February 02, 2026

Dark Beauty - Episode 10: When Women Harm

14 minutes

The Dark Beauty Series ends here – and it’s the most important episode yet. In this feature-length finale, clinical psychologist Dr Fiona M. Girkin connects the dots across nine real cases of women who deceived, manipulated, abused, and even killed. From Elizabeth Holmes and Anna Delvey to Erin Patterson, Melissa Caddick, Belle Gibson, Sherri Papini, Istarlin Hassan, Jordan Worth, and Sarah Rigby – we uncover the psychological patterns that tie them together through the lens of the Dark Tetrad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism). You’ll learn:

Why narcissism was the one trait present in EVERY single case (“I am special – therefore exempt”)

How Machiavellianism turned people into tools and victims into pawns

When psychopathy removes all empathy and remorse

Where sadism emerges – especially when victims are intimate and powerless

The chilling rule: The closer the victim, the darker the traits become (fraud vs. family abuse vs. child harm)

Why society often excuses or minimises female perpetrators – and why that must change for real justice

This isn’t about hating women. It’s about facing reality: women can be just as calculating, remorseless, and dangerous as men. Denying it only protects perpetrators and fails victims – especially men and children.

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