Idiot Box: Killer Kids Inspired by TV

Idiot Box: Killer Kids Inspired by TV

From True Crime Campfire by True Crime Campfire

February 20, 2026 · 48 min

About this episode

This episode explores shocking cases of children committing murder, influenced by their relationships and media.

In the cases we cover, there are types of relationship that frequently crop up between killer and victim, romantic partners or romantic rivals most of all. Sometimes, though, the relationship that is broken by murder is more shocking: a parent killing a child, or a child killing a parent. And sometimes that killer is still literally a child, someone you would never suspect to be capable of such brutal action. Case 1: The Murder of Jackie Bartlam. Case 2: The Murder of Gina Padilla. Tickets are on sale now for CrimeWave 2.0! Visit crimewaveatsea.com/CAMPFIRE to book your cabin, plus get $100 off and a private meet-and-greet with us! The cruise is from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas, Feb. 8-12, 2027.Sources:https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/coronation-street-obsessed-killer-who-9828273 https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/daniel-bartlam-14-year-old-255698 https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-world-news/chilling-story-coronation-street-obsessed-9289922 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/02/teenager-daniel-bartlam-jailed-murderA&E's "Killer Kids" S1E14, “A Scream & Banana Split” https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-23-me-58845-story.html…

People in this episode

Host: True Crime Campfire

Topics covered

  • child murder
  • parent-child relationships
  • true crime
  • murder cases
  • influence of media

Keywords

  • killer kids
  • murder
  • Jackie Bartlam
  • Gina Padilla
  • Daniel Bartlam
  • true crime
  • parent-child murder

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Organizations: CrimeWave 2.0

Places: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas

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