Episode 315 - It's Happening - The Murder of Matthew Restelli
A ten-hour drive through the night to American Fork, Utah. A message that sounded like forgiveness. An unlocked door waiting at the end of it.
Matthew Restelli believed he was going to bring his family home. Instead, he stepped into something already set in motion. Inside that home, nothing was as it seemed. Not the messages. Not the welcome. Not even the danger.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
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Sources:
UT v Kevin Ellis Law & Crime Trials Playlist
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT2snNGWwa65SFqivvTM7EvhPGaQlsb8T]Two more people arrested in connection to murder of man in American Fork [https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/two-more-people-arrested-in-connection-to-murder-of-man-in-american-fork?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
Utah County man arrested for killing brother-in-law, but claims it was self-defense
[https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/utah-county-man-arrested-for-killing-brother-in-law-but-claims-it-was-self-defense]New info on American Fork murder reveals calculated plot involving multiple suspects [https://kutv.com/news/local/new-info-on-american-fork-murder-reveals-calculated-plot-involving-multiple-suspects?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
Victim's wife, mother-in-law, brother-in-law arrested in Utah County murder investigation [https://kutv.com/news/local/victims-wife-mother-in-law-brother-in-law-charged-in-american-fork-murder-investigation]
Her brother allegedly killed her husband. Utah police say she and her mother helped plan it. [https://www.sltrib.com/news/2024/11/01/american-fork-police-say-matthew/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
Matthew Restelli Obituary (1982 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/matthew-restelli-obituary?id=55743769]
Judge severs cases of mother, son accused of murder [https://www.courttv.com/news/judge-severs-cases-of-mother-son-accused-of-murder/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
Suspect in murder plot searched Donna Adelson’s case before arrest [https://www.courttv.com/news/suspect-in-murder-plot-searched-donna-adelsons-case-before-arrest/]
Woman charged in son-in-law’s murder describes killer as ‘so gentle’ [https://www.courttv.com/news/woman-charged-in-son-in-laws-murder-describes-killer-as-so-gentle/]
Judge: Texts, search history show evidence of conspiracy to kill [https://www.courttv.com/news/judge-texts-search-history-show-evidence-of-conspiracy-to-kill/]
Wife pleads guilty in Utah murder plot involving brother and mother [https://www.courttv.com/news/wife-pleads-guilty-in-utah-murder-plot-involving-brother-and-mother/]
Utah man convicted of killing brother-in-law, acquitted of conspiring [https://www.courttv.com/news/utah-man-standing-trial-on-charges-he-murdered-brother-in-law-lured-to-his-death/]
Kathryn Restelli testifies she conspired with mother, brother to kill her husband [https://www.courttv.com/news/kathryn-restelli-testifies-she-conspired-with-mother-brother-to-kill-her-husband/]
Wife sentenced for luring husband to Utah to kill him [https://www.courttv.com/news/wife-sentenced-for-luring-husband-to-utah-to-kill-him/]
Convicted woman testifies that brother conspired to kill her husband [https://www.ksl.com/article/51435890/convicted-woman-testifies-at-brothers-trial-about-conspiring-to-kill-her-husband]
KSL.com [http://ksl.com]
Wife tried to make her husband's murder look like self-defense, but she made 1 crucial mistake [https://lawandcrime.com/crime/wife-family-tried-to-make-husbands-murder-look-like-self-defense-but-they-planted-the-knife-in-his-wrong-hand-prosecutors/?utm_source=chatgpt.com]
Utah mother admits to luring estranged husband to his death in fake self-defense plot [https://nypost.com/2025/07/20/us-news/utah-mother-admits-to-luring-husband-to-his-death-in-fake-self-defense-plot-with-family/]
Appalling behavior of glamorous Utah wife [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14019543/utah-wife-behavior-mother-help-murder-husband.html]
Kathryn Restelli Sentencing [https://youtu.be/l1fMb9Uf3no]
Kathryn Restelli Plea Agreement [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26001837-restelli-plea-agreement/]
Sister of Accused Killer Believes There Were Marriage Issues Prior to Shooting
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsF8BQhn4hE]Judge Calls Out Killer Wife [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oymiEM29Zg]
Killer Wife Bawls Before Sentencing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvml1fMZapc&t=18s]
Brother of Murdered Husband Courtroom Statement [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1fMb9Uf3no]
Detective Reads Messages Between Accused Killer, Sister
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAce719kZ7U]State Believes Brother-In-Law Guilty [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRBwBZS2yc]
Tracy Grist found guilty [https://www.ksl.com/article/51486741/american-fork-woman-found-guilty-in-conspiracy-to-murder-son-in-law]
