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Ep 116: Who Killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? Part 2 Feb 14, 2023

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Laura continues her interview with award winning investigative journalist, author and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles about her re-investigation into the double murder of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, which is detailed in her book Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders.

Laura and Kathryn discuss the investigation, including the delay processing the crime scene, key forensics that were destroyed and what remains as well as other potential cases that might be linked including Alicia Showalter Reynolds, Anne McDaniel, Sofia Silva, Kristin and Kati Lisk, Thelma Scroggins and the double murder of Cathy Thomas and Becky Dowski.

Content warning: Laura and Kathryn discuss the crime scenes in graphic detail as it holds a mirror up to the killer. Listener discretion is advised.

N.B. this series was recorded before serial rapist and former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick was given 36 life sentences. Carrick eventually pleaded guilty to 49 charges against 12 women - some of those covered multiple incidents and comprised 85 offences, including 48 rapes.

#LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #Misogyny #WomenMatter #TheShenandoahMurders #Virginia #VictimBlaming #LanguageMatters #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime

Clips

https://www.wusa9.com/article/features/producers-picks/dna-in-fbi-evidence-locker-might-solve-shenandoah-national-park-murders-julie-williams-lollie-winans/65-d4ecdc98-ed85-4626-b242-c35f5d6d938e

Kathryn’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Trailed-Womans-Quest-Shenandoah-Murders/dp/1616209097

Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en

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Ep 115: Who killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? with Kathryn Miles, Part 1 Feb 07, 2023

Show notes

Laura interviews award winning investigative journalist, author and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles about her re-investigation into the double murder of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, which is detailed in her book Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders.

In May 1996, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, two skilled and competent backcountry leaders, entered Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park for a week-long camping trip. The free-spirited and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women.

Lollie and Julie pitched their tent in a beautiful and remote location close to the river. They were brutally murdered, and their bodies were discovered in their sleeping bags. Their tent had been slashed open and there was some unusual crime scene behaviour as well as paraphernalia left at the crime scene. Their beloved dog, Taj, was also missing. Why were Lollie and Julie targeted? Were they being stalked? When were they killed? How many other murders had occurred in the park? And Virginia? Was this a serial killer?

In this episode Laura and Kathryn discuss the victimology, the location and geography, the timeline, the motive and the crime scene in graphic detail. Listener discretion is advised.

#LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Stalking #PredatoryStalker #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #Misogyny #WomenMatter #TheShenandoahMurders #Virginia #VictimBlaming #LanguageMatters #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime

Clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gCKxiE26_o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G930dH0VbL8

Kathryn’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Trailed-Womans-Quest-Shenandoah-Murders/dp/1616209097

Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en

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Ep 114: Deconstructing Coercive Control and the Impact on Children with Dr Emma Katz Jan 31, 2023

Show notes

Laura interviews Dr Emma Katz about her new book ‘Coercive Control in Children’s and Mother’s Lives.’ Emma is an Associate Professor at Durham University and is the leading academic expert on how coercive control impacts on children and young people.

Laura and Emma deconstruct and analyze numerous cases using a coercive control framework including Tausha Haight, her five children and mother Gail Earl who were brutally murdered by Michael Haight in Utah on January 4 2023, the murders of Claire and Charlotte Hart by Lance Hart in Lincolnshire 2016 and David Carrick, a Metropolitan Police officer who just pled guilty to 80 sexual assaults of women.

Laura and Emma discuss what coercive control is, the link with femicide and familicide, why a coercive controller is not a good parent, what signs to look out for, the impact that a coercive controller has on a child’s psychosocial and emotional development, the family court, why we must focus on perpetrators and hold them to account as well as the cost of not doing so. You will not want to miss this.

#CoerciveControl #Children #DomesticAbuse #Misogyny #WomenMatter #UtahMurders #TaushaHaight #GailEarl #MacieHaight #BrileyHaight #SiennaHaight #AmmonHaight #GavinHaight #ClaireHart #CharlotteHart #VictimBlaming #LanguageMatters #DavidCarrick #PreventMurderInSlowMotionÔ #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #MurderInSlowMotionÔ #CoerciveControl

Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qreA6ue0hk8

Emma’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Coercive-Control-Childrens-INTERPERSONAL-VIOLENCE/dp/0190922214

Links to Emma’s work

https://dremmakatz.substack.com/archive

https://www.amazon.com/Coercive-Control-Childrens-INTERPERSONAL-VIOLENCE/dp/0190922214

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/car.2611

https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X16285243258834

https://linktr.ee/dremmakatz

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Ep 113: Behind the Scenes of the Prince Andrew BBC Newsnight Interview with Sam McAlister Part 2 Jan 24, 2023

Show notes

In this episode Laura continues her fascinating interview with Sam McAlister, the producer and booker extraordinaire who secured the BBC Newsnight Interview with Prince Andrew.

Laura and Sam discuss the set-up of the interview and continue to discuss the psychology of the interview and Prince Andrew’s behaviour and actions including what he did and what he should have done. You will not want to miss this.

#PrinceAndrew #Scoops #BBCNewsnight #VirginiaGiuffre #Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime

Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VenaSmaNXQ

Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en

Scoops Book

https://www.amazon.com/Scoops-Behind-Scenes-Shocking-Interviews/dp/0861544404

Crime Analyst Merch

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Ep 112: Behind the Scenes of the Prince Andrew BBC Newsnight Interview with Sam McAlister Part 1 Jan 17, 2023

Show notes

In this episode Laura speaks with Sam McAlister, producer, and booker extraordinaire for the BBC, who secured the BBC Newsnight Interview with Prince Andrew in 2019.

Sam is a former barrister and author of the book, Scoops. Scoops details all the behind the scenes of the BBC most shocking interviews, which includes the BBC interview with Prince Andrew, which changed history forever.

Sam shares behind the scenes details about the interview with Prince Andrew and Laura provides insight into the psychology of his behaviour and actions. Laura also tells Sam she was asked to analyse and profile the interview for the BBC before the interview aired on BBC Newsnight.

Before discussing Prince Andrew, Laura asks Sam about the most watched BBC Newsnight interview with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus. Amanda was 16 and Gina 14 years old when they were tricked into going with Aerial Castro in Cleveland Ohio. Castro took them to his home, and they spent years locked in his basement, even giving birth whilst in captivity.

You will not want to miss this.

More about Sam: Sam was the first in her family to go to university, before training to be a criminal barrister. As a single mum, she decided her real passion was in news. Now BAFTA-nominated for her work with BBC Newsnight, McAlister’s hard-won exclusives have shaped the public conversation including Stormy Daniels, Sean Spicer, Brigitte Höss, Steven Seagal, Mel Greig and Julian Assange.

#PrinceAndrew #Scoops #BBCNewsnight #VirginiaGiuffre #Epstein #GhislaineMaxwell #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime

Clip

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

Scoops Book

https://www.amazon.com/Scoops-Behind-Scenes-Shocking-Interviews/dp/0861544404

Information about the DASH Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en

Crime Analyst Merch

https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/

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Ep 111: Reflections of Joanna Simpson, Part 4 Jan 11, 2023

Show notes

In this special tribute episode Diana Parkes, Hetti Nanton and friends share memories and reflections of Jo, in their own words.

This episode and series are dedicated to correcting the narrative and memory of Joanna Simpson.

#JoannaSimpson #HerNameWasJoSimpson #CoerciveControl #Stalking #MurderInSlowMotionä #WomenMatter #DomesticAbuse #MaleViolence #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #DomesticHomicide

Resources

www.jsfoundation.org.uk

www.refuge.org.uk

www.thelaurarichards.com

DASH Risk Checklist www.dashriskchecklist.co.uk

England and Wales Refuge 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline

0808 2000 247 www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Scotland Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline

0800 027 1234

America DA Hotline 1.800.799.7233 TTY 1.800.787.3224 www.thehotline.org

Australia 1800Respect 1800 737 732 Lifeline 13 11 14 www.respect.gov.au

Canada www.canada.ca

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Ep 110: How to Save a Life with Hetti Nanton, Part 3 Jan 10, 2023

Show notes

In this episode Laura is once more joined by Hetti Nanton, Joanna Simpson’s best friend and chair of the national domestic violence charity, Refuge. In the aftermath of Jo’s brutal death, and following the previous in-depth interview, Hetti had lingering questions she wanted answered including, as Jo’s best friend, why didn’t she know Jo was at risk? Why didn’t she know the risks were escalating? Why didn’t she convince Jo to protect herself?

In this authentic and honest conversation Laura answers those questions through the lens of Jo’s case, deconstructing the at-times hard to spot coercively controlling behaviours as well as highlighting what can be done to help a loved one who might be in a similar situation to Jo.

Laura is frequently asked how to help someone who is being abused and oftentimes in the wake of a murder, family members who have met Laura say, ‘if only we had met you before.’ This episode is an important listen. It might just save a life.

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Clips

https://msmagazine.com/2020/11/11/coercive-control-hawaii-california-domestic-violence/

https://refuge.org.uk/i-need-help-now/how-we-can-help-you/national-domestic-abuse-helpline/

Resources

www.jsfoundation.org.uk

www.refuge.org.uk

www.thelaurarichards.com

DASH Risk Checklist www.dashriskchecklist.co.uk

England and Wales Refuge 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline

0808 2000 247 www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk

Scotland Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline

0800 027 1234

America DA Hotline 1.800.799.7233 TTY 1.800.787.3224 www.thehotline.org

Australia 1800Respect 1800 737 732 Lifeline 13 11 14 www.respect.gov.au

Canada www.canada.ca

Sign the petition for serial domestic abusers and stalkers to be on the same register as sex offenders and ensure they are proactively assessed and monitored:

https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/stalking-law-reform/

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Ep 109: Dear Crime Analysts: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Dec 20, 2022

Show notes

Laura shares a special holiday message to each and every one of you lovely lot – which then turned into breaking news and a breakdown of the jury’s split verdict in the LA Harvey Weinstein’s trial.

AND…..Laura gives her two cents about the Harry and Meghan Netflix docuseries and Jeremy Clarkson’s vile, misogynistic rant, because you asked for it! This Christmas message turned into so much more!

#CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #MaleViolence #LanguageMatters #DoubleStandard #SelfCare #HarryAndMeghan #JeremyClarkson #HarveyWeinstein

Clips

https://twitter.com/laurarichards99/status/1604529091457138688?s=20&t=N81pSvKTcxj

https://twitter.com/laurarichards99/status/1604529872704921600?s=20&t=N81pSvKTcxjrhEIf8Ocs_w

https://twitter.com/laurarichards99/status/1604995690517581824?s=20&t=N81pSvKTcxjrhEIf8Ocs_w

Resources

For masterclass training information e-mail laurarichardspa@gmail.com

https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en

www.thelaurarichards.com

Social media: Twitter @thecrimeanalyst Instagram @crimeanalyst TikTok @crimeanalystpod

https://twitter.com/EWagmeister/status/1604993311554473985?s=20&t=N81pSvKTcxjrhEIf8Ocs_w

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harvey-weinstein-jury-verdict-reached-1235449204/

Crime Analyst Merch

https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/

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Ep 108: The Los Angeles Harvey Weinstein Trial with Louise Godbold, Part 2 Dec 14, 2022

Show notes

Laura interviews Louise Godbold, a survivor of Harvey Weinstein who came forward in October 2017. By this time, Louise had been a trauma specialist for nearly a decade and is the executive director of the non-profit Echo. Echo provides trauma and resilience training for families, communities, professionals, and organizations.

Laura and Louise discuss how women’s experience of male sexual harassment and male violence is on a continuum, how women’s experience of abuse is normalized, victim blaming and shaming and who it serves, trauma including emotional dysregulation, what a trauma informed response looks like and why it is important and some top tips for trauma recovery and healing. Listener discretion is advised.

#Survivors #HarveyWeinstein #WomenMatter #Trauma #TraumaRecovery #TraumaJourney #SelfCare #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #SerialPerpetrator #MaleViolence #LanguageMatters #DoubleStandard

Clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5pxUQecM3Y

Sources

https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/resources/the-body-keeps-the-score

https://a.co/d/17G9d5f

https://acestoohigh.com/2022/04/06/the-intolerable-cure/

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harvey-weinstein-jury-question-readback-1235460076/

https://www.echotraining.org/

https://www.thewrap.com/harvey-weinstein-accuser-louise-godbold-trauma-specialist/

https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/harvey-weinstein/

https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/closing-arguments-harvey-weinstein-the-victim-or-serial-sexual-predator/

https://www.laurarichards.co.uk/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-23-years/

Crime Analyst Merch

https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/

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Ep 107: Joanna Simpson: A Miscarriage of Justice, Part 2 Dec 13, 2022

Show notes

In this episode Laura, Diana Parkes, Joanna’s mother and Hetti Nanton, Joanna’s best friend and chair of the national domestic violence charity, Refuge discuss the events leading up to Jo being brutally killed by Robert Brown, as well as how Jo was killed and what happened afterwards in terms of Brown’s post offence behaviour.

Diana shares what happened at the trial including how she and her family were treated inside and outside court and how Jo was mischaracterised at court by Brown and others and how, left unchallenged, Diana believes it had a significant impact on the jury and the verdict. Listener discretion is advised. The graphic details of Jo’s death are discussed and you will hear Brown’s actual telephone call to Thames Valley Police after he brutally killed her.

Let Laura know your thoughts on social media or via the Crime Analyst website. And don’t forget to take two minutes to leave Crime Analyst a 5-star review wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can leave one here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/

Sign the petition for serial domestic abusers and stalkers to be on the same register as sex offenders and ensure they are proactively assessed and monitored:

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#JoannaSimpson #HerNameWasJoSimpson #CoerciveControl #Stalking #MurderInSlowMotionä #WomenMatter #ChildrenMatter #DomesticAbuse #MaleViolence #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #DomesticHomicide

Clips

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10986861/Grandmothers-fear-daughters-killer-set-early-release.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXCPLA7Lmh8

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

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/robert-brown-murder-trial-full-4213482

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9046608.mothers-anger-as-joanna-browns-husband-is-acquitted-of-murder-by-jury/

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