Bad Mumma - Episode 1: Ruby Frankie

Bad Mumma - Episode 8 : Bad Mothers and Dark Traits (Finale)

This is our final episode, a summary of everything we have examined across this series. Over seven episodes, we have looked closely at mothers whose actions shattered the most fundamental expectation we place on women: the instinct to protect their own children. I have not told these stories for shock value. I have told them to understand the patterns. Each case reveals how dark personality traits, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism, can completely override maternal instinct. In some stories, religion was twisted into a weapon. In others, it was pure self-interest, addiction, ambition, or the desperate need to preserve an image. The common thread is the same: a profound failure of empathy and a prioritisation of self over the lives of the most vulnerable. Today we will briefly revisit each case, then compare and contrast the dark traits that drove these women, and finally leave you with the key messages that matter most as we close this series. Watch on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app. Support this podcast: Buy Me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/drfionagirkin   Website – www.drfionagirkin.com [http://www.drfionagirkin.com/] Email – info@drfionagirkin.com [info@drfionagirkin.com] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/ [https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin [https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin] X - https://x.com/drfionagirkin [https://x.com/drfionagirkin] #FemalePsychopath #DarkTetrad #TrueCrime #FemaleManipulators #Womenwhokill #CoerciveControl #BadMumma #ToxicWomen #TrueCrimePodcast #PsychologyOfEvil

Bad Mumma - Episode 7: Neonaticide

In most episodes, we have examined one case in depth, but in this special and final episode, we will examine five neonaticide cases from three countries: Paris Mayo from England, Katarina Jovanovic from Germany, and Alexee Trevizo, Alexis Avila, and Melissa Drexler from the United States. Through these stories, we will compare and contrast circumstances, methods, legal outcomes, and the role of dark triad traits — narcissism, sadism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathic detachment — in overriding the most fundamental human instinct: a mother’s drive to protect her child. Watch on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app. Support this podcast: Buy Me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/drfionagirkin   Website – www.drfionagirkin.com [http://www.drfionagirkin.com/] Email – info@drfionagirkin.com [info@drfionagirkin.com] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/ [https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin [https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin] X - https://x.com/drfionagirkin [https://x.com/drfionagirkin] #FemalePsychopath #DarkTetrad #TrueCrime #FemaleManipulators #Womenwhokill #CoerciveControl #BadMumma #ToxicWomen #TrueCrimePodcast #PsychologyOfEvil

Bad Mumma - Episode 6: Susan Smith

In this episode, we revisit one of the most infamous cases in American true crime: the Susan Smith case. A young South Carolina mother, in 1994, strapped her two little boys into their car seats and rolled the vehicle into a lake, drowning them in cold water. She then spent nine days lying to the world, claiming a Black man had carjacked her and kidnapped her sons. This is a story of manipulation and of a mother who chose a new romance over the lives she had created. Watch on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app. Support this podcast: Buy Me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/drfionagirkin   Website – www.drfionagirkin.com [http://www.drfionagirkin.com/] Email – info@drfionagirkin.com [info@drfionagirkin.com] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/ [https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin [https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin] X - https://x.com/drfionagirkin [https://x.com/drfionagirkin] #FemalePsychopath #DarkTetrad #TrueCrime #FemaleManipulators #Womenwho kill #CoerciveControl #BadMumma #ToxicWomen #TrueCrimePodcast #PsychologyOfEvil

Bad Mumma - Episode 5: Rose West

Watch on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app. In this episode, we descend into one of Britain's most notorious House of Horrors: the case of Rose West. A mother of eight who, alongside her husband Fred, turned their family home into a torture chamber. Rose didn't just fail to protect her children – she actively participated in their abuse and the murders of at least ten young women and girls, including two of her own daughters. This is a story of sadistic cruelty, sexual violence, and a complete perversion of maternal bonds. This episode covers the abuse and murder of children and will not be for everyone. It can be difficult to understand, but it is important to talk about in the context of dark traits in mothers who harm their own children.  Support this podcast: Buy Me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/drfionagirkin   Website – www.drfionagirkin.com [http://www.drfionagirkin.com/] Email – info@drfionagirkin.com [info@drfionagirkin.com] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/ [https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin [https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin] X - https://x.com/drfionagirkin [https://x.com/drfionagirkin] #FemalePsychopath #DarkTetrad #TrueCrime #FemaleManipulators #Womenwho kill #CoerciveControl #BadMumma #ToxicWomen #TrueCrimePodcast #PsychologyOfEvil

Bad Mumma - Episode 4: Megan Huntsman

Neonaticide is the deliberate killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours of life. Almost exclusively committed by the mother, it is often linked to pregnancy denial. Megan Huntsman, a Utah mother who, over a decade, secretly gave birth to seven babies, taking the lives of six of them within minutes of their first breath. She then stored their tiny bodies in cardboard boxes in the garage like unimportant keepsakes. This is a story of hidden pregnancies, addiction, and a profound failure of maternal instinct that defies understanding. This episode covers the murder of 6 babies and will not be for everyone. Watch on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app. Support this podcast: Buy Me a coffee - buymeacoffee.com/drfionagirkin   Website – www.drfionagirkin.com [http://www.drfionagirkin.com/] Email – info@drfionagirkin.com [info@drfionagirkin.com] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/ [https://www.instagram.com/drfionagirkin/] YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin [https://www.youtube.com/@DrFionaGirkin] X - https://x.com/drfionagirkin [https://x.com/drfionagirkin] #FemalePsychopath #DarkTetrad #TrueCrime #FemaleManipulators #Womenwho kill #CoerciveControl #BadMumma #ToxicWomen #TrueCrimePodcast #PsychologyOfEvil