True stories of Filicide, Mental Health and Postpartum Psychosis, Postpartum Depression.
PARENTS WHO KILLED THEIR CHILDREN by RJ Parker
*** Available in eBook, Audiobook, Paperback (regular) and Paperback (Large Print) ***
CASES INCLUDE:
Andrea Yates
Darlie Routier
Susan Eubanks
Lianne Smith
Alan Bristol
Jeffrey MacDonald
Deanna Laney
Susan Smith
Tonya Thomas
Diane Downs
This collection of "Filicidal Killers" provides a gripping overview of how things can go horribly wrong in once-loving families. Parents Who Killed their Children depicts ten of the most notorious and horrific cases of homicidal parental units out of control. People like--Andrea Yates, Diane Downs, Susan Smith, and Jeffrey MacDonald--who received a great deal of media attention. The author explores the reasons; from addiction to postpartum psychosis, insanity to altruism.
Each story is detailed with background information on the parents, the murder scenes, trials, sentencing and aftermath.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - "{A} valuable resource and reference book for Criminologists and Psychologists on the fraught subject of maternal filicide, supported with ten case studies. A clear-eyed view on the most heartbreaking of crimes."
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