True Crime that Prevents Crime

"Most other podcasts feed hopelessness. Laura's doesn't. It leads a way out of the vile mess."

Empathy and Expertise

"Coercive Control is such a misunderstood phenomenon, with such dire consequences, even in the absence of violence and murder. It’s pervasive and soul crushing, yet we see it in workplace bullying, cu…"

Ep.243 Tina Nash

"Thank you Laura for allowing Tina to tell her story! What a SHERO she is! Horrific blame & persecution of the victim.Unfortunately none of it is surprising. You & Tina are such a powerful voice fo…"

Essential listening

"This is an invaluable podcast for so many. As a female, and a mum I will admit I was ridiculously naive but now Laura has changed that, and I feel armed with knowledge. Red flag behaviour, I'm watchi…"

Brilliant!

"I’m totally obsessed with this podcast. What a powerful feminist voice you are Laura! So grateful for your work."

Excellent

"This is an extremely important podcast - Laura you speak my language! As a Social Worker of 35 years (now retired) I worked with so many women who were victims of domestic violence and coercive contr…"

Life changing

"I started listenening to Crime Analyst after watching a Lad Bible video with Laura and wow, I must say, its been life changing. Ive learnt so much about coercive control, narcissist abuse and so much…"

Brilliant Podcast

"Laura is brilliant! The podcast is insightful and gives ways to actually help the cause!"

Essential Listening

"Ms. Richards’ podcast and other materials are provide important information for all us and serve as example of what is possible."

Brilliant

"For anyone interested in crime behaviour analysis this is the place to be. Laura digs deep and explains her process and I’m hooked!"

Vital work

"An absolute essential listen for ALL women. Through Laura’s expert guidance, I now understand the start of coercive control and the link to femicide. I have sent this vital information to my daught…"

This podcast is saving women’s lives

"An incredible podcast with so much useful information for not only women, but also the police. Laura has an incredible way of breaking things down and has helped me learn a lot more about manipulatio…"

Important topics

"Laura Richards delivers interesting and informative insights into crimes and perpetrator behaviour. Her content covering coercive control and its role in domestic and family violence is eye-opening a…"

Answer to Why a Ghost Story Unsettled Me

"Brilliant analysis in all respects. Listened to Ghost Story without any preview and while it was engrossing listening, by the conclusive episode, I had grown increasingly queasy and it felt like tim…"

Important topics

"Laura Richards delivers interesting and informative insights into crimes and perpetrator behaviour. Her content covering coercive control and its role in domestic and family violence is eye-opening a…"

Spot on as always

"Laura yet again has tied up all the loose ends. Continually bringing coercion to the surface. Your support of women is exemplary. Thank you for another brilliant surfacing of the issues."

Powerful and informative podcast

"Laura is an incredible host, her knowledge from hands on experience allows us to understand stalking, DV and patterns leading to homicide. I cannot recommend this podcast more highly. She gives voi…"

A wonderful, thoughtful podcast

"I listen to a lot of podcasts, but when I found this one I completely stopped listening to anything else until I had binged the whole show. As a survivor and thriver after abuse from my ex husband i…"

Laura is absolutely awesome

"How Laura breaks down all of these cases is just mind blowing. She nails every aspect of the cases and just verbalizes everything that we all think. it’s time women actually stand up for each other a…"

One of the most positively influential women of our time!

"Such an incredible podcast. Laura is one of the most intelligent and passionate people I’ve ever come across. She is literally changing the world. If only there were more Laura’s in the world. You a…"

Analytical, thorough & compassionate

"Laura is simply the best. Every case is reviewed with so much respect to the victims, survivors and family members. She doesn’t mince her words when criticism is due and is so very clear on what coul…"

Victims First and Foremost

"At last, a study which does not create a celebrity out of a criminal. Delivered with gravitas, mindful of the victims and their families. The ethos of this should be part of mainstream secondary educ…"

A must listen

"The five stars is instructive to me, of an excellent and thoroughly thought provoking podcast."

Thank you Thank you Thank you

"Amazing and informative. Listening to you is making me better able to articulate and call out what is just not acceptable. I wish you were around during my 25 year marriage where I was broken down da…"

Beautifully explained content

"Only recently found this podcast, I’ve been interested in human behaviour/psychology for many years. It is so well explained and researched by Laura. Cannot recommend this podcast highly enough, yo…"

Wow!

"Cannot unsee coercive control behaviour. It is everywhere... learning so much, teaching others, thank you."

Gabby Petito case

"Outstanding analysis. Thank you Laura. The breakdown of the police call out is fabulously detailed and hits every nail on the head. I want to listen carefully to the refrain “trust your gut”. The pol…"

Excellent!

"I only recently came across your podcast and greatly appreciate the clarity around understanding what coercive control is, what is behind it and being utterly unapologetic about this. As a now retire…"

Amazing

"Thank you for the amazing work you do and advocating for women & girls. Your insights on cases has been truly insightful. Keep it up"

One of the few experts who actually understands the ‘why’ of crime.

"Where do I start? If you want to truly understand criminal behaviour, the risk factors and coercive control then please start and stop here! Laura is an expert in her field and has real respect f…"

Lessons

"Laura and her knowledge is amazing… I’ve learned so much about my own experiences as a much younger woman..sure wish I’d known this information back when it really mattered to my life and experiences…"

Great expert analysis Laura on Nicola Bulley`s case on crime analyst youtube

"Huge thank you Laura for analyzing and deconstructing the Nicola Bulley case (especially your analysis of the College of Policing Review) on the crime analyst youtube channel. The Nicola Bulley case …"

Laura is a shero

"All of Laura’s pod casts are excellent. But what I mostly love is that she is fearless and is supporting women all around the world. She fearlessly takes on patriarchy’s entrenched conditioned bias …"

Absolutely inspiring and monumental

"Laura you are a godsend - genuinely a rare gem who does her work not only with such profound dedication, but with unbiased accuracy that simply makes her work so important and genuine. You are not sc…"

Incredible impact

"Laura’s passion, empathy, insights and expertise are second to none. Her work is extremely important; she is giving a voice and hope to those of us who have or are still experiencing domestic abuse a…"

Essential listening

"Excellent podcast clearly analysing situations within a framework of coercive control/abuse on both individual and societal levels."

Professional Insights

"Laura’s experiences and relationships that she has establish in her professional circles reveal insightful opinions. Her empathic nature for the victims is heartfelt and genuine. She provides guida…"