Sergeant Jill Evans is a small-town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries. Girl meets boy. Boy meets girl. They kiss and fall in love. Roll credits. But that would be boring, wouldn’t it? Instead, this is a love story ...
Feb 06, 2023•7 min
We are honored to have two very special guests with us Sarah Ann Masse, and Rowena Chiu who both say they were victims of sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein. Sarah Ann and Rowena tell us their stories, and the aftermath of their assaults. They have each become fierce advocates for other survivors and are still trying to shed light on HW’s enablers responsible for allowing an environment of abuse to continue. You can watch Rowena’s story depicted in the brilliant Universal film “She Said” starrin...
Feb 01, 2023•36 min•Ep. 420
We wrap up our coverage of Laci and Conner Peterson’s case by discussing Laci’s autopsy report and dispelling many rumors and misinformation about what the medical examiner found. We also delve into other false narratives still swirling around this horrific double murder. Many of you have reached out thanking us for our detailed analysis and being a voice of reason in a sea of conspiracy whispers. Well, we thank YOU for following us, listening with a critical ear, and appreciating the expertise ...
Jan 25, 2023•49 min•Ep. 419
Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid. When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fights, mysteriou...
Jan 24, 2023•4 min
Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three boys ages 2, 4 and 6 and who was a successful real estate executive from Cohasset, Massachusetts, disappeared sometime after having dinner with her husband and a friend just this past New Year's Eve. She was reported missing by her employer, not her husband Brian Walshe, who claims he last saw her on New Year’s Day when she left for work that morning. Police were immediately suspicious of Brian’s story and we now know why. In today’s episode, we discuss ...
Jan 21, 2023•32 min•Ep. 418
The Real Crime Profile team continues to play “whack a mole” with all the conspiracy theories and false narratives that seek to put the blame of the brutal murder of Laci and Conner Peterson on anyone else except who really committed this crime and that person is Scott Peterson. Laura makes some interesting observations about other media interviews that Scott Peterson gave as well as his recorded phone calls to Amber Frey. We also discuss in detail Conner’s autopsy and testimony of the forensic ...
Jan 18, 2023•49 min•Ep. 417
Early in the morning hours of Sunday November 13th, Ethan Chapin, 20; and roommates Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 were brutally murdered in the Moscow Idaho home shared by the young women. Since that day, this case has been in the news nonstop as the speculations about the murderer, the why’s and how’s of the crime captured our national attention. It is very tempting to want to weigh in right away on a crime like this but Real Crime Profile has held back until no...
Jan 14, 2023•25 min•Ep. 416
Today we are joined by Retired FBI agent Bobby Chacon, who led the dive team searching for the rest of Laci Peterson’s remains in east San Francisco Bay, after her torso was discovered on the shore. Bobby recounts in deep detail what it was like on the ground during the search, his observations about the site and what he thinks happened to Laci and Conner. Bobby describes the autopsy photos he viewed himself of Laci and Conner taken both at the site where they were recovered, and also at the lab...
Jan 11, 2023•40 min•Ep. 415
For more than three and a half decades, the disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was a mystery – a riddle neither authorities nor her family members could solve. The residents of her cloistered Colorado hometown had scoured every inch of prairie. Jonelle’s face had been on milk cartons nationwide. Even the President of the United States had appealed to the public for help. Still, every lead had fizzled. Every person of interest had turned out to be a dead end. Then, in 2019, Jonelle’s r...
Jan 09, 2023•7 min
We finish our analysis of Diane Sawyer’s interview with Scott Peterson where she drills him with tough questions. Laura and Jim share what they see and hear in his answers. You can watch the interview for yourself on the link below. Watch then listen to our conversation. https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/april-24-2003-scott-peterson-speaks-49711850 #LaciPeterson #ConnerPeterson #DianeSawyer #AmberFrey #Interview #BodyLanguage #LinguisticTells #Lies #Entitlement #realcrimeprofile #ExpertAnalysis #R...
Jan 04, 2023•34 min•Ep. 414
Laura and Jim analyze what they see as well as hear in a very important interview that Scott Peterson gave January 27th 2003 to Diane Sawyer, just over a month after his pregnant wife Laci went missing. What are some clues in his answers and reactions to Sawyer's questions? You can watch the interview on the link below. Watch for yourself then listen to our breakdown. https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/april-24-2003-scott-peterson-speaks-49711850 #LaciPeterson #ConnerPeterson #DianeSawyer #AmberFre...
Dec 28, 2022•35 min•Ep. 413
Jim and Laura continue to behaviorally and forensically deconstruct the movements, actions, inactions, and lies of Scott Peterson after the disappearance of his pregnant wife Laci Peterson. Why did he decide to go fishing in that particular spot 90 miles away from his home instead of the many closer water bodies, better suited to his boat? What do his many phone calls with Amber Frey, whom he was having an affair with, tell us about his state of mind leading up to and beyond the day he claims La...
Dec 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 412
We continue our analysis of Scott Peterson’s behavior before and after Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve 2002. We discuss the book “For Laci” that Laci’s mother, Sharon Rocha wrote which gives a lot of insight about that time. Sharon specifically writes about Laci’s pregnancy and Scott’s disinterest bordering on avoidance of becoming a new father. Laura and Jim explain the risk factors that pregnant women face from their intimate partners. #LaciPeterson #ConnerPeterson #ForLaci #Sharon...
Dec 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 411
We continue tracking through what happened on December 24th, 2002, the day that Laci Peterson went missing. Jim and Laura take special note of Scott Peterson's behavior that day, his actions as well as his lack of action. Laura has a very interesting theory about the connection between Laci Peterson and other pregnant women who went missing and were found murdered in the San Francisco Bay area around this same time period. Join us. Subscribe, share and tell us what you think. #HerNameWasLaciPete...
Dec 07, 2022•50 min•Ep. 410
We continue our step-by-step analysis of Laci Peterson’s victimology, the timeline and Scott Peterson’s behavior leading up to the day of her disappearance on December 24th 2002. When there are competing narratives about what happened and why it happened, Jim and Laura connect the dots and flag what is most important. As a domestic abuse and coercive control expert, Laura highlights that pregnancy and separation are high risk factors for serious harm and femicide and Jim gives us his take on oth...
Nov 30, 2022•44 min•Ep. 409
When you say the name Laci Peterson many of us conjure up the sweet smiling face of a woman, who was eight months pregnant, glowing with excitement for the imminent birth of her son Conner. That image is juxtaposed with the terrible knowledge that before Laci could hold her baby in her arms, she was brutally murdered. Both Laci and Conner's bodies were found in the San Francisco Bay in April 2003. Laci's husband, Scott Peterson was convicted of her and Conner’s murder in 2004. But this case is i...
Nov 23, 2022•31 min•Ep. 408
We continue our discussion about the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15 year old girl who disappeared near her Vatican City home on June 22, 1983. We also discuss the disappearance of Mirella Gregori, another 15 year old girl who went missing about a month before Emanuela. Jim and Laura analyze the cases and explain what they think happened, questioning the lack of response from the Italian police as well as the Vatican. #EmanuelaOrlandi #MirellaGregori #VacticanGirl #Rome #Italy #VictimsMatter #Vat...
Nov 16, 2022•50 min•Ep. 407
On June 22 1983, 15 year old Emanuela Orlandi was abducted on her way home from a music lesson in the center of Rome, Italy. Emanuela lived with her parents, three sisters and brother in an apartment in Vatican City, where her father worked in an administrative position for the Pope. One of the few secular families to live on the Vatican grounds, her disappearance sparked international interest, leading her grieving family down a confusing torturous road to find the truth. On today’s Real Crime ...
Nov 09, 2022•34 min•Ep. 406
We continue our conversation with Kathryn Miles about her book “Trailed: One woman’s quest to solve the Shenandoah murders” about the murders of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams in Shenandoah National Park in May of 1996. We start by talking about the FBI’s response to the case and how they profiled the possible murderer. We discuss Darrell David Rice who was law enforcement’s prime suspect in the case, the lengths they went to find evidence connecting him and if Kathryn agrees based on her rese...
Nov 02, 2022•42 min•Ep. 405
In May 1996, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams were murdered at their campsite in the popular Shenandoah National Park in the middle of rural Virginia, not far from a busy tourist resort called Skyland. Many people, including park and resort staff, had seen the happy, friendly couple in the area and were alarmed when they were reported missing. As experienced outdoorswomen, Lollie and Julie knew how to take care of themselves and each other. When their bodies were discovered, despite evidence tha...
Oct 26, 2022•49 min•Ep. 404
We finish our coverage of the Discovery plus docs-series “House of Hammer” and re-focus on Armie Hammer’s aunt, Casey as well as on the terrible legacy of her grandfather, Armand Hammer. Jim and Laura explain why Casey Hammer would have remained so attached to her father Julian Hammer, despite his relentless abuse of her and her mother. Laura describes the conflicting nature of complex post traumatic stress. Lisa shows Jim and Laura a recent clip from Saturday Night Live which attempted to scath...
Oct 19, 2022•42 min•Ep. 403
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...
Oct 12, 2022•36 min•Ep. 402
We continue analyzing Courtney Vucekovich’s description of her relationship with actor Armie Hammer as documented in Discovery plus’ “House of Hammer”. 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. #houseofhammer #HerN...
Oct 05, 2022•27 min•Ep. 401
Welcome to the Hellmouth Weirdos! Your favorite Morbid hosts Ash and Alaina are branching out from true crime and heading to Sunnydale for the ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch podcast! Alaina is a Buffy superfan and Ash has never watched a single episode, so whether you’re Team Angel, Team Spike, or have no clue who those people are…they’ve got you covered! Join them each week as they slay their way through the series, episode by episode, re-watching, and watching for the very first tim...
Oct 03, 2022•5 min
We made it! 400 episodes. Hundreds of victims, and survivors whose cases have been forensically deconstructed, analyzed and honored. From the Robin Hood Hills of West Memphis to the outback of Western Australia, we have sought to cover every case all over the globe that we felt you needed to know about. Today is our turn to thank YOU. Thank you for coming along with us, for supporting us, for sharing your own personal stories. We are just getting started. Special thanks for Wondery for being our...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 400
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, Tiktok videos ...
Sep 21, 2022•30 min•Ep. 399
When Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus released their book "Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland", which recounted in excruciating detail their decade of captivity at the hands of pedophile serial rapist abuser Arial Castro, every news outlet clamored to be the first to interview them. BBC producer Sam McAlister, incredibly moved and haunted by their horrifying case, knew she wanted to give them a chance to tell their story on "Newsnight". So she did what she did best, after meticulous research s...
Sep 14, 2022•27 min•Ep. 398
What do Prince Andrew, James Comey, and Julian Assange have in common? Their exclusive interviews were brokered by BBC producer extraordinaire, Sam McAlister. In today's episode, Sam tells us the backstory behind securing the most explosive interview in "News Night" history, when she convinced Prince Andrew to sit down and discuss his connection with serial sex abuser and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. What happened next rocked the palace and the world. Join us as we crack open Sam's new memoir...
Sep 07, 2022•37 min•Ep. 397
We continue our analysis of Anthony Templet, the 17 year old boy who shot and killed his father, Burt - some would say in cold blood, others would argue it was manslaughter. Turning to focus on Theresa, his mother, whom Anthony was stolen from when he was five years old, Laura and Jim discuss the massive problems in the family court system. Lisa asks about law enforcment's deliberations between self defense and second degree murder charge in this case. #hisnameisAnthonyTemplet #ijustkilledmydad ...
Aug 31, 2022•40 min•Ep. 396
To the outside world, Burt Templet seemed a devoted husband and father — as well as a successful businessman and generous provider for his family. So when his 17 year old son Anthony shot him in the head, in their Baton Rouge, Louisiana home, the community was shocked. Many assumed that this was a murder in cold blood by a ruthless entitled teenager who lacked all emotion. But what if the opposite were actually true? What if Anthony was a long suffering victim, who finally defended himself from ...
Aug 25, 2022•36 min•Ep. 395
