Sinister Crimes and Cocktails: A True Crime Podcast

Episode 188: Bringing in the New Year with a Deadly Bang

Season 2 Episode 188

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On New Years Eve in 2017, Scott Kologi, a New Jersey teen, fatally shot three of his family members and a family friend with a semi-automatic rifle just before midnight in his childhood home. Prosecutors called him cold-blooded, but his defense attorneys said severe mental illness drove him to kill his family. However, Scott was found competent to stand trial and was eventually sentenced to hundred-fifty-years in prison. So, did Scott kill his family in cold blood or was his mental illness to blame?

References:

NJ Teen Who Killed 4 Family Members Found Guilty On All Counts | Long Branch, NJ Patch

Scott Kologi: Guilty verdict in Long Branch NJ family murders

'I Doubt I'd Do It Again, but I'm Not Sure': Video of Teen with Autism Confessing to Family Massacre Leads to Guilty Verdicts in New Jersey | Law & Crime

NJ man Scott Kologi sentenced to 150 years for killing 4 family members | New York Post

Scott Kologi: Teen Who Killed Family on New Year's Eve Gets 150 Years

Long Branch NJ Murder: Scott Kologi Sentenced to 150 Years in Family Killings – NBC New York

N.J. Man Who Massacred His Family Gets Effective Life Sentence for 'Acts of Evil Carried Out by Someone Who Knew Exactly What He Was Doing' | Law & Crime

Scott Kologi murder trial: Brother testifies Long Branch family happy

A 16-Year-Old Killed 4 People on New Year’s Eve 2017

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