He Lured His Sons To Their Deaths: Evil Killer Dad
True Crime with Elli Mac
03/29/25
•22m
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When Jack and Paul received a text from their father inviting them over to play with the new train set he'd bought, they were filled with excitement. It seemed, for once, that Darren Sykes was making an effort to bond with his sons.
But when the boys arrived for their custody visit, what started as a seemingly innocent gesture quickly turned sinister.
Darren led his sons to the attic, where the train set awaited - but once all three were inside, he sealed the hatch, trapping them.
Moments later, flames erupted, rapidly consuming the house and creeping toward the attic where the boys were held captive.
What could have driven Darren Sykes to lure his own children into such a horrifying trap?
And would any of them make it out alive?
Previous Episode
On Friday, January 30, 1976, in Troyes, France, 7-year-old Philippe Bertrand left school, ecole pont-saint-marie at midday. He walked a short distance with his friends before they parted ways.Every day, Philippe would pick up his younger brother, Christophe, from a nearby school just around the corner, and together they would wait at a florist just 50 meters away for their father, Gérald Bertrand, to pick them up for lunch.But on this day, something was wrong.When Gérald arrived at the florist, expecting to see both boys, they were nowhere to be found. The florist told him they had never arrived. Rushing back to the school, he found Christophe—but there was no sign of Philippe.
Concern quickly turned to fear. Gérald took Christophe home, hoping for answers. Just minutes later, the phone rang.On the other end of the line was a man demanding a ransom of 1 million French francs. His chilling instruction: Do not contact the police.In the span of just 20 minutes, Philippe Bertrand had vanished without a trace.
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