logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2022
42m 46s

Forgiving The Son Who Killed My Family

Oprah
About this episode
From October 6th, 2008: A son masterminds the murder of his family. Now, Lisa Ling visits death row for an exclusive interview. Plus, why the father who was supposed to die forgives his son. 
Up next
Mar 2026
Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy's Sister and Mass Murderer Jim Jones' Son Speak Out
From February 17, 2010: Oprah talks to Jim Jones, Jr., the son of the notorious Peoples Temple leader, about the Jonestown Massacre, why he didn’t “drink the Kool-Aid,” and how sports saved his life. Karen Kuzma opens up publicly, for the first time, about her brother serial kill ... Show More
41m 28s
Mar 2026
Bob Greene's Best Life Diet
From January 15, 2007: Exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer, Bob Greene discusses his #1 New York Times Bestselling book, The Best Life Diet. He talks through the three phases of the diet plan, reveals the type of food needed to maintain and lose weight more effec ... Show More
29m 52s
Mar 2026
Kidnapped as a Child: Why I Didn't Return
From February 21, 2007: Child abduction survivor, Todd Bequette, shares his experience of being kidnapped at age 13 and held captive for 18 months. He opens up about the abuse he suffered, the guilt he feels for recruiting other children and how this experience affected him. Eliz ... Show More
31m 59s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2022
How Kent Whitaker Forgave His Son for the Murder of His Family
How hard would it be to forgive the person responsible for murdering your family? What if that person was another family member yours? After 24-year-old Thomas Bartlett Whitaker killed his mom, brother, and almost father, it was his father who found it within himself to forgive h ... Show More
36m 32s
Nov 2018
Leroy
Melissa faces Don Findlay - the son of Jesperson’s last victim. Why has he been living a double identity for so long? What does he know about Keith? And can he forgive a person he sees as an extension of the man who brutally murdered his mother? Melissa G. Moore: IG @melissag.moo ... Show More
40m 3s
Jul 2025
My Son Is A Murderer
Other People’s Lives is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/opl and get on your way to being your best self. Check out https://www.squarespace.com/OPL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OPL. This week Gre ... Show More
46m 23s
Apr 2025
The Day My Mother Never Came Home
Did a father use his six-year-old son as an alibi for murder? A son grapples with his parents' troubled past. Vlad Duthiers reports. 
40m 51s
Nov 2022
6 of 7: En la Casa de Cuervo (In the House of the Crow)
A grieving mother says her son was killed to silence him. What did he know about the deaths of Kris and Lisanne? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 
56m 8s
Sep 2023
My Family Slaughtered For My Daughter's Teenage Love: Can A Father Forgive Pt 2
Dr. Phil continues his exclusive interview with Erin Caffey, sentenced to two life terms in prison plus 25 years for murders of her mother and brothers in 2008. What does she say was her role in the brutal slayings? Plus, Erin’s father forgives, or not? Part 2 For more informatio ... Show More
44m 2s
Sep 2020
Politician allegedly hired her children to kill her husband; 8-year-old solves mom’s murder
A Brazilian gospel-singing politician may be expelled from congress to face charges after being accused of masterminding her husband’s murder, which was carried out by some of their own 55 children. Plus, a man killed his wife and then reported her missing. Their 8-year-old son, ... Show More
49m 11s
Nov 2021
A Father Forgives His Son For a Family Murder: The Bart Whitaker Story
Thomas Bartlett "Bart" Whitaker had a loving family that he threw away the night he plotted to have them murdered. While out having a celebratory dinner, no one in his family could've imagined the horror that waited for them when they got back home. This week, Savannah details ho ... Show More
33m 19s