He [Jack] suffered from severe digestive problems later diagnosed as spastic colitis, and his drinking was limited to a soothing glass of milk. ibid.
Charlotte is not immune to his [Jack’s] charms. The ever present camera records them playing with balloons, and competing, always competing. ibid.
His [Jack] college thesis was a timely study on why England was ill-prepared for the Second World War ... Later a book: Why England Slept. ibid.
A pessimistic Joseph Kennedy told a reporter that democracy was finished in England, and may well be in the US as well ... The incident ended his political career. ibid.
Nine months later in wartime London Jack’s sister Kathleen decided to marry a British aristocrat. That he was a Protestant outraged her mother Rose. Joe Junior was the only Kennedy to attend the wedding ... Her husband Billy was killed in active duty. ibid.
Joe Junior was just twenty-nine; his body was never recovered. ibid.
The home movies conceal his [Jack] life-long problems with his back ... He also had Addison’s Disease, a life-long disorder of the adrenal glands. ibid.
Jack’s sister Kathleen died in a private plane crash in France. ibid.
Bobby was the first Kennedy brother to marry. ibid.
Ethel films a private moment with the brothers. ibid.
In Japan [Jack] became critically ill with a temperature of over forty degrees ... He was given the last rights. ibid.
The ’52 campaign financed as always by Joe’s deep pockets. ibid.
Social event of the year: Jack and Jacky’s exclusive wedding became a huge media event ... Joe has micro-managed every detail of the event. ibid.
A risky operation to have a metal plate inserted into his back to stabilise his spine ... Once again, a minister administered the last rights. ibid.
Teddy ... served for more than forty-six years, and became known as the Lion of the Senate. ibid.
What David Turpin did is very similar to other family cults: he was an absolute dictator. The Turpin Family: Their Friends Speak, Rick Ross, cult expert, Quest Red 2022
House of Horrors: law enforcement officials are investigating after discovering thirteen children who claim they were held captive by their parents. ibid. news
David Turpin appears to be even from the beginning of his relationship with Louise a paedophile, a predator. ibid. Rick Ross
October 2014: The Turpin Family disappears in the middle of the night. ibid.
David Turpin was ultimately a very selfish man, obsessed with his own needs. It was always about him … How little the children got. And how poorly they were treated. They lived in their own filth. ibid.
September 3rd 2018: David and Louise Turpin’s trial begins … ibid.
February 22nd 2019: David and Louise Turpin plead guilty to all charges. ibid.
The events that led to Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest begin in 1991. The year her father mysteriously died. His final days were captured by home movies and secret recordings. House of Maxwell I, BBC 2022
Maxwell was also obsessed with controlling his image and realised that the way best of achieving that was to have his own camera crew to follow him around. ibid.
It’s now five hours since Maxwell was reported missing and the news is spreading. ibid.
Love him or hate him, he touched the lives of many thousands of people, millions of people, and we are determined to continue in his tradition. House of Maxwell II, Kevin Maxwell
After a billion-pound sale of assets and businesses this year, the total Maxwell empire still has over £2 billion of debt. ibid. investigator
Tip-off leads to Mirror raids; police swoop on Maxwell’s office. ibid. captions
‘Nothing’s changed. I don’t feel diminished at all. I’m extremely sad that my father is no longer here, but I don’t feel in any way smaller or lesser than I was before. I’m me.’ ibid. Ghislaine televised interview
Fraud office uncovers bombshell: Maxwell’s daylight robbery. £400 million missing [pension money] … ‘It was a fraud and it had happened very fast.’ ibid.
‘I don’t have the mechanism to stop it.’ ibid. Lawrence, Mirror finance dude
The missing £38 million was just the tip of the iceberg. Maxwell would go to plunder more than £400 million and nobody had the power to stop him. (Family & Celebrity) ibid.
‘And then suddenly he disappeared … Fireworks takes me straight back to the relief.’ ibid. woman
Ghislaine went to new York to see Jeffrey Epstein. ibid.
Suspicion now falls on Kevin and Ian Maxwell. ibid.
Trial of Maxwell brothers begins at the Old Bailey … not guilty! ibid.
It’s the opening day of Case #20CR33O United States of America vs Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell stands accused of recruiting and trafficking young girls to be sexually abused by her now dead partner Jeffrey Epstein. House of Maxwell III
After two weeks of evidence for the prosecution it is time for Maxwell’s evidence. ibid.
Perhaps every family has its secrets, hidden stories that no-one dares to talk about. I was very young when I discovered my family had a secret, a painful silent wound that lingered under the skin of appearances. Storyville: Your Mum and Dad, BBC 2022
It was the miracle of Dewsbury Moor. For 24 days a mother had lived with every parent’s nightmare. And suddenly her child was found alive. Cutting Edge: Shannon Matthews: The Family’s Story, Channel 4 2008
An entire community held its breath fearing the very worst. ibid.
‘I’m not high class like the McCann’s family.’ ibid. Karen
‘The friction among Karen’s Matthew’s family has revealed a troubling aspect to a complex case.’ ibid.
In family courts up and down the country judges and magistrates face almost impossible decisions every day as parents resort to the law to settle bitter disputes over their children. But what if the judges get it wrong? Dispatches: Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered, Channel 4 2021
A 60-year-old act of parliament says that whatever happens in these courts must be kept secret. ibid.
Courts can order the police to forcibly remove children who are not in danger from loving homes. ibid.
The Turpin 13: Fresh hell the Turpin kids have been dealing with since their parents were arrested. True Crime Recaps: Hellish House of Horrors Escape, Youtube 17.49.2022
At 17 Jordan Turpin had a secret phone she kept hidden from her captors, David and Louise. ibid.
January 14 2018: She made her move. At the dead of night Jordan pried open a window of the family’s Paris, California, home and ran down the street. ibid.
They were all dangerously close to starvation. ibid.
The house reeked of urine and excrement. ibid.
One of the worst cases of child abuse in Californian history. ibid.
So much of what they did to these kids is psychological. ibid.
First their parents failed them, now the system is failing them. ibid.
When a couple adopts a six-year-old Ukrainian girl they think they gained a daughter, but when strange events begin to unfold they realize the truth is worthy of its own true crime documentary. Is this an adult sociopath pretending to be a child? This is one of the most bizarre recaps you will ever hear. True Crime Recaps: Wait, What?! Bizarre Case of Natalia Grace, Youtube 8.37, 2023
Natalia Grace was born with a rare form of dwarfism that left her three feet tall and at risk of some health problems. ibid.
This child has a womanly figure … Natalia is also having a period … her vocabulary is like a teenager’s … Things at home got murdery. ibid.
They woke up to Natalia standing at the end of their bed clutching a knife, and when they ask what are you doing, she allegedly says, Waiting for the right time. ibid.
Christine says the girl tried pushing her into an electric fence. ibid.