Crime Analyst

In this episode Laura continues her analysis of one more post on Gabby’s Instagram account, a second post that was published on August 12, as well as analysis of Gabby’s TikiTok account, further highlighting inconsistencies and red flags. Laura shares her expert analysis of the body worn camera footage from the Moab City Police Department. Officer Daniel Robbins was the responding officer who pull...

Laura continues her conversation with Meirion Jones, who along with Liz MacKean, investigated Jimmy Savile when they worked for the BBC. Together they lifted the lid on Savile’s prolific and serial sexual offending behaviour targeting the most vulnerable in society. Meirion takes us behind the scenes of his and Liz’s complex BBC Newsnight investigation, including how the BBC shut down the investig...

Laura interviews Meirion Jones, who along with Liz MacKean, investigated Jimmy Savile when they worked for the BBC. Together they lifted the lid on Savile’s prolific and serial sexual offending behaviour, targeting the most vulnerable in society in plain sight. Meirion takes us behind the scenes of his and Liz’s complex BBC Newsnight investigation, including how the BBC shut down the investigation...

Laura continues to analyse Gabby’s social media for clues and highlights and some odd inconsistencies in the last posts on Gabby’s Instagram account. You can follow along on Gabby’s Instagram @gabspetito and Laura’s Instagram @crimeanalyst TikTok @crimeanalystpod and Twitter @thecrimeanalyst. You won’t want to miss this. #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #TrueCrime #Podcast...

In this episode, Laura continues to profile Gabby Petito’s case starting with victimology and analysing Gabby’s social media. Laura highlights some emerging patterns and also explains our obsession with ‘stranger danger’ means that we are not having real and routine conversations about one of the biggest killers of girls and women and the red flags.. It’s time to change the script and take action...

In this episode, Laura profiles Gabby Petito’s case from a behavioural, investigative and preventative perspective. Having watched the police body worn camera footage captured when Moab City Police attended a domestic violence call out, Laura saw signs of coercive control. Laura opined early on that this was a ‘murder in slow motion’ and unfortunately was proven right. Across this investigative se...

Media headlines screamed ‘Vegan Vixen’ ‘Vegan Bernie Madoff’ simplifying Sarma’s Melngailis motivation for stealing $2 million from her own restaurant was to make her dog, Leon, immortal. Others call what happened to Sarma ‘perplexing’ and ‘inconceivable.’ There are many polarized views about Sarma. Some call Sarma a perpetrator; others a victim. Following Laura’s interview with Joey Repice, Laura...

Are you still trying to make sense of the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan? You are not alone! So many of you asked Laura to deconstruct and analyse the case. In this episode, Laura goes behind the scenes of the four-part docuseries with Joey Repice. Joey was the beverage director at Pure Food and Wine for 10 years and helped set up the restaurant. Joey provides an independent lens to view Anthony Str...

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In this episode, Laura asks special guest Umberto Gonzalez, fanboy journalist and Heroic Hollywood founder who currently covers the superhero beat for The Wrap the critical questions you want answered, including: ·   Who is the best Batman of all time? ·   Heath Ledger’s The Joker vs Paul Dano’s The Riddler? ·   Umberto’s favourite scene in The Batman movie? ·   Does The Riddler know Bruce Wayne i...

In this episode, Laura psychologically deconstructs The Riddler and The Batman with special guest Umberto Gonzalez, fanboy journalist and Heroic Hollywood founder who currently covers the superhero beat for The Wrap. ** Spoiler alert ** We go in! Watch the movie before you listen! #TheBatman #BatmanTheMovie #DCUniverse #Profiling #TheDarkKnightDetective #TrueCrime #CrimeAnalyst Clip https://www.yo...

In this episode, Laura is joined by special guest Umberto Gonzalez, fanboy journalist and Heroic Hollywood founder who currently covers the superhero beat for The Wrap.  Why is Laura is profiling The Batman, you might be wondering? Having seen the movie with Umberto, it became apparent that The Batman was more of a dark and twisty psychological thriller than a superhero movie! It’s a detective sto...

When 22-year-old Gabby Petito disappeared in September 2021 there was national and international media coverage, and rightly so. However, when her body was found in Wyoming it brought into sharp relief the 715 indigenous people, 466 who were women, who went missing in Wyoming a decade before Gabby who received little, if any, attention in the news or on social media. Laura wants to help change thi...

Laura interviews former LA prosecutor and legal expert Loni Coombs about her new documentary Murdered and Missing Montana. Gabby Petito’s case received a lot of media attention – and started a conversation about the fact that Native American women and girls are the most stalked, raped and murdered in America yet no-one is talking about them. Indigenous women are 10 times more likely to be killed t...

In this episode Laura continues her very real and authentic conversation with Maria Stubbing’s brother, Manuel Fernandez, Bengi Stubbing’s Maria’s son and Celia Peachey, Maria’s daughter.  We discuss what it took to challenge the police and the system, the inquest itself and what needs to change. We also talk about trauma recovery and post traumatic growth.  You’ll also hear from Bengi. We had ano...

In this episode, Laura highlights her seven takeaways from the Netflix documentary ‘The Tinder Swindler.’ This episode includes: • deconstructing grooming in the context of coercive control; • analyzing Simon Leviev nee Shimum Hayut’s behaviour aka David Sheron; • some golden rules, and; • potential next steps for the investigation. #TheTinderSwindler #ShimonHayut #SimonLeviev #CoerciveControl #Po...

In this episode Laura has a very raw and candid conversation with Manuel Fernandez, Maria’s brother, Bengi Stubbings Maria’s son and Celia Peachey, Maria’s daughter.  Manuel, Bengi and Celia share details about their battle for the truth and for accountability following Maria’s brutal murder due to the failures of Essex Police Service’s handling of the case. During this discussion Bengi had a trau...

Laura’s excited to drop the first of many ‘My Two Cents’ on Crime Analyst, giving you her quick-ish take on cases, TV shows/podcasts etc, stories in the news. In this episode, Laura highlights her seven takeaways about the Netflix docuseries ‘The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman.’ This episode includes: • deconstructing Robert Hendy-Freegard’s behaviour (nee Dronfield aka Rob Freegard, R...

In this episode Celia talks about the aftermath and the long-lasting legacy of her mother, Maria’s, brutal murder. Laura reveals the patterns across a number of murders in Essex, the costs of domestic abuse as well as what men and women can do to end domestic abuse and hold domestic abusers to account. Please be advised that this is series may be triggering and it will be angry making and distress...

Laura continues her conversation with Celia Peachey. Laura and Celia discuss how dangerous Chivers was and why the risk he posed was not assessed. Laura shares details of her work independently reviewing multiple murders of women and children in Essex whereby the victims were failed by Essex Police. Celia explains what the media can do to support victims and survivors and her journey of self-disco...

Laura interviews survivor, campaigner, activist, speaker, transformation coach and CEO of Ultimate Alchemist, Celia Peachey. Celia is sister to Bengi and the daughter of Maria Stubbings. Maria was brutally murdered between December 16-19 2008. She had reported Marc Chivers, a man she had had a relationship with to Essex Police. Maria told Police that Chivers had assaulted her both physically and s...

Laura interviews survivor, advocate and all-round inspiration Rachel Williams. Laura picks back up with Rachel – where she and Jack are running for their lives. Please be advised that this episode may be triggering, angry making and distressing. Listener discretion is advised. Rachel has been part of the successful campaign to stop abusive men going from one partner to another. Police, prison and...

Laura interviews survivor, advocate and all-round inspiration Rachel Williams. In this episode, we continue our discussion about what was going on in the relationship and how Williams’s behaviour escalated and landed him in prison. But even from prison, he laid down the rules and regulations, dictating what Rachel could and couldn’t do. Please be advised that this episode may be triggering, angry...

Laura interviews survivor, advocate and all-round inspiration Rachel Williams. After 18 years of being in a relationship, Rachel was shot and severely injured by her violent partner, Darren Williams in 2011. Fortunately, Rachel survived due to her own determination and quick thinking. Williams then took his own life, as did her 16-year-old son Jack, shortly after the attack. This is Rachel’s story...

Laura continues her conversation with survivor, activist, campaigner and all-round warrior Zoe Dronfield. Zoe describes her fight for custody of her daughter, Sofia, in the Family Court whilst simultaneously fighting for justice in the Criminal Court at Smith’s trial. We discuss our campaign for serial stalkers and domestic abusers to be included on the same database as registered sex offenders as...