Ep 289: Killer in the Family: Profiling the Family Annihilator with Clare Laxton

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this episode, Laura is joined by Clare Laxton, creator and host of Killer in the Family podcast. Together, they take a deep dive into profiling family annihilators, coercive control, stalking, highlighting the risk factors to look out for, exploring how these crimes are interconnected, and often preceded by clear warning signs that are too frequently missed, and challenge false narratives and defenses killers concoct. Laura and Clare reflect on the 10-year anniversary of their work together campaigning for coercive control law reform in England and Wales - landmark change that has saved countless lives and reshaped the criminal justice response to domestic abuse and also discuss the how and why the change was needed. This powerful conversation explores both the professional and personal drive behind their advocacy, the systemic challenges that remain, and what must still be done to protect women and children from dangerous offenders hiding in plain sight #CrimeAnalyst #HighRisk #Entitlement #CoerciveControl #FamilyAnnihilator #KillerInTheFamily #MaleViolence #DomesticAbuse #DomesticHomicide #WomenMatter #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast Clips  https://dai.ly/x5xtlsw Sources Crime Analyst Podcast Killer in the Family Podcast on Spotify Killer In The Family | Podcast on Spotify More from Clare  @KillerInTheFamilyPod Instagram Killer in the Family Podcast website ART19 Killer in the Family Podcast on Spotify Killer In The Family | Podcast on Spotify Killer in the Family Podcast on Apple Killer In The Family - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Thank You to Crime Analyst Sponsors Who Make the Show Possible. Support The Show Through the Sponsors:   For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code CRIMEANALYST at checkout.  Complete your winter look. Go to thrivecausemetics.com/CRIMEANALYST for an exclusive offer of 20% off your first order.   Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community   For those interested in learning more, Laura offers 2025 Masterclasses covering topics such as profiling behavior, preventing murder and suicide in slow motion, DASH, DASH Train the Trainer, coercive control, and stalking. Registration details and more training information are available at:   Register for Masterclasses   www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com   The Crime Analyst Squad is a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events. Join the community or follow along:   Patreon: Crime Analyst Squad   YouTube: @crimeanalyst   Facebook: Crime Analyst Podcast   Instagram: @crimeanalyst, @laurarichards999   Threads: @crimeanalyst   X (Twitter): @thecrimeanalyst, @laurarichards999   TikTok: @crimeanalystpod   Website: www.crime-analyst.com   If you found this episode valuable, please consider leaving a five start review wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:20.6	Claire, Kieran, Jade and Philip.
1:25.6	To the outside world, they were a normal young family, but all was not as it seemed.
1:32.3	Just one month after this video was recorded, Philip brutally murdered his wife and two children.
1:39.3	So what led this man to wipe out his entire family. Standen's barn on the outskirts of Northampton.
1:46.0	It was on this housing estate on an ordinary Standen's barn on the outskirts of Northampton.
2:02.6	It was on this housing estate on an ordinary street that the Austin family made their home in
2:07.6	1992.
2:08.6	For eight years they appeared to live the life of a typical new family.
2:12.6	But then, in July 2000, the kids failed to appear at school and the home phone went unanswered.
2:20.3	Claire Austin's mother, Carol, and her husband Harry, went round to investigate.
2:24.3	And it was then that Carol found the bodies of her daughter, two grandchildren and the family dogs.
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