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On the 28 May 2024 – just last year – 54 year old Maria Nugara was brutally killed by her husband who she was planning to divorce. Her son 29 year old Guiseppe Morreale stepped in to try and save her and was also killed. Husband and stepfather Calogera Ricotta was arrested immediately afterwards, was found guilty of their murders just a few days ago, and is now serving a life sentence for their murders. 

This is the story of Maria Nugara and her son Giuseppe Morreale.

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 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 

Ugley man found guilty of murdering wife and stepson - BBC News

Wife wanted divorce before her killing, court hears - BBC News

Ugley deaths: Mother and son who died at home had 'very close bond' | ITV News Anglia

Essex family pay tribute to mum and brother who died in village | Saffron Walden Reporter

Builder who slit the throats of his 'kind-hearted' wife and her son who tried to stop his frenzied attack after she served him divorce papers is found guilty of their murders | Daily Mail Online

Ugley: Life sentence for killing mother and son | Essex Police

Teenager tells court how he tried to stop builder husband stabbing mother-of-four repeatedly before he slit her throat when she asked for divorce | Daily Mail Online

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On the 3 March 1892 in Melbourne Australia police discovered the dead body of a woman called Emily Mather. Over a week later her killed was captured, convicted and executed in Australia in May 1892. At the same time police in England found the dead bodies of Marie James and her four children Bertha, Mary, Sidney and Leala in a house in Rainhill near Liverpool. They had been killed the year before by husband and father Frederick Deeming. The same man who had killed Emily Mather. A family annihilator and bigamist, Deeming was a career criminal who made a life from duping and killing the women he deemed to love. He was also connected to another infamous serial killer who haunted the streets of London in Victorian England. 

This is the story of Marie James and her children Bertha, Mary, Sidney and Lila, and Emily Mather.  

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       Women’s Aid Home - Women's Aid

·       Mental health support USA Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America

References 

Marie James - the Porthgain girl who married a murderer | Local folk / Trigolion yr ardal, Porthgain | Fishguard and Goodwick local history

The case of Frederick Deeming: The true crime archive as publication event - The Australian National University

Casebook: Jack the Ripper - The Life and Crimes of Frederick Bailey Deeming

The Australian Ripper: Frederi–Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories – Apple Podcasts

THE DEEMING MURDERS OF 1891 – Ormskirk Historical Society

Emily Mather | Monument Australia

Marie (James) Deeming (bef.1853-1891) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Memorial for Victorian murder victims? | St Helens Star

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper: Amazon.co.uk: Rubenhold, Hallie: 9780857524485: Books

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In April 2012 41 year old Lynnette Keller and her 18 year old daughter Kaylene were shot and killed by husband and father Peter Keller in East Seattle. After killing his family Peter set fire to the house and then absconded to an underground bunker he had spent years building in the nearby mountains. A proclaimed survivalist Keller wanted to live without the burden of his wife and daughter and took his own life when police found his bunker days later. 

This is the story of the Keller Family. 

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 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 

Lynnettee Keller Obituary (2012) - Portland, OR - The Oregonian

Camp Keller Murders // 371 - Going West: True Crime - Apple Podcast 

Lynnette Louise Rocha Keller (1970-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial

Peter Keller, Wash. man suspected of killing wife and daughter, found dead in bunker, police say - CBS News

Who is Peter Keller, the vlogger who murdered his family?

Few answers in North Bend bunker killer Peter Keller's homemade video | Snoqualmie Valley Record

Peter Keller, killer of wife, daughter said: ‘I can always shoot myself’ | The Seattle Times

Peter Keller, Wash. man suspected of killing wife and daughter, found dead in bunker, police say - CBS News

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In July 2024, just last year, Carol Hunt was at her home in Bushey near Watford with two of her three daughters – Hannah aged 28 years old and Louise aged 25 years old. Kyle Clifford – Louise’ ex-boyfriend came to the house to collect some belongings and murdered all three women. A violent man with a history of control, he has just been convicted of the murders and the destruction of nearly a whole family. 

This is the story of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt. 

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       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 unimaginable pain of BBC star John Hunt: How racing commentator's world was shattered when Kyle Clifford murdered his wife and two daughters - but found comfort in his surviving child and sporting community | Daily Mail Online

Tributes paid to three women killed in ‘devastating’ Bushey crossbow attack | UK news | The Guardian

Queens' School 'in shock' after Carol Hunt's murder | Watford Observer

Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's twisted romance with Louise Hunt from control to red flags - Mirror Online

BBC star John Hunt 'is the very best of men' who 'lived for his family' before wife & daughters were killed, pals reveal | The Sun

Kyle Clifford: What we know about Bushey triple murder suspect | UK News | Sky News

Kyle Clifford crossbow murder aftermath - neighbour screams, manhunt and paralysing shot - Mirror Online

Tougher crossbow laws considered in bid to prevent violent attacks | The Standard

What are the laws on crossbows and will the new government change them? | ITV News

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In July 1991 18 year old Julie Dart was kidnapped from Leeds and forced to write ransom letters to her boyfriend and mother. Kept in a workshop by her kidnapper she tried to escape and was killed. Her body was found in Lincolnshire nine days later. In January 1992 25 year old Stephanie Slater was kidnapped while showing a house as an estate agent. She was taken to the same workshop while her kidnapper sent random notes to her employer. Once he had collected the ransom money Stephanie was let go and dropped off back to her family. She survived the kidnapping but sadly died of cancer in 2017 just aged 50 years old. Both women were kidnapped by serial predator Michael Sams who is still serving his life sentence today. 

This is Part Two of the story of Julie Dart and Stephanie Slater. 

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 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 

BBC Sounds - The Kidnapping of Stephanie Slater - Available Episodes

Beyond Fear By Stephanie Slater | Used | 9781857022865 | World of Books

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leeds-letter-man-bonus/id1448151398?i=1000678752400

 Kidnap victim's boss tells of fear during ransom drop | The Independent | The Independent

BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | 'Jail life better for pensioners'

Suzy Lamplugh Trust

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In July 1991 18 year old Julie Dart was kidnapped from Leeds and forced to write ransom letters to her boyfriend and mother. Kept in a workshop by her kidnapper she tried to escape and was killed. Her body was found in Lincolnshire nine days later. Six months later in January 1992 25 year old Stephanie Slater was kidnapped while showing a house as an estate agent. She was taken to the same workshop while her kidnapper sent random notes to her employer. Once he had collected the ransom money Stephanie was let go and dropped off back to her family. She survived the kidnapping but sadly died of cancer in 2017 just aged 50 years old. Both women were kidnapped by serial predator Michael Sams who is still serving his life sentence today. 

This is Part One of the story of Julie Dart and Stephanie Slater. 

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       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 

BBC Sounds - The Kidnapping of Stephanie Slater - Available Episodes

Beyond Fear By Stephanie Slater | Used | 9781857022865 | World of Books

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leeds-letter-man-bonus/id1448151398?i=1000678752400

Michael Sams: Killer of Julie - Psycho Killer: Shocking True Crime Stories - Apple Podcasts

Stephanie Slater: The kidnap victim who faced a second ordeal - BBC News

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In June 2024, just last year, in Harrow Ontario, Carly Stannard-Walsh, 41, and her children, 13-year-old Madison and 8-year-old Hunter, were found dead in their house. They had all been shot. Their husband and father Steven Walsh was also found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and had killed his whole family before taking his own life. In a move we rarely see, the police correctly identified and named this as an act of intimate partner violence. 

This is the story of the Walsh Family.

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       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 

OPP confirm Harrow family deaths caused by gunshot wounds in intimate partner violence case | Windsor Star

'Familicide' very rarely happens without warning signs, say domestic violence researchers | CBC News

Family breaks silence after Harrow mother, two children fatally shot | Windsor Star

What we know so far about the Harrow, Ont., family of 4 found dead at home | CBC News

Town where Walsh family killings took place wants Ontario to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic | CBC News

Chaplain blesses a permanent memorial to mom and 2 kids killed in Harrow murder-suicide | CBC News

OPP confirms identity of family found dead in Harrow

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What happens when a seemingly idyllic life in a small Irish village turns into a horrifying tragedy? Join us as we uncover the grim tale of the Fox family from Castle Daly, Ireland, forever etched in the annals of true crime history. In this heart-wrenching episode, we honor the memories of Debbie Fox and her two young sons, Trevor and Killian, whose lives were brutally taken by Debbie's husband, Gregory Fox, in 2001. With insights from Nicola Tallant's compelling book, "Flesh and Blood," we explore the chilling realities of coercive control that shattered this family's world, while challenging the pervasive narratives that often blame victims rather than holding abusers accountable.

This is the story of the Fox Family.   

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 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  

Flesh and Blood: Murder-Suicides that Haunt Ireland eBook : Tallant, Nicola: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store 

'I loved her but she didn't love me and I went mad' | Irish Independent 

Sentencing closes horrific chapter for local people – The Irish Times 

Man gets three life sentences for murders 

BLOODY HORROR OF A SPURNED HUSBAND: HE KILLED THEM ALL. - Free Online Library 

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In August 2000 38 year old Christine Lundy and her 7 year old daughter Amber Lundy were brutally murdered in their New Zealand house. Their husband and father Mark Lundy was eventually arrested and convicted of the murders. But there are doubts about his guilt to this day.  

This is the story of the Lundy Family.  

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 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  

Mark Lundy: BRUTAL KILLER or BEREAVED FAMILY MAN? (Murder Down Under Book 2) eBook : Marcus Brown, Netta Newbound, Newbound, Netta, Brown, Marcus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/guilty-for-second-time-jury-finds-mark-lundy-killed-his-wife-and-daughter/QXT6LGYFKYBFXMHLQZEC3STQKI/ 

MURDERED: The Lundys Part 1 | Crime Junkie Podcast 

MURDERED: The Lundys Part 2 | Crime Junkie Podcast 

Case 16: The Lundy Murders (INVESTIGATION) | True Crime New Zealand (NZ) 

Lundy murders - Wikipedia 

Mark Edward Lundy | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers 

Call to scrutinise 60 suspects in Lundy case - NZ Herald 

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What happens when a family is shattered by violence that leaves a husband and father on the run? Episode 50 of Killer in the Family marks a sombre milestone as we confront the harrowing story of the Fisher family. 

On 10 April 2001 a family home in a street in Arizona exploded. Inside Mary Fisher and her two children Bobby and Brittney Fisher had died. They didn’t die in the explosion; however, they were killed by husband and father Robert Fisher. He then escaped and is still a wanted fugitive to this day. 

This is the story of the Fisher Family. 

Information and support 

·       Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans 

·       National Domestic Violence Helpline UK 0808 2000 247 

·       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 

Mary Jean Cooper Fisher (1962-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial

Brittney Jean Fisher (1988-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial

Robert William “Bobby” Fisher Jr. (1990-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial

Robert William Fisher - Wikipedia

Missing in Arizona Podcast Series – Apple Podcasts

Robert Fisher, The Fugitive Accused Of Blowing Up His Arizona Home

WANTED: Robert Fisher | Crime Junkie Podcast

15 Years After Murders, FBI Receives New Tips on 'Most Wanted' Fugitive Robert Fisher | Phoenix New Times

True Crime Arizona Podcast - the Hunt for Robert Fisher https://youtu.be/bBFuIHd0dBI

Finding Robert Fisher documentary https://youtu.be/DmMdh6Jxxzo

Robert William Fisher | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

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