In this episode, Em and Caz cast their eye over some dangerous men, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture. Focusing on King Xerxes from the biblical book of Esther, they investigate how power and patriarchy operate in ways that enable privileged men to abuse and victimize vulnerable women.

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The Bloody Bible podcast is produced by Carolyn Blyth, Emily Colgan and Richard Bonifant

Episodes are recorded and edited by Richard Bonifant

Our podcast music is ‘Stalker’ by Alexis Ortiz Sofield, courtesy of Pixabay music https://pixabay.com/music/search/stalker/ 

Our podcast art was created by Sarah Lea West

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Resources for this episode

CBC, “Evil By Design” podcast (on Peter Nygard)

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/475-evil-by-design 

Fabiola Cineas, “R. Kelly was convicted. Are we finally listening to Black women?” Vox, 29 September 2021.

https://www.vox.com/22698489/r-kelly-conviction-black-women-survivors 

Jim DeRogatis, “Parents Told Police Their Daughter Is Being Held Against Her Will In R. Kelly’s Cult.’” BuzzFeed News, 27 July 2017.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jimderogatis/parents-told-police-r-kelly-is-keeping-women-in-a-cult 

Mahita Gajanan, “Here's What to Know About the Sex Trafficking Case Against Jeffrey Epstein.” Time, 17 July 2019.

https://time.com/5621911/jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-what-to-know/ 

Constance Grady, “Sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly spanning 25 years, in one timeline.” Vox, 12 July 2019.

https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/25/17248084/r-kelly-sexual-misconduct-allegations-timeline

Caroline Hallemann, “What We Do and Don't Know About Jeffrey Epstein.” Town and Country, 2 July 2020.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a28352055/jeffrey-epstein-criminal-case-facts/ 

HBO, The Vow docuseries.

https://www.hbo.com/the-vow 

Barry Meier, “Once Idolized, Guru of Nxivm ‘Sex Cult’ to Stand Trial Alone.” New York Times, 1 May 2019. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/nyregion/nxivm-keith-raniere-trial.html 

Julia Naftulin, “Everything we learned from 'Seduced,' the 4-part docuseries on alleged sex cult Nxivm.” Insider, 12 November 2020. 

https://www.insider.com/everything-we-learned-nxivm-cult-docuseries-seduced-2020-10

Real Crime Profile podcast, “Seduced: Inside the NXIVM cult,” episodes 288-290.

Real Crime Profile podcast, “Forensically Deconstructing Jeffrey Epstein,” episode 205.

Wondery, “The Mysterious Mr Epstein”  podcast.

https://wondery.com/shows/the-mysterious-mr-epstein/ 

Support Services

List of sexual assault support services (NZ) - https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/ 

RAINN (USA) - https://www.rainn.org/ 

Rape Crisis (UK) - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ 

Rape Crisis Scotland -​​ https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ 

Full Stop (Australia) - https://fullstop.org.au/ 

International list of hotlines, crisis centers, and other resources organized by location - https://pandys.org/forums/index.php?/forum/42-public-resources/ 

In this episode, Caz and Em take a deep dive into the Bible’s first murder mystery - the killing of Abel by his brother Cain (Genesis 4). This story is full of ambiguities and unanswered questions, so they’ll be drawing on some contemporary cases of sibling murders to explore the means, motives, and meanings behind Cain’s homicidal actions.

The Bloody Bible podcast is produced by Carolyn Blyth, Emily Colgan and Richard Bonifant

Episodes are recorded and edited by Richard Bonifant

Our podcast music is ‘Stalker’ by Alexis Ortiz Sofield, courtesy of Pixabay music https://pixabay.com/music/search/stalker/ 

Our podcast art was created by Sarah Lea West

https://www.instagram.com/sarahleawest.art/?fbclid=IwAR0F4i-R7JpRePmm8PmGta_OkOCWa-kMjR3QGSSeOKi6SWNrCk3rA5VuIZk 

Resources for this episode

Dominique Bourget and Pierre Gagné, “Fratricide: A Forensic Psychiatric Perspective.” Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law  34, no. 4 (2006): 529–533.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17185484/ 

Constance Grady, “Sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly spanning 25 years, in one timeline.” Vox, 12 July 2019.

https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/25/17248084/r-kelly-sexual-misconduct-allegations-timeline 

Mari Jørstad, “The Ground That Opened Its Mouth: The Ground’s Response to Human Violence in Genesis 4.” Journal of Biblical Literature 135, no. 4 (2016): 705–715  http://dx.doi.org/10.15699/jbl.1354.2016.3010 

Rein Nauta, “Cain and Abel: Violence, Shame and Jealousy.” Pastoral Psychology (2009) 58:65–71. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-008-0146-x 

David Schlimm, From Fratricide to Forgiveness: The Language and Ethics of Anger in Genesis (Penn State University Press, 2011).

Patrick Radden Keefe, “”A loaded gun: A mass shooter’s tragic past.” 3 February 2013.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/02/11/a-loaded-gun 

“Black Hands” podcast and details about the Bain family murders https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/blackhands/house-of-horrors/ 

Generation Why podcast

Episode 462, “Amy Bishop.”

https://art19.com/shows/generation-why-podcast/episodes/77c9192d-e953-4154-b843-4ac318fc50a2

Episode 182, “The Bain Family Murders.”

https://art19.com/shows/generation-why-podcast/episodes/989cc90d-6477-492d-969d-7756989fce69 

https://www.bloodybiblepodcast.com/

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