Cycles That Kill

Dr. Dylesia, DSW, LCSW

In Cycles That Kill, true crime is examined through the lens of the formative adversity, generational conditioning, & inherited survival patterns that can quietly escalate into violence. Hosted by Dr. Dylesia, a licensed therapist and expert on mother-daughter trauma, the show explores family dynamics, normalized dysfunction, and the childhood experiences that precede disturbing and deeply confounding crimes. Each episode examines how cycles pass from one generation to the next until someone gets hurt and how those patterns shape victims and criminals long before violence begins.

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  1. Who Makes a “Straight” Man Go to a Gay Orgy, Be Pleasured, & Shoot the Witnesses: Devon Robinson

    6월 28일

    Who Makes a “Straight” Man Go to a Gay Orgy, Be Pleasured, & Shoot the Witnesses: Devon Robinson

    Devon Robinson attended a gay party, got his rocks off, left in distress, and returned less than an hour later to eliminate everyone who'd saw. In this episode of Cycles That Kill, Dr. Dylesia examines what happened during the Memorial Day Weekend that shattered Detroit's LGBTQ community, and explores the deadly outcomes of selfhood and humiliation colliding. This is not just a story about internalized homophobia. It’s a story about a nervous system in crisis, a fragile masculine identity, and the catastrophic consequences of shame-based violence.

    19분
  2. Why Killers Snap: Karmelo Anthony, Vickrum Digwa, & Ruben Whitworth + BONUS CASE: Eric Hewer

    6월 21일

    Why Killers Snap: Karmelo Anthony, Vickrum Digwa, & Ruben Whitworth + BONUS CASE: Eric Hewer

    Karmelo Anthony turned a dispute over a seat at a high school track meet into a murder case. Vickrum Digwa convinced police to handcuff a dying man after claiming he was the real victim. Ruben Whitworth threatened to kill his roommate over mozzarella sticks, and two weeks later, he did. In this episode of Cycles That Kill, Dr. Dylesia examines these cases through the lens of hypervigilance, threat perception distortion, rage dysregulation, and the maternal modeling of conflict. The episode also includes a bonus case from Ottawa, Canada, where a fatal stabbing ruled self-defense raises many of the same questions about anger, escalation, and the absence of an emotional brake. These are not just stories about race, self-defense, or who started "it." They're stories about nervous systems organized around threat, homes that failed to teach central nervous system regulation, and the deadly consequences of cycles no one interrupted before they became fatal.

    21분
  3. Why a Woman with an Unstable Identity Killed Her Friend to Steal Her Unborn Baby | Taylor Parker

    6월 12일

    Why a Woman with an Unstable Identity Killed Her Friend to Steal Her Unborn Baby | Taylor Parker

    Taylor Parker didn’t just fake a pregnancy, she manufactured a false identity, and when that identity began to collapse, Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her unborn daughter, Braxlynn Sage, paid the price. In this episode of Cycles That Kill, Dr. Dylesia examines the case featured in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct through the lens of identity disturbance, emotional dysregulation, compulsive deception, and maternal emotional unavailability. This isn't just a story about fetal abduction, it’s a story about a woman whose real self never felt like enough, a mother who watched her daughter’s lies grow, and the deadly consequences of a cycle no one interrupted.

    19분
  4. What Got a Working Mother Buried Alive? Delois Anderson | Tony Carruthers' Triple Murder Case

    6월 7일

    What Got a Working Mother Buried Alive? Delois Anderson | Tony Carruthers' Triple Murder Case

    Thirty years ago, 43-year-old Delois Anderson was abducted from her Memphis home, taken to a cemetery, and buried alive alongside her son and his teenage friend. While public attention has focused on the men connected to the crime, almost nobody has stopped to ask about Delois herself. In this episode of Cycles That Kill, Dr. Dylesia uses her clinical framework, Origin Mapping, to explore the intergenerational beliefs, survival strategies, and family dynamics that may have shaped Delois’ life. This is not just a story about a triple murder, it's a story about a working mother, the loyalty she may have inherited from the women before her, and the deadly consequences of family rules that go unexamined.

    19분
  5. How Parental Enabling Created a Murderer: The Mackenzie Shirilla Case

    5월 30일

    How Parental Enabling Created a Murderer: The Mackenzie Shirilla Case

    Netflix’s coverage of the Mackenzie Shirilla case, The Crash, left viewers with a big, unanswered question: What the f#@k is wrong with this family? In the premiere episode of Cycles That Kill, Dr. Dylesia examines exactly that, exploring the family dynamics that conditioned Mackenzie Shirilla to commit vehicular homicide, taking the lives of her long-term boyfriend, Dominic Russo and friend, Davion Flanagan. This episode explores how entitlement, enmeshment, image protection, relational aggression, and a lifetime without meaningful accountability created a murderer. It's not a story about one bad moment, it’s a story about a problematic family system, a daughter who was never truly corrected, and the deadly consequences of a cycle no one stopped.

    29분
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In Cycles That Kill, true crime is examined through the lens of the formative adversity, generational conditioning, & inherited survival patterns that can quietly escalate into violence. Hosted by Dr. Dylesia, a licensed therapist and expert on mother-daughter trauma, the show explores family dynamics, normalized dysfunction, and the childhood experiences that precede disturbing and deeply confounding crimes. Each episode examines how cycles pass from one generation to the next until someone gets hurt and how those patterns shape victims and criminals long before violence begins.

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    Dr. Dylesia, DSW, LCSW
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    2026년
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