They also had another condo in the same town a few blocks away, Tony was flying back and forth to CT and crashing at hotels (again, per his letter).
He also makes a reference to HydroWorx - the name on the t-shirt Meg was murdered in. That’s a company that makes specialized water tanks for water therapy - and they are EXPENSIVE. Tony bought one for the clinic in CT.
EDIT: Tony also on more than one occasion, failed to make payroll. That impacted people who worked his clinic. He was VERY BAD with money.
But Meg was the big spender? I’d call Tony an animal but that’s an insult to animals.
Here’s the letter to his dad -> s3.documentcloud.org/documents/7008004/Letter-from-Anthony-Todt-to-his-father-Robert-Todt.pdf
@@srirachahero4679 Thanks for the info - I will read the letter, which I have not read. There is a very interesting in-depth Podcast called: "Looking for the Todt Family" that I saw on UA-cam and it even left out a lot. I do agree I would not insult animals but AT is a monster and all monsters can be considered mentally ill but that is no excuse and he should not be allowed to continue living as far as the so-called justice system - they have killed other monsters for less. His final judgment will come though...eventually. Megan was kept in the dark on everything and was the dutiful wife taking care of the kids as far as I am concerned. Her children behaved so well according to the neighbors, exceptionally well - but, that could be a product of loving upbringing or the opposite. We will never know and that is how he planned it, so I still think, AT killed them all. There is no way Megan did not know she was being evicted. Maybe she gave AT a hard time and he axed the family. I feel Megan became very reclusive and the only reason anyone had contact with her was because she had to because of the children's activities. If you know anything about Benadryl effects, you will know AT is a big fat liar. Another hideous monster who is still alive in prison is - see the movie: "Black Bird" - that one made me cry. I want him to burn.
@@obxconsumer9281 I’m familiar with that podcast - they actually read the letter out across two episodes.
I’ll definitely watch BlackBird this weekend. Thanks for the recommendation!
You guys did a great job, but these ads are a lil outta hand
IKR?? 😮
I have no ADs. UA-cam Premium is the best!! 😊😊😊
I didn’t mind the ads at all.
A lot of work was put into this.
I was amazed at how well they put this together.
you all did an amazing job on this series!!!!!
I really appreciate all the hard work but, this straining for objectivity makes me more than a little uncomfortable. He confessed to the murders in detail and where he diverged in his confession is sure up by the medical examiner. So, what's all this maybe Megan did it stuff. This man said he'd do anything to protect his wife but the minute he knew he could go to jail for life he threw his murdered wife under the bus. He couldn't call for help because there was no cell, but he left the house several times to buy stuff and feed himself. He lived with the dead bodies for weeks, just what an innocent person would do, he made phony phone calls pretending to be members of his family, no one in this entire trial testified to Megan's terrible physical state but her murderer, he watched as the woman he loved more than anyone in the world stabbed herself to death. One lie maybe but this string of lies makes him an unreliable narrator. I wouldn't believe him if he told me he was in prison for life. There is nothing special about AT, he's a narcissistic family killer plain and simple and even after he murdered his family he continued to ground the memory of his wife into the dirt. He and he alone is guilty.
Really stellar reporting. Such a very sad story. Thank you
Thanks for listening
so thorough and well done! best podcast out there
Thanks for listening
Excellent work, this is a fascinating and tragic tale and you've covered it beautifully.
i gotta say, for what she had to work with, tony’s attorney did a good job
I seem to be nearly alone in my conclusion that the Prosecutor was absolutely STELLAR. She played The Toad just like Stradivarius violin.
@@paulb47NYCI agree with you! 💯👏🏼🤞🏼
He absolutely did this because he knew he would go to jail for fraud and his family would never speak to him again just like his own father. He couldn't handle that because he's a narcissist so he took their lives. 😢 Disgusting.
I completely disagree with that contention. Toad may have thought they would never forgive him but I assure you they would have---including Megan AND including his EXTENDED family. They would ALL have forgiven him. The IRS--now that's another matter!
Something obvious is that he says that he didn't read the letter. Then says he retyped it. Cant have both.
This is an amazing series.. thank you very much
The only thing that makes you more vile than killing your wife and children is blaming your wife for killing your children.
I think Jodi Arias actually discovered something even more VILE!. That's accussion the person YOU Murdered of being a Pedifile. She killed him 3 times over in terms of the murder itself and then found a fourth way to try to kill him.
Bravo to the folks who worked on this! I feel like this documentary is a salute of respect to the victims and to the public good! Thank you!
Shoutout to Taylor Hartz for pushing for a podcast of the story. She was on the money about that. Hopefully, you can bring her back for a final, FINAL episode as a friend of the pod.
Really hated to see this podcast come to a close but gratified that a murderer is spending the rest of his days where he deserves to be doing so.
RIP Megan, Alek, Tyler, Zoe and Breezy 😞
I just hope his wife didn’t know he murdered her babies before he murdered her. I couldn’t imagine what would have gone through her mind.
I’m hoping he did her first.
I thought it was very sweet that the neighbor went in and got some of Zoe's precious little items to mail to Megan's family. I don't understand why the family wasn't allowed to go recover the belongings after the crime scene was secured.
He could have gone to the cops after they died but left them to decompose and important forensic evidence to be lost.
I am just turning to this series after having "My Fill" of Cris Watts. I think overall this series was just excellent. Perhaps a little TOO PRO Toad for my preference but ALL my best friend Lawyers are "Best Defense" Lawyers. They wind up being the most hated people in the system but their Role is ABSOLUTELY essential to our American system of Jurisprudence,.
I found this way more interesting than Chris Watts.
@@josephdale69 you found it more entertaining did you? Probably make the Podcasters happy.
You might want to watch some pods on John List--New Jersey 1973--killed his wife, 16YO daughter, two younger sons and his 83 YO mother. He wanted to make sure they all got easy-passes to heaven. He couldn't kill himself--god would forgive him his familicide but not suicide.
Killing your kids and thus robbing them of a future deserves the harshest punishment.
How sick do you have to be to claim that the children agreed to take part in a 'family suicide'? 😳
Thank you
Thank you!!
18:01 "He starts to shake his head, almost imperceptibly..." his head continued shaking all the way through the sentencing and almost out of the door of the courtroom...until he was pulled back in to fingerprint-sign some documents, finally, his head remained, still.
Early Onset Parkinsons. Well one can hope!
@@paulb47NYCI have Parkinson’s- please don’t disrespect those who deal with it daily
Did either side attempt to order a psychological evaluation? The need for this murderer to maintain control over his family is only a symptom of a much more deeply rooted psychological pathology. It is not enough to say, “Todt had an overwhelming need to control his wife and children, and when this no longer seemed possible he murdered them.” I’m not defending him per se….it just drives me to distraction that such obvious, ignorant and glib ideas are thrown about with zero understanding of the place in the psyche from which this need arose. Obviously, the overwhelming issue in this man’s life took place when a hired assassin nearly murdered his mother-right in front of him, aged 4-and that his father was the culprit. This has immense seriousness in relation to this case, but since the case is so monstrous, I don’t understand why the trial was so short and so uncontested by the defense.
Answer to you question is "YES" some kind of mental evaluation was done. It was not determined he was too insane to go on trial but the DP was taken off the table.
Defense will win no prizes for their competency but they did what they could with what they had to work with.
Yesss thank you !
I watch this trial gavel to gavel in the fall of the case. The prosecutor in this case was so bad that I was terrified she was going to blow it, and this animal would walk. Then when the jury came back and said that they could not make a decision, I braced for another Casey Anthony situation, but thank goodness they convicted. I can’t even imagine why it took them so long to deliver it this case should’ve been five minutes of deliberation, and then guilty.
Absolutely, those are my exact thoughts exactly.
And despite a sense of being almost alone in my opinion: I think the Prosecutor played the TOAD like a fidddle.
As for Casey Anthony: Every Jury conclusion is like a box of Cracker Jack--One never knows what the "Surprise" is going to be. but rest assured it will be cheaply made in China somehow! lol
American Jususprudence may be the best system EVER devised (And I think it is) but it relies on an increasingly unaware and ignorant jury of peers to make the Ultimate decision--so Best ever-YES: But it still SUCKS Donkey D!
In his testimony he said he was going to the condo to put together his daughter's bicycle, not to find a necklace. He also said he never entered the condo, that he fell asleep in the van. He contradicts himself constantly.
Yes it does it means exactly that any man come home from work and find his family dead his children dead will call the police not blame the murderer for hiding the phones
And not calmly go to the bathroom to get a washcloth and wipe their face instead of panicking and trying to do cpr
The finale of this case was when he thought he could talk his way out of the guilty verdict.
I always say, follow the sex, follow the money, or some people just snap into some kind of psychosis. We can only guess and speculate. We as humans can’t wrap are heads around what has happened here. There are so many questions which we will never get the true answers.
Here’s a question, how did he get so fat from over two weeks of being in that house alone and not having much food meanwhile trying to commit suicide 8 times, you think he would’ve lost 40 pounds… I know this sounds a bit insensitive, but his arrogance just infuriates me.
The thing is- he didn’t flea. He stayed at home - he wasn’t gonna leave them
*flee
That was his plan.
Remember. anyone who murders is deceitful a liar. Everyone who lies doesnt' murder but all murders lie. Karen Morente
Common sense.He knows EXACTLY" what to take< to make him INCOHERENT, ?That's why.
He ran upstairs when the POLICE came
The investigation & prosecution left a lot to be desired, especially in gathering digital evidence to help confirm timeline of events.
But ultimately there is still enough to be firmly convinced Tony Todt did this. All of this. Zero evidence of Megan being involved other than Tony’s word, which we know is not reliable on its own. Tony involved Megan in everything he said, including things after her own death.
My own theory is that he had undiagnosed schizophrenia, and all the stress he was under prompted psychotic delusions re end of the world, etc.
I’m still surprised he didn’t attempt an insanity defense.
Definitely not undiagnosed schizophrenia. He was way too old for him to have had his first major break with reality with that condition. Overdosing on benedryl can cause psychosis and I’m certain he also had a drinking problem for a while and that can also contribute to psychosis. He didn’t go for an insanity defence, which was really his only hope, because he’s such a narcissist that he thought he could get himself total freedom. Insanity would’ve had him locked up in a hospital and he’s just too amazing and wonderful for that.
Well Megan's dead and he is alive his life was over so he ended theirs what a coward kill your children because you're not man enough to face what you did so they have to die with you one way or the other monster one things for sure you will see them the rest of your life that will be short-lived I'm sure cuz you will go insane one way or the other
As someone who had about 4-5 years experience in inpatient psychiatry before switching fields, I am not seeing much evidence of schizophrenia here - although always a range of severities, most with schizophrenia would not be this high functioning, to have wife, kids, complicated job plus fraud, they frequently have a more “flat” matter-of-fact way of speaking, sometimes remarkably so, and there are a number of other disorders in which people have delusions…including delusional disorders, where otherwise “normal” people have a single delusion, often romantic (a celebrity is secretly in love with them) or persecutorial (people are plotting against me).
There are sadly a number of these family annihilator type cases (I can think of 6-7), often the dad, and often whenever a long going fraud or cover up is about to be uncovered. I think that about explains it, that to some - killing their family is considered “better” option, rather than having to explain their deceptions.
I see where Tony gets it from now 🤬
I think it’s possible in his fucked up mind , that he thought he was gonna do it smarter and better than father . I’m sure growing up it would have been rough believe his father had wanted his mother dead . He would be more compassionate, kinder ( in his mind not mind) But he would allow his children to grow up without his mother . He is absolutely evil . Watching him on the stand and hearing his arrogance, I honestly would sentence this men the death penalty for j walking.
So his wife stabbed herself and he found her with the knife in her stomach? Then he performed CPR? So did he take the knife out of her stomach? Else how did he perform CPR?
i think it’s unfair for people to judge tony’s dad for mistakes he has made and paid for. he served his time. he’s a regular citizen like you and me. it’s so easy to see things in retrospect. but no one is perfect. and you know what? if he supports tony, that’s his choice. that’s his son who he loves unconditionally. he’s brave to stick by tony through this. every parent makes major mistakes but that doesn’t wholly define them as a person or a parent. tony is guilty, no doubt, but if he were my son, i’d prob still love him all the same. hate the sin, love the sinner. also, it was very different back then. stuff that was normal then that would never fly today. you never truly know what someone is going through or what they have been through. people can change.
You said every parent makes major mistakes. Tony's father SHOT his mother, that's NOT normal mistake. He CHOSE AND PLANED to shoot and KILL her, Both are guilt. The father knows his son is guilty and SHOWS NO RESPECT OR EMPATHY for the victims of the wife and the children, baby girl, by supporting him so publicly so soon.
oh hell no. you're deluded. his father was having an affair with a child! on top of paying another child to shoot his wife! you have problems.
We have every right to judge. And his words and actions now speaks volumes about who he is as a person. Hes a manipulative, lying, toad of a human being who learned nothing while incarcerated. I'd give this person a WIDE berth as he will bring nothing but misery to those that he is close to.
@@soniciti
With such a BLACK and UNFORGIVING HEART, YOU will bring total MISERY to everyone you touch. Let's hope nothing happens to you or YOUR FAMILY. Because you are saying you will tell them "I don't love you anymore". YOU will be the monster! Walk in someone else's shoes. By the way, YOU ARE WRONG!
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO JUDGE! YOU are not GOD!!!
JFContheFCross. You're actually going to define shooting someone in the face as a "mistake" and now that he's evaded real justice "No crime, No Foul". I don't "BLAME" The Toad's father--his name BTW was Robert Toad. BUT, in Engineering we talk about "Problem Spaces" and "Solution Sets" Robert was definately part of Anthony's Problem Space".
As for you Post in General: No wonder this nation is in Freefall heading to disaster.
There can never be justice on Earth for the slaughtered. Justice of restoration and peace only exists in Heaven The beautiful family is such a loss and my sympathies unfortunately cannot heal those loved and loss. Rest assured they're all with God and Christ; who kiss away the tears of the suffering. They're all surrounded by love in Heaven. You will all see them again. Karen Morente
There’s no doubt Tony was an absolute toad. However, it’s no surprise that Tony would see murder as a viable solution after he himself witnessed his mother be slain by someone his father hired.
Sorry I have to respectfully dissagree with THAT excuse. AND Please to minimum homework before offering such brain DEAD pronoucements. His mother was not killled. She lost sight in one eye.
This is what they did With the Chris watts case but it’s not as bad when it comes to just not investigating
The prosecutor is in way over her head. And the work put into trying this case was lazy. The defense attorney is absolutely correct. They didn't bring up any PROOF of what they said he did. A forensic computer search would have been great. Oh well ..they got lucky with a guilty verdict.
I noticed that also.
The prosecution was very sloppy.
There was so much more they could have “locked” him into.
The prosecution had a lot to work with. She could have kept him on the stand for at least a week!!
I know they couldn’t use the fraud(I don’t know why tho)but I found more crap Tony lied about after looking around myself.
He is a coward.
I do think that Megan was involved and I hate saying that. I will say though, if the suicide/murder pact is true, Megan followed through on it, which means she truly believed in what they were doing. Her intentions weren’t evil and she was a victim of her own mind in the same way she would’ve been if she’d had some type of psychosis.
Yes I agree, Megan could very well have been involved. If only the phone records & internet history were presented at trial, we would have a much clearer picture of the months leading up to this tragic event.
That's tragic really because I'd say outside Tony's statements and the suicide letter "copied" by Tony, there's no compelling evidence she was involved at all. Which means even though he was found guilty he's still succeeded in duping at least some people into believing what are most likely cruel and slanderous lies, diminishing his own role and vilifying his dead wife.
@@williamwilson5718 I think the prosecution would’ve dispelled the notion she was involved if they didn’t think she was. I think the things that weren’t introduced at trial speak volumes. We can’t scrutinize the things that weren’t introduced so all we have to go by is what he’s said about it. And claiming she was in on it didn’t benefit him in any way. Whether she was or wasn’t, he’s still guilty of four counts of premeditated murder and he’s going to do the rest of his life in prison. So why say all of that while claiming to be the one to actually have done all the killings if it wasn’t true?
@@trickortrump3292 If she's a willing participant and not a victim that's a huge mitigating factor for Tony, and even if he gets the same sentence either way, telling the story the way he did has to be way more palatable to him. In his version he's still a killer sure but for way more noble reasons.
If the prosecution had any mitigating evidence I'm pretty sure they're required to discolse it.
@@williamwilson5718 Yes they’re required to disclose it to his defence team. They’re not required to admit things into evidence at trial. The prosecution may not have wanted to admit Megan’s journals because they’d show her to be an accomplice and that gives the defence an alternate suspect but the defence may not have wanted them introduced because it makes Tony complicit in the murders. It might just boil down to that as to why her journals and internet search histories weren’t introduced. And Megan being involved does absolutely nothing to mitigate his role in the murders of the children. I’d love to see his first interview with police and be able to compare what he said on the 13th to what he said on the 15th and see how much of his story stayed the same or changed. If he made it all up just to try and make himself sound a little less evil, he would’ve had to have already resigned himself to a life in prison and only been concerned with how people would perceive him. I don’t see that being consistent with who he is. He could’ve gone for an insanity defence and that would’ve been a much easier sell to the jury than this bs “I came home to find she had murdered the kids and then she violently committed suicide in front of me and I couldn’t find a phone to call for help and I lied and said I was the killer to protect her even though she’s dead and it would put me in prison for the rest of my life”. But an insanity verdict would’ve still had him locked up in a hospital for a number of years and he’s too much of a narcissist to compromise his freedom in any way. Legally, falsely involving Megan in the murders wouldn’t and didn’t help him out one bit. And obviously at least one person on the jury was open to the possibility because they were initially hung on one of the counts and it only makes sense for it to have been Megan’s murder that was causing the deadlock with at least one juror being hesitant about whether it was a murder vs a suicide. But even if they’d stayed deadlocked on that one, he’d still be doing the rest of his life in prison for the murders of the kids. He’s a terrible liar. Like ridiculously bad liar. Offensively bad! But things he said in the interrogation we saw and on the calls to his sister are consistent with that theory. And we can feel like assholes for considering a victim to be a perpetrator but don’t the kids deserve having all options explored? If their mom was involved, don’t they deserve to have that known?
I would love to hear more podcast from this group. I know that this is a Connecticut story, but I would love to see how you guys handled the Karen Reed case. Everyone reporting about it right now is so sensational, but after this series, I know you guys would do a fantastic job of covering the truth.
Robert, if he is still alive, is probably reading these comments because that's the feeling I get from him. He is a shameless man.