Tammy Slaton’s approval for weight loss surgery was a big part of 1000-Lb. Sisters Season 4 Episode 5. But that wasn’t the only thing “Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread” revealed about the Slaton Family. Tammy’s sister Amy Slaton Halterman mentions their grandfather In the episode. He got poisoned with antifreeze by their uncle in the late 1980s. Here’s the story of the Slaton’s grandfather’s death as mentioned in volume two of Murder in the Heartland.

‘Murder in the Heartland Volume 2’ mentions Amy and Tammy’s grandfather’s death by antifreeze
Harry Spiller’s Murder in the Heartland are a collection of murder stories that took place in Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky, where the Slaton Family is from. As Amy revealed in episode 5 of 1000-Lb. Sisters Season 4, their grandfather’s murder comes up in Spiller’s second book, Murder in the Heartland Volume II.