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So informative, not sensationalistic!
I love Laura and I love her take, the female lens looking back at this horrible crime spree. I have learned so much and I have communicated many of your takeaways with my 16-year-old daughter as well. Keep them coming Laura -quite interested in what you’re putting out. Thank you!
- Peachydahl
- March 8, 2021
Expert Crime Analysis Through A Female Lens
Laura is an expert in her field. She shines a spotlight on victims and their families, by centering them in their own stories, is refreshing.
It is well past time to have crimes viewed through a female lens, reviewing and reframing the narrative. So often, women are at the receiving end of male violence and yet our input is neglected and our voices unheard.
I value that the names of perpetrators are reduced to initials and monikers given them by the media are redacted altogether. No need to sensationalize these criminals.
- alexxthegreat1
- March 7, 2021
Fantastic deep analysis from the victim’s perspective
I have become a huge fan of Laura Richards from
Real Crime Profile, and this solo venture of hers does not disappoint in the slightest. Her exact language and meticulous application of criminal analysis methods make listening to this podcast an extremely intense and harrowing experience but she does not shy from the reality of what male violence does to the women who are victimized and brutalized by it. While the realities she’s talking about are some of the worst crimes perpetrated against a human being, she does so with a deep understanding of the criminal behaviour and enormous empathy for the victims, plus how she places the crimes in the context of what was going on socially at the time makes for an extremely compelling and intensely involving podcast. Don’t miss out — if you’re a true crime enthusiast because like me you want to understand the extremities of human behaviour — Laura Richards will introduce you to thinking about these crimes and the continual violence of the patriarchy in an entirely different light. Excellent, amazing work!
- TashiMom
- March 5, 2021
Laura alone is great!
After years of TCP I found it often got too much off on chit chat and less of crime analysis. I have great hope that Laura alone will be focused and on point. The first episode is great. Thank you!
- poppy17
- March 4, 2021
There is no better microcosm to view misogyny through than this woeful police enquiry from Yorkshire and it is laid bare brilliantly and devastatingly here! All men should listen to see just what carnage crappy and lazy attitudes and assumptions about women can cause....
- Carol-Louise Owen
- March 4, 2021
Review
This podcast is outstanding. Laura’s analysis provides a fascinating insight into the PS case. Her interview with Julie Bindel is one of the best I’ve heard. Laura’s empathy and compassion for victims of crime and their families always comes across. I particularly like how Laura re-frames how the crime, the perpetrator and victims are discussed. It’s both confronting and thought provoking.
- sarah, Dublin
- March 2, 2021
Truly fascinating and engaging podcasts that cleverly unpick society's attitudes to victim blaming and the incredible police failings in the capture and arrest of PS.
Highly recommended listening, in particular to Laura's interview with Julie Bindel, which exposes the 'macho culture', police cognitive bias, society's attitudes to violence against women/girls and prostitution.
- dallox01
- Feb. 28, 2021
This!! We need more of this!!
Thank you, Laura! Your passion and insistence that the status quo is not acceptable, is not kind to victims and is NOT the solution! Thank you for helping to define our mission!
- Kjr25
- Feb. 28, 2021
Laura is voice for the victims!
I’ve been a long time listener of Laura and I’m so grateful for her dedication to give a voice to the victims and fighting misogyny in this world. Laura is the voice we need.
- KathrynMoore
- Feb. 28, 2021
Fierce advocate for victims
I’m a huge fan of Laura Richards, having first heard her on RCP. Her intelligence, passion for her work, unflinching honesty and, above all, empathy and advocacy for victims, especially women and girls, separates this podcast from all the rest. We get fascinating insight into criminal behavior from her many years of experience. I also think having the perspective of a woman in a field that is still largely male-dominated really does bring a different focus to certain areas of investigating and solving these hideous acts of violence against women. I don’t know how she finds the time, but we are all grateful for her hard work and dedication.
- NYbkb2002
- Feb. 28, 2021
Thank you, Laura
So many important issues that are very much contemporary societal problems are discussed by Laura and her guests. She is truly an advocate for women who are so often blamed and shamed for the acts of violence men perpetrate against them. Let’s keep talking about how this happens and how we can change it. Your work is helping to save women’s lives, and to validate the experiences of survivors. <3
- SusanCooks
- Feb. 27, 2021
Amazing advocate for the vulnerable
Laura’s perspective speaks to what is needed to protect the most vulnerable, hard to reach individuals that need it the most. The lack of training and understanding in police lead to inaccurate criminal profiles and victimology. Laura’s life work is to change that, and I feel fortunate Laura shares her knowledge on this and other podcasts.
- James99155
- Feb. 27, 2021
A MUST listen for BOTH men and women.
I’d have preferred to give this podcast 100 stars. It is not story time to tell the tale of this criminal. It is meant to drive home the point that male violence and women’s conditioning to fear men is real and has literally harmed ALL of us either directly or indirectly. I encourage all to listen with an open mind and the understanding that this isn’t an attack by man-haters. Men, I value you and I believe in you. I respectfully ask you to listen and gain a wider perspective to this reality. This podcast is an amazing start.
- Sparklee75
- Feb. 27, 2021
Smart and fearless
Laura should be our goals! She is intelligent and fighting for the well being of other women. We should be grateful for people like her spreading knowledge on this type of crime.
- JenAz12
- Feb. 27, 2021
Great Podcast
Laura is a wealth of knowledge and I truly love hearing her insight and perspective! I learn something from every episode. She fights the good fight!!!! Thank you Laura!
- Romanceaholic
- Feb. 27, 2021
PS
This interview had me in tears at times. I was living in the UK during the time that PS was killing women. I was too young and ignorant at the time to really make sense of the effect on women. Today when the two of you talked about rape not killing you, and the effect of sexual abuse, you confirmed my own feelings. I was sexually abused in my home, and some people expect me to wallow in the pain forever. I refuse to do that, but I am all to aware of how different my life would be now if it hadn’t happened. I’ve made so many life decisions based on the abuse (often without knowing why) and now I’m VERY aware of how different my life would be if the abuse hadn’t shaped my life.
- Tobmags
- Feb. 26, 2021
A true hero of women everywhere
Laura is an advocate that is needed today. Looking back at cases to see how things could have been handled differently in order to protect more people today is necessary. Thank you for all your hard work and speaking out for us all.
- CINJS
- Feb. 26, 2021
- MJTINK
- Feb. 26, 2021
Laura's work has saved my mom's life.
I have listened to every episode of Crime Analyst as it comes out and almost every episode of Laura's other show, Real Crime Profile. The insights that she has provided over the years have taught me SO much about the warning signs of Domestic Violence. I've followed up with reading several books and learning what I can about the topic, not knowing how important it would be in my life.
My mom recently ended a 2+ year relationship with an abusive man. In her words, "it wasn't long before he was going to get physically violent with me. I could see it coming." She told me how he threated to kill her and bury her in a mineshaft. I know this guy was totally serious. Part of what helped her make the decision to leave was information that I learned from Laura. I was able to teach her and my family members what the warning signs were and help her to safely leave. This information coupled with the book "Why Does He Do That" by Lundy Babcroft opened her eyes to exactly what was going on.
Laura, thank you for being such a staunch advocate for women and for providing so much teaching on what domestic abuse truly looks like. I honestly and fully believe that your dedication to teaching others about gendered violence played a large role in saving my mom's life.
Thank you for being so passionate and dedicated to your work. You are an amazing woman! ♥️
- Gabasauruss
- Feb. 26, 2021
As It Should Be
I’ve been following Laura Richard’s -the host- works since I’ve caught up on her work as I watched CBS’s work on the murder of JonBenet Ramsey and with her work in Real Crime Profile.
The narrative she chooses and the very fact that she puts victims first, how she tries to be their voices since they are silenced, are deeply important. The act of, I don’t know what else to say, making the perpetrator protagonist in this sort of stories is actually what is wrong with crime analyzing shows and else. It’s what they want, you know, giving them their 15 minutes of fame.
But Laura does the opposite and I believe that’s what all us must do. The victims have to be put first.
And when Laura talks about embedded misogyny, I feel heard. Because we’re living in a world of suppression, mostly. Sometimes it is so deeply buried that we don’t even realize. Anyone can be victimized regardless of their gender, I am not saying they cannot. I just believe if we do not change how we think, nothing is going to change for the better.
Laura, thank you for your work. Thank you for making silenced voices heard.
- Zeynep S.D.
- Feb. 25, 2021
Such a great gem we get to hear from!
The women of Earth are safer and better off because of Laura and the enormous amount she has done in her career as a behavioral analyst, specifically in the areas of domestic abuse, serial rape, murder of women and the common correlation between the three.
- AlannaFaye
- Feb. 25, 2021
A true feminist legend
This podcast is a must listen to anyone but especially if you have the slightest interest in true crime. It puts victims in the center and Laura Richards is just not afraid to call out misogyny and has actual ideas on how to address these issues in real life. Laura Richards is a legend in the making and this podcast is amazing!
- Almamor
- Feb. 24, 2021
The best
Best true crime podcast in the world. No sensationalism, all facts, all criminology and all in the name of saving women and children.
- SSlamen
- Feb. 24, 2021
Cream of the crop
This podcast goes way beyond the telling of a story. It makes victims and their families human. It speaks to effects of acute and chronic trauma. It’s a window into the thinking processes of law enforcement and behavioral analysts. I’d say there is no other podcast that gets this deep. It an education on so many levels. Thank you Laura for making this!!
- Simmar101
- Feb. 23, 2021