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I Wish You Were Here

Six Small Coffins: Inside Mick Philpott’s Twisted Mind

I Wish You Were Here

Michelle Cuervo

True Crime

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

He was once seen as a struggling father of 17—famous for living off the state and sparking debate across Britain. But behind closed doors, Mick Philpott was something far darker. In this episode, we dive deep into the twisted life of the man who orchestrated a fire that killed six of his own children in a sick attempt to play the hero and win a custody battle. From his disturbing control over the women in his life to the press conference that left the world uneasy, we unravel the shocking truth behind the Derby house fire that horrified the nation. This is a story of manipulation, obsession, and a plan so evil, it turned a father into a killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

He called himself a super dad, a man raising nine children under one roof, but behind the headlines,

0:05.9

behind the TV interviews was a man obsessed with control, attention, and revenge.

0:10.7

When a tragic housefire took the lives of six of his own children, the world watched in

0:15.5

horror and disbelief as the truth slowly unraveled. In this episode, we dive into the chilling story of Michael Philpott,

0:22.1

the father who used tragedy for gain and paid the ultimate prize.

0:29.1

Hi, my beautiful people. If you're not watching the video version of this, I'm trying to hold

0:33.6

the mic instead of setting it on its little stand i probably look really uncomfortable but i just

0:39.0

want to clarify i'm not uncomfortable i'm so i love sitting here with you guys i'm just trying to keep it

0:44.6

as still as possible so that it doesn't sound a little bit wonky we're improving okay this is a work

0:49.5

in progress we're trying to improve and make this podcast as good as it can be. We'll see what this audio sounds like.

0:55.2

Finger crossed, it sounds good because if it doesn't, I don't know what's going to happen there.

0:59.2

I do have to give a massive warning for this video. It does involve children. If you think that

1:03.6

listening to this is going to harm your mental health in any way, please skip this episode and I will

1:07.6

see you in my next one. I think I've previously said this in an episode before,

1:11.2

but I know for sure I've said it on TikTok. I would hate nothing more than for one of my videos

1:16.6

to harm you mentally. So if you happen to be new here, when I say take care of yourselves, skip this

1:22.4

video if you think it's going to hurt you, I mean it. Please take care of yourselves. Your mental

1:26.4

health is priority, always has been, always will be. Love you. I mean it. Please take care of yourselves. Your mental health is priority always has been,

1:28.3

always will be. Love you. Michael. Oh, Michael. The man that you are, I think I hate you.

1:34.3

Michael, also known as Mick Philpott, was a father from Derby, England, who became infamous

1:38.9

for living off of government benefits while raising nine children with multiple women under one roof. But before I get

1:45.6

this rush of adrenaline that is common for me to get when I talk about cases that infuriate me,

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