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96. Personification of Evil: Who becomes a prison pen pal?
Patricia Cairns tries to help a notorious prisoner escape. But, why?
Ask Bad People: How do we mould good people?
Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen tackle your questions in this bonus edition of Bad People.
97. Belt Selfie: Why don’t people kill their friends?
A key piece of evidence in a murder case is posted on social media.
98. Central Park Jogger 1: Do you know your right to silence?
Five teenagers confess to a brutal crime. But none of them did it.
99. Central Park Jogger 2: How should we interview children?
Five teenagers falsely confess to a brutal crime. The media villainises them.
Ask Bad People: Should we separate the art from the artist?
100. Tough Love: How should we help troubled teens?
A teenager is scorched in the Arizona desert. Did wilderness therapy kill him?
101. Thalaikoothal: What is extreme elder abuse?
A 64-year-old man dies while in his son’s care. Was it senicide?
Ask Bad People: Is it bad to call people ‘good’?
102. Paedophile Hunters: Do vigilantes help or harm justice?
A man is confronted about his sexual texts to a child. But is the “sting” effective?
Ask Bad People: Should we enjoy fictional murder stories?
103. Bad People x People Who Knew Me
Who fakes their own death? Daniella Isaacs talks about her new BBC Sounds audio drama.
104. Dark Arts 1: How biasing is pre-trial publicity?
Joanna Yeates is found dead and the media decide they know who did it.
105. Dark Arts 2: Can we prevent campaigns of vilification?
It’s the Bad People finale. What makes crime coverage bad, or good?
Ask Bad People: Q&A number 500,000!
Bad People is back!
Bad People is relaunching! True crime stories and insights into why people do bad things.
106. The Pyjama Killer
Murder in lockdown. The story of the so-called M&S pyjama killer.
107. Gatwick Blackmailer
An anonymous blackmailer fixated on female cabin crew. Can a psychologist catch him?
108. I was Tinder Swindled
After a first date on a private jet, the ‘Tinder Swindler’ fleeced her out of $200,000.
109. Out of Character Criminal
A law abiding businessman turns criminal after medical treatment. Are hormones to blame?
110. Delimar Vera
Baby girl Delimar Vera is declared dead. Her mother comes to believe she’s still alive.
111. Pretendians
The case of cultural appropriation punished with a three year prison sentence.
112. Four Boys
Three mysterious deaths of schoolboys in Sunderland in the 1990s.
113. It's in our DNA
The shocking story of Magdalena Cruz's search for her father.
114. Showtrial and the politics of protest
Screenwriter Ben Richards on the bad things his characters do in series two of Showtrial.
115. Lost at Sea
What might have happened to Rebecca Coriam, a 24-year-old who went missing on a cruise?
116. Bad Momfluencer
Parenting vlogger Ruby Franke was a top "momfluencer." Now she's in jail for child abuse.
117. The Bookkeeper and the Boss
Fraud, gambling and an office drama that ends in an eight year sentence.
118. Killed by Text
Conrad Roy is found dead in a parking lot, his phone at his side. Was he killed by text?
119. The Ultimate Foul
The story of an England women's team footballer with a sideline in organised crime.
120. We need to talk about Ethan
Should the parents of a high school shooter be held criminally responsible?
