Laura interviews Diana Parkes, Joanna’s mother and Hetti Nanton, Joanna’s best friend and chair of the national domestic violence charity, Refuge.

Joanna Simpson was brutally killed on October 31, 2010, by her ex-husband Robert Brown a British Airways pilot, one week before their divorce would be finalized at the High Court. Brown dropped the two children home. He took a claw hammer with him and bludgeoned Jo to death, hitting her at least 14 times.

At Brown’s trial, the court heard how he bundled the children into his car and wrapped Jo’s body in plastic sheeting he had brought with him along with a white overall suit. He placed her in the boot before driving to Windsor Park where he had already dug a grave and put down a makeshift coffin. 

After nearly 15 hours of deliberation, the jury cleared Brown of murder. He was convicted for manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and sentenced to 26 years, the maximum sentence allowed. He will be released after serving just 13 years in 2023.

Listen as we discuss the case, the events leading up to Jo being brutally killed, the details about how Jo was killed and what happened afterwards in terms of Brown’s post offence behaviour and the trial. We discuss the prosecution’s case and how the family were treated both inside and outside court. 

Laura also shares critical insight about the case and Brown’s mindset, which she has seen repeatedly amongst men who kill their former or current partners. This insight is essential if we are to prevent murders in slow motion like Jo’s and effectively prosecute men like Brown.

Trigger warning: This case is upsetting, and it may be triggering. Listener discretion is advised. Let us know your thoughts on social media or via the Crime Analyst website. 

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Clips 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014pfw

Sources

https://www.jsfoundation.org.uk/

https://refuge.org.uk/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-13522759

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/horrifying-story-family-living-fear-18670874

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/may/24/ba-pilot-jailed-killing-wife

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In part 2 of Laura’s interview with award winning investigative journalist Nicki Weisensee Egan, Laura and Nicki discuss Bruce Castor’s decision not to prosecute Bill Cosby in 2005 and the non-prosecution agreement, which none of the prosecutors or police knew about, nor was it written down or signed off by a Judge.

Laura and Nicki talk about Cosby’s release from prison on the afternoon of 30th June 2021, following the decision that was made public in the morning and how a journalist had tipped off Cosby’s spokesman one week earlier that he would be released. Laura and Nicki also discuss the civil suits against Cosby. Trigger warning: Listener discretion is advised. 

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Clips 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzAzjDXyYPo&t=2s

https://www.today.com/news/cosby-accusers-react-vacated-conviction-not-about-race-it-s-t224811

https://nypost.com/2022/06/30/video-shows-bill-cosby-moments-after-his-2021-prison-release/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q86XuMXsDnU

Sources

Nicole Weisensee Egan (2019). Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad. Seal Press: California.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chasing-cosby/id1493558501

https://www.nytimes.com/article/bill-cosby-judy-huth-civil-trial.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-cosby-sexaully-abused-teen-jury_n_62b24b6ae4b06594c1dca013

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/07/us/bill-cosby-quaaludes-sexual-assault-allegations

https://www.nicoleweisenseeegan.com/single-post/greta-van-susteren-on-the-record-1

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/60-women-accused-bill-cosby-his-conviction-had-been-considered-n1272864

https://www.nicoleweisenseeegan.com/

https://www.thewrap.com/bill-cosby-admits-to-obtaining-quaaludes-to-give-to-women-report/

https://www.thewrap.com/60-bill-cosby-accusers-complete-list-breakdown-guilty/

https://www.thewrap.com/bill-cosby-scandal-timeline-sexual-assault-criminal-conviction-jail/

https://www.thewrap.com/ex-nbc-employee-claims-he-wrangled-and-paid-women-for-bill-cosby/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/lifestyle/bill-cosby-women-accusers/

https://www.today.com/news/cosby-accusers-react-vacated-conviction-not-about-race-it-s-t224811

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Laura interviews award winning investigative journalist Nicki Weisensee Egan. For years Nicki was the one reporter who investigated Bill Cosby. Nicki documented her investigation in the book Chasing Cosby, which was the basis for her award winning podcast of the same name.

More than sixty women made allegations against Cosby across the years. In December 2015, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced it had filed an aggravated incident assault charge in Andrea Constand’s case. It took nearly three years and two trials to convict Cosby. He was sentenced to 3-10 years.

When Cosby was convicted in 2018, many considered the jury’s decision a landmark in the movement to hold alleged sexual predators accountable. However, in July 2021 Cosby’s conviction was vacated and he was discharged from prison. Laura and Nicki discuss how and why this happened and the latest in the case. You won’t want to miss this.

Trigger warning: Listener discretion is advised. This episode may be upsetting and/or triggering and it will be angry making. 

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Clips 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1xLRQjDs8A

Sources

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/60-women-accused-bill-cosby-his-conviction-had-been-considered-n1272864

https://www.nicoleweisenseeegan.com/

https://www.thewrap.com/60-bill-cosby-accusers-complete-list-breakdown-guilty/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/lifestyle/bill-cosby-women-accusers/

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Laura continues her conversation with Tonia Bales, John Meehan’s first wife of 10 years. In part 2, Tonia details the night her world was shattered forever, when she accessed John’s hard drive and read all his emails he had sent to other women - and men. John had feelings for another man, and whilst Tonia was desperately trying to fix her marriage, John was proactively pursuing him and others.

We also discuss how John manipulated many people who were taken in by his charm and how they enabled John’s behaviour. Tonia’s case highlights how important it is to challenge the notion that an abuser’s parental right is more important than a child’s right to safety. 

Tonia walks us back to her 23-year-old self and we unravel how Tonia was the perfect target for John, the red flags and what to look for to avoid a psychopath like Dirty John. You won’t want to miss this.

Trigger warning: Listener discretion is advised. This episode may be upsetting and/or triggering and it will be angry making. 

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Laura interviews Tonia Bales, John Meehan’s first wife of 10 years about her life with John. Tonia had two daughter’s, Emily and Abigail, with John. Having listened to the podcast ‘Dirty John’ and watched scripted Bravo show of the same name and the documentary ‘Dirty John the Dirty Truth’ Tonia realized there was so much she did not know – and she and Laura wanted to go back and re-investigate John. 

The re-investigation was documented in the eight-part investigative podcast, ‘The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror’ (available only on Audible) and in this two-part series, Laura and Tonia go behind the scenes of the re-investigation and candidly debrief some of the astonishing revelations including one bombshell that has changed Tonia and her daughter’s lives forever.

Laura and Tonia also discuss how John tried to further control her using the Family Justice System, a system that seemed to back up and enable John at every turn, despite criminal investigations into John’s behaviour and him going to prison. You won’t want to miss this.

Trigger warning: Listener discretion is advised. This episode may be upsetting and/or triggering and it will be angry making. 

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Clips

https://variety.com/2021/tv/podcasts/dirty-john-podcast-the-first-wife-1235022802/

Sources

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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 breaks down the 9-minute video footage that was released on October 19 2022 of Gabby and Brian’s trip to Whole Foods on August 27 2021 and explains why it is so significant. Laura highlights the lessons that must be learned from Gabby’s case and what needs to happen next. You won’t want to miss this.

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Clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4MzXIPCOR4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixu4OpYBpJQ

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gabby-petito-the-untold-story/#x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eozcPt4i9Bc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uElNO4EXx7Y

Sources

Beyond the Headlines: Gabby Petito Lifetime Documentary

https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/when-was-brian-laundrie-reported-missing/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY_M0Sa2j50

https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/laundries-file-to-limit-depositions-in-gabby-petito-lawsuit-protect-themselves-against-annoyance-embarrassment/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9993619/Last-text-message-missing-van-life-woman-Gabby-Petitio-sent-mother-revealed.html

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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 why the conclusion makes little sense and why the recommendations will not create the change that’s urgently required to save the next Gabby’s life.

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Clips

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gabby-petito-the-untold-story/#x

Sources

https://nypost.com/2022/08/27/new-witness-to-gabby-petito-and-brian-laundrie-fight-says-she-was-hit-with-closed-fist/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/6077506/gabhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/6077506/gabby-petito-fight-witness-brian-laundrie-hit/by-petito-fight-witness-brian-laundrie-hit/

https://www.utcourts.gov/courts/just/docs/DomesticViolence101.pdf

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter36/77-36-S2.2.html

https://le.utah.gov/~1998/bills/hbillenr/HB0148.htm

https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/3432/Combined-Statement-and-Investigative-Report---Petito-Laundrie-Incident

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Laura continues to analyze the police report filed by Officer Pratt and Officer Robbins and the 99-page Moab City Police Investigative Review of the Police Stop was published on 12th January 2022. 

Laura reveals that another witness came forward and stated Brian hit Gabby with a closed fist, as well as a number of bizarre revelations made by Officer Pratt on interview with Captain Ratcliffe. Laura also takes a deeper dive into the DV 101 Manual for Police and Prosecutors in Utah and what it lists regarding male and female factors as well as religious factors that contribute to domestic abuse.

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Clips

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gabby-petito-the-untold-story/#x

https://kutv.com/news/local/exclusive-father-of-brenda-lafferty-talks-about-her-life-after-the-death-of-her-killer

https://www.euronews.com/2022/10/01/solidarity-with-iran-as-worldwide-protests-staged-over-death-of-mahsa-amini

Sources

https://nypost.com/2022/08/27/new-witness-to-gabby-petito-and-brian-laundrie-fight-says-she-was-hit-with-closed-fist/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/6077506/gabhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/6077506/gabby-petito-fight-witness-brian-laundrie-hit/by-petito-fight-witness-brian-laundrie-hit/

https://www.utcourts.gov/courts/just/docs/DomesticViolence101.pdf

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter36/77-36-S2.2.html

https://le.utah.gov/~1998/bills/hbillenr/HB0148.htm

https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/3432/Combined-Statement-and-Investigative-Report---Petito-Laundrie-Incident

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Laura continues to analyze the police report filed by Officer Pratt and Officer Robbins and the 99-page Moab City Police Investigative Review of the Police Stop was published on 12th January 2022. 

Laura outlines why the predominant aggressor law in Utah has been misunderstood and misapplied including one major detail which Brian disclosed to police. This important detail appears to have been overlooked or ignored.

Laura also details important guidance written by the Utah Attorney General’s Office, the Domestic Violence 101: A User-Friendly Manual on Domestic Violence for Police and Prosecutors, which points to Gabby being the victim and Brian the abuser. You won’t want to miss this.

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Clips

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gabby-petito-the-untold-story/#x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGsW41aQEw

Sources

https://www.utcourts.gov/courts/just/docs/DomesticViolence101.pdf

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter36/77-36-S2.2.html

https://le.utah.gov/~1998/bills/hbillenr/HB0148.htm

https://www.familyjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DVR2705-SA1-Strack-et-al-PETITO-Author.pdf

https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/3432/Combined-Statement-and-Investigative-Report---Petito-Laundrie-Incident

Marina Muñoz-Rivas, Ana Bellot, Ignacio Montorio, Rosa Ronzón-Tirado, Natalia Redondo, Int J Environ Res Public Health, (2021). Profiles of Emotion Regulation and Post-Traumatic Stress Severity among Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34206787/

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Laura continues to analyze the police report filed by Officer Pratt and Officer Robbins and the 99-page Moab City Police Investigative Review of the Police Stop was published on 12th January 2022. 

Astonishingly, the report concluded that ‘several unintentional mistakes stemmed from the fact the officers failed to cite Ms Petito for domestic violence.’ Laura disagrees with this preposterous conclusion and explains why. You won’t want to miss this.

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Clips

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/moab-police-made-unintentional-mistakes-in-gabby-petito-incident-review-says

Sources

https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter36/77-36-S2.2.html

https://le.utah.gov/~1998/bills/hbillenr/HB0148.htm

https://www.familyjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DVR2705-SA1-Strack-et-al-PETITO-Author.pdf

https://moabcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/3432/Combined-Statement-and-Investigative-Report---Petito-Laundrie-Incident

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