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Fantastic as always!
Laura Richards is so great. I love listening to her. I lover her passion and her knowledge. I learn something everytime I listen. If I were younger I'd want to grow up to be her.
- Mindy'sToy
- Jan. 6, 2022
Awesome Podcast!
Love to listen to Laura Richards and learn, learn, learn. At times I get a numb to the violence of the world but Laura Richard explains and breaks things down to understand. There is a 3part episode with a 17 year old Georgia (apologies for forgetting last name) - but oh! I instantly loved this person - I think we are all better off having these people share their stories and I am very thankful.
- Dachshund friend
- Jan. 4, 2022
Excellent series
I feel as though I have lived something so similar . Laura, your ability to listen and educate is just wonderful. I was lucky as the San Antonio police and my attorney were awesome and my family helped me right when I filed for both a protective order and a divorce. I still was terribly abused after the separation through the divorce ….. but I’m out and free. I started over at 56 and didn’t look back. So much more happened and I’ll share when I can. Thank you for your podcast, your advocacy and for giving us voices.
- DukeMom55
- Jan. 2, 2022
So important!
Laura has taught me so much about coercive control, stalking, femicide, and intimate partner abuse. I recommend this podcast to everyone I meet, especially the episodes on Deconstructing Coercive Control and Preventing Murder in Slow Motion.
Thank you for your tireless (<—stupid word because it’s exhausting) work and congratulations on the new little man in your life.
- Michelle in WA State
- Dec. 28, 2021
Really in-depth! and Laura is an amazing role model
Thank you Laura for creating this very special podcast, there are not many that are in-depth at this level - one can tell that you have been working for the police for years. So thanks for showing us your way of approaching and going through cases step by step, professionally.
You‘re also a role model for me, as I‘m training to be a trauma therapist for victims of violence and abuse but will also do my Master‘s in Forensic Psychology to get the big picture & in order to understand the criminal behaviour of the perpetrators more.
Keep up the amazing work supershero!
Can’t wait for the cases to come
Happy holidays
- katharinajs
- Dec. 25, 2021
Triggering and so familiar
As a survivor of coercive control , physical , mental , financial and legal abuse …. I am consistently amazed at how similar our stories are. The Asia’s is real. Why we stay is real. How we get out safely is a miracle. Therapy helped be realize the enormity of what I survived. This podcast helped me feel more normal. Prayers to all of the survivors and for those who didn’t make it out. Thanks Laura Richards for your insightful and compassionate coverage. You make a difference.
- DukeMom55
- Dec. 24, 2021
Amazing
I have listened to thousands of hours of true crime podcasts. This one is by far the most educational. It has changed the way I think about victims, survivors, criminals and the role the media plays in covering crimes. She helps to challenge many of our current views. She is bright, well spoken and is extremely knowledgeable. Hearing the perspectives of the survivors is very beneficial. She shows how their lives are impacted - not just the gory details. Thank you for being so respectful and giving names to those who have been affected by the perpetrator. Thank you for showing us that true crime stories can be told in very interesting ways, while being respectful, instead of sensational. Thank you for not blaming the victims and survivors and instead placing the blame where it belongs - on the perpetrators.
- K to the OB
- Dec. 24, 2021
Best analysis out there of intimate partner violence
As a professional in this field (and a survivor) I can’t recommend this podcast enough. Laura Richards is whip smart, not at all able to be intimidated, and an absolute warrior for women. Thank you Laura! You inspire me to keep going back on tough days
- Coco in LA
- Dec. 22, 2021
Outstanding
Supremely educational and mandatory listening for anyone that wants to understand human behavior in relation to crime.
- taralinlaf
- Dec. 18, 2021
- SwissLisa
- Dec. 18, 2021
Almost perfect- needs trans inclusionary language though
Empathy and concern for victims takes the front seat with sharp intellect and analysis by its side. I loveeee this host, she makes me feel less alone. My one complaint is in an early episode a woman’s vagina was referred to as her womanhood and as someone with lots of trans people in my life, it kinda stung. Is my friend not a woman because she doesn’t have a vagina? Of course not. I think this podcast would be perfect with some trans inclusivity because as the host says, language matters.
- marxnchhill
- Dec. 11, 2021
Another incredible podcast. The information relating to the DPP report is staggering. Delighted you focused on the crime scene photos Bailey had developed, the tips of the shoes, whose were they? Photos taken in the dark before crime scene sealed off. Thank you for unravelling another layer of of this complicated and deeply tragic story. Thank you for your untiring work. Justice for Sophie. Countess.
- Countess Bouvier
- Nov. 26, 2021
Tip Top Pod!
Super interesting and insightful podcast from the brilliant Laura Richards. Her descriptions of the location make you feel like you’ve been there. Her knowledge and understanding of human behavior and criminal behavior is unsurpassed and makes this a gripping listen.
- Goonerfletch
- Nov. 21, 2021
Fantastic forensic analysis, putting the victims at the center of their own narrative—which often changes/challenges points of view at a critical time. The detail in these episodes is so detailed, I find myself going back to listen to episodes again and again, catching more and more detail as I do. It’s an enjoyable process that I probably would not enjoy if other podcasters did this. The empathy and action that Ms. Richards brings to every case and survivors in general is nothing short of a game changer. She has helped to go start to reclaim my own personal narrative and—although I don’t even know her—I am forever grateful for her and her work, whether or be podcasting or championing legislative change. Thank you Laura Richards!
- Jennifer
- Nov. 20, 2021
Thank you Laura Richards!
Fantastic forensic analysis, putting the victims at the center of their own narrative—which often changes/challenges points of view at a critical time. The detail in these episodes is so detailed, I find myself going back to listen to episodes again and again, catching more and more detail as I do. It’s an enjoyable process that I probably would not enjoy if other podcasters did this. The empathy and action that Ms. Richards brings to every case and survivors in general is nothing short of a game changer. She has helped to go start to reclaim my own personal narrative and—although I don’t even know her—I am forever grateful for her and her work, whether or be podcasting or championing legislative change. Thank you Laura Richards!
- postmistress
- Nov. 20, 2021
Excellent podcast!
This is the most intelligent, thorough & dignified true crime podcast out there. Always an insightful perspective from Laura Richards with deep-dive analyses, eloquently delivered (with an accent that is genuinely endearing to the typical American fan-girl 😊…) I appreciate that she reads all of the promos herself - it’s a welcome change to the usual sudden, loud, late-night assault to the earbuds.
- mizzotis
- Nov. 16, 2021
Terrific, timely, and top priority
If you want evidence-based information that provides insight into behavior, biased perception, and how certain attitudes are societally ingrained, you can ask for no better educator than Laura Richards. Teacher, student, and advocate, she provides information and understanding that allows the listener to truly see the world around them and understand it fully so that we can, bit by bit, change things to make them more equitable and better. Thank you for a wonderful show.
- Suzangi
- Nov. 15, 2021
Shero!
Laura Richards is my shero! She has a special place in my life, as I consume anything she is involved in. I admire her almost as much as my mother, and that is the highest compliment. This podcast is so well done and informative. Thank you Laura!
- Iaprs
- Nov. 14, 2021
- sinead p
- Nov. 10, 2021
I absolutely love how Laura has went about analysing the Sophie Tuscan du Plantier case. It's done in such a calm manner, giving Sophie and the case the respect it deserves. What I particularly like is how she delves into the profiling of the chief suspect as I think this is vital in understanding so many aspects of the case. Something I want to thank Laura for is her simple and straightforward explaination of domestic violence and coersive control. This, no doubt, will help so many women who might not be aware of the signs. Thank you Laura.
- Michelle77
- Nov. 6, 2021
Fantastic listen
Fascinating series so far. The interview with Richard McCann in Ep02 is brilliant. Reminds of The Five book by Hallie Rubenhold- Gives the victims a voice and face
- UnoriginalNameUk
- Nov. 6, 2021
Enlightening
Just when you thought you knew most everything concerning the Du Plantier case, Laura and guests shed much light. There is no sugar coating Mr. Bailey’s character, history of abuse and denial, and duplicity which they do a great job of highlighting in this podcast. Do I agree with Laura that this man had no achievements in life? That is simply not the case. He was a successful reporter and newspaper man. He dabbled in poetry and the arts. He continues to sell his homemade wares at market. He has law degrees. But he is a sick man and a very viable suspect. Just wish they could definitively nail Bailey and connect him to the crime scene and the victim herself. Why Sophie?? Not a whole lot of concrete evidence to connect them. But Bailey is a strange one with connections to the adjoining property owner and very well could have had a secret obsession. But nothing in his diaries or disclosed to friends about any interest or obsession with Sophie prior to the murder which I find not in keeping with his blabbering nature.
- Donna Tess
- Nov. 6, 2021
Knowledge is Power
Learning so much from Laura and guests! This is such important work and everyone should be listening!
- ka.rs
- Nov. 2, 2021
Brilliant True Crime Podcast!
Absolutely BRILLIANT podcast by experts that know so much. Laura breaking down facts along with Jim is a treasure cove of informational facts.
My favorite true crime podcast. 5 Stars!!! Thank you. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
- Tedsinbed
- Oct. 30, 2021
I would recommend The Crime Analyst to anyone who is interested in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case. Laura’s perspective is different from any other I have heard in the media so far. She brings considerable professional expertise to the table, as well centring the victim as a whole person.
Listeners familiar with previous media treatment of this case and the main suspect will be punching the air as they finally hear a broadcaster (with criminal justice expertise, to boot) refuse to trivialise serious domestic violence.
Highly recommended.
- Marithé
- Oct. 30, 2021
Advocate
Thank you for bringing some of the darkest realities of women to light. You are truly helping to start the change. Your work on coercive control should be taught in high school health classes
- Celticrco
- Oct. 8, 2021