The Murder of Phyllis Phares

The evening of June 13, 2009 was the last time anyone saw Phyllis Phares alive at her Charelston, West Virginia home.  When her daughter couldn't get a hold of the 82 year old widow, she went to check on her and found a gruesome crime scene.  The Mallo family, who lived directly across the street, became suspects in the ensuing murder investigation after Thomas Mallo, the 14 year old son, told police about a man he had seen on the porch of Mrs. Phares the night she was killed.  It wouldn't be long before nearly every member of the 8 person household would be behind bars for one reason or another.

Sources for this episode:
Wikipedia - Charleston, West Virginia
Find A Grave - Phyllis Jean Jones Phares
MetroNews - Murder Sentence Stays Same For Teenager
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Judge upholds 40-year sentence for teen convicted of murder
MetroNews - Convicted murderer sentenced for violent escape attempt
DreminDemon - The Mallos Are Seriously Effed Up - Murderers And Child Abusers (copies of no longer existing online news articles were copied and linked in this forum thread)
BadLawyerNYC - White Trash Horror Story
WV Mountain News - 14 year old boy and family remian in jail
Evil Kin - The Evil Inside, Season 1 Episode 4