He Was Going To Be Exposed So He Opted For Murder

Jeffrey Scullin spent months planning the murder of his mother-in-law.

AJ Wiseman
CrimeBeat

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Jeffrey Scullin
Jeffrey Scullin | screenshot from The Fear Files on YouTube

Bruce and Melinda Pleskovic raised their children in the quiet town of Strongsville, OH. They had two daughters Megan and Anna, and a son named Kyle with Down syndrome who was nonverbal.

Melinda was a pillar of the community, working as a teacher and also coaching the women’s varsity soccer team.

The Pleskovic’s daughter Anna began dating Jeffrey Scullin while in high school. After they graduated they got engaged and conceived a daughter. Being a young couple they needed a lot of help.

Anna worked as a waitress at Applebee’s and Jeff claimed to be doing some part-time work. To help out the Pleskovics offered to let Anna, Jeff, and their baby live in their basement rent-free so they could save up for their own place.

They all existed like one big happy family and were excitingly planning Anna and Jeff’s wedding. The Pleskovic’s got along well with the easy-going Jeff. Months after he moved in weird occurrences took over the Pleskovic’s home.

The Events

Anna and Jeff scheduled their wedding for October 2017. The agreement was for Jeff to pay the venue and send out his portion of the…

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AJ Wiseman
CrimeBeat

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