Hello everyone! Welcome to my favorite time of the year. Did you know that robbery and personal larceny increase by approximately 20 percent in December? However, more violent crimes like murder typically do not increase during this time. That being said, there’s something about a murder committed during the holidays that stings just a little more than one carried out on a mild-August afternoon. 

This holiday season, we’re diving in to the real holiday horrors that left some families with an empty chair at the dinner table. So grab your wassail! Spooky Juice is about to get festive and the first on our list: The Gattis Thanksgiving Triple Murder.

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Sources: 

When A Pastor Lost Patience – Three Dead At Thanksgiving 

Southern Fried True Crime: Episode 78 THANKSGIVING TRIPLE HOMICIDE: YOUTH MINISTER & MURDERER: CHRISTOPHER GATTIS 

"I will go out. I will leave": Wife, stepdaughter and her boyfriend pleaded for their lives before ex-pastor killed them 

Ex-youth ministry director to serve 58 years for Thanksgiving triple killing; cellphone footage of murders shown in court 

Prosecutors: Christopher Gattis sent bizarre text messages to his victims prior to killing them 

‘They’re probably all dead’: Court docs reveal chilling details of Chesterfield triple murder  

Understanding the Reality of Holiday-Related Crimes 

Everipedia 

FindLaw, State v. Gattis 

Video evidence introduced in triple homicide case  

Christopher Gattis: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know 

The Biltmore 

Candice Kunze's Obituary 

'She was such a warm person': Friends emphasize positivity of Candice Kunze  

In Memory of Candy Kunze 

Andrew Buthorn's Obituary I 

Andrew Buthorn's Obituary II 

Thanksgiving triple-murder suspect was charged with assault in 2012 

What Is Public Intoxication? 

Ex-Virginia youth pastor gets 58 years in triple slaying 

Youth pastor accused of killing family on Thanksgiving denied bond 

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