Where Is Scott Magnano Killer Now & How Did He Die?

In August 2007, Scott Magnano, an abusive husband and father from Terryville, Connecticut, took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It was after he viciously shot his wife, Jennifer Magnano, to death in front of their son. 

His body was found in an isolated area near the house where he committed the crime.

For years, Scott had been a cruel tyrant over Jennifer and their children – Jessica, David, and Emily, using coercive control tactics and malicious physical and s*xual abuse as punishments.

This time, however, Jennifer was determined to break free when she met her untimely death by her abuser’s hands.

The story of Jennifer and Scott Magnano will be featured on Evil Lives Here on ID, airing an all-new episode titled “Kill Him, Save Yourself” this Sunday, February 19th 2023. 

The synopsis reads, “David Magnano and his stepsister Jessica know that Scott is dangerous; they know that if he were gone they would be safer; what David doesn’t know is how much he will regret not killing Scott when he had the chance.”

Scott Magnano threatened to kill Jennifer if she dared to leave

Jennifer and Scott Magnano tied the knot in November of 1992 when Jessica Rosenbeck—Jennifer’s daughter from a previous relationship—was only six years old.

She later remembered her step-father being “really mean” by the time their first child together was born in 1992. 

The family moved into their Terryville home in the mid-1990s, where their second child, Emily, was born.

Scott’s violent behavior began to escalate over time, with him becoming verbally abusive and even threatening to kill Jennifer if she dared leave with David.

According to Inside Edition, David described physical abuse as happening “relatively consistently” and becoming more frequent as time went on. 

Additionally, it has been reported that Scott s*xually abused Jessica for three years, starting when she turned 18.

Jessica remembered the experience in detail, saying, “I remember the first time he was snuggling with Emily in bed. I came in and he wanted me to join too. He called it ‘snuggling’ but it was really just inappropriate touching and conversations that would take place while he was only wearing his underwear”.

Jennifer Magnano had plans to move to California with her children David and Emily, while her daughter Jessica had already flown out ahead of them.

On August 23, the family went to their former house to collect some belongings when they were unexpectedly ambushed by Scott Magnano. 

David has some unclear memories of the events that followed, but he recalls that Scott grabbed his mother and dragged her into the kitchen while she pleaded with him not to do anything in front of the children.

David followed his parents down the stairs and heard a gunshot which instantly killed his mother Jennifer. Although he blacked out during the incident, he later learned that he had witnessed his mother’s tragic death. 

After the shooting, Scott fled the scene in the family’s van and drove to an abandoned parking lot a few blocks away, where he took his own life by turning the gun on himself.

An autopsy confirmed that Scott had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his death was officially ruled a suicide.

The family’s plan to move to California was tragically cut short by this senseless act of violence, leaving David and Emily to cope with the loss of their mother and the traumatic memories of the events leading up to her death. 

Jennifer’s daughter Jessica, who had already moved to California, was spared from experiencing the horrific incident, but she too would have to come to terms with the loss of her mother and the shocking circumstances of her death.

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