Steven Pladl
Definition
Steven Pladl (1974–2018) was an American man infamous for reconnecting with his biological daughter, Katie Pladl, engaging in an incestuous relationship with her, marrying her, and fathering a child before committing a murder-suicide in April 2018 that also claimed the lives of his infant son, father-in-law, and Katie.
The central figure in a notorious true crime case that inspired the 2026 Lifetime film 'Husband, Father, Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story,' highlighting extreme familial dysfunction.
Examples
Steven Pladl took 'keeping it in the family' to an Olympic level of gold-medal weirdness.
After bingeing the Pladl movie, my friends swore off family reunions faster than Steven Pladl chasing his own plot twist.
Don't pull a Steven Pladl at Thanksgiving; pass the turkey, not the taboo.
Steven Pladl's family tree was less a branching diagram and more a pretzel in freefall.