Cheating Man Murders Family After Fiancée Catfishes Him

Murder Files Unsealed · Sep 21, 2026 · 39m · transcript

This episode documents the investigation into a brutal 2023 quadruple murder of a family and their pets in Romeoville, Illinois. Investigators discovered that the primary suspect, Nathaniel Huey Jr., was manipulated into committing the massacre by his fiancée, Hermalinda Palomo, through an elaborate catfishing scheme. Seeking revenge for his infidelity, Palomo posed as a cartel member online to convince Huey that his mistress and her family were a dangerous threat. The records detail police interrogations where Palomo provided a false alibi before the couple fled and engaged in a high-speed…