‘Adopted Son’ Turned Psychotic Killer: The Carol & Stephen Baxter Cas

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious deaths of Carol and Stephen Baxter, revealing a web of lies and manipulation orchestrated by someone close to them.

Essex, 2023: On Easter weekend Carol Baxter and her husband Stephen Baxter were found dead in their armchairs, with no signs of violence or note to say goodbye. But when police began reading emails from a mystery doctor, they realised lies and manipulation were ingrained in every single element of the couple’s life…masterminded by someone very close to home. Resources: Hourglass - http://www.wearehourglass.org https://linktr.ee/eleanornealeresources Follow Outlore Podcast here: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@EleanorNeale Insta - @outlorepodcast https://www.instagram.com/outlorepodcast/?__d=16d TikTok - @outlorepodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@outlorepodcast A Moth MGMT production @moth-mgmt Get to know me on my Personal Channel YouTube - @ellieneale1 https://www.youtube.com/@ellieneale1 Insta - @eleanorneale https://www.instagram.com/eleanorneal... Tiktok - @eleanorneale https://www.tiktok.com/@eleanorneale ?... Twitter - @eleanorxneale https://x.com/ELEANORXNEALE

People in this episode

Host: Eleanor Neale

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder
• psychological manipulation
• mystery
• investigation

Keywords

• Carol Baxter
• Stephen Baxter
• Essex
• murder case
• psychotic killer
• true crime
• manipulation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hourglass

Places: Essex

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