If you are curious about the ‘who dunnit’ and the ‘why dunnit’ and how and why victims become footnotes in their own murders, Crime Analyst is for you. Hosted by world renowned and award-winning Criminal Behavioural Analyst Laura Richards.
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Laura Richards hosts Crime Analyst, a true crime show with 364 episodes published.
Ep #363 The 530-Day Trap: Coercive Control, Strangulation, and the Fight for Paris’s Law with Paris Shears, Part 2
Aug 17, 20261h 12m
Imagine waiting 530 days waiting for the trial of the man who groomed, controlled, strangled and assaulted you only to walk into court on day one and be told there would be no trial. Behind close
Ep 362: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Analysing the ‘Burn After Reading’ Letter,’ Part 22
Aug 13, 202643m
In this remastered episode, In this special episode, Laura discusses the May 24 2023, fascinating development in the lawsuit Nichole Schmidt and Joseph Petito filed against Roberta and Christophe
Ep #361 The 530-Day Trap: Coercive Control, Strangulation and the Fight for Paris’s Law with Paris Shears
Aug 10, 20261h 3m
Paris Shears never imagined that the man she fell in love with would groom, physically harm and control her. What began as a seemingly loving relationship became a pattern of coercive control, in
Ep 360: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 21
Aug 6, 202634m
In this remastered episode, In this special episode, which was originally released on what would have been Gabby’s 24th Birthday, Laura highlights the latest developments in Gabby’s case re
Ep #359 Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche - Murder or Manslaughter? with Linda Westcarr
Aug 3, 20261h 18m
In April 2024 25-year-old Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche was a social media marketer and mother from East London who was found dead in her car being having been strangled and
Ep 358: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 20
Jul 30, 20261h 22m
In this remastered episode, Laura highlights key events, witnesses and evidence in the timeline and sequence of events, revisiting Gabby and Brian’s Instagram and what friends have said about Gabby and Bri
Ep #357 The $176,500 Contempt Order & The Never Ending Murdaugh Saga with Mandy Matney Part 1
Jul 27, 20261h 14m
Investigative journalist Mandy Matney is best known for doggedly pursuing and unraveling Alex Murdaugh's financial crimes against his 100-year-old family law firm and its clients in the low country of Sout
Ep 356: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 19
Jul 24, 202651m
In this remastered episode, Laura concludes her analysis of the 99-page Moab City Police Investigative Review by detailing and breaking down Captain Ratcliffe’s conclusion and recommendations. Laura shares her
Ep #355 Inside the Landmark Cases of Sally Challen and John Worboys with Harriet Wistrich
Jul 20, 202656m
In this episode, Laura interviews pioneering human rights lawyer and CEO of the Centre for Women's Justice, Harriet Wistrich, whose groundbreaking work has helped transform the way the
Ep 354: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 18
Jul 16, 202643m
In this remastered episode, Laura continues to analyze the police report filed by Officer Pratt and Officer Robbins and the 99-page Moab City Police Investigative Review of the Police Stop was published on 12th Janu
Ep #353 Psychopathy and Coercive Control: Why British Airways Killer Robert Brown Remains High Risk with Hetti Barkworth-Nanton CBE, Part 8
Jul 13, 20261h 6m
Joanna Simpson was brutally killed by her estranged husband, British Airways pilot Robert Brown, just one week before their divorce was due to be finalised. Brown pre-dug a grave and hid her body
Ep 352: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 17
Jul 9, 202654mEp. 352
In this remastered episode, Laura shares new reflections and analysis about how and why Moab police got it so wrong. Laura outlines how and why the predominant aggressor law in Utah has been misundersto
Ep #351 Judge Rowland's Egregious Misjudgement: Jazmine’s Parents Demand Accountability. Hampshire Serial Gang Rape Case, Part 4
Jul 6, 20261h 14mEp. 351
In this exclusive interview Laura is joined by Jazmine’s parents following the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn the unduly lenient sentences handed to two teenage boys convicted of 10 counts of rape of two girls in
Ep 350: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 16
Jul 2, 202652m
In this remastered episode, Laura continues to analyze the police report filed by Officer Pratt and Officer Robbins and the 99-page Moab City Police Investigative Review of the Police Stop was published on 12th January 2
Ep #349 British Airways Killer Robert Brown’s Parole Board Hearing with Diana Parkes, Part 7
Jun 29, 20261h 0mEp. 349
Mother of two, Joanna Simpson, was brutally killed by her estranged husband, British Airways pilot Robert Brown, on 31 October 2010. Brown smuggled a claw hammer in to Joanna's home and bludgeoned her to death before bur
Ep 348: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 15
Jun 25, 202643m
In this remastered episode, Laura analyzes the police report filed by Officer Pratt and Officer Robbins and answers a number of burning questions including: whether it was known and recorded by police that the van belong
Ep #347: Analysing Judge Rowland's Sentencing Remarks in the Hampshire Gang Rape Case, Part 2
Jun 22, 20261h 12mEp. 347
Three teenage boys were convicted of 17 sexual offences, including 11 rapes of two separate girls, one at knifepoint. They were sent home with a £26 fine. This case should alarm everyone – and it is far from isolated. La
Ep 346: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 14
Jun 18, 20261h 10m
In this remastered episode, Laura continues to deconstruct Officer Pratt’s footage of the police stop of Gabby’s van with startling revelations including how Laura believes that the Utah law was not only misunderstood bu
Ep #345: Analysing Judge Rowland's Sentencing Remarks in the Hampshire Gang Rape Case, Part 1
Jun 15, 202656mEp. 345
Three teenage boys were convicted of 17 sexual offences including 11 rapes of two separate girls, one at knifepoint. Despite this, Judge Nicholas Rowland determined that none of the boys should go to prison as he did not
Ep 344: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 13
Jun 11, 202650mEp. 344
In this remastered episode, Laura reflects on information shared by Brian Entin, particularly regarding whether there was a planned and co-ordinated strategy after Gabby was killed as well as about Brian’s finances, whic
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Crime Analyst is hosted by Laura Richards. The show is categorised under true crime and has published 364 episodes.
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