Crime on the Couch

Coral and Dusty are taking a mental health break this week. Stay tuned for a new episode next week!

In a small town in Kansas in 1959, a well-respected family was murdered in the middle of the night.  With no known enemies and very few clues, this unthinkable act left investigators stumped, until a tip from a Lansing State Penitentiary inmate broke the case wide open.  Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss acquired psychopathy due to head injury in this landmark true crime story. 

Amina and Sarah Said, born to an American mother and an Egyptian father, found themselves straddled between two very different cultures. And when his two bright, ambitious, and independent daughters drifted too far from his traditional Egyptian views, Yaser Said took their lives in the name of "honor." Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss the cycle of abuse, Dependent Personality Disorder, and how culture and religion clash in the case of Yaser Said and the murder of his two daughters, Amina and Sarah. 

We're baaaaaaaaack! And with a doozy. This episode is not for the fainthearted. This week, Coral and Dusty discuss the case of Robert Berdella, The Kansas City Butcher. Not as well known as Gacy or Dahmer, but equally as dangerous, Bob Berdella raped, tortured, and murdered at least six people, before finally being turned in by his seventh victim, who escaped after jumping out of a second story window. Listen as Dusty and Coral discuss what little is known about the psychology of sexual sadism. 

This week, Coral and Dusty discuss the case of Katherine Knight, an Australian woman who murdered her boyfriend and tried to feed him to his children. Despite a lengthy history of perpetrating severe violence, and at least two previous psychiatric hospitalizations, Katherine never got the help she needed. Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss the role of gender in psychiatric diagnosis. 

Named for his metal dentures, and his proclivity for human flesh, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev killed and devoured at least 9 people before being caught in the act by police. What caused his bizarre and murderous behavior? Listen now to find out!

Kansas City physician Debra Green once had what many would call an enviable life; a successful career, a successful husband, and three high-achieving children.  But things were not what they seemed. Alcohol and prescription medication abuse took her down a dark path that eventually landed her 40 years in prison. Charged with poisoning her husband and setting fire to her home, leading to the death of two of her three children, Dr. Green went from having everything to having nothing. Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss borderline personality disorder and the Alford plea. 

Coral and Dusty are sweatin' to the oldies this week with Anna Zwanzinger, a German serial killer from the 19th century who poisoned her beloveds...and a whole lot of other people. Executed by sword in 1811, her final words were, "It is perhaps  better for the community that I die, as it would be impossible for me to give up the practice of poisoning people." Listen and Coral and Dusty discuss the overlap between narcissism, psychopathy, and factitious disorder imposed on another. 

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We all know the story that the media told us, but tune in this week to hear Coral and Dusty discuss how years of rape and abuse lead Lorena to do what she did. 

Also known as the I5 Killer, Randall Woodfield was a serial rapist, murderer, and robber, who has been linked to multiple murders but only convicted of one. Once drafted for the NFL, this former college athlete is know serving life (plus 90 years, plus 35 years) in prison. Listen as Coral and Dusty put narcissism on the couch in this week's episode! 

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