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Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Episode 271: The Girl Who Cried Orphan - Barbora Skrlova, Part 2

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

We continue the story of Barbora Skrlova from where we left of last week. In part two, you’ll learn all the details of the bizarre unfolding of events in the Mauerova home. I’ll conclude by telling you the unbelievable tale of how Barbora Skrlova almost escaped all responsibility for her part in this horrendous abuse case. Resources: Book: “The Kurim Case: A Terrifying True Story of Child Abuse, Cults & Cannibalism” by Ryan Green, 2016. The Kurim Case: https://youtu.be/DN3nelsuDx0 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/czechs-appalled-and-enthralled-by-obscure-cult-and-fake-identities-1.931498 https://mindlifetv.com/movies/torture-cannibalism-and-incestuous-sex-the-chilling-story-of-barbora-skrlova/# https://www.okaybliss.com/barbora-skrlova-now/ https://signalhorizon.com/orphan-first-kill-ending-explained-the-real-story-of-barbora-skrlova-and-a-fitting-origin-story-for-esther/ Links: Human Monsters - Listen wherever you listen to podcasts or at https://humanmonsterspod.podbean.com. Patreon - www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast details true crime cases.

0:03.0

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

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It is not intended for children.

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Listener discretion is advised.

0:19.0

Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

0:22.0

This is part two of a two-part episode.

0:25.0

So if you haven't yet listened to episode 270,

0:28.0

you'll want to start there.

0:30.0

For those of you who have come back for part two, thank you.

0:33.0

When we last left off, we learned that 32-year-old Barbara Skrlova

0:37.0

was posing as the adopted 12-year-old daughter of Clara Marova.

0:41.0

Barbara, who was going by the name Anika or Anna at this time,

0:45.0

had succeeded in manipulating Clara and her sister, Katarina,

0:49.0

into locking up Clara's two young sons, holding them prisoner in their own home,

0:53.0

and then carrying out a series of escalating forms of deprivation, torture, and abuse.

0:58.0

It was only by a random stroke of luck that the boy's flight was discovered and they were saved.

1:04.0

I'll start part two by giving you more details of the bizarre unfolding events in the Marova home,

1:09.0

and then tell you the unbelievable tale of how Barbara Skrlova

1:13.0

almost escaped all responsibility for her part in this horrendous abuse case.

1:18.0

This is part two of the Girl Who Cryed Orphan, Barbara Skrlova.

1:35.0

We all have a fire inside us.

1:37.0

It gives us energy and spirit to do the things we love.

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