Barbara Daly Baekeland: Maternal Incest & Murder | #455

About this episode

<div> <p>They say money can’t buy happiness…</p><p>And that certainly proved true in 1972, when Tony Baekeland – heir to the Bakelite plastic dynasty – plunged a knife into his mother Barbara’s heart in their London penthouse.</p><p>But behind the lurid headlines lay a trail of dysfunctional family secrets, taboo mother-son incest and twisted DIY conversion therapy: all washed down by a toxic cocktail of wealth and excess. </p><p>And after being released from Broadmoor Hospital, Tony would strike again...</p><p>Was this poor little rich boy mad, bad, or a victim of something much darker? </p><p>Inspiring the 2008 film <em>Savage Grace </em>starring Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne, this is the most shocking true story you’ve probably never heard of.</p><p>--</p><p><a href="http://patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a> - Ad-free &amp; Bonus Episodes<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dovjXDB69lhDjASbAgnwA">YouTube</a> - Full-length Video Episodes<br><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@redhandedthepod">TikTok</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a></p></div>