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Sep 2021
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79. Filicide in LGBTQIA+ Motivated Crime...

L.A. Not So Confidential
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Trigger warning: Child abuse and child homicide The docs dole out the research on child homicide; filicide in particular (the murder of a child by their parent). They then discuss the lack of information on victims of filicide from the LGBTQIA+ community before reviewing two cases where this was in fact the primary motive. They also review typologies, relate ... Show More
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