86. Born Criminal: Is Violence Genetic?

Bad People

BBC

True Crime

4.4 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The only murderer in the family? When serial killer Robert Spahalski admitted to murder in 2005, police not only discovered his decades long criminal past but also a fascinating family history that raises the possibility of a genetic tendency towards violence. Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen investigate the age-old concept of “bad families” and ask whether criminal behaviour is passed down through generations. And if so, is it through genes, our environment or our experiences? CREDITS Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Dr Adam Rutherford Producer: Laura Northedge Assistant Producer: Hannah Ward Editor: Anna Lacey Music: Matt Chandler Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland #BadPeople_BBC

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Doleepa, and I'm at your service.
0:04.7	Join me as I serve up personal conversations with my sensational guests.
0:08.8	Do a leap interviews, Tim Cook.
0:11.2	Technology doesn't want to be good or bad.
0:15.0	It's in the hands of the creator.
0:16.7	It's not every day that I have the CEO of the world's biggest company in my living room.
0:20.7	If you're looking at your phone more than you're looking in someone's eyes, you're doing the wrong thing.
0:26.0	Julie, at your service.
0:28.0	Listen to all episodes on BBC Sales.
0:31.0	Join me, journalist Audrey Gillen as I delve back into the story of the Bible John murders.
0:37.0	Those four women, they didn't do anything wrong.
0:39.5	I reveal police notes I uncovered on each of the killings.
0:43.0	I wonder whether they ever describe a demand as an extremely fond of female company.
0:46.6	I look at a parallel story that has never come to light.
0:50.6	They're dealing with a potential exhumation of a fabled Glasgow serial killer,
0:56.0	but he's telling you that another story is a cracker.
0:58.0	And discover more about the lives of Patricia, Jemima and Helen.
1:03.0	Somehow, someone related to me was one of them.
1:07.0	Bible John, creation of a serial killer.
1:10.0	Listen now on BBC Sounds.
1:14.8	Three, two one.
1:16.0	Sophie, why did you choose your dog, Hank?
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