In this true crime story, midweek mini episode of Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, Ky tells you the case of a family annihilation in Romeoville, Illinois. What started as a routine welfare check on September 17, 2023, quickly turned into a murder investigation. Inside the home, police discovered the bodies of 38-year-old Alberto Rolon, his wife Zoraida Bartolomi, and their two young sons, all victims of a brutal shooting. As the investigation unfolds, a web of jealousy, manipulation, and betrayal emerges, involving Zoraida's affair with a troubled man named Nathaniel Huey Jr. and his partner, Ermelinda Palomo.

Question: If you were in Alberto's shoes, receiving ominous messages about your family's safety, what would you have done? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

00:00 A routine welfare check at a home in Illinois turned into a shocking murder investigation
11:26 Ermelinda devised elaborate plan to drive wedge between Nathaniel and Zoraida
27:56 Could the murders have been prevented if people had spoken up

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Sources:
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/crime/ct-romeoville-murder-investigation-2023
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/romeoville-family-murder-case-details
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/romeoville-family-murder-investigation-2023/


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