73-When A Monster Enters An Ordinary Life: Angela Smith; Part 1 1 In 3 podcast

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73-When a Monster Enters an Ordinary Life: Angela Smith; Part 1

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"You just cannot comprehend that." These words from Angie Smith barely scratch the surface of the unfathomable tragedy that befell her family during COVID lockdown in 2021. What begins as the story of an "average mom and nan" quickly unfolds into one of the most devastating accounts of domestic violence in recent UK history.
When Angie's daughter Terri ended a 14-year relationship just before national lockdown, she turned to online dating for connection. The man she met, initially charming but quickly controlling, moved into her home with alarming speed. Isolated by COVID restrictions, Terri's contact with her mother dwindled as red flags multiplied. Angie recalls the moment that sent chills down her spine – her daughter's new boyfriend wrapping Terri in his dressing gown, tying the belt around her, and declaring "she's not coming out with you, she's staying with me."
In September 2021, Angie learned through social media about police activity on her daughter's street. What followed was every parent's worst nightmare – the discovery that her daughter, two grandchildren, and their friend had been brutally murdered. The killer's calculated actions afterward – staying in the home overnight, watching TV among the bodies, even calling a taxi to sell her grandson's Xbox for drug money – reveal a level of depravity that defies comprehension.
Angie recounts the painful aftermath: identifying unrecognizable bodies, learning her daughter was pregnant, enduring court proceedings where the killer attempted to evade responsibility, and ultimately witnessing him receive four life sentences. "He's got the life sentence, but so have we," Angie observes, noting how the trauma continues years later as new headlines about the perpetrator's prison violence emerge.
This powerful testimony serves as both a memorial to Terri, John, Lacey, and their friend, and a crucial warning about recognizing early signs of controlling behavior. Listen to part one of this two-part conversation to understand the devastating reality of domestic violence, then join us next week to hear how Angie transformed her grief into activism that have already saved other families from similar tragedy.

View Angie's 1in3 profile here: https://www.1in3podcast.com/guests/angela-smith/

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Cover art by Laura Swift Dahlke
Music by Tim Crowe

Chapters

1. Meeting Angie and her tragic background (00:00:00)

2. Red flags with daughter's new boyfriend (00:08:40)

3. The devastating discovery (00:15:24)

4. Details of the unimaginable tragedy (00:19:09)

5. The monster's trial and sentence (00:23:17)

6. Closing thoughts and next episode preview (00:26:57)

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