<![CDATA[Inherited Darkness]]>97498f6f-00ea-50fd-b675-33a06c5c7731Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:09:29 +0000Captivate.fmLeslie Schetterhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/31708e4f-f91f-4e45-b859-75ee01b18a36/Inherited-Darkness-1500x1500.jpgInherited DarknessLeslie SchetterLeslie SchetterWhat happens when the person you should be safest with becomes the person you have the most to fear? Inherited Darkness explores one of the most disturbing areas of true crime: murder within the family. Each episode examines a real case involving parents, children, siblings, spouses, and the intimate relationships that ended in violence. But the story doesn’t end with what happened. We go deeper. What was happening psychologically before the crime? Were there warning signs? Was the violence driven by rage, greed, control, personality pathology, severe mental illness—or something far more difficult to explain? And when tragedy might have been prevented, what did families, doctors, courts, or other institutions miss? Through detailed storytelling and psychological analysis, Inherited Darkness looks beyond the crime scene to examine the human behavior behind some of the most haunting family murders in history. These are stories of love and loyalty, betrayal and obsession, mental illness and manipulation—and the sometimes frightening distance between the family the outside world sees and the reality behind closed doors. Because sometimes the greatest danger isn’t a stranger. Sometimes it’s family. Inherited Darkness: The Psychology of Family Murder Where love, loyalty and violence collide.https://inherited-darkness.captivate.fmtrueepisodicnopodcastConstance Fisher: Six Children, Two Tragedies, Twelve Years ApartConstance Fisher: Six Children, Two Tragedies, Twelve Years ApartIn 1954, Constance Fisher drowned her three young children in Maine. She was found not criminally responsible and committed to Augusta State Hospital, where she spent five years receiving psychiatric treatment.

She was eventually released, returned to her husband, Carl, and began rebuilding her life. The couple had three more children.

Then, twelve years after the first tragedy, the unthinkable happened again.

In this episode of Inherited Darkness: The Psychology of Family Murder, we examine the extraordinary and devastating case of Constance Fisher—not simply through the question of what she did, but through the far more difficult question of why.

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She was eventually released, returned to her husband, Carl, and began rebuilding her life. The couple had three more children.

Then, twelve years after the first tragedy, the unthinkable happened again.

In this episode of Inherited Darkness: The Psychology of Family Murder, we examine the extraordinary and devastating case of Constance Fisher—not simply through the question of what she did, but through the far more difficult question of why.

]]>db97b9ac-7c65-40f0-9147-33080165f2c2Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -040052:15truefull33Christopher PorcoChristopher PorcoWhen Peter and Joan Porco's seemingly perfect family life began to unravel under the weight of lies, fraud, and deception, no one could have imagined the tragedy that would follow. In this episode of Inherited Darkness, we examine the shocking case of Christopher Porco, the brutal ax attack that devastated a family, and the psychological questions that continue to haunt the case more than two decades later.

Listener discretion is advised due to descriptions of violence and family homicide.

]]>When Peter and Joan Porco's seemingly perfect family life began to unravel under the weight of lies, fraud, and deception, no one could have imagined the tragedy that would follow. In this episode of Inherited Darkness, we examine the shocking case of Christopher Porco, the brutal ax attack that devastated a family, and the psychological questions that continue to haunt the case more than two decades later.

Listener discretion is advised due to descriptions of violence and family homicide.

]]>e57a574c-e668-4c69-8a44-63b014106436Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -040016:39truefull22The Bever MassacreThe Bever MassacreTwo teenage brothers killed five members of their family because they idolized mass murderers and wanted to become infamous.

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