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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  

https://killerinthefamilypodcast.buzzsprout.com  

Music by Tom Box 

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