He Killed His Own Children - The Mick Philpott Story
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Who is Mick Philpott and what is his lifestyle?
So this guy has two wives. And I know you might think, like, oh, that sounds kind of fun. But this is about to be a disaster for him. Now, the guy's name is Mick, and Mick has an interesting lifestyle. He's living in Derby, England with his wife, this woman, Mairead. But then at some point, he also moves his mistress into his home, this woman, Lisa.
How does Mick's family dynamic work?
And so they all live together there like one big happy family, so you know, good for them. But as the years go by, Mick keeps getting Maraid and Lisa pregnant. So they keep having Mick's babies, and eventually they have a bunch of kids. Here's the thing about Mick though. Mick doesn't work. Like, he doesn't have a job. He lives off the government. In fact, all of his income comes from welfare benefits. And with every new kid he has, he gets a little bit more money from the government. Not to mention, the house he lives in is also public housing, so that's paid for by the government too. So bro is just moochin'. Now eventually, over time, Mick, Maraid, and Lisa, they end up having a total of 15 kids. 15 kids.
What challenges does Mick face with his living situation?
Which means there are 18 people living in this house. Mick, Maraid, Lisa, and 15 children. And they're all living in this three bedroom home. But then, to make it even worse, Maraid and Lisa both get pregnant again. So what does Mick do? Well, he officially puts in a request for the government to move his family to a bigger house to accommodate for his comically large family. Now, this is such a wild request that it actually makes the local news and people hear about it and they're really pissed off at Mick. They think he's taking advantage of public services, which, yeah, he is. And so Mick starts getting a lot of hate publicly and a lot of local media coverage. But he ends up kind of liking the attention. Like, it feels good to him.
What media attention does Mick receive and how does he react?
And he ends up going on this Jerry Springer type talk show called the Jeremy Kyle Show. Wife number one comes to spend the night in the caravan. And then the next night, wife number two comes. Oh, yes. Great.
Great.
And then he ends up being in this documentary and that gets pretty contentious. So Bro is just a mess. But whatever, he's getting a little bit of pseudo-fame and he seems to really be enjoying it. So he just keeps living his life, not working, taking care of his kids and smashing with Mairead and Lisa in a trailer he keeps parked in their driveway.
What complications arise with Mick's relationships?
I guess there's always a bunch of kids in the house, so they have to go out to the trailer in order to smash. What kind of hillbilly shit is this? But anyway, to make it even more complicated, I guess Mick and Maraid are also swingers? Question mark? Because at some point, Mick sets Maraid up with his buddy, this guy, Paul. Because I guess Mick likes to watch, so Paul and Maraid smash while he sits in the corner and watches. Mmm, yeah. So yeah, this family dynamic is all sorts of unorthodox, but this is where the story gets dark. At some point in time, Lisa becomes very frustrated with this whole situation because for a long time, Mick has been lying to her.
How does Lisa's departure impact Mick and the family?
He's been promising her that he's gonna divorce Maraid and be with her and only her permanently. Yeah, good luck with that. Now, obviously, despite the fact that Mick has been saying this for years, he still hasn't done it. And at this point, she is tired of waiting. She's tired of this lifestyle. She's tired of smashing in a trailer parked in the driveway. She has had enough. And one day, out of nowhere, boom, Lisa straight up leaves. And she takes her five kids that she has with Mick with her. Good for her. And so, as you can imagine, Mick is pissed. I mean, he doesn't want Lisa to leave him. He can't have that. But more than that, he definitely doesn't want to lose custody of the kids because that will affect those sweet benefits payments he's getting from the government. And so Mick comes up with this wild plan to be able to keep the kids and all the government benefits. First, he'll start a fire in the house while everyone's home. Then he'll swoop in and heroically rescue his and Mairead's kids.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is Mick Philpott and what is his lifestyle?
0:00–0:21
2
How does Mick's family dynamic work?
0:21–1:10
3
What challenges does Mick face with his living situation?
1:10–2:00
4
What media attention does Mick receive and how does he react?
2:00–2:36
5
What complications arise with Mick's relationships?
2:36–3:21
6
How does Lisa's departure impact Mick and the family?
3:21–7:58
Speakers
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