We continue our analysis of the Lauren Smith-Fields case. Laura talks about the need for online dating sites to step up their responsibility for flagging possible predators. Jim talks about the dangers of fentanyl and his doubts about the likelihood that Lauren was using it recreationally. Lisa is just beside herself with all the "wtf"s in this case.
We begin our coverage of the Lauren Smith-Fields case with Laura and Jim analyzing victimology. Laura is deeply troubled at how the family was notified of Lauren’s death and how they were treated.Jim is outraged that the last person to see Lauren alive was not properly questioned by police. Lisa has a lot of questions about how law enforcement should have handled a potential crime scene.
In April 2006, Marc and Debra R. were planning a summer vacation from their home in Alberta Canada to Ontario. The year before had been tiresome dealing with their preteen daughter J.R.'s rebellious behavior. They hoped a getaway might help reconnect them. But their daughter wasn’t as keen about the trip as they were. In fact, she had something more sinister planned.
In the best selling book "Under The Banner of Heaven" investigative journalist Jon Krakaur dug deep into Brenda and Erica's case, and provided the extraordinary historical context that (he believes) led the killers to target an innocent young mother and her child. Now, Academy Award winning screenwriter, Dustin Lance Black has adapted the story for a Hulu series starring Daisy Edgar Jones as Brenda and Andrew Garfield as the detective who is sworn to bring her killers to justice. Join us as we a...
Jim and Laura continue their analysis of Wondery’s six part series ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein.’ We deep dive prolific serial perpetrator and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, deconstruct the enablers, the defenders, that so-called ‘sweetheart deal’ and the grooming pipeline.You won’t want to miss this.
In 2012, David Kroupa was working as a mechanic and enjoying life as a bachelor when his life was suddenly turned upside down after a few visits to a dating website. David had no idea he’d become the deadly obsession of a woman with predatory focus unwilling to let anything stand in her way.
Jim and Laura continue their analysis on this shocking, many layered case. We follow the framework of the Topic docu-series “The Missing Children” of Tuam, Ireland. More is revealed about exactly where some of these vulnerable children ended up after being ripped from their destitute mothers. Someone once said “follow the money” and in this case, it is incredibly revealing who profited from the plight of young mothers and their children. This is a human rights violation. Will anyone ever be brou...
We are dropping this episode as a direct response to the media coverage of the singer Robert Kelly's abuse of young girls and women. Find out why the Criminal's team are fired up and the team throw down a call to action for our listeners.
Laura Richards and Jim Clemente forensically deconstruct the Wondery six part podcast ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein.’We deep dive Episode #1 of ‘The Mysterious Mr Epstein’ and this truly disturbing and troubling case, taking our listeners right back to the start, where it all began. If you think you know this case, think again.
It is the stuff that gothic horror movies are made of, but instead of fiction, the story of the missing children of Tuam, Ireland, is tragically real. Using the framework of the stunning documentary streaming now on the Topic platform, “The Missing Children”, Laura, Jim and Lisa analyze this case that involves multiple layers of treachery, abuse and as Laura says “evil”.
Jim and award-winning actor and writer Martin Moran conclude their discussion into “Baby Reindeer”Martin Moran wrote the OBIE Award winning “The Tricky Part” and “All The Rage” and starred in the Broadway musical “Titanic.”
at 1:20 am in the morning, Terre Haute Indiana emergency dispatchers began receiving a series of frantic calls. Kelly Ann Arney Ecker had in total made 4 attempts to alert authorities to the immediate danger she found herself in. But by the time police arrived at her home....it was too late.
Laura, Jim and Lisa interview Rosie Batty, who became an advocate and campaigner in the wake of her 11 year old son Luke's brutal murder by his father on a cricket pitch on February 12 2014 in Australia.Rosie had suffered years of family violence, and had had intervention and custody orders in place in an effort to protect herself and her son.
Jim delves further into “Baby Reindeer” With his good friend, Martin Moran, award-winning Writer, Actor and Advocate. Join them for this enlightening conversation…Martin Moran wrote the OBIE Award winning “The Tricky Part” and “All The Rage” and starred in the Broadway musical “Titanic.”
It was fifty years ago, that Charles Manson assembled a group of young followers and set up a commune in Southern California. Mirroring the energy of the era, Manson an ex-convict became an aspiring musician who began preaching messages of peace and love. His charisma made it possible for him to attract young followers into his inner circle. But no one could have predicted that some of his peace-loving followers would turn into America’s most horrifying group of cold-blood killers.
Laura Richards, Jim Clemente and Lisa Zambetti discuss the Central Park Jogger case portrayed in Ava Duvernay's four part Netflix drama 'When They See Us'.
We continue our coverage of the Netflix docuseries "The Tinder Swindler" aka "The Snake" per Laura. Laura points out many of his behaviors are power and control tactics, which you will see if you look up Duluth Minnesota’s power and control wheel.
You may have heard of the so-called "Tinder Swindler" on Netflix but you haven't heard anything until you listen to Laura and Jim's analysis of this serial offender as they correct the narrative about Simon Leviev. Big shout out to the three women, Cecilie, Pernilla and Ayleen, who came forward to tell their stories about how he tore their lives apart.
Just after 5am on October 2nd, 2012, in Petoskey Michigan, 911 dispatchers received a call from a man by the name of Carl Kopenkoskey. Standing on a remote country side road beside his brother Lyle’s red pickup truck, Carl had made the call out of concern for his missing brother.
We continue our interview with David Robinson, who describes what it is like for him with the one year anniversary of his son Daniel's disappearance approaching on June 23rd. Jim and Laura discuss key lines of investigation. David also tells us about finding community with other families of loved ones who have gone missing. He is determined to make their voices heard through his "Day of Remembrance" in Phoenix,
October is Domestic Violence awareness month and Laura updates us on how the term “coercive control” is being used more frequently when describing domestic abuse in the media - but, it is not being correctly nor fully defined. Lisa shares her take away from reading Casey Hammer’s book “Surviving My Birthright” which contains more shocking disclosures about growing up in the wealthy and powerful Hammer family. Laura talks about “emotional dysregulation” and how victims like Casey and Gabby Petito...
Jim and Laura continue their behavioral analysis of the victimology and the crime scene and discuss the findings of the autopsy report with Lisa. The #RCP team loosely arc across the HBO documentary "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders of Robin Hood Hill" to structure some of their discussion. Caveat: please be advised that the content of this podcast is graphic and may be distressing to listeners.
On August 2nd, 1980, eighteen-year-old Candace “Candi” Rough Surface vanished while out for the evening in Mobridge, South Dakota. Nine months passed before the young mother was found.
Laura explains the differences between “macro-grooming” and “micro-grooming” and how she believes Hammer desensitized his intimate partners, slowly pushing their boundaries to get what he wanted. We also discuss the differences between fantasy and reality when it comes to healthy sexual behavior and the importance of consent.
Sophie Lionnet had dreamed of becoming a nanny and was excited when an opportunity presented itself working for a glamorous and upscale family living in England. However, the innocent young girl couldn’t see the ominous horror creeping just beneath the surface. In fact, no one could.
The truth of what really happened to Daniel Robinson is out there, but we need your help to find it. The twenty-four year old geologist was last seen on June 23, 2021, around 9am, driving away from his job site where he was taking water readings at a desert well outside of Buckeye, Arizona.
In 2015, Casey Hammer, the only grand-daugher of billionaire businessman Armand Hammer, self published a memoir called "Surviving My Birthright," where she shared shocking secrets of the violence, addiction and abuse growing up in the powerful Hammer family. Despite her compelling story, no-one paid Casey's disclosures much attention until years later when her nephew, actor and Hollywood Golden Boy, Armie Hammer, made headlines with his increasingly bizarre, violent text messages.
The begin to analyze the brutal murder case of Meredith Kercher and how the bizarre series of events engulfed Amanda Knox.
Trey Borzillieri and Barbara Schroeder about the genesis of the Netflix show "Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist."We go behind the scenes and ask the documentarians the tough questions that are still burning after the final twist lands at the end of the four part docuseries. We debate the answers that Trey and Barbara give and the evidence to support it including material which did not make it onto our screens.
It was a date Brittany Tavar had been preparing for, for over a year, July 7th, 2010. The day she planned to stand before a judge at the St. Augustine, Florida courthouse, to present evidence that would hopefully grant her request for a permanent restraining order against her nemesis. A neighbor and former friend.Brittany told friends she’d been building the case against her neighbor out of fear, fear for her safety.So when she never showed up at the courthouse that day, those who loved Brittany...
