Crime Analyst

By Laura Richards

What's Crime Analyst about?

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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Crime Analyst episodes:

04.22.2024
Ep 183: Update: Zoe Dronfield’s Case and the Register – What Will It Take To Protect Women? Part 4.
Less than two weeks away from Jason Smith, the man who tried to kill Zoe Dronfield, being released from prison on May 2nd 2024, Laura and Zoe discuss the new reality she and her family are faced with and what’s...
04.16.2024
Ep 182: Final Thoughts & Analysis: The Coroner’s Findings and Marion Barter, Part 15
Laura shares her final reflections and analysis of the Coroner’s Findings about the disappearance of Marion Barter which includes a number of questions and a call to action. You won’t want to miss this. Follow and listen to Crime Analyst wherever...
04.09.2024
Ep 181: Analyzing The Coroner’s Findings with Sally Leydon & Joni Condos, Part 14
Laura continues her interview with Marion Barter’s daughter, Sally, and super sleuther and researcher Joni about Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan’s findings, which were handed down on February 29 2024. Sally shares why she is underwhelmed by the recommendation for the case to...
04.02.2024
Ep 180: Analyzing The Coroner’s Findings with Sally Leydon & Joni Condos, Part 13
Laura interviews Sally Leydon, Marion Barter’s daughter, and super sleuther and researcher Joni Condos about Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan’s findings, which were handed down on February 29 2024. More than 15, 000 people tuned in to hear what the Coroner believes...
03.26.2024
Ep 179: Operation Orb: Profiling A Violent and Sadistic Serial Rapist with Sam Robins, Part 2
Laura continues her interview with Crime Analyst and Intelligence Manager, Sam Robins, and discusses the police strategy which led to a woman’s important phone call and Antoni Imiela’s arrest. Join Laura and Sam as they discuss other offences committed by Imiela,...
03.19.2024
Ep 178: Operation Orb: Profiling A Violent and Sadistic Serial Rapist with Sam Robins, Part 1
Join Laura as she interviews Sam Robins, Crime Analyst and Intelligence Manager, and takes you behind the scenes of the biggest UK manhunt since the search for Peter Sutcliffe, codenamed Operation Orb. The first attack known to police was the rape...
03.12.2024
Ep 177: Profiling A Serial Rapist - Operation Monarch with Sam Robins, Part 2
Laura and Sam Robins, Crime Analyst and Intelligence Manager, take you behind the scenes of a successful high profile, multi-force serial rape investigation code named Operation Monarch. Join Laura and Sam and hear the conclusion of this excellent example of how...
03.05.2024
Ep 176: Profiling A Serial Rapist - Operation Monarch with Sam Robins, Part 1
Laura and Sam Robins, Crime Analyst and Intelligence Manager, take you behind the scenes of a successful high profile, multi-force serial rape investigation code named Operation Monarch. Laura and Sam discuss the highly pressured joint Metropolitan Police, Essex Police and Sussex...
02.27.2024
Ep 175: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy and Deaths of Mary and Edmund Garstin with Sam Robins, Part 5
Laura continues her interview with Crime Analyst and Intelligence Manager Sam Robins about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy and the suspicious death of Dr John Dancy’s second wife, Mary Garstin and her father, Edmund Lewis Longmire Garstin. Edmund Garstin moved...
02.20.2024
Ep 174: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Sam Robins, Part 4
Laura interviews Crime Analyst and Intelligence Manager Sam Robins about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy and the suspicious death of Dr John Dancy’s second wife, Mary Garstin/ Dancy, who was pregnant at the time. Laura and Sam discuss Mary Garstin’s...
02.13.2024
Ep 173: UPDATE: Serial Killer Identified in the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 3
Laura is re-joined by Bill Thomas, brother of murder victim Cathy Thomas and Kristin Dilley, podcaster, advocate and teacher to discuss the latest developments in the case. Join Laura, Bill and Kristin as they discuss other potentially linked offences, key information...
02.06.2024
Ep 172: UPDATE: Serial Killer Identified in the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 2
Laura is re-joined by Bill Thomas, brother of murder victim Cathy Thomas and Kristin Dilley, podcaster, advocate and teacher to discuss the latest developments in the case. Join Laura, Bill and Kristin as they discuss other potentially linked offences and a...
01.30.2024
Ep 171: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 3
Laura continues her interview with retired Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton from New Scotland Yard about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy. Laura and Jackie share and discuss the facts, evidence, and red flags they identified when analyzing the case...
01.27.2024
Ep 170: Stalkers Register With Isla Traquair
Laura interviews presenter, crime journalist and podcaster Isla Traquair about her horrific experience of stalking. Laura advised Isla throughout the situation and the stalker was convicted in 2022. But that’s not the end of the story - it never is...
01.23.2024
Ep 169: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 2
Laura continues her interview with retired Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton from New Scotland Yard about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy. Laura and Jackie share and discuss the facts, evidence, and red flags they saw when analyzing the case...
01.18.2024
Ep 168: UPDATE: Serial Killer Identified in the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 1
New DNA evidence has linked Alan Wade Wilmer Snr to the 1987 murders of 20-year-old David Knobling and 14-year-old Robin Edwards as well as the rape, strangulation and murder of 29-year-old, Teresa Howell. Alan Wade Wilmer Snr is also linked...
01.16.2024
Ep 167: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 1
Laura interviews retired Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton from New Scotland Yard about the murder of Dr Naomi Dancy. Dr Naomi Dancy was murdered on 23rd November 1937 as she slept in her Richmond home. Her murder was the subject of...
01.09.2024
Ep 166: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 12
In this final episode, Laura concludes the circumstantial evidence. You won’t want to miss this. If you know anything email [email protected] or go to: https://www.facebook.com/MissingMarionBarter https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSTheLadyVanishes/ Contact Tom Ruedell : [email protected] #MarionBarter #JusticeForMarion #TheMissingMatter #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8V05XLP9Hk Thanks to Nicholas Gaspirini (Myuu) for use of Keep...
01.02.2024
Ep 165: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 11
In this episode, Laura details the mounting circumstantial evidence. If you know anything email [email protected] or go to: https://www.facebook.com/MissingMarionBarter https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSTheLadyVanishes/ #MarionBarter #JusticeForMarion #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8V05XLP9Hk Thanks to Nicholas Gaspirini (Myuu) for use of Keep Going: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgeJDSUchWY Sources The Lady Vanishes podcast: The Lady Vanishes on Apple Podcasts The...
12.26.2023
Ep 164: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 10
Laura and Joni deep dive the timeline, lies, and behaviour of Ric Blum including his strategy of image management, how he attempts to discredit his wife, Diane, and the women he has abused. Laura also underlines his excessive and bizarre attempts to put distance between himself and Marion....
12.23.2023
Ep 163: A Special Christmas Message
Laura shares a special holiday message which includes her year in review and recommendations, shouting out some incredible women and men, podcasts, and books! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays you lovely lot. #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays Thanks to...
12.19.2023
Ep 162: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 9
Laura continues her deep dive with Joni Condos, further exploring the complicated web of Ric Blum. Join Laura and Joni as they seek to unravel Ric Blum's prolific offending behaviour and seek to answer the question whether he is also a murderer. If you know anything email...
12.12.2023
Ep 161: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 8
Laura continues her interview with Joni Condos picking up on their discussion of Ric Blum, exploring his interesting publicly documented history of criminal convictions including false documentation, theft, fraud and forgery plus details of some of the convictions and sentences...
12.05.2023
Ep 160: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 7
Laura and Joni continue to discuss and deconstruct the accounts of Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois, Andree Flamme and ‘Charlotte.’ Three women who have never met describe similar patterns of behaviour of Mr Ric Blum. They independently reported him to authorities in 2006, 2010 and...
11.28.2023
Ep 159: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 6
Laura and Joni continue to discuss and deconstruct the accounts of Janet Oldenburg and Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois. Laura discusses the ultimate power and control move by a coercive controller, evidenced in several of the cases. Join Laura and Joni as they...
11.21.2023
Ep 158: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 5
Laura and Joni discuss and deconstruct the accounts of the other women who came forward and shared that they were victimised by Mr Ric Blum. This includes Monique Cornelius, Ginette Gaffney-Bowan and Janet Oldenburg. Laura applies a coercive control framework to...
11.14.2023
Ep 157: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 4
Laura interviews super sleuther and social worker Joni Condos. Joni has been working on this investigation for four years, chasing down leads and unearthing significant information in the case. There are some critical questions regarding the timeline Laura wants to...
11.07.2023
Ep 156: ‘I Was Almost Murdered By My Ex’ with Colette Martin, Part 2
In part 2 of this powerful interview with survivor Colette, Laura questions some of the unbelievable things that happened in the aftermath of the attack and the disturbing history of the man who tried to kill her. Listener discretion is...
10.31.2023
Ep 155: ‘I Was Almost Murdered By My Ex’ with Colette Martin, Part 1
Colette was 27 years old when she was attacked in 1997 by her ex. Months before Colette had ended the relationship, but he showed up at her home, slit her throat and stabbed her 37 times. In this episode Colette Martin...
10.24.2023
Ep 154: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Sally Leydon, Part 3
Laura continues her interview with Sally Leydon, Marion Barter’s daughter. Laura and Sally discuss what happened in Luxembourg when Sally tracked down the mysterious M F Remakel and how it led to the discovery of Ric Blum. Listen as Laura and Sally...
10.17.2023
Ep 153: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Sally Leydon, Part 2
Laura continues her interview with Sally Leydon, Marion Barter’s daughter. Laura and Sally discuss why Marion may have secretly changed her name to Florabella Natalia Marion Remakel before she left for the UK, along with a key piece of evidence discovered...
10.10.2023
Ep 152: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Sally Leydon, Part 1
Join Laura and Marion Barter’s warrior of a daughter, Sally Leydon, as they delve deep into the known facts of the case to uncover what happened to Marion Barter. Mother of two, Marion had been a popular primary school teacher...
10.03.2023
Ep 151: The Menendez Murders: Analysing the Habeas Petition with Maggie Freleng, Part 6
Join Laura and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Maggie Freleng in this episode as they delve deep into the Menendez Brothers case. Content warning: Listener discretion is advised. Episode Highlights: Pam Bozanich Speaks Out: Listen to the Deputy District Attorney who prosecuted the Menendez...
09.26.2023
Ep 150: The Menendez Murders: Analysing the Habeas Petition with Maggie Freleng, Part 5
Laura interviews Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and producer Maggie Freleng. Maggie has spent her career focusing on wrongful convictions, the criminal legal system, and social issues. She is host and producer of “Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng”, “Murder in Alliance”,...
09.19.2023
Ep 149: Analysing the Menendez Murders with Professor Ann Burgess, Part 4
Laura continues her fascinating interview with living legend Professor Ann Burgess who assessed Erik Menendez and was one of the expert witnesses called by the defense in the first trial in 1993. Laura and Ann dissect the timeline leading up to...
09.12.2023
Ep 148: Profiling the Menendez Murders with Professor Ann Burgess, Part 3
Laura interviews living legend Professor Ann Burgess who assessed Erik Menendez and was one of the expert witnesses called by the defense in the 1993 trial. Laura asks Ann about her pioneering work, how she became involved in the Menendez...
09.04.2023
Ep 147: Analysing the Menendez Murders with Hazel Thornton, Part 2
Laura continues her fascinating interview with Hazel Thornton who was juror #9 at the first seven-month trial in 1993. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode you will hear more detail about the horrific, insidious, cruel, and torturous abuse Lyle...
08.29.2023
Ep 146: Analysing the Menendez Murders with Hazel Thornton, Part 1
Laura starts a new series unravelling the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez and speaks with Hazel Thornton, who was one of the jurors at the first seven-month trial in 1993. Jose and Kitty were shot dead on August 20, 1989,...
08.22.2023
Ep 145: The Murdaugh Murders: Final Facts and Thoughts, Part 17
Laura shares final key events in the timeline including further federal and state financial charges against Murdaugh and the murder trial whereby Murdaugh admitted under oath that he stole from his clients and firm PMPED. However, after Murdaugh was convicted...
08.15.2023
Ep 144: The Murdaugh Murders: The Macro Timeline continued Part 16
Laura continues to highlight and analyse key events in the macro timeline including Murdaugh’s public statement which he released via his lawyer, Dick Harpootlian, on September 6th stating that that he was stepping down from PMPED and was entering rehab...
08.08.2023
Ep 143: The Murdaugh Murders: Cross Over with Mandy Matney, Part 15
Laura interviews award winning journalist Mandy Matney who is the creator and host of the Murdaugh Murder podcast, now named True Sunlight, Exposing Crime and Corruption, and co-host of Cup of Justice. Mandy has been investigating and breaking news on...
08.01.2023
Ep 142: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Macro Timeline of Events, Part 14
Laura continues to unravel the timeline including Murdaugh’s significant debt and borrowing, his horrific abuse of power and trust of vulnerable clients and so-called drug addiction. Pamela Pinckney, her son Hakeem Pinckney along with Alania Plyler Spohn and Hannah Plyler turned...
07.25.2023
Ep 141: Profiling Dennis Rader and Rex Heuermann with Kerri Rawson
Laura interviews Kerri Rawson, survivor, advocate, New York Times bestselling author and daughter of serial killer Dennis Rader, who gave himself a horrific moniker due to how he bound, tortured, and killed his victims. On Friday 14th July, 59-year-old husband and...
07.18.2023
Ep 140: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Macro Timeline of Events, Part 13
Laura continues to unravel the timeline and shares that, in addition to the boat crash case and PMPED’s COO and CFO Jeanne Seckinger’s confrontation with Murdaugh about the missing $792k missing legal fees on June 7th, there was another very...
07.11.2023
Ep 139: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Macro Timeline of Events, Part 12
In this episode Laura starts her deep dive into the Murdaugh family's timeline. In the family’s orbit, there are at least five dead bodies in six years, including Stephen Smith, Gloria Satterfield, Mallory Beach, and Maggie and Paul. However, Laura...
07.04.2023
Ep 138: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Timeline of Events cont. Part 11
Laura details and shares her thoughts and analysis on the micro timeline, including Murdaugh’s explanation for his sudden burst of activity - of his 283 steps in 4 minutes whilst making many phone calls. Laura discusses the curious missing calls from Murdaugh’s...
06.27.2023
Ep 137: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Timeline of Events cont. Part 10
Laura continues to detail the micro timeline and shares her thoughts about Alex Murdaugh’s phone being dark for an hour and then the phone springing back to life, capturing concentrated steps of activity in a four-minute window by Murdaugh, just...
06.20.2023
Ep 136: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Timeline of Events, Part 9
In this episode Laura gets into the granular detail of the micro timeline of events based on the cell phones, GPS, car data and phone records which tell their own story of the movements of the Murdaugh family on the...
06.13.2023
Ep 135: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing Alex Murdaugh’s August 11 Interview/ Interrogation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Part 8
Laura continues to analyse Alex Murdaugh’s third interview/ interrogation with SLED’s Special Agent David Owen and Senior Special Agent Jeff Croft on August 11, 2021 at Walterboro. Murdaugh’s good friend and lawyer Cory Fleming was by his side. Laura highlights Murdaugh’s...
06.06.2023
Ep 134: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing Alex Murdaugh’s August 11 Interview/Interrogation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Part 7
Laura analyses Alex Murdaugh’s third interview/interrogation with SLED’s Special Agent David Owen and Senior Special Agent Jeff Croft on August 11, 2021. Murdaugh’s good friend and lawyer Cory Fleming was by his side. Laura details several challenges that SLED agents put...

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Crime Analyst episodes:

Ep 183: Update: Zoe Dronfield’s Case and the Register – What Will It Take To Protect Women? Part 4.

Ep 182: Final Thoughts & Analysis: The Coroner’s Findings and Marion Barter, Part 15

Ep 181: Analyzing The Coroner’s Findings with Sally Leydon & Joni Condos, Part 14

Ep 180: Analyzing The Coroner’s Findings with Sally Leydon & Joni Condos, Part 13

Ep 179: Operation Orb: Profiling A Violent and Sadistic Serial Rapist with Sam Robins, Part 2

Ep 178: Operation Orb: Profiling A Violent and Sadistic Serial Rapist with Sam Robins, Part 1

Ep 177: Profiling A Serial Rapist - Operation Monarch with Sam Robins, Part 2

Ep 176: Profiling A Serial Rapist - Operation Monarch with Sam Robins, Part 1

Ep 175: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy and Deaths of Mary and Edmund Garstin with Sam Robins, Part 5

Ep 174: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Sam Robins, Part 4

Ep 173: UPDATE: Serial Killer Identified in the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 3

Ep 172: UPDATE: Serial Killer Identified in the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 2

Ep 171: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 3

Ep 170: Stalkers Register With Isla Traquair

Ep 169: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 2

Ep 168: UPDATE: Serial Killer Identified in the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 1

Ep 167: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Jackie Malton, Part 1

Ep 166: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 12

Ep 165: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 11

Ep 164: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 10

Ep 163: A Special Christmas Message

Ep 162: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 9

Ep 161: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 8

Ep 160: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 7

Ep 159: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 6

Ep 158: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 5

Ep 157: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Joni Condos, Part 4

Ep 156: ‘I Was Almost Murdered By My Ex’ with Colette Martin, Part 2

Ep 155: ‘I Was Almost Murdered By My Ex’ with Colette Martin, Part 1

Ep 154: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Sally Leydon, Part 3

Ep 153: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Sally Leydon, Part 2

Ep 152: The Disappearance of Marion Barter with Sally Leydon, Part 1

Ep 151: The Menendez Murders: Analysing the Habeas Petition with Maggie Freleng, Part 6

Ep 150: The Menendez Murders: Analysing the Habeas Petition with Maggie Freleng, Part 5

Ep 149: Analysing the Menendez Murders with Professor Ann Burgess, Part 4

Ep 148: Profiling the Menendez Murders with Professor Ann Burgess, Part 3

Ep 147: Analysing the Menendez Murders with Hazel Thornton, Part 2

Ep 146: Analysing the Menendez Murders with Hazel Thornton, Part 1

Ep 145: The Murdaugh Murders: Final Facts and Thoughts, Part 17

Ep 144: The Murdaugh Murders: The Macro Timeline continued Part 16

Ep 143: The Murdaugh Murders: Cross Over with Mandy Matney, Part 15

Ep 142: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Macro Timeline of Events, Part 14

Ep 141: Profiling Dennis Rader and Rex Heuermann with Kerri Rawson

Ep 140: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Macro Timeline of Events, Part 13

Ep 139: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Macro Timeline of Events, Part 12

Ep 138: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Timeline of Events cont. Part 11

Ep 137: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Timeline of Events cont. Part 10

Ep 136: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing the Timeline of Events, Part 9

Ep 135: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing Alex Murdaugh’s August 11 Interview/ Interrogation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Part 8

Ep 134: The Murdaugh Murders: Analysing Alex Murdaugh’s August 11 Interview/Interrogation with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Part 7