295. MYSTERY: Understanding Folie A Deux

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery

You’ve heard us mention Folie a Deux before, but this week Kara’s doing a deep dive into the psychiatric syndrome also known as shared psychosis or shared delusional disorder.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Bridget_Cleary

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0956848915/?tag=casefile-20

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/disturbed-twins-eriksson-murder-m6-21576116

https://greennwhite.org/folie-a-deux-the-bizarre-tale-of-sabina-and-ursula-eriksson/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_and_Sabina_Eriksson

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/541rx7/the_curious_case_of_ursula_and_sabina_eriksson/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_David_Coughlin

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker%E2%80%93Hulme_murder_case

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burari_deaths

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_and_L%C3%A9a_Papin

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