166. Finding out my dad was a child murderer

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Andrew Gold

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.4 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Rutherford was raised by adoptive parents in Toronto, where he had something of a neglectful or abusive childhood. After decades of dead ends he managed to track down his biological mother, who told him who his father was. And that father… well perhaps I’ll let Rutherford explain what he did. But it’s about as dark as it gets. Sign up through wren.co/ontheedge to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! Rutherford links: http://www.theshadowofthephotographer.co.uk Andrew Gold links: http://youtube.com/andrewgold1 http://instagram.com/andrewgold_ok http://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.7	Right, so today's episode came about when I read about one of the most remarkable sad and profound stories I'd ever come across.
1:22.4	My guest today is a man who goes by Rutherford. He's an advertising
1:26.1	professor and a photographer of substantial talent, born and raised by adoptive parents in Toronto, Rutherford had something of a neglectful or abusive childhood.
1:39.0	His parents would regularly call him bastard or gypsy at home while presenting a happy family's facade
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