He was a devoted Dad
He loved his family so much
He was kind and gentle
He just snapped
These are all things that have been said in public about men who have killed their whole families. I don’t believe these statements show the true nature of familicide and I want to explore more.
This is Killer in the Family podcast.
The first episode of Killer in the Family podcast drops on 1 September 2023 so please subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts and follow me on social @KillerInTheFamilyPod.
Links and background research
Nineteen Child Homicides (Women’s Aid, 2016) Evidence Hub: Nineteen Child Homicides - Women’s Aid (womensaid.org.uk)
Yardley, Wilson and Lynes (2013) A taxonomy of Male British Family Annihilators 1980 to 2012 Characteristics of family killers revealed by first classification study | Birmingham City University (bcu.ac.uk)
Familicidal hearts Familicidal Hearts - Neil Websdale - Oxford University Press (oup.com)
Credits
Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton
Produced by: Clare Laxton
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Music by Tom Box
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