Richard Dadd
Gruesome: Horrific True Crime - A podcast by gruesomepodcast
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Richard Dadd was a promising artist in the early 1800's. With his entire life ahead of him, he suffered from a psychotic break that he believed to be a spiritual possession. What caused this young painter to go mad and commit an unspeakable crime? Coni takes you through this historic case that sounds like it could come straight from a movie.