My ‘narcissist’ father killed my mom — and I made a podcast about it

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freelance cinematographer who’s worked on TV shows such as “Badland Wives” and “Every Other Weekend” and the upcoming documentary “1946.” But Landry said that while he doesn’t let what happened on that night in 1989 define him completely, it will always play a huge role in his psyche.Up until that night, he enjoyed a comfortable life, attending a private school with 12 students to a class and having adventures with the mother he adored.Noreen Schmid Boyle came from a working-class background in Philadelphia and worked as a dental hygienist while supporting her husband in medical school.In the few years before her death, she had a chance to enjoy the wealth that sprang from Jack Boyle’s burgeoning osteopath career.

About one in every 13 Richland County residents was a patient at his medical practice, according to Landry.“My mother always took me shopping — I think that was her hobby,” Landry said. “She knew I was bored, so she’d make the day end up as a life lesson or [an] educational experience.

She’d take me to an art museum or a science museum. We’d talk to each other through a giant echo tube at COSI [the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus].”While Noreen embellished on her personal history a bit to ease her insecurities — she told her affluent friends a couple of tall tales about growing up in a mansion and having an MBA from Wharton — she wasn’t a snob, Landry said.“One thing I cherish about my mother was as soon as she met people, it was as though they’d known each other their whole lives,” he said. “She really embodied, ‘How can I connect with you?’ She taught me to be a person who cares about others in a genuine way.”His father, however, didn’t always follow that same blueprint.