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Could the need to maintain a facade drive someone to commit the unthinkable? Join me, Clare Laxton, as we untangle the heart-wrenching story of the Sueppel family tragedy that left a community in mourning. On Easter Sunday, 2008 in Iowa Sheryl Sueppel and her four children Ethan (age 10), Seth (age 9), Mira (age 5) and Eleanor (age 3) were brutally killed by husband and father Steven Sueppel. Sueppel then took his own life through a car crash.

This is the story of Sheryl, Ethan, Seth, Mira and Eleanor Sueppel. 

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA) Home - AAFDA 

·       Women’s Aid www.womensaid.org.uk  

·       Mental health support USA I'm looking for mental health help for myself | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 

·       Domestic abuse helpline USA 1.800.799.SAFE Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 

References 

Killer bites on You Tube https://youtu.be/ou8NpLuMVeU?si=sfviMm1BzxvXhJH0

Sheryl Margot Kesterson Sueppel (1966-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

Steven Francis Sueppel (1965-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

Case 28: The Iowa City Sueppel - Murder Tapes - Apple Podcasts

Iowa City Sueppel murders - Wikipedia

Ethan W. Sueppel (1997-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

Seth Sueppel (1999-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

Mira Sueppel (2002-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

Eleanor Sueppel (2004-2008) - Find a Grave Memorial

Credits 

Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton 

Produced by: Clare Laxton  

Killer in the family podcast (buzzsprout.com)

Music by Tom Box and from Pixabay. 

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