What is a familicide? Why does it happen? Who does it?
Familicide is a staple of true crime, usually discussing it case by case. This episode looks at all possible ways familicide can be committed, from state violence to interpersonal violence, as well as what may impact a “typical” familicide.
Caution : This episode is heavy going on dark topics, including discussion of survival cannibalism and death of small children and animals. Please be aware of that when you decide to listen.
Show Notes:
https://www.nj.com/crime/2021/12/father-wants-us-dead.html
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0690
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7878921
https://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2001-026.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10629956
https://theconversation.com/the-grandmother-effect-suggests-that-proximity-is-a-factor-in-family-size-112679
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-theory-for-why-killer-whales-go-through-menopause
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12110-017-9306-y
https://www.wired.com/story/family-killers
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/04/post_296.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-23686913
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https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdf
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=honorscollege_cj
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/car.2317
https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/holodomor
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/role-of-survivor-cannibalism-during-great-famine-detailed-in-new-tv-documentary-1.4423323
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/cannibalism-irish-famine-great-hunger-history#
https://www.britannica.com/event/Holodomor
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2017/12/08/villisca-axe-murders-iowa-bill-james-rachel-mccarthy-james-paul-mueller-man-train-book/934910001
https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/14/characteristics-of-4-types-of-family-murderers#4