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Killer In The Family
Clare Laxton
90 episodes
19 hours ago

A true crime podcast exploring men who kill their families.

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A true crime podcast exploring men who kill their families.

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Killer In The Family
Episode 88 - The Harvey Family
In early September 2018 in a suburb of Perth in Australia, 41 year old Mara Harvey, her three year old daughter Charlotte, 2 year old twins Alice and Beatrix and 73 year old mother were all killed by husband, father and son-in-law 24 year old Anthony Harvey.   Harvey not only planned the murders of his whole family, he also stole money from them after the murders before handing himself into the police. The first person to be given a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, Harvey will be remembered as a cold blooded family annihilator.   This is the story of The Harvey Family.  Information and support  Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline     References   Bedford mass murder: Family breaks silence after Anthony Harvey charged with five murders - ABC News   Bedford murders: Anthony Robert Harvey planned to kill his family, court told | 7NEWS   Perth family murders: Australian killer given landmark jail sentence - BBC News   Perth man charged with murdering wife, three daughters and mother-in-law | RNZ News   Mass murderer Anthony Harvey's journal reveals insight into Bedford family killings - ABC News   Neighbours struggle to believe the horror of Bedford deaths | The West Australian   Bedford mass murder: Man charged with killing five members of family including three children - ABC News   Man stabbed kids to death and posed bodies to look like they were cuddling - The Mirror   Five members of one family, including three children laid to rest one month from Perth massacre | Daily Mail Online Killer dad wrote chilling murder 'to-do list' before butchering wife and kids - The Mirror   Credits   Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton  Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio  Music from Tyee Brunt-Clifford Home | TBC.COMPOSER   If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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20 hours ago
27 minutes 16 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 87 - Cheryl Baker, Nadja and Payton Medley
In June 2017 the bodies of Cheryl Baker, Nadja Medley and her daughter Payton Medley were discovered at a property in Caldwell, Idaho. They had all been shot and killed.   Cheryl’s husband, pilot Gerald Mike Bullinger, who was also Nadja’s boyfriend, was no where to be seen. A prime suspect in the murders of his wife, girlfriend and her daughter, Bullinger had a 10 day headstart on police as they launched an intense search for him. Having found his abandoned car at Pacific Creek Campground in the Bridger‑Teton National Forest in Wyoming, Bullinger has never been found and remains a wanted fugitive to this day. A man whose lies were unravelled and who murdered three women in response.   This is the story of Cheryl Baker and Nadja and Payton Medley.   Information and support  Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline     References   Three years after Caldwell triple homicide, relative and sheriff share new details   WANTED: Michael Bullinger | Crime Junkie Podcast   Case 251: The Caldwell Farmhouse Murders - Casefile True Crime   Idaho Murder Suspect Mike Bullinger Still Missing 8 Years Later   Police search for man after three dead bodies discovered on his property | CNN   Triple homicide investigation continues 2 years later   Pilot Likely Killed Wife, Girlfriend After Double Life Was Exposed: Sheriff   Married Murder Suspect Charmed Single Mom — Then Confrontation with Wife Led to Triple Slayings   Friends remember Ogden teacher Cheryl Baker as an ‘artistic, kind, gentle woman’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Standard-Examiner   Credits   Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton  Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio  Music from Pixabay     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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4 weeks ago
26 minutes 13 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 86 - The Fuller Family
On 16 July 2012 three children were killed by their father who then took his own life. 12 year old Samuel, 8 year old Rebecca and 7 year old Charlotte were driven away from their family home in Gloucestershire in England on 12 July and their dead bodies were found 4 days later near Poles Coppice quarry in Shropshire. They had all been killed by their father Ceri Fuller who then took his own life.   Their mother and his wife Ruth now has to live without her children – taken from her by her husband. 35 year old Ceri Fuller took the children after he and Ruth agreed to separate.   This is the story of the Fuller Family.   Information and support  Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline     References   Fuller quarry deaths: Children 'unlawfully' killed - BBC News   Ceri Fuller: Inside the marriage that ended with a loving father slaughtering his three children | Daily Mail Online   Mum whose husband killed their three children breaks six year silence to make heartfelt plea - Gloucestershire Live   Missing Gloucestershire man and three children found dead - BBC News   Ceri Fuller: Family annihilation and dads who kill their kids - The Mirror   Violent relationship that ended in Fuller children's Pontesbury deaths | Shropshire Star   https://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2012-07-17/fuller-family-issue-statement   Ceri Fuller inquest hears children were killed after couple 'decided to break up' | UK news | The Guardian Fuller family deaths: Aunt's 'sleepless nights' - BBC News   Family annihilation: Fathers who kill their children - BBC News   Credits   Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton  Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio  Music from Pixabay         See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
28 minutes 59 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 85 - Interview with Laura Richards, BSc, MSc, MBPsS
In this episode we are joined by Laura Richards, host of Crime Analyst podcast and criminal behavioural analyst. Laura is also an advocate and campaigner who worked for a decade at New Scotland Yard. Laura's previous roles include former Head of the Homicide Prevention Unit as well as former Violence Adviser to the National Police Chief's Council and the Home Office.  Laura has been the architect of law reform to better protect victims on eight occasions, spearheading law reform on stalking and coercive control in England and Wales and more recently America and Australia and has won many awards for her work.  Laura has created the brilliant podcast Crime Analyst which has brilliant analysis and in-depth expertise on a range of cases which centres the victims and tells their stories.   Check out Crime Analyst and find out more about Laura here:   Crime Analyst  Information and support  Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
35 minutes

Killer In The Family
Episode 84 - The Panes Family
In March 1974 39 year old Pamela Panes and her three children Graham aged 7, Angela aged 6 and Adrian aged 4 were killed by husband and father Roger Panes in Hampshire in the UK. Roger then took his own life.   The Panes family belonged to the Plymouth Brethren religion. Before the murders, Roger had been forcibly “shut up” — or shunned from the religious community he’d grown up in. His own wife and children were instructed to shun him as well. That isolation pushed Roger into a downward spiral: first an attempt on his own life, then the decision to murder his whole family.   A family were taken, and the community were left with questions about the role of religion in their murders. This is the story of the Panes family.   Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References These Plymouth Brethren members stepped out of line, then the threats and intimidation started - ABC News   Roger Panes - Wikipedia   Roger Panes | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers   Roger Pane-The Heartbreak Killer – True Crime Weekly   Plymouth Brethren: Inside Britain’s most secretive Christian group   BBC Panorama Programme https://youtu.be/-epTck_9uD8   Roger Panes — Death by Heartbreak | by Lolly True crime | Medium Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
24 minutes 54 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 83 - The Zakrezweski Family
In June 1994 Im Pun (Sylvia) Zakrzewski and her two children Edward and Anna were brutally killed by husband and father Edward Zakrzewski. Sylvia was planning on leaving Zakrzewski. As soon as he found that out – he planned the murders.   Nearly 30 years after he killed his whole family, on 31 July this year, Zakrzewski was executed by the State of Florida by lethal injection. His execution set the state’s record for the highest number of annual executions that year so far – totalling nine at that point.   A brutal man, who killed his family brutally, died brutally this year.   This is the story of the Zakrezweski Family.   Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References Zakrzewski v. State :: 1998 :: Florida Supreme Court Decisions :: Florida Case Law :: Florida Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia   Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing his family | PBS News   Florida sets record for most executions in single year after lethal injection of man who killed his family | The Independent   Zakrzewski family murders - Wikiwand   Sylvia Zakrzewski (1960-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial DeSantis accused of playing politics as Florida shatters executions record | Florida | The Guardian Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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1 month ago
22 minutes 57 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 82 - The Lawson Family
On Christmas Day in 1929 37 year old Fannie Manring and six of her seven children – Marie, Carrie, Maybell, James, Raymond and Mary-Lou were killed by husband and father Charles Lawson in North Carolina. Her eldest child Arthur was spared.   In a seemingly premeditated familicide Charles took his family to have a family portrait taken the day before he killed them all – apart from his son Arthur. He then took his own life.   With speculation about motives ranging from a head injury to incest and child abuse, this familicide remains one of the most infamous murders in American history.   This is the story of the Lawson Family. Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References Haunting last family photo hid evil dad's incest secret before all 7 killed in massacre   Madison Dry Goods Store Murders: How and Why Did Charles Lawson Kill His Wife and Kids? Watch 28 Days Haunted | Netflix Official Site   The Story of the Lawson Family | NC DNCR Murder of the Lawson family | Murder Ballads Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 months ago
18 minutes 24 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 81 - The Hendricks Family
  In November 1983, in the town of Bloomington, Illinois, 30-year-old Susan Hendricks and her three children — 9-year-old Rebekah, 7-year-old Grace, and 5-year-old Benjamin — were found brutally murdered in their family home.   Their husband and father, David Hendricks, was away on a business trip at the time. But when calls home went unanswered, he rushed back — only to find his entire family gone.   Very quickly, suspicion turned toward him. The successful businessman, the devout family man — now the prime suspect. In 1984, David Hendricks was convicted of killing his wife and children.   But seven years later  his conviction was overturned. He walked free in 1991 — and has never been charged again.   The murder of The Hendricks Family remains officially unsolved but was it – after all – their husband and father who killed his whole family and who got away with murder?   This is the story of the Hendricks Family. Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References Reasonable Doubt: A Shocking Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland: Amazon.co.uk: Vogel, Steve: 9781543928679: Books   MURDERED: The Hendricks Family | Crime Junkie Podcast   People v. Hendricks :: 1990 :: Supreme Court of Illinois Decisions :: Illinois Case Law :: Illinois Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia   David Hendricks - Wikipedia   Who Killed the Hendricks Family? 40 years after their murders, the crime remains unsolved. : r/UnresolvedMysteries Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 months ago
28 minutes 53 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 80 - The Bain Family
In the early hours of June 20, 1994, police in Dunedin, on New Zealand’s South Island, responded to a horrifying call - a family had been murdered. Inside the Bain home, officers discovered a scene of devastation: 58-year-old Robin Bain, his wife Margaret, 50, and their children Arawa, 19, Laniet, 18, and Stephen, 14 had all been shot dead.   Only one member of the family was still alive. Their eldest son, 22-year-old David Bain, was found inside the house after calling police himself. At first glance, it looked like his father Robin had murdered the family before taking his own life. On a computer nearby, a chilling message was left behind: “Sorry, you are the only one who deserved to stay.”   But just days later, the story twisted. David was arrested and charged with the murders of his own family. He would spend 13 years in prison before being acquitted in 2009.   With no one currently serving time for the murders of a whole family – was it David who killed his parents and siblings or his father Robin who killed his family and spared David?   This is the story of the Bain Family.   Information and support  Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline         References   The Bain murders 30 years on: Where is David? Why are Kiwis obsessed with this case? And why his lawyer says questions remain - NZ Herald   Bain family murders: 30 years on, case continues to grip the public | RNZ News   BLACK HANDS - A family mass murder - Podcast - Apple Podcasts   Bain family murders - Wikipedia Bain family murders, 1994 | NZ History   The Bain family murders, 30 years on | Otago Daily Times Online News   Margaret Arawa Cullen Bain (1943-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial   Margaret had problems, court hears | Otago Daily Times Online News   Blood found on washing machine, Bain trial told - NZ Herald   David Cullen Bain v The Queen - vLex United Kingdom   David Bain | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers   Credits   Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton  Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio  Music from Pixabay  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 months ago
31 minutes 53 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 79 - The O'Sullivan Family
In September 2021 56 year old Eileen O’ Sullivan and her 24 year old son Jamie were killed by partner and father Mossie O’ Sullivan. He then took his own life.   A familicide that left a rural Irish community reeling – there are still no definitive answers to why Mossie O’Sullivan did what he did.   This is the story of the O’Sullivan Family.   Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References Lixnaw murder-suicide: Kerry victim's niece says deaths left 'a hole in our lives' - SundayWorld.com   Lixnaw funeral Mass hears Eileen O’Sullivan and her son Jamie were ‘kind and gentle’ – The Irish Times   Lixnaw inquests: Friend noticed Mossie O'Sullivan 'was not himself' hours before killings   Kerry murder-suicide: 'Jamie lay there as if he was just asleep'   Call for help as community reels from Lixnaw tragedy   Kerry inquest hears 'entire family wiped out' in tragedy that had 'colossal impact' on community - Irish Mirror Online Friends of son killed in Kerry tragedy say he was 'the loveliest person' as family named - Cork Beo   ‘Words inadequate’ as mother and son laid to rest in Co Kerry | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk   Familicide_and_domestic_violence.pdf   Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay       See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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3 months ago
27 minutes 8 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 78 - Liana and Erik Duke
On 10 August 1996 22 year old Liana Duke and her 5 year old son Erik died in an apparent accidental fall off a cliff near Green River in Wyoming. Their deaths were ruled accidental and husband and father Robert Bob Duke walked away not only a widower but also the beneficiary of his wife’s life insurance.   For two years, that’s where the story ended.   Until Bob’s childhood friend, Roger Brauburger, finally cracked. He told police that Bob had asked him to kill Liana and Erik back in 1996 — and now was pressuring him to murder Bob’s own parents too.   That confession blew the case wide open. Bob was arrested, tried, and convicted — not just for plotting against his parents, but for the murders of his wife and child. He remains in prison to this day.   This is the story of Liana and Erik Duke. Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References Robert Duke (BONUS) - Going West: True Crime - Apple Podcasts   Mystery at Lost Dog Road   DUKE v. STATE :: 2004 :: Wyoming Supreme Court Decisions :: Wyoming Case Law :: Wyoming Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia   Tale of Lost Dog Trail Ends in a Courtroom - Los Angeles Times   Liana Mae Davidson Duke (1974-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial   Liana And Erik Duke Murders: How Did They Die? Who Killed Them?   Liana Mae Davidson (1974–1996)   Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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3 months ago
31 minutes 10 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 77 - Evelyn and Alex Hernandez
In May 2002, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez vanished from San Francisco along with her 5-year-old son, Alex. Evelyn was eight and a half months pregnant — just weeks away from giving birth to a much wanted baby boy. Two months later, Evelyn’s body was pulled from the San Francisco Bay. Her unborn baby was gone. Alex was gone. Neither has ever been found.   Seven months later, in the same city, Laci and Connor Peterson disappeared — a case that would dominate headlines around the world. But Evelyn and Alex’s story was pushed to the shadows. Forgotten by many.   Her case remains unsolved and although her boyfriend was interviewed by police, questions about who killed Evelyn and where Alex and her baby are, remain to this day.   This is the story of Evelyn and Alex Hernandez. Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References Murder has two faces Watch Murder Has Two Faces | Full episodes | Disney+   MISSING: Alex Hernandez | Crime Junkie Podcast Murdered and Missing: Evelyn and Alex Hernandez   The Unsolved Murder of Evelyn Hernandez | Criminal   Was Evelyn Hernandez’s Killer Ever Found? The Latest On The ‘Other Laci Peterson’ Case   Evelyn Hernandez: Who Killed Her? Has Alex Hernandez Been Found?   Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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3 months ago
33 minutes 9 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 76 - Renee and Andrew MacRae Part Two
On 12 November 1976, 36-year-old Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew vanished near Inverness. That night, her BMW was found burning in a layby on the A9. Blood in the car pointed to murder — but no bodies were ever found.   For over 40 years, it was one of the UK’s most haunting cold cases. Then, in 2019, police arrested William MacDowell — Renee’s secret lover and Andrew’s biological father. In 2022, he was found guilty of murdering them both. He died five months into his sentence, taking the truth of what he did and where Renee and Andrew were - with him.   This is part two of the story of Renee and Andrew MacRae.   Information and support ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References www.wizardradio.com   Murder Trial - A Dangerous Affair: Part 1 - BBC iPlayer   Inside Murder Trial - A Deadly Affair - Introducing... Inside Murder Trial - BBC Sounds   Renee MacRae: Man found guilty of killing lover and son in 1976 - BBC News   The 46-year-old murder mystery that haunted the Highlands - BBC News   Renee and Andrew MacRae: Police searching for bodies of mother and son murdered in 1976 examining item found in area linked to case | UK News | Sky News   Renee MacRae and Andrew potential new evidence found by A9 south of Inverness still being assessed by Police Scotland   Renee MacRae murder: Son of missing Inverness woman begs cops to find mum after 43 years of torture | The Scottish Sun   Renee MacRae: Killer dies months after conviction for 1976 murders - BBC News   Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives examine A9 discovery of child’s potty and carpet evidence near Inverness HMA v William MacDowell Credits Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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3 months ago
28 minutes 28 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 75 - Renee and Andrew MacRae Part One
On 12 November 1976, 36-year-old Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew vanished near Inverness. That night, her BMW was found burning in a layby on the A9. Blood in the car pointed to murder — but no bodies were ever found.   For over 40 years, it was one of the UK’s most haunting cold cases. Then, in 2019, police arrested William MacDowell — Renee’s secret lover and Andrew’s biological father. In 2022, he was found guilty of murdering them both. He died five months into his sentence, taking the truth of what he did and where Renee and Andrew were - with him.   This is part one of the story of Renee and Andrew MacRae.   Information and support  ·      Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans ·      Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·      Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·      National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·      Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·      Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline   References  www.wizardradio.com   Murder Trial - A Dangerous Affair: Part 1 - BBC iPlayer   Inside Murder Trial - A Deadly Affair - Introducing... Inside Murder Trial - BBC Sounds   Renee MacRae: Man found guilty of killing lover and son in 1976 - BBC News   The 46-year-old murder mystery that haunted the Highlands - BBC News   Murder of Renee and Andrew MacRae - Wikipedia   Renee and Andrew MacRae: Police searching for bodies of mother and son murdered in 1976 examining item found in area linked to case | UK News | Sky News   Renee MacRae and Andrew potential new evidence found by A9 south of Inverness still being assessed by Police Scotland Renee MacRae murder: Son of missing Inverness woman begs cops to find mum after 43 years of torture | The Scottish Sun   Credits  Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by Clare Laxton Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio Music from Pixabay See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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4 months ago
31 minutes 31 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 74 - Allison and Marie-Josée Benitez
In July 2013, 53-year-old Marie-Josée Benitez and her 19-year-old daughter Allison vanished without a trace from their home in Southern France. The last person to see them alive was Francisco Benitez — Marie-Josée’s estranged husband and Allison’s father. He claimed they’d left for a trip to Toulouse. They never came back.    What followed was a chilling chain of revelations. Francisco was already linked to the disappearance of another woman in 2004. Just weeks after his wife and daughter vanished, he took his own life. Then, investigators discovered traces of Allison’s blood in a freezer at the military barracks where Francisco worked.    Marie-Josée and Allison were never found. But the evidence pointed to one clear theory – that they had been killed by father and estranged husband Francisco.     This is the story of Allison and Marie-Josee Benitez.    Information and support  Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline     References   MISSING: Allison and Marie-Josee Benitez | Crime Junkie Podcast    Allison and Marie-José Benitez: What Happened to Missing Mom & Daughter?    A missing beauty queen's father with a dark past    Disappearance of Allison and Marie-Josee Benitez: Crime Junkie investigates suspicious behavior of Francisco Benitez    Special Envoy: "The Benitez Affair, the Legionnaire's Enigma"    The father's freezer at the center of all attention - Disparues de Perpignan    Disappeared from Perpignan: Benitez took his freezer to the Legion    France gripped by disappearance of missing beauty queen and her mother following suicide of former legionnaire father | The Independent | The Independent    Chief Warrant Officer Benitez left a bloody trail - Bluestar Forensic    Credits   Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton   Produced by: Clare Laxton    Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com)  Music from Pixabay.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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6 months ago
28 minutes 36 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 73 - The Case Family
Send us a text In July 2010, just days after returning from a family holiday, 31-year-old Vicki Case and her two baby daughters — 2-year-old Phoebe and 1-year-old Nereya — were brutally murdered in their own home. The man who killed them was the person who should have loved and protected them the most: husband and father, Andrew Case.   After taking their lives, Case then took his own life. He left behind devastation and unanswered questions. While reports suggested he was under financial pressure, the police struggled to comprehend what could drive a man to kill his entire family. In a never heard before twist, some sections of the media sought to excuse his actions — attributing the murders to an anti-smoking medication Case was taking, as though anything could justify the deliberate, calculated killing of his wife and children.    This is the story of the Case Family.    Information and support  ·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  ·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·       National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline    References  Fordingbridge father 'killed wife and two daughters' - BBC News   Funeral for mother and daughters 'killed by suicidal father' | London Evening Standard | The Standard   Father who murdered his family 'was quitting smoking and on medication that caused depression' | Daily Mail Online   Hampshire Family 'Killer' Had Debt Worries | Scoop News | Sky News Tributes paid to 'popular' family - BBC News   Father Andrew Case who murdered wife and daughters before hanging himself 'had money worries' | Daily Mail Online   Tributes paid to 'popular' family - BBC News   Man who murdered wife and daughters ‘had money worries’ | London Evening Standard | The Standard   Credits  Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by: Clare Laxton   Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com) Music from Pixabay.  Support the show Killer in the family podcast is a total labour of love. If you'd like to support me please buy me a coffee or tea! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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6 months ago
21 minutes 2 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 72 - The Kemp Family
Send us a text In March 2004, in a quiet suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Anna Kemp and her 20-month-old daughter Gracie were brutally murdered by the very person who should have loved and protected them the most — husband and father, John Sharpe. Armed with a speargun, he shot Anna and Gracie multiple times, killing them in cold blood. Anna was also pregnant with their second child who she had named Francis.    After killing his whole family, Sharpe appeared in the media, tearfully pleading for their return and spinning the lie that Anna had left him, taking Gracie with her. But behind the cameras was a killer, hiding in plain sight. His deception didn’t last and Sharpe was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the calculated, monstrous slaughter of his own family.   This is the story of the Kemp Family.    Information and support  ·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  ·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·       National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline    References    Sharpe family murders - Wikipedia   Australian News- john myles sharpe   The Sharpe Family Murders • Morbidology   Our True Crime Podcast: 75. The Mornington Monster: Family Annihilator John Sharpe   Speargun killer jailed for 33 years - ABC News   Mornington Monster: John Sharpe killed Anna Kemp.   Murderer a child molester, says paper - NZ Herald   Credits  Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by: Clare Laxton   Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com) Music from Pixabay. Lore and Crime Lore and Crime is a spine-chilling podcast that unearths historical dark tales. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Killer in the family podcast is a total labour of love. If you'd like to support me please buy me a coffee or tea! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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6 months ago
25 minutes 35 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 71 - The Feeney Family
Send us a text In February 1995, the quiet town of Springfield, Missouri was devastated by a brutal familicide. Cheryl Feeney and her two young children — 6-year-old Tyler and 18-month-old Jennifer — were found savagely murdered in their own home. The crime scene was bizarre, chilling, and left more questions than answers.   Husband and father Jon Feeney was away at a teacher’s conference when the murders took place. But it wasn’t long before suspicion fell squarely on him. Despite a trial that captivated the nation and a verdict of not guilty, many remain convinced that Feeney got away with murdering his family.   This is the story of the Feeney Family.   Information and support  ·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  ·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·       National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline    References    Ozarks True Crime Season 2: The Feeney Family Murders — Anne Roderique-Jones   MURDERED: The Feeney Family | Crime Junkie Podcast   The Feeney Family murders: A complete timeline of events   Cheryl Lynne Feeney (1959-1995) - Find a Grave Memorial   The Feeney Family murders: A complete timeline of events   Crime Traveler: The story of Jon Feeney and his family's murder TRUE CRIME   Credits  Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by: Clare Laxton   Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com) Music from Pixabay. Lore and Crime Lore and Crime is a spine-chilling podcast that unearths historical dark tales. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Killer in the family podcast is a total labour of love. If you'd like to support me please buy me a coffee or tea! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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7 months ago
32 minutes 31 seconds

Killer In The Family
Episode 70 - The Simmons Family
Send us a text In December 1987, over the course of a single week, Ronald Gene Simmons brutally killed 14 members of his own family. They included wife Becky, his children Gene Jr, Loretta, Eddy, Marianne, Becky, Billy, and Sheila, his grandchildren Barbara, Trae, Sylvia, and Michael, his daughter-in-law Renate, and his son-in-law Dennis.    Not content with slaughtering his family, Simmons then murdered a former co-worker, Kathy Kendrick, and an innocent bystander, Jim Chaffin and wounded many other people in the process.     It remains one of the deadliest familicides in American history. Simmons was executed by lethal injection in 1990.    This is the story of the Simmons Family.     Information and support   Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans   Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA  Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid  National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247  Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America  Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline     References   Ronald Gene Simmons–True Crime All The Time – Apple Podcasts    Simmons, Ronald Gene - Encyclopedia of Arkansas    Ronald Gene Simmons - Wikipedia    Something snapped in Ronald Gene Simmons in December 1987.... - UPI Archives    Mass Slayer Abused Wife, Got Daughter Pregnant, In-Laws Say - Los Angeles Times    Credits   Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton   Produced by: Clare Laxton    Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com)  Music from Pixabay.  Lore and Crime Lore and Crime is a spine-chilling podcast that unearths historical dark tales. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Killer in the family podcast is a total labour of love. If you'd like to support me please buy me a coffee or tea! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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7 months ago
32 minutes

Killer In The Family
Episode 69 - The Gossett Family
Send us a text In February 2018, in the quiet town of Derrylin, Northern Ireland, a fire tore through a remote bungalow. Inside were the bodies of four family members — Denise Gossett, 45, her children Sabrina, 19, and Roman, 16, and Sabrina’s baby daughter, 15-month-old Morgana. The only survivor was Denise’s partner, 33-year-old Daniel Allen — the man responsible for their murders.   Allen was a violent, coercive, and controlling man who forced the family to live under different names, isolated them from the outside world, and moved them from place to place to maintain his grip on them. His campaign of terror ended in a deliberate act of unspeakable violence. Today, Allen is serving a 29-year life sentence — one of the longest ever handed down in Northern Ireland — for the brutal, calculated murder of an entire family.   This is the story of the Gossett Family.    Information and support  ·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans  ·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA ·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid ·       National Domestic Abuse Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 ·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America ·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline    References  Derrylin fire: 'Strange' story of Daniel Allen who killed family - BBC News   Man jailed for 29 years over house fire that killed three generations of same family   Man who killed three generations of family has ‘disturbing part of make-up’ | The Standard   PPS statement following sentencing of Daniel Allen | Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland   Derrylin: Children's murders 'could not have been anticipated' - BBC News   ‘Horrific and cruel’: Man jailed for deaths of four family members in Fermanagh fire – The Irish Times   Court judgement The King v Daniel Sebastian Allen.pdf   Credits  Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton  Produced by: Clare Laxton   KLore and Crime Lore and Crime is a spine-chilling podcast that unearths historical dark tales. Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Killer in the family podcast is a total labour of love. If you'd like to support me please buy me a coffee or tea! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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7 months ago
24 minutes 59 seconds

Killer In The Family

A true crime podcast exploring men who kill their families.