Episode 184

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10th Jun 2025

The True Story of the Stay Family Massacre

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On July 9, 2014, a man in a FedEx uniform knocked on the door of a house in Sprint, Texas. Minutes later, six members of the Stay family were dead but one was not. The intruder however, didn't know this. 15-year-old Cassidy played d**d, waited for the man to leave, and then called 911.

 

This single act of courage prevented ever further family deaths.

 

None of this though would have happened if this man wasn't free to do what he wanted. Years of domestic abuse orders, years of falling through the cracks, all led up to this moment.

 

 

00:00 The True Story of the Stay Family Massacre

00:10 Intro

02:38 Spring, TX

03:43 The Stay Family

04:24 Ron and Melannie

05:58 Melannie Relocates

06:22 Ron Assaults his Mom

07:13 Divorce is Final

08:34 Ron Starts Planning

09:03 Ron Arrives at the Stay Family Home

19:18 The Trial Begins

24:17 The Judge

28:58 The Aftermath

30:12 Wrap Up

32:12 New Trial Readings

 

Sources for this episode include court filings, ABC13 Houston, CBS News, Inside Edition, Hoodline, and public records.

 

 

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