Black Widows are a term used to describe the actions of female psychopaths who use their sexuality to prey on weak & vulnerable men and can ultimately lead to murder. 

In this episode, Tim & Xanthe deep dive on the psychology of black widows, the role of victimhood and sexuality as a tool for dominance & explore the idea of “successful psychopathy” and whether there is a place for psychopaths in changing the status quo for traditionally underrepresented & marginalised groups in society. 

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What are the differences between male & female psychopaths? And how can sexuality be used as a tool for murder? In this week’s episode, Tim & Xanthe deep dive into the psychology of female psychopaths, commonly referred to as “Black Widows”.

They speak with author & journalist Derek Pedley, author of “Dead by Friday”, to unpick the case of Michelle Burgess, a woman whose open affair ended her marriage with the premeditated murder.

Read Derek’s book “Dead by Friday" and his latest book “Crazy Bastard”

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Andrew Hamilton was jailed for four months for the large commercial supply of magic mushrooms and LSD less than 2 years ago. He could have faced life behind bars. Today, he is a stand up comedian who shares his story of his time in jail and rehabilitation with crowds in comedy clubs all across the country.

In this episode of Motive & Method, Tim and Xanthe speak to Andrew about his experience of the prison system in Australia to discuss how certain crimes are weighed within both the legal system and amongst other criminals in jail, and what life looks like after being behind bars.

You can see Andrew Hamilton’s Sydney Comedy Festival show “Jokes I Wrote the Time I Went To Prison” at The Factory Theatre.

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Why is child sex abuse in the Catholic Church so rampant? Can we define the difference between child sex abuse and institutional child sex abuse? And are paedophiles drawn to the Catholic Church or does the system itself create the ideal climate for abuse?

Those are just some of the questions Tim and Xanthe explore in this week's episode of Motive & Method.

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So why is child sex abuse in the Catholic Church so rampant? 

In this episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe take a look at the Bindoon Boys Town, a re-homing program and an isolated institution run by the Christian Brothers, a catholic order.

Bindoon Boys Town that took in as many as 130 000 young boys from around the world under the wing of the Catholic Church. But it was only years later that news would emerge that the boys living there were routinely being abused by the men that were meant to protect and raise them. 

Tim & Xanthe then speak to Peter Gogarty - an academic at the University of Newcastle, who shares his own story about his experience with child sexual abuse under the Catholic Church.

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Why do we know some victims' names and not others?

In this episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe explore how conscious bias is enacted in the justice system and serves to protect some groups of people, while others are left more vulnerable. 

If the victim is seen as totally innocent, criminologists describe them as the “ideal victim”, which in turn garners more sympathy and ultimately more attention from the media, the public, and sometimes the police. Its impacts are longstanding and can even determine the fate of victims, survivors and those before the courts fighting for justice and restitution for certain crimes.  

So who can we turn to when the police cannot be trusted? 

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Warning: This episode contains the stories of First Nations Australians who have since passed. 

What value is attached to a human life and how much do we sympathise with victims comes down to how much we can relate to them? And who does the legal system serve to protect in crimes largest cases and who does it neglect? 

On today’s episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe speak to one of Australia's more respected homicide detectives, Gary Jubelin. 

Gary Jubelin was involved for years in investigating the Bowraville Murders - a currently open case which saw three missing Aboriginal children murdered in a small town over a five month period between 1990 and 1991.

To find out more about Gary, listen to I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin.

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This week, Tim & Xanthe take a look at how domestic violence & coercive control manifests in toxic relationships. 

They examine the red flags and patterns of behaviours that exist in these relationships, provide profiles of both the perpetrator & victims & explore both top down and bottom up approaches to instigating change from within the legal justice system and within our own lives.

If you fear you or someone you know might be in a domestically violent relationship, act now. Call 1800RESPECT. 

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What are the common personality traits of individuals who murder their spouses? Can we identify the patterns of coercively controlling relationships before they manifest into their furthest extremity? 

In the first episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe share the stories of two women whose lives are affected by domestic violence and coercive control in their relationships: Hannah Clarke & Helen Cummings. 

To find out more about Helen Cummings’ story, read her book ‘Blood Vows’.

If you fear you or someone you know might be in a domestically violent relationship, act now. Call 1800RESPECT. 

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Join criminologist Xanthe Mallet and criminal psychologist Tim Watson Munro as they unpack what really makes the offenders tick behind some of history’s most notorious cases.

 

 

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