Criminal

Jim and Laura continue their behavioral analysis of the victimology and the crime scene and discuss the findings of the autopsy report with Lisa. The #RCP team loosely arc across the HBO documentary "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders of Robin Hood Hill" to structure some of their discussion. Caveat: please be advised that the content of this podcast is graphic and may be distressing to listeners. B...

On August 2nd, 1980, eighteen-year-old Candace “Candi” Rough Surface vanished while out for the evening in Mobridge, South Dakota. Nine months passed before the young mother was found. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Laura explains the differences between “macro-grooming” and “micro-grooming” and how she believes Hammer desensitized his intimate partners, slowly pushing their boundaries to get what he wanted. We also discuss the differences between fantasy and reality when it comes to healthy sexual behavior and the importance of consent. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cri...

Sophie Lionnet had dreamed of becoming a nanny and was excited when an opportunity presented itself working for a glamorous and upscale family living in England. However, the innocent young girl couldn’t see the ominous horror creeping just beneath the surface. In fact, no one could. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

The truth of what really happened to Daniel Robinson is out there, but we need your help to find it. The twenty-four year old geologist was last seen on June 23, 2021, around 9am, driving away from his job site where he was taking water readings at a desert well outside of Buckeye, Arizona. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

In 2015, Casey Hammer, the only grand-daugher of billionaire businessman Armand Hammer, self published a memoir called "Surviving My Birthright," where she shared shocking secrets of the violence, addiction and abuse growing up in the powerful Hammer family. Despite her compelling story, no-one paid Casey's disclosures much attention until years later when her nephew, actor and Hollywood Golden Bo...

The begin to analyze the brutal murder case of Meredith Kercher and how the bizarre series of events engulfed Amanda Knox. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Trey Borzillieri and Barbara Schroeder about the genesis of the Netflix show "Evil Genius: The True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist."We go behind the scenes and ask the documentarians the tough questions that are still burning after the final twist lands at the end of the four part docuseries. We debate the answers that Trey and Barbara give and the evidence to support it including m...

It was a date Brittany Tavar had been preparing for, for over a year, July 7th, 2010. The day she planned to stand before a judge at the St. Augustine, Florida courthouse, to present evidence that would hopefully grant her request for a permanent restraining order against her nemesis. A neighbor and former friend. Brittany told friends she’d been building the case against her neighbor out of fear,...

We suggest you listen to them in order. The early 20th century's biggest murder trial, and a particular brand of "madness." Visit  thisiscriminal.com  to see rare photographs from Harry Thaw's trial. Cameras were not allowed in the courtroom, but Boston Globe photographer E.E. Bond snuck in a special camera, hidden in his vest and operated with a watch chain. Thanks to our friends at the Boston Pu...

We continue our conversation with Emily Grant, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Wyoming and the Lead Researcher on the Wyoming Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Report. Also joining us is Cara Chambers, Director of the Wyoming Attorney General’s Division of Victim Services and Chair of the State’s Human Trafficking Task Force and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task...

Jim Clemente, Laura Richards and Lisa Zambetti analyze more episodes of the Netflix original series, Mindhunter. Plus Jim tells a story of when he was asked to profile someone at a party. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three boys ages 2, 4 and 6 and who was a successful real estate executive from Cohasset, Massachusetts, disappeared sometime after having dinner with her husband and a friend just this past New Year's Eve. She was reported missing by her employer, not her husband Brian Walshe, who claims he last saw her on New Year’s Day when she left for work that morning. Beco...

Renfrew County by the banks of Ontario’s Petawawa River, where three steel sculptures bend gracefully towards a stone inscribed, with the names of over two dozen murdered women. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Did you know that seven hundred and ten Indigenous People were reported missing over the past decade in Wyoming? You probably never heard much about them in the media. Lisa and Jim interview guests Cara Chambers, Director of the Division of Victim Services at the Office of the Attorney General of Wyoming, and Emily A. Grant, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Wyoming to discussing the...

We discuss the smash hit about S-Town. Jim and Laura profile the main characters and give their thoughts on the holes in the mystery. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

A grim monument stands in Renfrew County by the banks of Ontario’s Petawawa River, where three steel sculptures bend gracefully towards a stone inscribed, with the names of over two dozen murdered women. The Women’s Monument commemorates lives lost at the hands of men since 1969 and in 2016, it added three more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643...

On the morning of August 6th, 2004, a local painter stopped by a Deltona, Florida home to pick up his two friends for work. After knocking several times with no answer, the door suddenly popped open revealing a scene straight out of a horror film. Hours later, the community learned of a massacre that became the area’s bloodiest and more horrific mass murder ever. Become a supporter of this podcast...

The suspicious disappearance of Angie Yarnell, the husband who fled with a very dark secret and the Missouri reporter who helped track him down. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Though many of his co workers reported their fears about him to their superiors, Stanley Patrick Weber was allowed to practice for almost 20 years, abusing untold numbers of young indigenous boys — some as young as eight years old — before his conviction in 2020. One witness who was finally called to testify in the trial, Nurse David Marsh, is our guest today. David talks to us about what it was l...

This episode was done in partnership with and is sponsored by SHOWTIME and the new Limited Event Series Escape At Dannemora, directed by Ben Stiller and starring Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, Paul Dano & Bonnie Hunt. Based on bizarre but true events, Escape At Dannemora tells the story of two prisoners who broke out of a maximum-security prison in upstate New York and their twisted rela...

Team Johnny? Team Amber? So many people are engrossed in the disturbing, lurid and salacious details of the defamation case between actors/ex spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, they can hardly talk about anything else. It has brought out the worst in both the public and those in the media and made them forget this is real life with farther reaching consequences than if Captain Jack Sparrow wins...

We take a look into the suspicious disappearance of Angie Yarnell, the husband who fled with a very dark secret and the Missouri reporter who helped track him down. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .

Today we discuss the updates in Gabby Petito’s case. Jim analyzes Brian Laundrie’s behavior before and after the last known sighting of Gabby alive. Lisa is shocked when Jim tells her a detail about the consequences of those who aid and abet someone suspected of murder. Our hearts go out to Gabby’s family. We also send our thoughts to all those who are searching for their missing loved ones. Pleas...

You’ll hear how what was supposed to be a peaceful and joyful day was interrupted by one of the most bizarre and eerie sets of events we’ve ever covered, with brave men and women in uniform risking their lives to prevent mass casualties. Leading some Nashville residents to call it a Christmas miracle. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support .