(Non-Christmas Episode!) “TERRIFYING TRUE CASES OF MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY” and more! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at the disturbing case of Dee Dee Blanchard who suffered from a horrible mental condition that caused her to torture her daughter – and we’ll look at similar, terrifying cases of other people doing the same to those under their care and supervision. It’s the sinister truth of Munchausen by proxy. (The Disturbing Truth Behind ‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’) (Other True Cases of Munchausen by Proxy) *** It was 1909, and Bud and Temple Abernathy rode their horses, just the two of them, from Oklahoma to Santa Fe… and then made the return trip home. A 1,300-mile horseback trip. Big deal you say? That’s what life was like back then, you say? What if I told you that Bud was only 9 years old, and Temple was only five? (The Astounding Adventures of the Abernathy Boys) *** (Originally aired January 26, 2021)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Disturbing Truth Behind ‘Mommy Dead and Dearest’” by Stefanie Hammond for Graveyard Shift:https://tinyurl.com/yxhgf866
“Other True Cases of Munchausen by Proxy” by Carly Carano for Unspeakable Times: https://tinyurl.com/y485ykp5
“The Astounding Adventures of the Abernathy Boys” by M.J. Alexander for 405 Magazine: https://tinyurl.com/y5c8grn9
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| 1:17.0 | Imagine pretending to be sick or injured just to receive attention. |
| 1:24.8 | While it seems strange, there's actually a psychiatric disorder called Munchausen Syndrome |
| 1:30.4 | that describes people who do just that. |
| 1:33.6 | And in some cases, the person with Munchausen inflicts injury or illness on someone else, |
| 1:40.3 | often a child, for the same reasons. |
| 1:43.0 | Munchausen by proxy is what it's called. |
| 1:47.0 | It's a sadistic disorder that causes caregivers to hurt others for their own benefit. |
| 1:53.7 | Because the perpetrators are frequently mothers, it is usually a long time before doctors |
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