Suburban Family Turns to a Life of Crime: Part 1 | ABC News

To pay the bills, Scott Catt resorts to robbing banks, eventually recruiting his children.
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[@elihernandez800]

If I had a dollar for everytime law enforcement stated "In my 20+ years, Ive never seen this"...

[@SparklyZee]

Eli Hernandez ^^^

[@charlescarter4608]

Lmao...every story

[@tinalouiseking]

😂😂

[@ladybird2172]

LOL

[@JustNickGM]

😂😂😂😂

[@lucidladyleo]

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my twenty odd years as an officer” -EVERY officer who has ever been interviewed on TV.

[@laura-louisehodgman1712]

Yes true

[@leenaysmith3672]

Not true.fool

[@jamesgentry13]

Cop haters

[@evangeline77x]

To be fair, when a crime like this makes headline national news it's not an everyday occurrence. Most of these officers are used to petty crimes and run of the mill felonies.

[@rradiohead]

Full Tilt Boogie always talking shit about cops but when your life is in danger you’ll care about cops again. so lame

[@StarAnnasDream]

Omgsh you can tell a guy WROTE this! "The balding dad,the pimpled son ,but the pretty blonde daughter" . . .seriously?

[@jamesgentry13]

So you hate men. Fuck off feminist

[@Trrippy_Shades]

@@jamesgentry13 HAHAHAHAHA your illiterate! You dont even know what feminist means hahahaa

[@rebelrose1385]

@@Trrippy_Shades You're* illiterate.....You don't even know the difference between "your/you're". You should probably check your own comments before calling someone else out.

[@kykysmith446]

@@jamesgentry13 1:07 .

[@s.a.8548]

@Lorne Malvo A person who worships women.

[@allywilliams9338]

The balding dad and pimpled son. Damn you really goin for the cheap shots. 😂

[@tinalouiseking]

Lol

[@ebb223]

Ally Williams savage af 😂

[@melissamarie7598]

Ally Williams lmao I know, I was like Damn..

[@karlapena1828]

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA DIED LAUGHING

[@neydamartinez5322]

I thought I heard that wrong I had to rewind and came to comments to see if any one else heard that 😂

[@Lellobeetle]

That mother would be so heartbroken to know what became of her family.

[@ChristUponus]

Not really, they were still together in doing their crimes. Just not tactful enough to avoid the jail cell

[@JazmineMariano]

"his pimpled son".. omg 😂

[@juratchet]

Ikr! And then he was like "the balding dad", The shade lol

[@nope545]

Kent Pra

[@MichaelWalsh-qn3ef]

This poor boy lost his mum so young. Then you get comments mentioning spots on face. Wow that is just a basic badness in people. Sad people. I think it's a underlined thing to do with the mother dying. SO leave these kids alone.

[@ms.williams6009]

Pepperoni face

[@carlikate65]

Savage

[@cshmnyj]

The way they described the family is unnecessary. The balding dad.. pimpled son? Really???

[@D_skeptic]

Yeah, that was a cheap shot. Especially towards the son. The son and the daughter did something wrong but they are still victims in my eyes. It sounds like the father hung the burden of his financial issues on his children and low-key guilted them into helping.

[@st.jude3181]

These kids lives would have turned out differently had their mother lived. So sorry.....

[@jrwizz]

Mine too..... Mine too..... I was 16 and made all the wrong choices

[@psb12121]

@@jrwizz so sorry this happened to you.

[@mamamarianovits9029]

J.R. Wizzle For me, it was my dad that died, a moth before my 16th birthday. I went off the rails and even left home within the year. Children need their parents, both of them. I have nothing against single parents, I've been there too, but children really do devoplop more fully and completely with a stable, two parent home.

[@mooknick242]

and what makes you think that?

[@ingriddubbel8468]

You don't know that.

[@takeitmarie]

damn my family needs to step it up

[@Smilldon]

hahahahhahahahahaha

[@jgator9437]

Lol

[@jgator9437]

What's your gangs name it better be dope

[@yettabonez5777]

marehy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Right? Mine too, damn!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jomoland]

anglekan WHATEVER IT TAKES BABE

[@BigBoogookie]

Their name is Catt, they're robbing banks, and ABC didn't make a Catt burglar pun, or did I miss it???

[@carterchambers4126]

Why do we only seek explanations for crime when a rich white family commits a crime

[@LS-wh9rn]

Carter Chambers these thriving bitches are dirty af --need to be off the streets

[@Meredith.A]

Carter Chambers I don't think it's fair to say "we" I don't think everyone in this country thinks like that

[@jackiebinns6205]

MEREDITH LOGGINS yes we ! And ABC the station that aired this ! And probably the cops in that community! It wouldn't be interesting if WE didn't think that way !!!

[@jewsaregenocidalhores]

How are they rich when they literally were robbing to pay bills?

[@Pcarnevaaa]

They were robbed to pay bills... sounds exactly like the inner city to me...

[@jamiemohan2049]

I initially read the title as "sunburned family turns to life of crime"😂

[@kimberlyann3558]

Rhaenyra Targaryen 🤣🤣🤣I laughed way too hard at that lol

[@erinpierce83]

Aloe ain't cheap

[@ordude123]

Erin Pierce lmfaooo

[@Jen-rw7yh]

@@kimberlyann3558 ain't cheap at all!

[@fujinwinds2514]

Lol I read this comment as "Suburban family turns to a life of crime"

[@myfoot_urneck3571]

and I thought my dysfunctional family had major issues... 😕

[@phillipsmom6252]

Myfoot_urneck ..... stay away from them you’ll be better off.

[@Pookie1-q2w]

His father was really irresponsible the ask them to rob also , so stupid

[@mattmax11]

The kids equally as responsible for accepting since they could of easily said no.

[@kushher]

Old enough to know better

[@lisagriggs9267]

Miss Passion mm

[@auroraborealis675]

Matt Vella but it wuz they daddy askin

[@psb12121]

Ya think?

[@seanchang2763]

My impression is good kids with a desperate, drowning, incapable father. Also the girl's youthful beauty faded fast from all the stress. I hope they find peace within themselves.

[@keitumetsem1344]

I guess he wont be writing a parenting book

[@AfricanGirl]

Keitumetse M 😂😂🤣🤣

[@Pookieandpei]

I actually feel for the father I'm a widow myself and I can tell you this it really destroys your life (spousal greif) and there's really no repairing it it always sticks to you sometimes when you get into a certain habit such as drinking or drugs it is almost uncertain to get out of it and if you do it's because either you're dead or arrested so I feel his pain he never got over the grief of his wife :(

[@MrsReggieRegg]

I wonder if this same exact scenario happened to a black family would you still feel the same way about them like you do this white family?

[@Zoey-rh2gm]

steve b 🤔 you take you’re pills ?

[@ingriddubbel8468]

That is not an excuse.

[@sussybaka551]

"His pimpled son!" 😆 goodness

[@jomoland]

Jeez I thought the lady talking was a 2nd sister! Wow she looks like a different person now.

[@ryleebrettsmommy2704]

What happens when your life turns upside down

[@laurie2735]

Abby looks a lot like her mom when her mom was her age

[@elcip1570]

Damn! What ever happened to the idea of getting a job to pay bills? Father was just a selfish, pitiful person to drag his children down with him. He couldn't stand the idea of being in jail, while his children were outside thriving. Criminals plan crimes, but they never get to the part about how to get away with it.

[@ariawashburn6043]

"The pimpled son" low blow abc

[@mcjones853]

What a great father. This should be a Disney movie.

[@xman666soad]

Wonder how the outcome for both kids would have been different if the family was black and from the inner city...

[@mysnellvilleblog]

How about putting the link to Part 2 in the video or at least in the description?

[@sparksflylove]

These poor kids..... they never had proper parenting or love. Horrible. It's the dad's fault and it's sickening that he would ruin his own kids' lives like this.

[@MartinAston00]

Damn... the son was already 18?? I’m really surprised he’s not in jail too! Even if he was 17, a lot of Judges would try him as an adult... at that age you’re old enough to know robbing a bank is extremely wrong... it doesn’t matter that your Dad is a coconspirator and that it was his idea!

[@xariosb_]

He will if he’s black

[@ninja.saywhat]

omg! what a great christmas story

[@jtbowman132]

tootsie|troll® sjrghrgtweuje this comment is underrated

[@mimimoon9313]

Interviewer-"wow, that's hard how did you deal with all that" Dad literally sitting in prison "uh...I didn't" 🤦‍♀️

[@WhitneyDahlin]

I feel so bad for this family. The father was hurting so badly at the loss of his wife that being intoxicated was the only thing that would make him feel okay. The children were hurting badly too and I'm sure it hurt them deeply to see their father going down that path of addiction. They lost all their money and suddenly they were very poor and lost their house. Desperation makes people do things they would never dream of doing before they were desperate. It turns even the most law abiding moral people into criminals commiting crimes just to survive. It's not like they were robbing houses or people they were robbing banks who had insurance to cover any losses. It was a victimless crime essentially. I understand they must be punished for their decisions but I hope the judge shows leniency.

[@slatttjr7116]

“ do you like bacon “ Scott’s mother : “ bacon is my last name 😍 ”

[@vibrant151]

Skip to 5:20 to find out what happened.

[@rednad2727]

Nigel Hornbean Thank you

[@tommynorthwood]

Nigel Hornbean love your passion flower pic.

[@ashleyjohnson8248]

Thankyou geez

[@FirstWorldProblemz]

... literally watching the video (trying to) and reading the comments. I go to the time stamp in your comment to skip everything but I’m literally already at that point in the video lol

[@jrwizz]

I feel their pain. I lost my mom to breast cancer when i was 16 but i never robbed anyone. I dealt with it in a horrible way but i never hurt anyone but myself

[@Lollita23]

Dang they are REALLY clowning on this one. Go home abc news, you're drunk.😂

[@MellieMonroe]

“The balding dad and pimpled son” lmfaoo

[@kahlitautari4156]

😔 feel for these siblings man

[@soniarican6275]

“Nope they looked like they belonged in you’re Church Group” !! 🤣😂🤣💀 I’M DONE !! Hahaha

[@hahadarrie]

Wypipo boohoohoo. He's 18 why isn't he in jail?

[@taralane7098]

LMAO the media sure knows how to describe you! The balding dad, the pimpled son and the pretty blonde daughter! I heard it all🙉🙉🙉😂😂😂

[@zimikkachui5766]

The script writer is more dramatic than the Kardashians

[@dariahughes5564]

Son asked dad, " Are u the devil here to tempt me?". Let's get real. NONE of these family members were "normal " to begin with.

[@andressahoese7735]

I get you lost your young wife and life partner, fell into drug and alcohol addiction, became a slob parent, lost your house and job, but getting your children involved in robbing banks is beyond justifiable. you have to be taken away from society for a long time

[@hersheythebody]

That's crazy...Each channel tells you different things. I literally just got done watching this... On another channel. But this one here.. Is showing me more... Cool.

[@CloroxBleach-cf6qs]

I know this couldn't ever happen to me when I was little.....I couldn't even go to the gas station with my parents.....

[@coym5452]

The dad makes me sick he hurt his kids . His a monster both of the kids hav very sweet souls . The most important thing growing is keep your brothers and sisters safe and love one another!

[@hiphop-plug30]

This is why schools tell kids to stay away from drugs

[@bauman7962]

“What could possibly go wrong”? they wore construction workers vests and surgical masks. We could start there

[@jhyland87]

"Are you the devil here to tempt me?"... Who the hell asks that?? lol

[@jerlynlang9498]

What a terrible father, if he wanted to rob banks ( not condoning it) he should have done it alone or found other partners. Obviously he had 0 concern for his children!!!! I don’t blame these KIDS at all, the one person that is suppose to take care of them and protect them completely used them.

[@thequintessential5503]

Really? Describe the son as Pimpled son but call the daughter pretty blonde???

[@aleeyahs4096]

Lol my family isn’t so crazy after all.

[@lillyj3906]

ALEEYAH ABDUL right

[@noneyours3237]

If you drink why hide it from your children? I drink beer in front of my son, but I've told him it's off limit for him. So far so good. Nineteen years old now and no issues. He's never seen me passed out or anything like that.

[@kamvantonga6161]

Is this Ozark season 3?

[@alliedossantos2282]

That was a super skinny tree in the beginning

[@phillipsmom6252]

These kids were old enough to know better.

[@annieyu72]

The daughter is so pretty!

[@AAllen-br8it]

Wth? Where's the rest? Also, There should be a movie made about this.

[@jillian9183]

The comerica bank is right next door to the dentist I'm at right now

[@djdavis420]

The bank robbing version of the firefly family! Lolol #TheDevilsRejects

[@missjem79]

Can't wait for #ThreeFromHell

[@saskyakfishing2574]

So they all choose to do this crime wave, yet the daughter is a free jail bird decorating some crap she calls a tree while her brother and father are locked up for the exact same crime she participated in! That's justice for ya!

[@TimeWarp-pj4kz]

Sask Yak Fishing Woman almost always get less

[@jasminedavis3030]

Bet money if it had been a black family they wouldn’t say things like ‘church going’ and ‘happy’. they’d be called ‘thugs’, ‘poor’ and ‘troubled’, and if anyone had a criminal history they’d be pointing it out constantly, not only that this video would be significantly shorter.

[@romana1345]

We have to be sorry for the daughter and son

[@abdulrahmanraheem423]

what is obsession with blonde hair? Why is it that a girls is special if she has "blonde" hair?

[@amnielove5660]

It's a recessive mutant gene that's admired by mutant creatures.

[@brucemccormack5747]

A liiiiittle disappointed they didn't make a "Catt Burglar" joke.. 😄

[@tronalddump8219]

Not as precise as Walter Whites family

[@matthewpitre8159]

so sad their lives had to turn out like this imagine what the family couldve been if the mother wasnt taken by cancer.just goes to show you can work so hard for the american dream but it can come crashing down in an instant.i nfeel bad that they were so desperate this was their only option left

[@uribheidi]

Tree? I don't know what the f that thing is but it's not a tree.

[@AilhendarBarbie]

Heidi Uribe thank you...it was fucking disturbing. A anorexic tree covered in a sock with lights.

[@oliversmith8646]

1:06 really comin at their lives on this one

[@doribells2290]

Scott could have started a new life legal life in Texas

[@badgalbecka]

Sugarland???!!!!!! I’m always there

[@Maxmartin12355]

This should be apart of GTA 6 story mode.

[@Co0k3i]

you know how you can see the video play as your scrolling through videos? I read the title and saw the building and the huge Christmas tree and thought to myself "The real life grinch"

[@geelove452]

This is so sad how can a dad do this to his children

[@nahjaiii]

Do the dad know how embarrassing that is for him to jail for robbing a bank with his kids and people asking question about it

[@nicole87rivera]

They make these thugs sound so innocent.

[@linds8444]

I just don’t understand how u could bring ur children into something like that and risk ruining their lives and teaching them horrible values.

[@lizp5004]

How could this "pimpled" person point a pistol at people? Lol

[@MyraMabry]

The kids deserve forgiveness

[@earlklinestub2167]

Why are the kids not in jail. 18 is an adult.

[@dogan6070]

What a Great life Accomplish.

[@dianasaintfleur6602]

The interviewer is fineee

[@albertnyakundi6756]

If I had a dollar when all criminals ins this shows married their high school sweethearts

[@frimsters]

Pimpled son. Yes, great way to describe him

[@italistya8351]

is it just me or do the parents mugshots look like popularmmos

[@thisisntthewholesomefuture649]

Scott.. How could you do this to your children?! To your wife!!

[@camella9856]

"Pimpled son" Lol I c-

[@alishadawn6636]

they loved their daddy so much he talked them in to committing a crime

[@Chee235]

The dad cared nothing about his kids. Messed up their lives.

[@rational_ilamos758]

"My sister was the only consistent thing" well, damn 😂

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

Why is that funny?

[@patriciahopey1384]

That's hilarious they should have just become politicians they would have made out like Bandits

[@veaudor]

This might be a unique way of fighting poverty. However, he should be charged with child abuse. And, where was the school counselor in all this.

[@miriamschiro1773]

Can't believe a father involves his kids in a crime party charade smh

[@marubelitacristobal824]

Why is the daughter not in jail?

[@jamiehunter3387]

I really like this story... talk about gutsy... very sad about the struggle... but jus a fantasy that became real with the banks... OMG..

[@davidfarmer7334]

I'm almost ready to turn to a life of crime.

[@april3083]

What a shitty thing dad did to those sweet kids!!!

[@mskerrot]

Five bucks says the brother and the sister are plowing while they snort up Daddy's stash of booger sugar.

[@ccarter509]

There's a shit ton of crime in "suburban" communities. its just well packaged and ignored.

[@jonnycashh3876]

Some man needed that Good woman to keep em straight….sad story

[@johns818]

Please make this a movie!!