In 2008, The Stockdale Family Band made it reality tv show debut on Season 4 Episode 15 of Wife Swap. 9 years later, on June 15, 2017, they would make the news for an entirely different reason. Jacob Stockdale, the third of four sons of the Stockdale family, had apparently shot and killed his mother, Kathryn Stockdale, his little brother, James Stockdale, before turning the gun on himself.

Sources for this episode:
Court Docket for Jacob Stockdale
Wayback Machine - The Stockdale Family Band
I Can't Believe It's NonFiction - Jacob Stockdale
Heavy - Jacob Stockdale: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Yahoo - A Mother And Son Featured On "Wife Swap" Were Murdered By A Member Of Their Family
Saving Country Music - God, Family, Bluegrass, & Murder: Inside the Life of the Stockdale Family Band
popculturecrime on Medium - After Wife Swap: The Stockdale Family Murders
Times Reporter - Psychologist: Jacob Stockdale competent to stand trial
TMZ - 'Wife Swap' Son Alleged Escape Attempts From Mental Hospital ... Ahead Of Murder Trial
The Columbus Dispatch - Disbelief, sadness set in after Stockdale family shootings
Fox 8 - Motive still a mystery in double murder, attempted suicide involving family featured on reality TV show
People - 'Wife Swap' Killings: Son Allegedly Shoots Himself in the Head After Killing Mother, Brother

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