The Mother
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So far we've met Lucy Fitzwilliam the therapist, Carrie Jade the activist, Lucy Hart the au pair, Claudia Bronwyn the bridesmaid, and Rebecca Fitzgerald the autism therapist. But before all of these identities, there was just one woman, Samantha.
In this episode, Sue Perkins and Katherine Denkinson uncover the true story of Samantha Cookes, a woman whose life was changed by an unimaginable tragedy.
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I have a feeling the coroner might have come to a different conclusion if they'd known about the history of compulsive lying to garner attention. We already know she's capable of Munchausen (faking her own illness) so Munchausen by proxy isn't much of a stretch.
it seems really likely that there was some sort of sexual or emotional abuse that triggered the compulsive lying. suddenly after she moves in with the stepdad and step brothers she develops a reputation for lying, specifically to farm sympathy. someone who had told Mum, "I've been assaulted" or "I'm not comfortable" and was accused of lying would probably develop compulsive lying-not excusing this horrible woman but she probably got abused and wasn't ever helped, leading her to become a monster.