It takes a lot to unsettle a seasoned forensic psychologist like Luke Broomhall but psychopathic axe-murderer Jose Omonte-Extrada was enough to raise his hackles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A date with a double axe-murderer

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They are the men and women tasked with getting inside the minds of Australia&rsquo;s most hardened criminals. Whether it&rsquo;s the forensic psychologists and psychiatrists who meet the crooks once they&rsquo;ve caught, or, the criminal profilers tasked with trying to predict what&rsquo;s driving an offender on the loose &ndash; this is high-stakes work.
If they stuff up, it&rsquo;s our safety that&rsquo;s placed at risk.
We&rsquo;ll hear what it&rsquo;s like to sit across from a serial killer or a violent sex offender and ask them what makes them tick, and why they do the things they do.
It&rsquo;s their evidence that helps courts understand often unthinkable actions and gives parole boards insight into if - or when - they may strike again.&nbsp;

True crime

Enjoy a sneak-peak into another series from the team behind Twisted Minds. In the podcast Mother's Guilt host Jane Hansen investigates the story of Kathleen Folbigg. She tries to find out who Kathleen really is, gives you insights into the history of her case, and then follows the inquiry into the new genetic discovery that proved her innocence. Listen to the full podcast ad-free on Crime X+ on Apple Podcasts today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing: Mother's Guilt

A blazing fire has decimated a backpackers hostel in the rural town of Childers, Queensland. Blackened bodies are strewn across the smoking premises. 15 young travellers have died and the race is on to find the perpetrator. As a criminal behaviourist, it’s your job to compile a psychological profile to help police catch the arsonist responsible  … hopefully before more people burn to death. The stakes were just as high when bombs went off across nightclubs in Bali and 88 Australians died. This was all in a day’s work for Steve Longford.

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Caught

Dr David Mutton is the former chief psychologist for the NSW police and began his career as a prison psychologist at the notorious Parramatta jail. It was his job to support police in their undercover work and keep them on the straight and narrow – not always an easy task. Dr Mutton was also the chief psychologist during the Thredbo landslide and the first male psychologist to work inside the notorious women’s prison, Mulawa.

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Undercover

Dr Jack White is a larger-than-life forensic psychologist who has spent thirty years working in a state renowned for its serial killers. He was involved in the Snowtown trial, meeting with one of the lead perpetrators Robert Wagner each morning before court throughout the 10-month legal process. 

To hear all of Twisted Minds first, ad-free, read Amelia's journalism, watch videos of the interviews and more. Go to twistedminds.com.au to see our range of subscription offers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A date with a double axe-murderer

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