True Crime University

By Debby

Join me weekly in the classroom as I discuss a true crime case or topic. In this show, I concentrate on the psychology of criminal behavior and offender profiling. Warning: Adult language and conte

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September 01, 2026 Season 6, Episode 6: The Murder of Janet Chandler (Part 3 of 3)
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In this third part of the Janet Chandler case, we discuss the verdicts in the trials, aftermath of the crime, and the theories behind the behavior that led to the crime.

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Resources: Wikipedia, Muskegon Chronicle, The Herald-Palladium, MLive.com, Grand Rapids Press, CBS News; "Gang Rape, Murder and Justice in a Small Town" by Shaun Assadel, Glamour, July 2007; nbcnews.com, The Cinemaholic, Toronto Sun; "Who Killed Janet Chandler?", film by David Schock, vimeo.com, Denver Post, Detroit Free Press, cases.justia.com, rapecrisis.org.uk, independent.co.uk, sciencedirect.com, waldenu.edu, lumenlearning.com, whtc.com, Grand Haven Tribune, inside.southernct.edu, titleix.syracuse.edu/learn/topic-brandonu.ca/sexualviolence, "A Theoretical Analysis of Multiple-Perpetrator Homicides"- dissertation presented to Southwest University 1996 by Debby L Sullivan, PhD
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August 07, 2026 Season 6, Episode 5: The Murder of Janet Chandler- Part 2
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In this second part of the Janet Chandler case, we discuss the actual kidnapping, assault, and murder of Janet. TRIGGER WARNING: sexual violence, murder

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Resources: Wikipedia, Muskegon Chronicle, The Herald-Palladium, hope.edu, MLive.com, Grand Rapids Press, CBS News; "Gang Rape, Murder and Justice in a Small Town" by Shaun Assadel, Glamour, July 2007; nbcnews.com, The Cinemaholic, Toronto Sun; "Who Killed Janet Chandler?", film by David Schock, vimeo.com, Denver Post, Detroit Free Press, cases.justia.com
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July 21, 2026 Season 6, Episode 4: The Murder of Janet Chandler- Part 1
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In this episode, we start to discuss the murder of 22-year-old student Janet Chandler in Holland, Michigan in 1979.

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Resources: Wikipedia, holland.org, Muskegon Chronicle, The Herald-Palladium, hope.edu, MLive.com, Grand Rapids Press, CBS News; "Gang Rape, Murder and Justice in a Small Town" by Shaun Assadel, Glamour, July 2007; nbcnews.com, The Cinemaholic, Toronto Sun; "Who Killed Janet Chandler?", film by David Schock, vimeo.com
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June 24, 2026 Season 6, Episode 3: Crimes at Disney Parks
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In this episode, we discuss various types of crimes that have occurred at Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, as well as some possible reasons for them.

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Resources: Wikipedia, Law and Order Crime Network, Orlando Sentinel, mouseplanet.com, cbsnews.com, wish.com, winknews.com, foxla.com, polk.fl.mugshots.zone, deadspin.com, komonews.com, businessinsider.com, nbcnews.com, upi.com, military.com, orangecountyda.org, abc7, clickorlando.com, NY Daily News, Police on Scene, disneylists.com, disneyfanatic.com, insidethemagic.net, popsugar.com, disneyworld.disney.go.com, wdwactivecrime.com, Los Angeles Times, famousfix.com, sfgate.com, popculture.com
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1h 59min
February 20, 2026 Season 6, Episode 2: Ryan Grantham and the Murder of Barbara Waite
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Today we learn about Canadian child actor Ryan Grantham who, in 2020, killed his mother Barbara Waite at the start of what was to be a cross-country crime spree.

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Resources: Wikipedia, iZombie.fandom.com, imdb.com, Psychology Today, findagrave.com, themoviedb.org, CBC, BBC News, The Mirror, thedefenselawyer.com, People magazine, eonline.com, clevelandclinic.org, simplypsychology.org
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January 24, 2026 Season 6, Episode 1: The Murder of Susan Bailey
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In this case, we discuss the 2008 murder of Texas mom Susan Bailey, by her children.

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Resources: Wikipedia, Let's Kill Mom by Donna Fielder, findagrave.com, investigationdiscovery.com, wegotthiscovered.com, wfaa.com, Dallas Morning News, yahoo.com/entertainment, denofgeek.com, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, nbcdfw.com, encyclopedia.com, dailymail.co.uk, Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan, visitcalifornia.com
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November 27, 2025 Season 5, Episode 18: David Fuller: the UK's Worst Necrophile
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TRIGGER WARNING: Necrophilia and other sexual practices. In this episode, we study serial killer and necrophile David Fuller of Kent, England, as well as the psychology of necrophilia.

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Resources: Wikipedia, kentonline.co.uk, People, "Mortality" Tippet, A "Dignity in life vs dignity in death: The David Fuller inquiry and the need for proportionate justice against crimes of necrophilia in British law" (2025), bbc.com, theguardian.com, the Sun, Sky News, allthatsinteresting.com, standard.co.uk/news, K9protector.co.uk, truecrimedatabase.com, webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk, law.cornell.edu, psychologs.com/thepsychologybehindnecrophilia, International Journal of Engineering, Management and Humanities (2023)- Necrophilia: Loving the Dead, judiciary.uk/wp-content, sk.sagepub.com/ency
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1h 55min
October 25, 2025 Season 5, Episode 17: Murders on the Appalachian Trail (update)
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This is an updated version of an episode from April 2021 that discussed several murders that occurred along the Appalachian Trail, a hiking trail in the eastern US.

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Resources: Wikipedia, murderpedia, adventurepossible.com, greenbelly.com, whiteblaze.net, masslive.com, wbir.com, criminalmindswiki, People, fox23.com, coldcasene.org, doh.nh.gov, fbi.gov, appalachiantrailhistory.org
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October 03, 2025 Season 5, Episode 16: The Murder of Margaret Douglas- Part 2 of 2
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Today, we finish discussing the murder of 98-year-old Margaret Douglas of Wadsworth, Ohio, who was killed by a teenage neighbor. Trigger Warnings: Murder, necrophilia

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Resources: Wikipedia, Psychology Today, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, Law and Order Network, Troy Daily News, Ohio Coalition for Safety and Fairness, writeaprisoner.com, wral.com, mycrimelibrary.com, supremecourt.ohio.gov, cleveland.com, mayoclinic.orgtalkspace.com, cfsx.com, Current Issues in Criminal Justice
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September 13, 2025 Season 5, Episode 15: The Murder of Margaret Douglas- Part 1
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Today, we start to discuss the murder of 98-year-old Margaret Douglas of Wadsworth, Ohio, who was killed by a teenage neighbor.

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Resources: Wikipedia, www.tuko.com, findagrave.com, medium.com, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, Law and Order Network, Troy Daily News, factualamerica.com, wral.com, mycrimelibrary.com
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