MURDEROUS MINDS: The Killer Step-Brother Pt. 2
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Nathan Matthews murdered his 16-year-old stepsister Becky Watts—then helped her family search for her. In Part 2, we break down the failed cover-up, the forensic clues that exposed him, and how the truth about one of Britain’s most disturbing family murders finally came to light.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore. |
| 0:12.8 | Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders. |
| 0:21.5 | They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories. |
| 0:26.3 | It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends. |
| 0:29.8 | Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:47.3 | Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. |
| 0:49.3 | Sibling rivalries can be intense, especially when one child feels like their parents give their brother |
| 0:55.8 | or sister preferential treatment. The resentment can get even more intense when it comes |
| 1:01.2 | to blended families. The competition gets fierce, one-upmanship, small acts of sabotage, maybe |
| 1:08.1 | the occasional fist fight. But as we get older, those feelings fade away. |
| 1:13.7 | You might never be best friends, but it's usually easy enough to coexist. |
| 1:19.0 | That wasn't the case with Nathan Matthews. Even though he was almost 30 years old with a family |
| 1:25.7 | of his own, Nathan couldn't get over the hatred he felt |
| 1:29.7 | for his teenage step-sister Becky Watts. |
| 1:34.0 | And instead of trying to move past those feelings, he let them consume him. |
| 1:40.9 | Until there was nothing left. The human mind is powerful. |
| 1:45.0 | It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. But sometimes it drives |
| 2:04.2 | people to commit the unthinkable. This is killer minds, a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa |
| 2:10.9 | Richardson. And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, |
| 2:19.5 | analyzing what makes a killer. |
| 2:26.2 | Crime House is made possible by you. Please rate, review, and follow Killer Minds. To enhance your listening experience with ad-free early access to each two-part series and bonus content, |
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