GUILTY FL – Chad, 59, Margaret, 61, & son, Cody Amato, 31, fatally shot by other son, Chuluota, 25 Jan 2019

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  • #221
Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 2m2 minutes ago
Before the #GrantAmato trial resumes, the courtroom is near capacity. Jason Amato as well as Blake Turpin, and Jericho Fine among those here for closing arguments. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  1. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 4m4 minutes ago
    PACKED COURTROOM on standby for Closing Arguments in Fl v. #GrantAmato
    - 2 rows packed w/ Family & friends of the victims.
    - 2 rows packed w/ law enforcement officers who investigated the triple murders.
    - Several rows of Media & support staff for attorneys/courthouse.
  2. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 11m11 minutes ago
    VERDICT FORM: the FL v. #GrantAmato jury will be able to consider 2 lesser included offenses to the 3 counts of charged First-Degree Premeditated Murder including:
    -second degree murder
    -manslaughter
 
  • #222
  1. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 1m1 minute ago
    State begins by asking the jury, "If not Grant, then who?" @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  2. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 4m4 minutes ago
    Court is back in session. Jury has returned for the #GrantAmatoTrial. Judge Recksiedler informs jury closing arguments are to begin. The state is now giving their closing argument. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  1. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 4m4 minutes ago
    FINAL ARGUMENTS STARTING NOW #GrantAmato #courttv
  2. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 8m8 minutes ago
    #GrantAmato seems more relaxed this morning. He’s often seen smiling, laughing...very chatty with one of his attorneys Jeff Leukel. #Courttv
 
  • #223
Have we ever heard if Grant received any rehab
for his alleged drug addiction?
Surely others have deduced he stole the propafol
for his own use. My theory only.
I've read that addicts under rehab often find
another addiction to take the place of one
they're trying to withdraw from.
Did Grant go from drug addiction to 🤬🤬🤬🤬 addiction? And killed his family because they
stood in his way of feeding his new addiction?
 
  • #224
  1. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 4m4 minutes ago
    State concludes closing argument by saying: "It's a stressful situation to be a murderer, you are bound to make mistakes." -Assistant State Attorney Domenick Leo #GrantAmato @MyNews13 #News13Seminole Public Defender Jeff Dowdy making his closing argument.
  2. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 10m10 minutes ago
    #GrantAmato "You may ask why no blood (on the black leather gloves)- great question. I'll answer with a statement; the defendant had hours of time to get rid of anything with any blood." -Assistant State Attorney Domenick Leo *Part of state's closing argument* @MyNews13
  3. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 22m22 minutes ago
    #GrantAmato "There were three things missing from the home; a murder weapon, Cody's phone, and the defendant. No coincidence." -Assistant State Attorney Domenick Leo *Part of state's closing argument* @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  4. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 31m31 minutes ago
    "#GrantAmato is a medical nurse who knows all about DNA. Do you think someone will leave DNA behind, if its an area of expertise? He took advantage of that." -Assistant State Attorney Domenick Leo *Part of state's closing argument* @MyNews13 #News13Seminole

  1. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 9m9 minutes ago
    “His parents’ and brother’s bodies weren’t even cold and he’s already re-establishing contact with Silvia.” - Leo for State #GrantAmato #🤬🤬🤬🤬 #obsession
  2. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 12m12 minutes ago
    “He picked up his dead dad’s hand, wiped it on the shirt, put the finger on the phone and unlocked it. “ Leo tells the jury before showing them a picture of Chad Amato’s bloody hand with a “cleaner” right index finger #courtrv #grantamato
  3. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 33m33 minutes ago
    ”He takes the last 67 steps of his life.” Leo referring to Chad Amato’s cell phone data tracking Chad’s last movements around 5:25pm Jan. 24,2019. #courttv #grantamato
  4. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 36m36 minutes ago
    “WHY MOM??” “Because she was there,” says State. ...And she was limiting #GrantAmato’s access to Cam Girl Silvia. #courttv
  5. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 39m39 minutes ago
    STATE: #GrantAmato dropped $20G’s in ONE night on
  6. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 43m43 minutes ago
    This was a family in Crisis.” Leo talking about Grant stealing upwards of $200k to tip Silvia of #MyFreeCams and how #GrantAmato’s family tried intervention, rehab and strict living conditions to help him... #courttv
  7. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 1h1 hour ago
    “I, of course, did what I always did where...I kinda didn’t admit to it. “ #GrantAmato said during “story time” with the investigators. State arguing the interview shows a “tacit admission of guilt” #courttv
 
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Have we heard of any psychological testing
done on Grant prior to trial?
I'd be very curious what this would provide
to help those of us curious about his underlying
pathology.
What made Grant Amato tick?
 
  • #227
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/attorneys-
want-mri-psychiatric-evaluation-for-seminole-county-man-accused-of-killing-his-family/958019071
So this sounds like Grant's defense atty. made a motion for psychiatric examination prior to trial
but there's no follow up that I can find to see if that was done. LE conducting the initial interrogations of Grant did NOT deem an exam
was necessary.
Grant's aunt Donna and his grandmother, both
who were victims of Grant's stealing money
on their credit cards both thought his motive
for murder was for monetary gain.
 
  • #228
Re: MEDICAL TESTING - done JUNE 2019 in preparation of mitigation during potential Penalty Phase.
ORDER is SEALED
MOTION is Public Record
Criminal
Case Number: 2019CF000337A
View Status: PUBLIC
Case Style: STATE OF FLORIDA VS AMATO, GRANT TIERNAN

DATE DOC# / PG# DOCKET CODE DESCRIPTION PAGES VIEW
06/20/2019 403 / 191 LOPE SEALED DOCUMENT ORDER TO TRANSPORT 3
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06/13/2019 279 / 157 MOTN MOTION FOR ORDER TO TRANSPORT THE DEFENDANT FOR MEDICAL TESTING AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER 3
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  • #229
enelram said:
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/attorneys-
want-mri-psychiatric-evaluation-for-seminole-county-man-accused-of-killing-his-family/958019071
So this sounds like Grant's defense atty. made a motion for psychiatric examination prior to trial but there's no follow up that I can find to see if that was done. LE conducting the initial interrogations of Grant did NOT deem an exam was necessary.
Grant's aunt Donna and his grandmother, both who were victims of Grant's stealing money on their credit cards both thought his motive for murder was for monetary gain.
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Judge Orders MRI for Chuluota Man Accused of Killing Family
PUBLISHED 4:15 PM EDT Jun. 19, 2019
SANFORD, Fla. – A Seminole County judge has ordered Grant Amato, the Chuluota man accused of murdering his family, to undergo an MRI.

Judge allows MRI for Seminole County man accused of killing family
Updated: Jun 19, 2019 - 6:19 PM
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - A judge ruled Wednesday that a man accused of killing his mother, father and brother could leave jail so he could undergo a brain scan.

Attorneys for Grant Amato originally asked for the magnetic resonance imaging scan to determine Amato's mental condition after officials said his motive to kill his brother and parents was a woman he met online for whom Amato allegedly stole more than $200,000 from his family.
[...]
The information obtained from the MRI will remain under seal until needed by Amato's attorneys.

Deputy Chief Public Defender Jeff Dowdy said the MRI will most likely come into play if there is a sentencing phase in the case, but wouldn't rule out if they would use the information at trial.
 
  • #230
Any thoughts on closing so far? I know State will start rebuttal after the break, then jury instruction and then on to deliberations. Maybe a verdict today.
 
  • #231
  1. Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 13m13 minutes ago
    #GrantAmato trial update: 10-minutes recess, then state's rebuttal before the jury is read instructions to deliberate.
  2. Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 31m31 minutes ago
    The defense says the state's timeline just didn't add up. He pointed out that Cody's girlfriend said Cody was talking to his dad after 9pm when the state said Grant's father, Chad, was dead. #GrantAmato Trial
  3. Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 51m51 minutes ago
    I'll have a LIVE report on the latest from the #GrantAmato trial on @news6wkmg at 12-Noon
  4. Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 55m55 minutes ago
    The defense questioning why more wasn't done by investigators the first day the bodies were found to process the home #GrantAmato Trial
  5. Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 59m59 minutes ago
    Dowdy said the defense never said it was a random intruder or blamed Grant's brother, Jason, for the murders. #GrantAmato
  1. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 13m13 minutes ago
    We are in a short recess for the #GrantAmato trial. We are expecting to hear a rebuttal from the state following the defense's closing argument when we resume. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole
  2. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 14m14 minutes ago
    "The state has the burden of proving Grant's guilt beyond a reasonable proof. I submit to you they did not do that." *Part of Dowdy's #closingargument @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  3. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 33m33 minutes ago
    “The state’s timeline does not make sense. Margaret is alive and Chad is alive because he was talking to Cody after 9.” -*Part of Dowdy's #closingargument @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  4. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 46m46 minutes ago
    "That (scene) was a bloody mess, how in the world was Grant not able to get a scintilla of blood on him?" -Public Defender Jeff Dowdy *Part of Dowdy's #closingargument @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  5. Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 57m57 minutes ago
    "It was chilly that day (morning of 1/25), there was wet blood, and state is committing to their timeline (murders happened 1/24 *evening/night*) and that is terribly wrong." -Public Defender Jeff Dowdy @MyNews13 #GrantAmato #News13Seminole
  1. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 13m13 minutes ago
    Dowdy: calling GSR on black gloves into question saying any GSR was transferred in the closet...the gloves were too thick to shoot with...and it was cold that day..made sense for #GrantAmato to have gloves
  2. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 21m21 minutes ago
    No DNA. No Blood. = Reasonable Doubt - Dowdy. #GrantAmato
  3. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 28m28 minutes ago
    Dowdy: the firearms expert could NOT exclude the Glock 17 found on Chad #Amato as the murder weapon.
  4. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 32m32 minutes ago
    Dowdy accusing Blake Turpin of “manufacturing evidence” by having “impeccable timing” in reporting his 9mm handgun stolen - the “imaginary gun” #courttv
  5. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 38m38 minutes ago
    “Blay didn’t do her job.” “She was trying to mislead you.” Dowdy referring to Digital Forensic Analyst Gerlaldine Blay unable2 explain which finger Chad #Amato used to unlock his cell. “She could’ve done so much more to say what was going on in that phone.”
  6. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 46m46 minutes ago
    “How was #GrantAmato able to do these things without getting a SCINTILLA of blood on him??” - Dowdy
  7. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 47m47 minutes ago
    “The family was coming together here.” Dowdy saying things were looking up for everyone in the #Amato family...unlike the State’s portrayal of a family in crisis. #courttv
  8. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 51m51 minutes ago
    Dowdy: #GrantAmato’s “stories add up.” He was cooperative with investigators; if he wanted to leave for Bulgaria to be with Silvia he could have... #courttv
  9. Chanley Shá Painter‏ @ChanleyCourtTV 58m58 minutes ago
    Dowdy: “The State’s timeline is terribly wrong.“ Alleging the State “had this solved” before investigation began #CourtTV
 
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lonetraveler said:
Any thoughts on closing so far? I know State will start rebuttal after the break, then jury instruction and then on to deliberations. Maybe a verdict today.
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I have been absent this morning so I have no idea. Listening now to states rebuttal.

Can you fill me is on how it went?
 
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VERDICT WATCH
Jeff Levkulich‏ @jlevkulichWFTV 59s59 seconds ago
#RightNow: At 1:55pm Jury began deliberating fate of accused killer #GrantAmato. We will let you know when a verdict is in.#WFTV

Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 3m3 minutes ago
The jury for the #GrantAmatoTrial is now deliberating. We now wait to see when they will come back with their verdict. @MyNews13 #GrantAmato

Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 3m3 minutes ago
BREAKING: Jury now deliberating in the #GrantAmato Triple Murder Trial. @news6wkmg
 
  • #236
Jewels53 said:
I have been absent this morning so I have no idea. Listening now to states rebuttal.

Can you fill me is on how it went?
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Scroll upwards and you will see a great summary and play by play of this morning.
 
  • #237
Spectrum News Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildman13 7m7 minutes ago
Have been told at the courthouse that the jury is making the schedule from here. The latest they may stay tonight is likely 8P. However, they can say earlier they are calling it a night. #GrantAmato jury has been deliberating for an hour now. @MyNews13 #News13Seminole

Jerry Askin‏Verified account @JerryAskinNews6 21s21 seconds ago
I'm told the jury in the #GrantAmato trial could deliberate as late as 8pm before going to their hotels and returning tomorrow. Jurors have been deliberating now for more than an hour. @news6wkmg will let you know when a verdict is in.
 
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