Two Ontario Teens Drown Their Mother In Her Bathtub

The Bathtub girls’ resentment spilled over.

Jules
6 min readAug 7, 2022
Anne Margaret Karubin, the mother murdered | Photo Credits: NVI Noticias

It is not often that we hear about children brutally murdering their parents. The tale of Anne Margaret Karubin and her two daughters, Caroline and Catherine, is a chilling reminder of how frail human relationships can be. These girls planned their mother’s murder so meticulously that the police were left shocked.

What pushed the Sisters of Matricidesto commit such a heinous crime?

Failed Relationships

Anne grew up in Poland before moving to Mississauga, Ontario, to marry the love of her life. They had their first daughter, Caroline Karubin, in 1987, and Catherine was born a year after her. They were a cheerful little family but only for a brief period.

The father became disinterested in his daughters and began to ignore Anne. It was no surprise when he later divorced her and refused to pay child support. Anne became a single mother, working two jobs to raise her daughters.

However, this required her to spend most of the day outside, and the girls missed having their mother around. Anne became depressed due to the new responsibilities, and she began drinking. It made her feel better, but she was still lonely. She started dating a coworker…

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Jules
Jules

Written by Jules

Psychology Expert | MSc Social and Cultural Psychology

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