In Anderson County, South Carolina, the trial for Amy Vilardi and her husband Rosmore “Ross” Vilardi, charged with the 2015 quadruple homicide of family members, is now scheduled for February 23.
Case Background
The victims—Barbara Scott (80), her son Mike Scott (59), his wife Cathy Scott (60), and Cathy’s mother Violet Taylor (82)—were killed on Halloween 2015 in their Pendleton home and discovered two days later. Amy Vilardi, Cathy’s daughter and Violet’s granddaughter, lived next door with Ross and publicly mourned the “wonderful people” shortly after, while investigators described the scene as gruesome with shootings and stabbings.
Arrest and Motive
The couple was arrested in December 2023 after years of investigation…..