SC - Scott family of four, ages 59-82, Pendleton, 1 Nov 2015 *arrests*

[joe jones]

I briefly tried the court room video and it required you to download an app. I didn’t get past that part because I was in the middle of something. I will try tomorrow.

can you post a link to where I can download app

 

[StarryStarryNight]

can you post a link to where I can download app

Click on the link below.
Then click where it says “Virtual Courtroom”.
It will then say something like “download this app if you want to watch”.
That’s as far as I got.

R. Scott Sprouse - South Carolina Judicial Branch

 

[arielilane]

Vilardi sat composed on Monday as the court heard opening statements, witness testimony and sifted through evidence dating back 10 years. Vilardi is accused of conspiring with her husband Ross Vilardi in the murder of Amy's mother, Cathy Scott, Cathy's husband Michael "Mike" Scott and their elderly mothers Violet Taylor and Barbara Scott.

Opening Statements​

Prosecutor Joel Kozak started the trial by asking the jury to consider finances in determining a verdict for the case.

Witness Testimonies and Evidence​

Body camera footage and images taken by investigators on scene depict a gruesome scene at the property on Refuge Road, along with a 20-minute 911 call made by Vilardi herself, who claimed she found the bodies on Nov. 1, 2015.

What comes next?​

Court is set to reconvene on Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Ross Vilardi's court date has not yet been set. He will be tried separately from his wife.

Trial begins for Upstate woman facing charges in quadruple murder

Amy Vilardi sat composed on Monday as the court sifted through evidence dating back 10 years, when four of Vilardi's relatives were found dead in their home.

www.wyff4.com

 

[arielilane]

More than a decade after four members of her family were found brutally murdered inside their Anderson County home, 42-year-old Amy Vilardi stood before a jury Monday (February 23, 2026) as prosecutors began laying out their case against her in one of the Upstate’s most disturbing homicide cases.

Ten Years After a Shocking Quadruple Murder, Amy Vilardi Finally Faces a Jury - FITSNews

"The hand of one is the hand of all..."

www.fitsnews.com

2/24/2026


Following their arrests, both were denied bond in February 2024 – and have remained in custody since.

Now, nearly ten years after the murders, a jury is hearing evidence for the first time.

Day one made clear the fault lines of this trial: The brutality of the scene, the absence of forced entry, the joint-liability theory advanced by prosecutors and the defense’s insistence that the case rests on reinterpretation — not revelation.

Testimony is expected to continue this week…

 

[joe jones]

Click on the link below.
Then click where it says “Virtual Courtroom”.
It will then say something like “download this app if you want to watch”.
That’s as far as I got.

R. Scott Sprouse - South Carolina Judicial Branch

thank you

 

[Curious Me]

MOO, from what little I can gather, a bit worried after watching the video with her attorney challenging there's not evidence to pin this on Amy, but hopefully juror's common sense will put together the circumstantial evidence which is quite damning. Just hope there's some solid evidence. These crimes were outrageously cruel and horrible. Family members. ​

Posted: Feb 23, 2026 / 07:49 PM / Updated: Feb 24, 2026 / 05:48 AM EST
Trial begins for Upstate woman accused of killing four family members (short video included)

https://www.wspa.com/news/crime/amanda-vilardi-family-murder-case/

“You’re going to see text from about a week prior where the defendant texted they don’t even have $7,000, but then she texts, ‘But we will on November 1st,’” Kozak said.​

 

[Curious Me]

Trying to gather coverage from the various news stations reporting on this trial. Circumstantial, they couldn't pay the rent, next day they could. I'm praying Prosecution can pin guilty Amy to the wall. ​

Trial begins for South Carolina woman facing charges in quadruple murder

Trial begins for Upstate woman facing charges in quadruple murder

Amy Vilardi sat composed on Monday as the court sifted through evidence dating back 10 years, when four of Vilardi's relatives were found dead in their home.

www.wyff4.com

The next day, Ross walked back into the same office, Kozak said, and paid the landlord $8,000 in cash.
[...]

...a shoe and sock impression on scene,...none of the victims were wearing socks or shoes....owned by Vilardi...Kozak said law enforcement has never found the shoes. ​

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Just putting out there, I have tried twice today to log in to the “Virtual Courtroom”. I’ve downloaded the necessary app, and followed the directions and it keeps saying “unable to connect. Meeting has not started”.
Soooo, I’m thinking that is not an option for us to watch.

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026347791748936078

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026326726842671131

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325692590219620

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325690392416481

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325687343132846

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325684793094285

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325682523947174

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325680401547595

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325678312866008

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325676412768653

 

[joe jones]

Just putting out there, I have tried twice today to log in to the “Virtual Courtroom”. I’ve downloaded the necessary app, and followed the directions and it keeps saying “unable to connect. Meeting has not started”.
Soooo, I’m thinking that is not an option for us to watch.

I found same it just wouldn't connect to anything

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325674030424113

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325671644184727

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325669567705481

 

[Seattle1]

From this AM testimony -- the jury hears that victim Mike Scott was a good guy:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026325667605012685

 

[Seattle1]

I found same it just wouldn't connect to anything

Thank you. I did not download the app, but logged in from my browser, and encountered a similar message-- to the effect that the meeting I wanted to join had not started yet.

 

[Seattle1]

Ten Years After a Shocking Quadruple Murder, Amy Vilardi Finally Faces a Jury - FITSNews

"The hand of one is the hand of all..."

www.fitsnews.com

2/24/26

​

THE STATE’S OPENING: ‘THE HAND OF ONE IS THE HAND OF ALL’​

Assistant attorney general Joel Kozak told jurors the evidence will show Amy and Ross Vilardi acted together in carrying out the killings.

“In South Carolina,” Kozak said, “the hand of one is the hand of all.”

Under that legal doctrine, a person can be convicted if they participated in a common plan — even if they did not personally inflict every fatal injury.

Prosecutors indicated they will rely on a combination of forensic and circumstantial evidence, including a shoe print allegedly matching footwear owned by Ross Vilardi, text messages discussing money in the days leading up to the killings, evidence that none of the victims were wearing shoes or socks, and the absence of forced entry at the residence. The state has also suggested financial stress was a motivating factor.

[..]

THE DEFENSE: NO NEW EVIDENCE​

Defense attorney Lori Murray – one of the Palmetto State’s most well-known, well-regarded defense attorneys – urged jurors to focus on what did not happen in 2015.

For eight years, she argued, investigators had the same physical evidence, the same scene documentation, and the same statements — yet no charges were filed. According to Murray, it wasn’t until the ACSO brought in the TV show Cold Justice to review the evidence that the arrests were made.

“There was no new evidence,” Murray told jurors. “They just looked at it differently.”

After looking at the evidence, investigators claimed they had probable cause for the crime, according to the defense.

She then reminded jurors that arrest requires probable cause — a far lower standard than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.