Scott Weinberger

Grant gave up weightlifting and airsoft and retreated to his bedroom, where soon his gaming hobby turned into a gaming habit, then an obsession.

Grant gave up weightlifting and airsoft and retreated to his bedroom, where soon his gaming hobby turned into a gaming habit, then an obsession.

And remember, Grant was a 29-year-old college graduate. And instead of looking for a new job or his own apartment, he was in his parents' house playing video games, sometimes all throughout the night.

And remember, Grant was a 29-year-old college graduate. And instead of looking for a new job or his own apartment, he was in his parents' house playing video games, sometimes all throughout the night.

According to his oldest brother, Jason, Grant began frequenting pornographic websites, especially those featuring pay-per-view live streams. And it was here that he developed an obsession with a Bulgarian webcam model named Sylvie.

According to his oldest brother, Jason, Grant began frequenting pornographic websites, especially those featuring pay-per-view live streams. And it was here that he developed an obsession with a Bulgarian webcam model named Sylvie.

And with Grant logging hours and hours watching and interacting with this webcam model, he was also spending thousands of dollars on virtual tokens in order to maintain what he believed was a genuine personal relationship.

And with Grant logging hours and hours watching and interacting with this webcam model, he was also spending thousands of dollars on virtual tokens in order to maintain what he believed was a genuine personal relationship.

To fund his obsession, Grant stole directly from his brother Cody. He maxed out his parents' credit cards. He even managed to pilfer funds from his parents' retirement account without their knowledge, all to lavish on a woman he had never met.

To fund his obsession, Grant stole directly from his brother Cody. He maxed out his parents' credit cards. He even managed to pilfer funds from his parents' retirement account without their knowledge, all to lavish on a woman he had never met.

As you can imagine, this is where the tension between Grant and his family really started to come to a head. Being exposed as a fraud online was a devastating embarrassment that jeopardized the identity he had created within his online community.

As you can imagine, this is where the tension between Grant and his family really started to come to a head. Being exposed as a fraud online was a devastating embarrassment that jeopardized the identity he had created within his online community.

For sure. I mean, you're looking at Grant and Sylvia's alleged relationship or what he thought was a real deep connection. And perhaps maybe call it naivety or just a complete compulsion, as you mentioned. I mean, he was paying lots of money to be in this online relationship and feeding this habit, this compulsive habit, as you mentioned. You need money.

For sure. I mean, you're looking at Grant and Sylvia's alleged relationship or what he thought was a real deep connection. And perhaps maybe call it naivety or just a complete compulsion, as you mentioned. I mean, he was paying lots of money to be in this online relationship and feeding this habit, this compulsive habit, as you mentioned. You need money.

And apparently it sounds like he needed a lot of it.

And apparently it sounds like he needed a lot of it.

Compounding that fear is the fact that Grant had access to firearms and he also knew how to use them.

Compounding that fear is the fact that Grant had access to firearms and he also knew how to use them.

The very next day, Chad Amato, his wife Margaret, and their son Cody were found shot to death in their home.

The very next day, Chad Amato, his wife Margaret, and their son Cody were found shot to death in their home.