It’s All Relative
Why do some people need to destroy their own family? Join me as I explore the why behind the what that is familicide.
Episodes
Monday Oct 16, 2023
The Routier Family Episode 1
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Normally referred to as 'Darlie Routier', this case has been covered ad nauseum. In the wee hours of June the 6th, 1996, in Rowlett, Texas, someone stabbed Devon and Damon Routier to death, and left their mother, Darlie, bleeding from a slash to her neck and screaming for help from a 911 operator.
Darlie sits on Death Row, convicted of the crime; and her case has been hotly debated for the last 27 years.
Come with me down the rabbit hole and see if YOU can figure out what really happened that night.
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Danny Hansford NPC Episode 4
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
So much has been left out of the story of Danny Hansford. He died. Jim Williams killed him. The Trials become a circus and Savannah gets the limelight. No wonder Danny's ghost is unhappy how he ended up.
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Danny Hansford NPC Episode 3
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Danny is dead. Jim is under arrest. Trials ensue. Danny's mother sues Jim. And Jim turns to Hoodoo to fix the results of his trial.
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Danny Hansford NPC Episode 2
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
It is the end for Danny Hansford, but the beginning of the iconization of Jim Williams/Danny Hansford and the adulation of Savannah.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Danny Hansford NPC Episode 1
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
In the 1990s, a book and a movie put the death of Danny Hansford on the Cultural Icon Map. But neither medium actually told us very much about Danny and gave only a bit more information about his killer, Jim Williams.
This is the first NPC episode concerning the life of two men who will be forever attached to the title "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil".
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Friday Sep 08, 2023
New York’s Mad Bomber Ep3
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
The Case of the Mad Bomber had many themes that were at a crossroads in the 1950s. Yet, today, it is almost unknown.
What is the culpability of a person in a court of law? What good is psychiatry? Which tools should be in the arsenal of the police?
What happened to George Metesky? This, third and final episode will tell you.
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Monday Aug 28, 2023
New York’s Mad Bomber Ep 2
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
1956. The investigators get serious about catching the Mad Bomber. They've gone to a criminal psychiatrist. They've started a dialog with him through the news paper. They are looking through MOUNTAINS of paperwork. He will be caught...but, then what? If he's mentally unstable, shouldn't he be given some sort of health care?
Thus begins a look into the legal and mental health system of 1950s America.
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Monday Aug 21, 2023
New York’s Mad Bomber Ep 1
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
In the 1950s, New York was introduced to pipe bombs by a bomber who signed his letters 'FP'. He targeted restrooms, movie theaters, and phone booths; among other commonly trafficked places. What made this person attack seemingly innocent parts of the City and how would they catch him?
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Monday Aug 14, 2023
Wetterling Ep 2
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
It took 27 years to find Jacob Wetterling. It turned out, it was a guy investigators suspected from almost the very beginning. No one is perfect, but why this man slipped through the investigative net needs to be looked at; because this man ended up having almost 27 years to victimize other boys.
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Monday Aug 07, 2023
Wetterling Ep 1
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
In 1989, Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped from a farm town in Central Minnesota. His case became a catalyst for change in Child Protection and Sex Crimes law. Jacob's face became an icon for Missing Children. But, Jacob's abduction may have been preventable; not only that, but it calls into question the methodology and role of law enforcement in the search for the missing and the investigation of crimes.
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It's All Relative
I was listening to a True Crime podcast when the podcaster commented that they had had a problem finding scholarly information about why a person would commit familicide.
A spark flared in my mind, and this podcast was born.