Killer In The Family

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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
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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.

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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

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