MedCrimes: a Medical True Crime Podcast · Kate Macy and Devon Rebecca

Dr. Colin Howell

·1 hr 1 min·2 clips

We haven't done a dentist case in a while—and this guy's the worst.

Part 1 of a two-part true crime case examining Colin Howell, a Belfast dentist with deep religious trauma stemming from strict Evangelical Baptist upbringing. The episode traces his development from isolated, shame-ridden teenager to a controlling, coercive adult. His relationship with Leslie Clark showcases escalating patterns: aggressive jealousy, reproductive coercion (forcing two abortions), and a pattern of hiding behavior behind a pious public image. The hosts promise worse crimes in part 2.

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A bleak medical case where repeated pregnancies and abortion risks drive the tension.

The episode follows a marriage shaped by fear, religion, and repeated pregnancies, then settles into the bodily stakes of the case. The hosts move from banter into a dark medical account and keep circling back to what the woman, working as a nurse, would have understood: that…

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A grim case of repeated pregnancies and mounting medical risk.

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