Real Crime Profile

We continue analyzing Courtney Vucekovich’s description of her relationship with actor Armie Hammer as documented in Discovery plus’ “House of Hammer”. 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 fa...

Welcome to the Hellmouth Weirdos! Your favorite Morbid hosts Ash and Alaina are branching out from true crime and heading to Sunnydale for the ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch podcast! Alaina is a Buffy superfan and Ash has never watched a single episode, so whether you’re Team Angel, Team Spike, or have no clue who those people are…they’ve got you covered! Join them each week as they sla...

We made it! 400 episodes. Hundreds of victims, and survivors whose cases have been forensically deconstructed, analyzed and honored. From the Robin Hood Hills of West Memphis to the outback of Western Australia, we have sought to cover every case all over the globe that we felt you needed to know about. Today is our turn to thank YOU. Thank you for coming along with us, for supporting us, for shar...

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 Gold...

When Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus released their book "Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland", which recounted in excruciating detail their decade of captivity at the hands of pedophile serial rapist abuser Arial Castro, every news outlet clamored to be the first to interview them. BBC producer Sam McAlister, incredibly moved and haunted by their horrifying case, knew she wanted to give them a...

What do Prince Andrew, James Comey, and Julian Assange have in common? Their exclusive interviews were brokered by BBC producer extraordinaire, Sam McAlister. In today's episode, Sam tells us the backstory behind securing the most explosive interview in "News Night" history, when she convinced Prince Andrew to sit down and discuss his connection with serial sex abuser and sex trafficker Jeffrey Ep...

We continue our analysis of Anthony Templet, the 17 year old boy who shot and killed his father, Burt - some would say in cold blood, others would argue it was manslaughter. Turning to focus on Theresa, his mother, whom Anthony was stolen from when he was five years old, Laura and Jim discuss the massive problems in the family court system. Lisa asks about law enforcm...

To the outside world, Burt Templet seemed a devoted husband and father — as well as a successful businessman and generous provider for his family. So when his 17 year old son Anthony shot him in the head, in their Baton Rouge, Louisiana home, the community was shocked.  Many assumed that this was a murder in cold blood by a ruthless entitled teenager who lacked all emotion. But what if t...

Who is the most hated man on the internet? Wouldn’t he just love for us to tell you his name. But we aren’t going to. Instead we are going to shout out Charlotte Laws, a mother and a campaigner who fought to have photos of her daughter taken down from a website that prided itself on so-called “revenge porn” and ruining people’s lives. Jim and Laura analyze the three part Netflix series “The Most H...

We continue our analysis of the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her 15 month old daughter Erica as depicted in the Hulu Original series "Under the Banner of Heaven" created by Dustin Lance Black. Jim and Laura discuss Brenda's victimology and how she was betrayed time after time by the community and family she was faithful to. #HerNameWasBrendaLafferty #HerNameWasEricaLafferty #UnderTheBannerofHeav...

On July 24th, 1984, Brenda Lafferty and her 15 month old daughter Erica were brutally murdered in their American Fork, Utah home. Their deaths shocked this small, tight knit community of largely Latter Day Saints church members who could not imagine such a crime occurring in their town. What shocked them further was the identity of the killers. In the best selling book "Under The Banner of Heaven"...

We continue our analysis of the security footage from inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas during the mass shooting. Jim and Laura analyse the tape and walk us through what should have happened to save lives. We cannot and will not forget the victims. We hope you will remember them too.  #notjustanothernewscycle #uvalde #texas #robbelementary #kvue #austinstateman #se...

In part 1 we discussed the brutal murder of Connie Dadkhah on June 14 2022. In the second part of our conversation, Laura shares with us another horrific case, the murder of professional photographer Sania Khan on July 18 2022. Sania had posted on TikTok about her struggles of a painful divorce and its stigma in her South Asian community. Sania's vengeful ex-husband stalked her and flew from...

Connie Dadkhah lived alone in her Rancho Penasquitos condo and had neighbors who cared about her. When they saw an angry man pounding on her front door, tampering with her electrical box, breaking into her balcony window and heard what sounded like a violent fight, they placed 12 calls to 911. It took the police over two hours to respond...and when they did, you will not believe what happened. Joi...

More than two months after the mass shooting of 19 children and 2 teachers inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the  Austin American Statesman and KVUE  news outlets decided to release shocking security video footage from within the school during the shooting. Families of the victims had been begging to see the video privately themselves in order to understand what really happ...

Laura and Jim conclude their analysis of the "confession" written by Brian Laundrie about the death of Gabby Petito. Here is the letter in its entirety.  “Gabby, I wish I was right at your side, I wish I could be talking to you right now. I’d be going through every memory we made, getting even more excited for the future. But [we] lost our future. I can’t [live] without you. I’ve lost every d...

Laura and Jim analyze the “confession” written by Brian Laundrie about his version of events leading to, in his words, his “ending” Gabby Petito’s life. Do they point out red flags of deception, gaps in timeline and inconsistencies in spatial relationships? You will want to listen and find out.  Here is the letter in its entirety.  “Gabby, I wish I was right at your side, I wish I could...

We continue our cross analysis of the HBO Max scripted version of "The Staircase" starring Toni Collette, and how it stacks up to the true events in the death of Kathleen Peterson. Laura and Jim both question the 911 calls made by Michael Peterson compared to how it was depicted in the show. Laura focuses on the gap in the timeline of these calls. We also discuss the three scenarios leading t...

On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson died a terrible death, suffering for over 2 hours, bleeding from scalp lacerations and blunt force trauma while she lay in the stairwell of her North Carolina home. Her husband Michael Peterson was convicted of her murder after a contentious trial where all sorts of theories about who or what actually killed Kathleen were posited. Had Michael killed her in a...

We continue our interview with David Robinson, who describes what it is like for him with the one year anniversary of his son Daniel's disappearance approaching on June 23rd. Jim and Laura discuss key lines of investigation. David also tells us about finding community with other families of loved ones who have gone missing. He is determined to make their voices heard through his "Day of...

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. Today, Daniel’s father, David Robinson joins us to tell us about his son, why he thinks there might have bee...

Introducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? Host and award-winning journalist, Evan Ratliff, investigates how Chikli successfully duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He expl...

This episode is a difficult listen but an important one. We at Real Crime Profile feel so devastated, frustrated and angry about the recent events in Texas and we know many of you feel the same. In this episode we speak from our professional experience as well as from the heart, Lisa and Laura as mother's and Jim as an uncle. Things get emotional and a little heated. We feel strongly abo...

First and foremost, we extend our deepest sympathy and sorrow for the 21 victims who lost their lives on May 24th, 2022 at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. We are holding their families and community in our hearts along with the other victims who were injured and survived.  Next we want to count down and analyze those 78 excruciating minutes when a teenager with an assault weapon...

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...