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    Special Criminals

    A podcast focusing on criminal cases where the subjects have been diagnosed with mental illnesses or disabilities. We discuss how these diagnoses and factors may have affected them or their crimes. We look at these crimes and criminals through an educational lens and dive into the specifics of their mental illnesses or disabilities.
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    Episodes (87)

    David Koresh (Vernon Howell) - Learning Disability (Dyslexia)

    David Koresh (Vernon Howell) - Learning Disability (Dyslexia)

    On this episode of special criminals, we will be discussing the case of Vernon Howell, later known as David Koresh, a man who was the leader of the Branch Davidians, frequently called a cult, and who had learning disabilities. His compound was later involved in a 51 day siege with the government. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    Special Criminals
    en-usJune 03, 2020

    June and Jennifer Gibbons - The Silent Twins - Part 2

    June and Jennifer Gibbons - The Silent Twins - Part 2

    On this part 2 episode of Special Criminals, we will be  discussing the case of June and Jennifer Gibbons, later referred to as the silent twins. They were initially considered a novelty case, but quickly showed themselves to be much more complicated than anyone had first expected. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usMay 20, 2020

    June and Jennifer Gibbons - The Silent Twins - Part 1

    June and Jennifer Gibbons - The Silent Twins - Part 1

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be  discussing the case of June and Jennifer Gibbons, later referred to as the silent twins. They were initially considered a novelty case, but quickly showed themselves to be much more complicated than anyone had first expected. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usMay 13, 2020

    Lee Harvey Oswald - Part 3

    Lee Harvey Oswald - Part 3

    On the part 3 episode of Special Criminals, we will finish our discussion into the case of Lee Harvey Oswald, a man believed to have assassinated President John F. Kennedy. 
     
    We will be discussing potentially lesser known facts and information about Lee ranging from his birth to his death and many things in between. Stay tuned to hear more! 

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    en-usMay 06, 2020

    Lee Harvey Oswald - Part 2

    Lee Harvey Oswald - Part 2

    On this part 1 episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of a man known by most everyone, Lee Harvey Oswald. A man who is believed to have assassinated President John F. Kennedy. We will be discussing potentially lesser known facts and information about Lee ranging from his birth to his death and many things in between. Stay tuned to hear more! 

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    en-usApril 29, 2020

    Lee Harvey Oswald - Part 1

    Lee Harvey Oswald - Part 1

    On this part 1 episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of a man known by most everyone, Lee Harvey Oswald. A man who is believed to have assassinated President John F. Kennedy. We will be discussing potentially lesser known facts and information about Lee ranging from his birth to his death and many things in between. Stay tuned to hear more! 

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    en-usApril 22, 2020

    Ursula and Sabina Eriksson - Folie à Deux (Shared Psychosis)

    Ursula and Sabina Eriksson - Folie à Deux (Shared Psychosis)

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, two twin sisters who suffered a joint psychotic break which resulted in the death of a man. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usApril 15, 2020

    PLEASE join us - We're going LIVE this week!

    PLEASE join us - We're going LIVE this week!

    Hey everyone! This Wednesday, April 8, 2020, we will not be releasing a full episode. Instead, Monica and I will be going LIVE on Instagram (or Facebook) around 1:30pm PST. Please join us! We'll have some updates for everyone. We will discuss a story that was cut from the last episode. We will have discussions and would LOVE to answer questions.

    PLEASE join us! We'd love to chat with all of you. <3 

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    en-usApril 06, 2020

    Spotlight on Mentally Disabled Victims

    Spotlight on Mentally Disabled Victims

    Happy Birthday Week! On this special episode of Special Criminals, we will doing a spotlight on mentally disabled victims of various crimes. We will also be discussing the statistics we have on the rate of crimes perpetrated against those with mental and developmental disabilities. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    Some of the resources for this episode:
    https://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw2018/info_flyers/fact_sheets/2018NCVRW_VictimsWithDisabilities_508_QC.pdf
    https://disabilityandabuse.org/abuse-statistics.pdf
    https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/570224090/the-sexual-assault-epidemic-no-one-talks-about
    https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/investigations/people-with-developmental-disabilities-are-more-likely-to-be-crime-victims-but-less-likely-to-receive-justice

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    en-usApril 01, 2020

    Israel Keyes - Psychopathy and (likely) Personality Disorders

    Israel Keyes - Psychopathy and (likely) Personality Disorders
    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Israel Keyes, a serial killer with 8 or more murders and a suspected psychopath. He also engaged in arson, rape, burglary, and much more. Tune in to hear to hear more.

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    en-usMarch 25, 2020

    Arthur Paul Baird II - Schizophrenia

    Arthur Paul Baird II - Schizophrenia

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Arthur Paul Baird II, a schizophrenic man who murdered three family members and was originally sentenced to death. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usMarch 18, 2020

    Joseph Murphy - Intellectual Disability and Personality Disorder

    Joseph Murphy - Intellectual Disability and Personality Disorder

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Joseph Murphy, a man convicted of murder, who was also borderline intellectually disabled and had a personality disorder. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usMarch 11, 2020

    Jerome Bowden - Intellectual Disability

    Jerome Bowden - Intellectual Disability

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Jerome Bowden, an intellectually disabled man from Georgia who was convicted of murder, but may have been innocent. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usMarch 04, 2020

    Episode 32 - DELAYED :(

    Episode 32 - DELAYED :(

    Just a quick message to explain that Episode 32 will not be released as normally scheduled due to a technical / sound glitch. Please check our social media this weekend for a special update and check back in next week for the real Episode 32 release. Thank you to all of our listeners! 

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    en-usFebruary 26, 2020

    Eric Edgar Cooke AKA "The Night Caller" - Traumatic Brain Injury

    Eric Edgar Cooke AKA "The Night Caller" - Traumatic Brain Injury

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Eric Edgar Cooke, a man with a suspected Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and supposedly suffered from schizophrenia who committed multiple murders. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    en-usFebruary 19, 2020

    Ottis Toole - Intellectual Disability and Schizophrenia

    Ottis Toole - Intellectual Disability and Schizophrenia

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Ottis Toole, an intellectually disabled man who was a serial killer working with a partner to murder between 6 and 65 people. The exact number is unclear. Tune in to hear more!

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    en-usFebruary 12, 2020

    Part 2 - Klara Mauerova and Barbara Skrlova - Schizophrenia and Psychopathy

    Part 2 - Klara Mauerova and Barbara Skrlova - Schizophrenia and Psychopathy

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the second half of the case of Klara Mauerova and Barbara Skrlova, two women who were arrested for child abuse and cannibalism and were diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses. Tune in to hear more!

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    Part 1 - Klara Mauerova and Barbara Skrlova - Schizophrenia and Psychopathy

    Part 1 - Klara Mauerova and Barbara Skrlova - Schizophrenia and Psychopathy
    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Klara Mauerova and Barbara Skrlova, two women who were arrested for child abuse and cannibalism and were diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    Renee Acoby - Anti-Social Personality Disorder

    Renee Acoby - Anti-Social Personality Disorder

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Renée Acoby, a woman who has been diagnosed with conduct disorder and anti-social personality disorder, who committed a majority of her crimes after going to prison. Stay tuned to hear more!

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    Saverio Bellante - Schizophrenia

    Saverio Bellante - Schizophrenia

    On this episode of Special Criminals, we will be discussing the case of Saverio Bellante, a schizophrenic man who killed his landlord over a chess match. Tune in to hear more!

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