Killer In The Family

W!ZARD Studios
W!ZARD Studios
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  • True Crime
  • Updated Weekly

A true crime podcast exploring men who kill their families.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 115 - Mary Kirkham

    In 1805 in Lincolnshire a heavily pregnant Mary Kirkham was found dead – she had been killed.   A local Navvy called Tom Otter was soon arrested for her murder. They had married just the day before – unbeknownst to Mary it was Tom Otter’s second marriage and he already had another wife and child as well.   Thought to have killed her to escape the responsibility of a family, Otter was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. He was the last man in Lincolnshire to be gibbeted and his name is carried across the area. Mary Kirkham was buried in an unmarked grave.   This is the story of Mary Kirkham.   Unlock the Killer in the family Vault today https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   Get ad-free, early access episodes and one bonus episode every months with exclusive access to the Killer in the family Vault https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   ________________________________________________________________    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  218 years on: Discover the terrible tale of Tom Otter at Lincoln Castle – Lincolnshire County Council   Some Further Terror and Peculiar Mark of Infamy | Springer Nature Link   Villain or Victim: was Tom Otter wrongfully accused? – Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project   Tom Otter – Lincolnshire Folk Tales Project   Tom Otter wedding certificate | Living a Literary Lifestyle.   Credits     Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton     Produced by Clare Laxton    Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio    Music by Pixabay     If you want early access, ad-free episodes of Killer in the family as well as one bonus episode per month, unlock the Killer in the family Vault today: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. Sep 29

    Preview: KITF BONUS - Veena Charan and Claire Joyce Tempongko

    To unlock this full bonus episode and get ad-free, early access episodes join the Killer in the family Vault today: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  3. Sep 25

    Episode 114 - The Two Harrington Families

    In December 1975, 28 year old Becky Harrington and her two children – 9 year old Pamela and 4 year old Cassandra were shot and killed by Detroit police officer and husband and father, Paul Harrington. This was just one week after the couple had separated.   Harrington handed himself in after killing his whole family and was charged with three counts of murder. He was acquitted by reason of insanity and spent two months in a psychiatric institution.   25 years later in October 1999, Wanda Harrington and her 3 year old son Brian were shot and killed by husband and father, none other than Paul Harrington. He had killed his second family. This time he was found guilty of the murders of his family and sentenced to life in prison.   This is the story of the two Harrington Families.   Unlock the Killer in the family Vault today https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   Get ad-free, early access episodes and one bonus episode every months with exclusive access to the Killer in the family Vault https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   ________________________________________________________________    Come and join me at CrimeCon in London on the 3rd and 4th of October! Get your ticket at crimecon.co.uk and use code FAMILY to get 10% off.     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  Ex-Cop Convicted of Killing Second Family - ABC News   Man on Trial for Killing Second Family - ABC News Off-Duty Homicides 1974-1977 · Crackdown: Policing Detroit through the War on Drugs, Crime, and Youth · HistoryLabs Omeka S   Former officer is convicted of killing second wife, son – Deseret News   OIDV Project Of Michigan - Officer Involved Domestic Violence Project Of Michigan: 10151999 - Officer Paul Harrington - Murder Of Second Wife Wanda And Son Brian - Formerly Detroit PD   Man convicted of murder in second family slaying | Serving Minden-Gardnerville and Carson Valley   Paul Harrington, Serial Killer Michigan   National News Briefs; Killer of His First Family Is Guilty of Killing Anew - The New York Times   Detroit Free Press Microsoft Word - Document2   Detroit Free Press Microsoft Word - Document2   Credits     Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton     Produced by Clare Laxton    Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio    Music by Pixabay     If you want early access, ad-free episodes of Killer in the family as well as one bonus episode per month, unlock the Killer in the family Vault today: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  4. Sep 18

    Episode 113 - The Harper Family

    In July 2003, 39 year old Joanie Harper, her mother 70 year old Earnestine Harper and her three children 4 year old Marques, 2 year old Lyndsey and 6 week old Marshall were brutally killed by husband, son in law and father Vincent Brothers.   A seemingly well respected school Vice Principal, Brothers had a history of violence and abuse and carried out a planned and calculated murder of his whole family – while believing that his airtight alibi would remove him from suspicion.   Through forensics, entomology and investigating the mileage of a rental car, Brothers was arrested and tried for the murders of his family and is currently sitting on death row in California.   This is the story of the Harper Family.   Unlock the Killer in the family Vault today https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   Get ad-free, early access episodes and one bonus episode every months with exclusive access to the Killer in the family Vault https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   ________________________________________________________________    Come and join me at CrimeCon in London on the 3rd and 4th of October! Get your ticket at crimecon.co.uk and use code FAMILY to get 10% off.     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  KERN CRIME: Vincent Brothers killed his family 20 years ago   Family-Slay Husband Released - CBS News   Vincent Brothers Slaughtered Family, Caught   Joanie and Ernestine Harper Murders: Where is Vincent Brothers Today?   The horrifying murder of The Harper Family - A detailed case overview Buggy: Entomology prof helps unravel murder | UC Davis   Husband Sought In Calif. Murders - CBS News   Woman Says Officials Covered Up Abuse by Murder Suspect - Los Angeles Times   Educator Sought in Slayings of 5 Relatives - Los Angeles Times The Mystery of the Lost Weekend   Credits     Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton     Produced by Clare Laxton    Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio    Music by Pixabay     If you want early access, ad-free episodes of Killer in the family as well as one bonus episode per month, unlock the Killer in the family Vault today: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  5. Sep 11

    Episode 112 - Anju Asok, Jeeva and Janvi Saju

    In December 2022 35 year old Anju Asok and her children 6 year old Jeeva and 4 year old Janvi were killed by husband and father Saju Chelavalel while living in Kettering in the UK.   Anju and her children were killed by an abusive Chelavalel who thought wrongly that Anju was having an affair. After he had killed Anju he tried to poison his children with a mixture of chocolate and sleeping pills and strangled them to death as well.   He is now serving a minimum sentence of 40 years in prison.   This is the story of Anju Asok, Jeeva and Janvi Saju.   Unlock the Killer in the family Vault today https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   Get ad-free, early access episodes and one bonus episode every months with exclusive access to the Killer in the family Vault https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   ________________________________________________________________    Come and join me at CrimeCon in London on the 3rd and 4th of October! Get your ticket at crimecon.co.uk and use code FAMILY to get 10% off.     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  Saju Chelavalel - live updates from court as killer is sentenced for triple Kettering murder   Malayali nurse and two kids found murdered in England; husband in police custody | Mathrubhumi English   Kettering triple murder: Saju pleads guilty, to be sentenced on July 3   Anju was abused by her husband in Saudi, says mother | Kettering murder | UK News | Manorama English   Kettering: Saju Chelavalel jailed for murdering wife and children - BBC News   Forty years for jealous husband who strangled NHS nurse wife before killing their children | ITV News Anglia   Triple-killer father who strangled wife and infant children with a dressing gown cord while drunk jailed for life | LBC   Hypocrisy, a fit of rage and poisoned chocolate - the horrific triple murder which shocked Kettering's community   Evil dad who killed nurse wife and strangled their two kids jailed for life - The Mirror   Domestic Homicide Reviews | North Northamptonshire Council   Credits     Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton     Produced by Clare Laxton    Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio    Music by Pixabay     If you want early access, ad-free episodes of Killer in the family as well as one bonus episode per month, unlock the Killer in the family Vault today: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  6. Sep 4

    Episode 111 - The Blake Family

    In January 2016 the bodies of 43 year old Sian Blake and her sons 8 year old Zachary and 4 year old Amon were discovered in a shallow grave in the garden of their home they shared with Sian’s partner and the boys’ father Arthur Simpson-Blake.   Former EastEnders actress Sian was living under the control of Simpson-Kent for most of their relationship and had recently been diagnosed with the neurological condition of motor neurone disease. She was getting ready to leave Simpson-Kent and his controlling ways. He discovered this and took his one final, fatal act of control by killing his whole family before fleeing to Ghana.   He was extradited and arrested back in the UK where he was given a whole life sentence for the brutal murder of his whole family.   This is the story of the Blake Family.   Unlock the Killer in the family Vault today https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   Get ad-free, early access episodes and one bonus episode every months with exclusive access to the Killer in the family Vault https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership ________________________________________________________________    Come and join me at CrimeCon in London on the 3rd and 4th of October! Get your ticket at crimecon.co.uk and use code FAMILY to get 10% off.     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  Sentencing remarks by Mr Justice Singh: R -v- Simpson-Kent   Sian Blake: From triumph to tragedy – the life and death of the EastEnders actress | The Independent | The Independent   'Evil monster' killed disabled Eastenders star and two sons with axe in 'barbaric' way - The Mirror   'I'm a former detective - this murder was lowest point of my career' | Weird | News | Express.co.uk   Sian Blake death: Arthur Simpson-Kent given life sentence - BBC News   Sian Blake death: Arthur Simpson-Kent loses life term challenge - BBC News   Simpson-Kent admits murder of EastEnders actress Sian Blake and their two children | ITV News London   Credits     Hosted and created by Clare Laxton @ladylaxton     Produced by Clare Laxton    Part of W!ZARD Studios @wizradio    Music by Pixabay     If you want early access, ad-free episodes of Killer in the family as well as one bonus episode per month, unlock the Killer in the family Vault today: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KillerInTheFamily/membership   If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to support its running, please consider buying me a coffee buymeacoffee.com/clarelaxton    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  7. Aug 27

    PREVIEW: KITF BONUS Rania Alayed

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  8. Jul 28

    Preview: KITF BONUS - Natalie Hemming

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