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This episode covers the 1997 murders of the Lillelid family. Vidar Lillelid, his wife Delfina, and their two children, Tabitha and Peter were returning home from a religious retreat. they had stopped at a rest stop and were kidnapped and shot by six troubled teens from Kentucky, who were on their way to New Orleans.

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Sources:
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/21/lillelid-killer-karen-howell-wants-out-prison-20-years-later/100702242/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-04-14-9704140113-story.html
http://www.violentkids.com/scarred-heart/Chapter-5.pdf
http://onthehill.tnjournal.net/bill-making-killer-kids-eligible-parole-brings-prosecutor-protests-citing-1997-triple-murder/
http://greeneville.com/trial/013.htm
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tn-court-of-criminal-appeals/1125608.html
http://www.cnn.com/US/9704/08/roadshooting/
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/04/02/lillelid-murders-haunt-east-tennessee-20-years-later/99876020/
http://wcyb.com/news/tennessee-news/convicted-murderers-ask-for-forgiveness-in-1997-lillelid-murders
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/12/27/lillelid-killer-karen-howell-still-fighting-freedom/974898001/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lillelid-murders-still-haunt-east-tennessee-20-years-later/ar-BBzhGPi

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