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A true crime podcast exploring men who kill their families.
Language:
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Episodes
Episode 95 - The Crayton Family
3/12/2026
In January 2023 46 year old Athalia Crayton, her 18 year old son Kasin and her 16 year old daughter and 10 year old son were all shot and killed by husband and father Robert Crayton. He then took his own life.
Crayton was someone who struggled with mental health issues with police having attended the Crayton’s house five times in the years before the murders with one time resulting in an involuntary commitment of Crayton. The devastation of his mental health issues came to a head in that New Year of 2023.
This is the story of the Crayton Family.
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References
Robert Crayton - IMDb
Police identify North Carolina father who killed his family before turning gun on himself | Daily Mail Online
Police: Father killed family in High Point NC murder-suicide | Charlotte Observer
Dad Was Involuntarily Committed a Year Before He Killed Wife, 3 Children & Himself – Crime Online
True Crime Society - Actor Robert Crayton killed his family in a murder-suicide
Man kills his wife and 3 children in North Carolina murder-suicide, officials say
Update: Police say High Point man killed wife and 3 children before turning gun on himself
5 dead after man shoots and kills wife and 3 children: Police - ABC News
Fox 8 news piece https://youtu.be/SZwKuSRF1HQ
High Point, North Carolina - Wikipedia
Athalia A. Crayton (1976-2023) - Find a Grave Memorial
Man kills his wife and 3 children in North Carolina murder-suicide, officials say
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Duration:00:20:57
Episode 94 - Samantha Garnier
2/26/2026
In September 2024 29 year old Samantha Garnier was killed by her husband Drew Garnier in Masonville, New York. She was five months pregnant and he killed their unborn child too.
As well as killing his wife and unborn child Garnier also stabbed his two daughters who were 9 years old and 6 years old at the time. Thankfully they both survived.
Garnier was found guilty of manslaughter and two counts of first degree assault in a deal with prosecutors and will serve 30 years in prison.
This is the story of Samantha Garnier.
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References
Fundraiser for Jean Vernagallo by Erin Leahy : Samantha Jean; Support for Adelina & Izzie
Drew Garnier Wanted a Boy. He Killed Wife Pregnant with Third Girl.
‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Centereach Native, Stabbed Daughters Sentenced | Centereach-Selden Daily Voice
N.Y. Man Accused by Police of Killing Pregnant Wife, Wounding 2 Daughters
New York man sentenced to 30 years for fatally stabbing pregnant wife | Live Action
'He wanted a boy': Man sentenced for murdering pregnant wife, stabbing daughters
Masonville man charged with murder | New York State Police
Masonville man sentenced to 30 years in wife’s stabbing death, assault on daughters | Catskill Country
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Duration:00:18:59
Episode 93 - Susan McGoldrick, Alison Turnball and Tanya Turnbull
2/19/2026
In January 2012 47 year old Susan McGoldrick, her sister 44 year old Alison Turnball, and her niece (Alison’s daughter) 24 year old Tanya Turnball were shot and killed by Michael Atherton, Susan’s partner.
An abusive and violent man who had been arrested for violent incidents towards Susan before, Atherton was able to legally own the guns which he used to kill the three women. A review into the murders criticised the firearms licensing process and missed opportunities to understand the risk that Susan and her family faced.
This is the story of Susan McGoldrick, Alison Turnbull and Tanya Turnbull.
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References
Horden shootings: Police could have revoked gun licence - BBC News
A timeline of domestic abuse | The Northern Echo
Horden shootings: IPCC highlights Durham Police failings - BBC News
Police name gunman and three victims in Durham shooting - BBC News
Horden shooting victims' family 'devastated' - BBC News
Disappointment for family of Horden shootings victims after government scraps plans for gun hotline | ITV News Tyne Tees
Triple killer Michael Atherton was 'good man' says son
A timeline of domestic abuse | The Northern Echo
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Duration:00:22:35
Episode 92 - Kim, Kayleigh and Kimberley Buckley
2/12/2026
In September 2012, 46 year old Kim Buckley, her 17 year old daughter Kayleigh Buckley and 6 month old granddaughter Kimberley Buckley all died in a house fire in Cwmbran, in Wales.
The fire had been deliberately started by Kayleigh’s controlling and abusive boyfriend – and father of Kimberley - Carl Mills who was later jailed for over 30 years for their murders. Mills groomed Kayleigh when she was just 15 years old and three statutory reports identified multiple failings in the police and social services response to the danger Mills posed. A heartbreaking story of the murder of three generations of a family and the failure of services to protect them.
This is the story of Kim, Kayleigh and Kimberley Buckley.
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References
Family Annihilation - Hansard - UK Parliament
CWMBRAN BLAZE: Family pays tribute to Kim, Kayleigh and Kimberley Buckley | South Wales Argus
Killer of three generations of the same family was involved in 45 incidents of violence against his own mother - Wales Online
String of tragedies for fire death family - BBC News
Serious case review into fire deaths - ITV News
Police Professional | Gwent response to fire murders criticised
Gwent Police failed Carl Mills murder victims - reports - BBC News
Cwmbran fire death family 'likely' to have been saved if killer's history had been properly researched | ITV News Wales
Risk to Cwmbran fire death family was not properly understood - ITV News
Serious case review criticises social services over Cwmbran
Cwmbran fire deaths: Carl Mills jailed at least 30 years for triple murder | Crime | The Guardian
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Duration:00:23:18
Episode 91 - The Edwards Family
2/5/2026
On 5 July 2018 13 year old Jennifer Edwards and her 15 year old brother Jack Edwards were shot and killed in Sydney in Australia by their father John who then took his own life.
A man with a long and documented history of abuse of his partners and children, Edwards' final act of abuse was when his estranged wife - and mother of Jennifer and Jack - Olga took her own life in December 2018.
A review found that the deaths of Jennifer and Jack - and therefore Olga - could have been prevented and made recommendations for improvements in the police and other agency's response to domestic abuse and coercive control.
This is the story of the Edwards Family.
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Inquest into the deaths of John, Jack and Jennifer EDWARDS
Friends reveal Olga Edwards had 'no hope' after police failure to act on domestic violence reports - ABC News
‘Litany of Errors’ Enabled Man to Kill His Children, Coroner Finds
John Edwards, who shot dead two children, should not have had gun licence, coroner finds - ABC News
Olga Edwards turned to Rosie Batty after children's Pennant Hills murder - Yahoo News Australia
Killer John Edwards wrote letters to family before shooting teenage children dead - ABC News
Mother of Sydney children murdered by father found dead | SBS News
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Duration:00:30:23
Episode 90 - The Moser Family
1/22/2026
On the 31 March 1985, 35 year old Linda Moser and her two daughters 14 year old Donna and 10 year old Joanne left a church service to meet their father and her ex-husband Leon Moser so he could spend time with Donna and Joanne that afternoon.
Instead of planning a nice afternoon with his daughters, Moser took a rifle from his car and shot 10 year old Joanne, his ex-wife Linda and his 14 year old daughter Donna.
A man with a history of abuse who blamed Linda and her family for his misfortune, Moser was killed by lethal injection in August 1995.
This is the story of the Moser Family.
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References
The Nation - News from April 1, 1985 - Los Angeles Times
Killer of His Ex-Wife and 2 Daughters Is Executed - The New York Times
Leon Moser - Wikipedia
PA. EXECUTES MAN FOR KILLING WIFE, DAUGHTERS - The Washington Post
Leon Moser | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
'Shaken to the core' | WORLD
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Duration:00:20:18
Episode 89 - The Dunne Family
1/15/2026
In April 2007 Ciara Dunne and her two children 4 year old Lean and 3 year old Shania were killed by husband and father Adrian Dunne. He then took his own life. Having prepared their wills and visited Funeral Directors in the weeks before the murders, it has been said that Adrian and Ciara planned the murders together before Adrian carried them out. An inquiry into the murders found that the family faced financial challenges as well as Adrian being a controlling force in the family and made recommendations for change.
This is the story of the Dunne Family.
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References
Inquiry report content
BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Mother and girls buried together
The War At Home | Broadsheet.ie
Inquest hears details of Monageer tragedy
BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Tragedy family 'picked coffins'
Mother and girls died by unlawful killing - inquest – The Irish Times
Dunne Family Inquest Verdict Announced | Irish News, 21/05/2009
No 'definitive motive' for Monageer deaths
Report finds no single cause of Monageer family deaths – The Irish Times
BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Parents 'worried about daughter'
Picture painted of control freak who dominated wife | Irish Independent
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Duration:00:25:15
Episode 88 - The Harvey Family
1/8/2026
In early September 2018 in a suburb of Perth in Australia, 41 year old Mara Harvey, her three year old daughter Charlotte, 2 year old twins Alice and Beatrix and 73 year old mother were all killed by husband, father and son-in-law 24 year old Anthony Harvey.
Harvey not only planned the murders of his whole family, he also stole money from them after the murders before handing himself into the police. The first person to be given a sentence of life without the possibility of parole, Harvey will be remembered as a cold blooded family annihilator.
This is the story of The Harvey Family.
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References
Bedford mass murder: Family breaks silence after Anthony Harvey charged with five murders - ABC News
Bedford murders: Anthony Robert Harvey planned to kill his family, court told | 7NEWS
Perth family murders: Australian killer given landmark jail sentence - BBC News
Perth man charged with murdering wife, three daughters and mother-in-law | RNZ News
Mass murderer Anthony Harvey's journal reveals insight into Bedford family killings - ABC News
Neighbours struggle to believe the horror of Bedford deaths | The West Australian
Bedford mass murder: Man charged with killing five members of family including three children - ABC News
Man stabbed kids to death and posed bodies to look like they were cuddling - The Mirror
Five members of one family, including three children laid to rest one month from Perth massacre | Daily Mail Online
Killer dad wrote chilling murder 'to-do list' before butchering wife and kids - The Mirror
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Duration:00:27:16
Episode 87 - Cheryl Baker, Nadja and Payton Medley
12/11/2025
In June 2017 the bodies of Cheryl Baker, Nadja Medley and her daughter Payton Medley were discovered at a property in Caldwell, Idaho. They had all been shot and killed.
Cheryl’s husband, pilot Gerald Mike Bullinger, who was also Nadja’s boyfriend, was no where to be seen. A prime suspect in the murders of his wife, girlfriend and her daughter, Bullinger had a 10 day headstart on police as they launched an intense search for him. Having found his abandoned car at Pacific Creek Campground in the Bridger‑Teton National Forest in Wyoming, Bullinger has never been found and remains a wanted fugitive to this day. A man whose lies were unravelled and who murdered three women in response.
This is the story of Cheryl Baker and Nadja and Payton Medley.
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References
Three years after Caldwell triple homicide, relative and sheriff share new details
WANTED: Michael Bullinger | Crime Junkie Podcast
Case 251: The Caldwell Farmhouse Murders - Casefile True Crime
Idaho Murder Suspect Mike Bullinger Still Missing 8 Years Later
Police search for man after three dead bodies discovered on his property | CNN
Triple homicide investigation continues 2 years later
Pilot Likely Killed Wife, Girlfriend After Double Life Was Exposed: Sheriff
Married Murder Suspect Charmed Single Mom — Then Confrontation with Wife Led to Triple Slayings
Friends remember Ogden teacher Cheryl Baker as an ‘artistic, kind, gentle woman’ | News, Sports, Jobs - Standard-Examiner
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Duration:00:26:13
Episode 86 - The Fuller Family
12/4/2025
On 16 July 2012 three children were killed by their father who then took his own life. 12 year old Samuel, 8 year old Rebecca and 7 year old Charlotte were driven away from their family home in Gloucestershire in England on 12 July and their dead bodies were found 4 days later near Poles Coppice quarry in Shropshire. They had all been killed by their father Ceri Fuller who then took his own life.
Their mother and his wife Ruth now has to live without her children – taken from her by her husband. 35 year old Ceri Fuller took the children after he and Ruth agreed to separate.
This is the story of the Fuller Family.
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Fuller quarry deaths: Children 'unlawfully' killed - BBC News
Ceri Fuller: Inside the marriage that ended with a loving father slaughtering his three children | Daily Mail Online
Mum whose husband killed their three children breaks six year silence to make heartfelt plea - Gloucestershire Live
Missing Gloucestershire man and three children found dead - BBC News
Ceri Fuller: Family annihilation and dads who kill their kids - The Mirror
Violent relationship that ended in Fuller children's Pontesbury deaths | Shropshire Star
https://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2012-07-17/fuller-family-issue-statement
Ceri Fuller inquest hears children were killed after couple 'decided to break up' | UK news | The Guardian
Fuller family deaths: Aunt's 'sleepless nights' - BBC News
Family annihilation: Fathers who kill their children - BBC News
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Duration:00:28:59
Episode 85 - Interview with Laura Richards, BSc, MSc, MBPsS
11/27/2025
In this episode we are joined by Laura Richards, host of Crime Analyst podcast and criminal behavioural analyst. Laura is also an advocate and campaigner who worked for a decade at New Scotland Yard. Laura's previous roles include former Head of the Homicide Prevention Unit as well as former Violence Adviser to the National Police Chief's Council and the Home Office.
Laura has been the architect of law reform to better protect victims on eight occasions, spearheading law reform on stalking and coercive control in England and Wales and more recently America and Australia and has won many awards for her work.
Laura has created the brilliant podcast Crime Analyst which has brilliant analysis and in-depth expertise on a range of cases which centres the victims and tells their stories.
Check out Crime Analyst and find out more about Laura here:
Crime Analyst
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Duration:00:35:00
Episode 84 - The Panes Family
11/20/2025
In March 1974 39 year old Pamela Panes and her three children Graham aged 7, Angela aged 6 and Adrian aged 4 were killed by husband and father Roger Panes in Hampshire in the UK. Roger then took his own life.
The Panes family belonged to the Plymouth Brethren religion. Before the murders, Roger had been forcibly “shut up” — or shunned from the religious community he’d grown up in. His own wife and children were instructed to shun him as well. That isolation pushed Roger into a downward spiral: first an attempt on his own life, then the decision to murder his whole family.
A family were taken, and the community were left with questions about the role of religion in their murders.
This is the story of the Panes family.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
These Plymouth Brethren members stepped out of line, then the threats and intimidation started - ABC News
Roger Panes - Wikipedia
Roger Panes | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
Roger Pane-The Heartbreak Killer – True Crime Weekly
Plymouth Brethren: Inside Britain’s most secretive Christian group
BBC Panorama Programme https://youtu.be/-epTck_9uD8
Roger Panes — Death by Heartbreak | by Lolly True crime | Medium
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Duration:00:24:54
Episode 83 - The Zakrezweski Family
11/13/2025
In June 1994 Im Pun (Sylvia) Zakrzewski and her two children Edward and Anna were brutally killed by husband and father Edward Zakrzewski. Sylvia was planning on leaving Zakrzewski. As soon as he found that out – he planned the murders.
Nearly 30 years after he killed his whole family, on 31 July this year, Zakrzewski was executed by the State of Florida by lethal injection. His execution set the state’s record for the highest number of annual executions that year so far – totalling nine at that point.
A brutal man, who killed his family brutally, died brutally this year.
This is the story of the Zakrezweski Family.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
Zakrzewski v. State :: 1998 :: Florida Supreme Court Decisions :: Florida Case Law :: Florida Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia
Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing his family | PBS News
Florida sets record for most executions in single year after lethal injection of man who killed his family | The Independent
Zakrzewski family murders - Wikiwand
Sylvia Zakrzewski (1960-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial
DeSantis accused of playing politics as Florida shatters executions record | Florida | The Guardian
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Duration:00:22:57
Episode 82 - The Lawson Family
10/30/2025
On Christmas Day in 1929 37 year old Fannie Manring and six of her seven children – Marie, Carrie, Maybell, James, Raymond and Mary-Lou were killed by husband and father Charles Lawson in North Carolina. Her eldest child Arthur was spared.
In a seemingly premeditated familicide Charles took his family to have a family portrait taken the day before he killed them all – apart from his son Arthur. He then took his own life.
With speculation about motives ranging from a head injury to incest and child abuse, this familicide remains one of the most infamous murders in American history.
This is the story of the Lawson Family.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
Haunting last family photo hid evil dad's incest secret before all 7 killed in massacre
Madison Dry Goods Store Murders: How and Why Did Charles Lawson Kill His Wife and Kids?
Watch 28 Days Haunted | Netflix Official Site
The Story of the Lawson Family | NC DNCR
Murder of the Lawson family | Murder Ballads
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Duration:00:18:24
Episode 81 - The Hendricks Family
10/23/2025
In November 1983, in the town of Bloomington, Illinois, 30-year-old Susan Hendricks and her three children — 9-year-old Rebekah, 7-year-old Grace, and 5-year-old Benjamin — were found brutally murdered in their family home.
Their husband and father, David Hendricks, was away on a business trip at the time. But when calls home went unanswered, he rushed back — only to find his entire family gone.
Very quickly, suspicion turned toward him. The successful businessman, the devout family man — now the prime suspect. In 1984, David Hendricks was convicted of killing his wife and children.
But seven years later his conviction was overturned. He walked free in 1991 — and has never been charged again.
The murder of The Hendricks Family remains officially unsolved but was it – after all – their husband and father who killed his whole family and who got away with murder?
This is the story of the Hendricks Family. Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
Reasonable Doubt: A Shocking Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland: Amazon.co.uk: Vogel, Steve: 9781543928679: Books
MURDERED: The Hendricks Family | Crime Junkie Podcast
People v. Hendricks :: 1990 :: Supreme Court of Illinois Decisions :: Illinois Case Law :: Illinois Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia
David Hendricks - Wikipedia
Who Killed the Hendricks Family? 40 years after their murders, the crime remains unsolved. : r/UnresolvedMysteries
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Duration:00:28:53
Episode 80 - The Bain Family
10/16/2025
In the early hours of June 20, 1994, police in Dunedin, on New Zealand’s South Island, responded to a horrifying call - a family had been murdered.
Inside the Bain home, officers discovered a scene of devastation: 58-year-old Robin Bain, his wife Margaret, 50, and their children Arawa, 19, Laniet, 18, and Stephen, 14 had all been shot dead.
Only one member of the family was still alive. Their eldest son, 22-year-old David Bain, was found inside the house after calling police himself. At first glance, it looked like his father Robin had murdered the family before taking his own life. On a computer nearby, a chilling message was left behind: “Sorry, you are the only one who deserved to stay.”
But just days later, the story twisted. David was arrested and charged with the murders of his own family. He would spend 13 years in prison before being acquitted in 2009.
With no one currently serving time for the murders of a whole family – was it David who killed his parents and siblings or his father Robin who killed his family and spared David?
This is the story of the Bain Family.
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References
The Bain murders 30 years on: Where is David? Why are Kiwis obsessed with this case? And why his lawyer says questions remain - NZ Herald
Bain family murders: 30 years on, case continues to grip the public | RNZ News
BLACK HANDS - A family mass murder - Podcast - Apple Podcasts
Bain family murders - Wikipedia
Bain family murders, 1994 | NZ History
The Bain family murders, 30 years on | Otago Daily Times Online News
Margaret Arawa Cullen Bain (1943-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial
Margaret had problems, court hears | Otago Daily Times Online News
Blood found on washing machine, Bain trial told - NZ Herald
David Cullen Bain v The Queen - vLex United Kingdom
David Bain | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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Duration:00:31:53
Episode 79 - The O'Sullivan Family
10/2/2025
In September 2021 56 year old Eileen O’ Sullivan and her 24 year old son Jamie were killed by partner and father Mossie O’ Sullivan. He then took his own life.
A familicide that left a rural Irish community reeling – there are still no definitive answers to why Mossie O’Sullivan did what he did.
This is the story of the O’Sullivan Family.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
Lixnaw murder-suicide: Kerry victim's niece says deaths left 'a hole in our lives' - SundayWorld.com
Lixnaw funeral Mass hears Eileen O’Sullivan and her son Jamie were ‘kind and gentle’ – The Irish Times
Lixnaw inquests: Friend noticed Mossie O'Sullivan 'was not himself' hours before killings
Kerry murder-suicide: 'Jamie lay there as if he was just asleep'
Call for help as community reels from Lixnaw tragedy
Kerry inquest hears 'entire family wiped out' in tragedy that had 'colossal impact' on community - Irish Mirror Online
Friends of son killed in Kerry tragedy say he was 'the loveliest person' as family named - Cork Beo
‘Words inadequate’ as mother and son laid to rest in Co Kerry | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Familicide_and_domestic_violence.pdf
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Episode 78 - Liana and Erik Duke
9/25/2025
On 10 August 1996 22 year old Liana Duke and her 5 year old son Erik died in an apparent accidental fall off a cliff near Green River in Wyoming. Their deaths were ruled accidental and husband and father Robert Bob Duke walked away not only a widower but also the beneficiary of his wife’s life insurance.
For two years, that’s where the story ended.
Until Bob’s childhood friend, Roger Brauburger, finally cracked. He told police that Bob had asked him to kill Liana and Erik back in 1996 — and now was pressuring him to murder Bob’s own parents too.
That confession blew the case wide open. Bob was arrested, tried, and convicted — not just for plotting against his parents, but for the murders of his wife and child. He remains in prison to this day.
This is the story of Liana and Erik Duke.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
Robert Duke (BONUS) - Going West: True Crime - Apple Podcasts
Mystery at Lost Dog Road
DUKE v. STATE :: 2004 :: Wyoming Supreme Court Decisions :: Wyoming Case Law :: Wyoming Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia
Tale of Lost Dog Trail Ends in a Courtroom - Los Angeles Times
Liana Mae Davidson Duke (1974-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial
Liana And Erik Duke Murders: How Did They Die? Who Killed Them?
Liana Mae Davidson (1974–1996)
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Episode 77 - Evelyn and Alex Hernandez
9/18/2025
In May 2002, 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez vanished from San Francisco along with her 5-year-old son, Alex. Evelyn was eight and a half months pregnant — just weeks away from giving birth to a much wanted baby boy. Two months later, Evelyn’s body was pulled from the San Francisco Bay. Her unborn baby was gone. Alex was gone. Neither has ever been found.
Seven months later, in the same city, Laci and Connor Peterson disappeared — a case that would dominate headlines around the world. But Evelyn and Alex’s story was pushed to the shadows. Forgotten by many.
Her case remains unsolved and although her boyfriend was interviewed by police, questions about who killed Evelyn and where Alex and her baby are, remain to this day.
This is the story of Evelyn and Alex Hernandez.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
Murder has two faces Watch Murder Has Two Faces | Full episodes | Disney+
MISSING: Alex Hernandez | Crime Junkie Podcast
Murdered and Missing: Evelyn and Alex Hernandez
The Unsolved Murder of Evelyn Hernandez | Criminal
Was Evelyn Hernandez’s Killer Ever Found? The Latest On The ‘Other Laci Peterson’ Case
Evelyn Hernandez: Who Killed Her? Has Alex Hernandez Been Found?
Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast
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Episode 76 - Renee and Andrew MacRae Part Two
9/11/2025
On 12 November 1976, 36-year-old Renee MacRae and her 3-year-old son Andrew vanished near Inverness. That night, her BMW was found burning in a layby on the A9. Blood in the car pointed to murder — but no bodies were ever found.
For over 40 years, it was one of the UK’s most haunting cold cases.
Then, in 2019, police arrested William MacDowell — Renee’s secret lover and Andrew’s biological father. In 2022, he was found guilty of murdering them both. He died five months into his sentence, taking the truth of what he did and where Renee and Andrew were - with him.
This is part two of the story of Renee and Andrew MacRae.
Information and support
· Samaritans UK Contact Us | Samaritans
· 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
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Murder Trial - A Dangerous Affair: Part 1 - BBC iPlayer
Inside Murder Trial - A Deadly Affair - Introducing... Inside Murder Trial - BBC Sounds
Renee MacRae: Man found guilty of killing lover and son in 1976 - BBC News
The 46-year-old murder mystery that haunted the Highlands - BBC News
Renee and Andrew MacRae: Police searching for bodies of mother and son murdered in 1976 examining item found in area linked to case | UK News | Sky News
Renee MacRae and Andrew potential new evidence found by A9 south of Inverness still being assessed by Police Scotland
Renee MacRae murder: Son of missing Inverness woman begs cops to find mum after 43 years of torture | The Scottish Sun
Renee MacRae: Killer dies months after conviction for 1976 murders - BBC News
Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives examine A9 discovery of child’s potty and carpet evidence near Inverness
HMA v William MacDowell
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Duration:00:28:28