Bad People is back
Murderers. Psychopaths. Sex offenders. Why do people do bad things? Bad People is back. Warning: Contains strong language and references to sexual violence and murder.Archive credits: This episode con...
5 Nov 20202min
10. Bad Blood: Should you fake it till you make it?
Elizabeth Holmes is the world’s youngest self made female billionaire. But her nine billion dollar startup disintegrated when the truth came out. On this episode of Bad People, presenters Julia Shaw a...
1 Okt 202038min
9. Unimaginable: Can we understand paedophiles?
In the small Danish town Tønder, a man is talking to a friend when the conversation takes a dark turn. His friend asks him whether he wants to have sex with an 11-year-old girl. He immediately alerts ...
24 Sep 202030min
8. The Land of Fires: What are green crimes?
Some 10 million tonnes of industrial waste has reportedly been dumped in a small Italian town over the past 30 years.The local mafia is suspected of securing lucrative contracts to dispose of waste an...
17 Sep 202035min
7. River Rat: What leads to false confessions?
Two friends knock on Angie Dodge’s door and find her lying on the floor. She had been raped, stabbed and her throat cut. The police arrive, take DNA samples from the scene and start rounding up suspec...
10 Sep 202035min
6. When Children Kill: Should we imprison kids?
NOTE – Discussion of this case was correct at the time of broadcast. An update – which includes the exoneration of the three boys – is outlined below.Two six-year-old boys and a 5-year-old girl, Silje...
3 Sep 202040min
5. The Wrong Man: What causes misidentification?
A man breaks into Jennifer Thompson’s apartment, severs her phone wires and rapes her. Jennifer studies his face, hoping to remember enough details so that she can identify him later. In a police line...
27 Aug 202034min
4. Cannibal Cop: What is your darkest fantasy?
Police officer Gilberto Valle opens the door to find his house surrounded by the FBI. His wife had discovered gruesome stories of kidnap and cannibalism that Valle had written about more than 100 wome...
20 Aug 202037min
