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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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  1. Ep 384 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims: The A1 Linked Attacks, Continued Part 5

    In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story. For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted t

  2. Ep 383 Sleeping with the Enemy: Profiling the Husband Who Drugged and Raped with Zoe Watts, Part 3

    Zoe Watts's husband had confessed to drugging and raping her throughout their marriage. When Zoe confided in her mother, she contacted the police. But that night, while the children slept upstairs, he broke into the family home. Zoe shares

  3. Ep 382 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims: The A1 Linked Attacks, Part 4

    In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story. For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted t

  4. Ep 381 Sleeping with the Enemy: Profiling the Husband Who Drugged and Raped Zoe Watts, Part 2

    Zoe Watts's husband confessed to drugging and raping her, tying her up and taking intimate photographs and videos without her consent. Yet even after he disclosed what he had done to medical professionals, Zoe still didn't understand that s

  5. Ep 380 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, The A1 Linked Offences, Part 3

    For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the st

  6. Ep 379 Sleeping with the Enemy: Profiling the Husband Who Drugged and Raped with Zoe Watts, Part 1

    Zoe Watts was shocked to discover the man she had been married to for 22-year was drugging and raping her. Laura interviews Zoe and asks her to take us back to the beginning of their relationship- when she was just 17 and he was 28. He was

  7. Ep 378 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, My Mum Wilma McCann, Part 2

    For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the st

  8. Ep 377 Mica Francis: Profiling the Crime Scene with Rich McHugh, Part 7

    Laura continues her interview with former NBC investigative producer and NewsNation investigative correspondent, Rich McHugh. Together Laura and Rich unravel coercive control and the lack of laws to protect women in South Carolina and the d

  9. Ep 376 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, Part 1

    For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura puts the women back at the centre of the story. Laur

  10. Ep 375 Mica Francis: Profiling John-Paul Miller with Rich McHugh, Part 6

    Mica Francis died trying to leave John Paul Miller. She documented what was happening to her, called the Police at least 14 times, retained an attorney and filed for divorce. Less than a day after Mica’s death, John-Paul Miller stood before

  11. Ep 374: Remastered: An American Murder: Gabby Petito with Nichole Schmidt and Tara Petito Part 25

    In this remastered episode to conclude the series, Laura, Nichole and Tara deconstruct Netflix’s American Murder: Gabby Petito, including new information former boyfriend Jackson shared, the last messages sent from Gabby’s phone and the ear

  12. Ep 373: The Law That Could Have Saved Mica Francis with Attorney Regina Ward Part 5

    Mica Francis did everything right: she documented what was happening, reported to police and repeatedly asked for help. But what happens when the behaviours creating fear, entrapment and risk are not adequately recognised by the law? In Lau

  13. Ep 372: Remastered: Mica Francis: Analyzing the Federal Charges Against John Paul Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell pt 3

    Mica Francis’ case is now receiving widespread attention following the Netflix documentary The Death of the Pastor’s Wife. Laura analysed Mica’s case as it unfolded, documenting the pattern of coercive control, stalking and post-separation

  14. Ep 371: Mica Francis: How to Manage a Coercive Controller with Attorney Regina Ward Part 1

    Mica Francis was taking steps to reclaim her life and freedom. Then, on April 27 2024, she was found dead at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina. Since Mica’s death, Laura has extensively analysed the pattern of coercive control, stal

  15. Ep 370: Remastered: Mica Francis (Miller) : Analysing the Digital Evidence and Mica’s List, Part 2

    Mica Francis’ case is now being widely talked about due to the Netflix documentary, The Death of The Pastors Wife. Laura analysed Mica’s case as it unfolded. In this episode Laura takes a more in-depth look at the available evidence of what

  16. Ep 369: How To Safely Leave a Coercive Controller with Grace Stuart, Part 2

    As the violence escalated, Grace finally called 911. She describes the police officer who recognised something Grace could not yet fully see herself. She reveals why and how he identified how dangerous the abuser was. Grace describes the su

  17. Ep 368: Remastered: Unraveling Mica Francis (Miller) Death and Coercive Control Cross Over with Mandy Matney, Part 1

    Mica Francis’ case is now being widely talked about due to the Netflix documentary, The Death of The Pastors Wife. Laura talked about Mica and all the red flags she saw in 2024. Mica died trying to leave John Paul Miller – a man who calls h

  18. Ep 367: What You Need to Know About Coercive Control with Grace Stuart, Part 1

    Why doesn't she just leave? It's a question survivors of domestic abuse hear again and again. But it places the focus in entirely the wrong place. Laura interviews Grace Stuart, survivor and host of Why She Stayed podcast, to examine how co

  19. Ep 366: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito with Nichole Schmidt Part 24

    In this remastered episode which drops on the five year anniversary of Gabby's murder, Laura continues to interview Nichole Schmidt, Gabby’s mum. Laura and Nichole discuss the significance of 24 days Gabby was missing for, why men need to l

  20. Ep 365: Breaking Down Economic Abuse with Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs, OBE, CF

    You can earn your own money, pay the bills and have access to the joint account - and still be economically abused. Economic abuse is about far more than stopping someone from accessing money. It can involve restriction, exploitation and sa

  21. Ep 364: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito with Nichole Schmidt Part 23

    In this remastered episode, which was recorded on the three-year anniversary of 22-year-old Gabby Petito’s murder, Laura interviews Nichole Schmidt, Gabby’s mother. Nichole shares what Gabby was like growing up as well as details about Bria

  22. Ep #363 The 530-Day Trap: Coercive Control, Strangulation, and the Fight for Paris’s Law with Paris Shears, Part 2

    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 closed doors a plea deal was negotiated dramatical

  23. Ep 362: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Analysing the ‘Burn After Reading’ Letter,’ Part 22

    In this remastered episode, Laura discusses the May 24 2023, fascinating development in the lawsuit Nichole Schmidt and Joseph Petito filed against Roberta and Christopher Laundrie, Judge Danielle Brewer ordered Roberta and Christopher Laun

  24. Ep #361 The 530-Day Trap: Coercive Control, Strangulation and the Fight for Paris’s Law with Paris Shears

    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, intimidation and violence that left her fearing

  25. Ep 360: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 21

    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 regarding the two ongoing lawsuits Gabby’s family hav

  26. Ep #359 Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche - Murder or Manslaughter? with Linda Westcarr

    In April 2024 25-year-old Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche was a social media marketer and mother from East London who was found murdered in her car. She had been strangled and stabbed. Days before her death, Kennedi told a friend she was “on a b

  27. Ep 358: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 20

    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 Brian’s relationship. Laura also break

  28. Ep #357 The $176,500 Contempt Order & The Never Ending Murdaugh Saga with Mandy Matney Part 1

    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 South Carolina. Mandy’s coverage of and

  29. Ep 356: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 19

    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 professional thoughts about wh

  30. Ep #355 Inside the Landmark Cases of Sally Challen and John Worboys with Harriet Wistrich

    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 justice system responds to male violence against women

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