Family Violence & Homicide
Exploring the dark world of family violence and familial homicide where family members turn on each other with deadly consequences. Take a look at the psychology behind true crime cases of familicide, family annihilators and parricide where entire families have been destroyed by one devastating act.
O. J. Simpson: Murder in the First Degree
Despite overwhelming evidence of guilt, Simpson was acquitted following the longest and most televised criminal trial in United States legal...
Reasonable Doubt: The Hendricks Family Murders
Steve Vogel gives an interview on his book Reasonable Doubt, a true crime classic digging deep into the case of...
A Convicted Killer, Two Criminologists, and One Podcast: Direct Appeal Investigates ‘Suitcase Killer’ Melanie McGuire Case
Did Melanie McGuire kill her husband in New Jersey in April 2004? An interview with Criminologist and Direct Appeal co-host...
Family Annihilation: The Crimes and Psychology of Familicide
An in-depth look at familicide and family annihilators through the use of case studies, exploring the psychology, characteristics, possible trigger...
A Parent’s Murder and a 16-Year-old Daughter’s Conviction: The Sarah Johnson Parricide Case
At 16 years old Sarah Johnson murdered both her parents in a shocking case of parricide in Idaho in 2003....
An Innocent Man [Part III]: The Trial of Dr Jeffrey MacDonald – A Critique of the Case
In the concluding part of the series, witness testimony and the decisions not to let the jury hear their evidence...
An Innocent Man [Part II]: The Trial of Dr Jeffrey MacDonald – A Critique of the Case
A closer look at the complex evidence in the 1979 murder trial of Green Beret Captain Jeffrey MacDonald in the...
An Innocent Man [Part I]: The Trial of Dr Jeffrey MacDonald – A Critique of the Case
In the first of a 3-part series, Australian true crime writer Stephen Karadjis discusses the case of Green Beret Captain...
Love and Emotion in Female Adolescent Parricide
The role of first-love and powerful emotions in adolescent female parricide including the cases of Jasmine Richardson, Erin Caffey, Kim...
The Serial Widow: When Does A Tragic Accident Become A Murder?
When multiple wives suddenly die in mysterious accidents it is often not until the second death occurs that police begin...
A Crime of Passion or Pre-Meditated Murder?
While love can be a wonderful thing, it is a powerful emotion and one that can prove deadly. In October...
Casey Anthony May Have Murdered Her Child By Accident Using Chloroform
The judge in Casey Anthony's murder trial from 2011 suggests she killed her 2-year-old daughter Caylee by accident using chloroform...
