Episodes

Laura and Rob discuss the harrowing and unbelievable details of the horrific 1963 rape/murder of 21-year-old Kathleen Heathcote. Despite Ronald Evans receiving a life sentence for this offence, Evans was moved to an open prison in Bristol after 10 years and released. Evans re-married and he began targeting and raping women. Following an undercover operation codenamed Operation Argus, he was arrested and charged with five of the sexual assaults. He received a nine-year sentence. In 2018 he was r...

Laura interviews award winning journalist and reporter Robert Murphy about the largest undercover operation in the west country in the 1970s to catch a serial rapist, Ronald Evans, who they would later find out had killed before. This was at the same time the media were intensely focused on the murders of women committed by Peter Sutcliffe in Yorkshire. Listen to the episode and join the conversation on social media and in the Crime Analyst Squad: www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst #Decoy #RonaldEva...

Laura takes a more in-depth look at the available evidence of what life was like for Mica using the lens and framework of coercive control and stalking. Join the conversation on social media and in the Crime Analyst Squad www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst #MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #CoerciveControl #Stalking Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsuI0VyRFPY Sources https://www.abcnews4.com/newsletter-daily/mica-millers-famil...

Laura interviews award winning journalist and creator and host of the True Sunlight and Cup of Justice podcasts, Mandy Matney. Following on from her incredible groundbreaking reporting of the Murdaugh Murders, Mandy has been investigating Mica’s untimely and troubling death. Laura and Mandy unravel the events leading up to 30-year-old Mica being found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in North Carolina’s Lumber River State Park on April 27 2024. Mica’s death came days after she told a polic...

Laura, Bill, Kristin and Kathryn break down three rapes committed by Walter Jackson. On June 5 1996, just days after Lollie Winans and Julie Williams were sexually assaulted and murdered, Jackson abducted and raped another woman at knifepoint. He was arrested by a proactive detective. However, a prosecutor declined to pursue charges. Days later he raped again. This is unfathomable as are the extraordinary circumstances of Darrel Rice’s death, the FBI’s prime suspect for Lollie and Julie’s murder...

Walter ‘Leo’ Jackson attacked two women after murdering Lollie and Julie and another woman in 2011. How many other women did he attack? Why weren’t these offences linked earlier? Laura and Kathryn discuss this and Laura shares how many serial sex offenders and serial violent offenders have been identified via the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) and cold case reviews. It’s mind-blowing. And there have been other shocking developments in the case. Listen and then join the conversation on soc...

What does the news the case has been solved mean for Darrell Rice, the suspect the FBI arrested and charged and then dropped the charges against? Laura and Kathryn discuss this along with other potentially linked offences including Alicia Showalter Reynolds murder and ‘The Anne’s’ who were approached by two men on the trail on June 1 1996 who knew about the double murders at a time when it was only known to the rangers and some FBI agent. Is it possible that Walter “Leo” Jackson Senior was worki...

At a presser called at short notice by the FBI on June 20 2024, it was revealed that the man who murdered Lollie and Julie on May 24 1996 in the Shenandoah National Park has been identified as Walter ‘Leo’ Jackson Snr, a convicted serial rapist. Incredible news, yes, but many questions remain including: what evidence was tested and/or submitted resulting in the DNA hit? Why did it take so long to identify him? How and why was he missed? How many other women has he harmed and/or killed before and...

Laura continues her interview with Josiah’s warrior mom, Liz Hilderbrand. Two men, James and Donovan Cloud, were arrested and in custody by Monday 10th June for the White Swan Murders which took place on Saturday 8th June 2019. With the discovery of Josiah and John’s skeletal remains, Liz believed charges would follow. That didn’t happen. A plea deal was offered to James and Donovan Cloud. It was taken by Donovan Cloud. You will hear the details of that deal in this episode. Josiah and John an...

A must listen episode if you want to understand coercive control and the warning signs to look out for, including how an abuser coercively controls a child and undermines those trying to safeguard and protect the child. Breanna shares when she first saw the treadmill abuse video and that although a worker from the Department of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) viewed the video, staggeringly they did not include it in their report to Judge Patrick Bradshaw at the Emergency Custody Order h...

Laura continues her interview with Josiah’s warrior mom, Liz Hilderbrand. With Josiah having been found Liz needed to see him. She was told charges would be filed and were coming. Liz asked to meet the prosecutors and the FBI agent to shake their hands, but the meeting took a very different turn, which left her reeling. Find out what happened and join Laura and Liz as they amplify Josiah’s voice and demand Justice for Josiah. #JosiahHilderbrand #HisNameWasJosiahHilderbrand #JusticeForJosiah #H...

On April 2 2021 6-year-old Corey Micciolo was taken to Southern Ocean County Medical Center in New Jersey by Christopher Gregor. Corey sadly died at 502pm, alone without his mother present. Corey had been discharged from Jersey Shore Medical Center the night before and was given a clean bill of health, bar many bruises and contusions on his body after he was abused by Gregor on a treadmill on March 20 2021. Corey was due to be interviewed on April 2 by a trained child abuse evaluator – he never ...

On the five-year anniversary of 25-year-old Josiah Hilderbrand’s disappearance, Laura interviews his warrior mom Liz Hilderbrand. Josiah disappeared whilst en-route to a concert at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington State on June 7, 2019. Liz explains when she first realised her son, Josiah, was missing and what happened next. A total of seven people were killed in what would become the fourth largest mass murder in the USA in 2019. You wouldn’t know about any of this because there was barely...

Laura continues her fascinating conversation with Diana Parkes & Hetti Nanton unraveling the important & illuminating judicial review judgment & the risk assessment & management of Robert Brown. You won’t want to miss this. #JoannaSimpson #HerNameWasJoSimpson #RobertBrown #BritishAirwaysKiller #CoerciveControl #Stalking #PreventMurderInSlowMotionä #WomenMatter #ChildrenMatter #DomesticAbuse #MaleViolence #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #DomesticHomicide #No...

Laura is rejoined once more by Diana Parkes, Joanna’s mother, and Hetti Nanton, Joanna’s best friend and chair of the national domestic violence charity, Refuge to discuss the incredible campaign which started on Crime Analyst resulting in the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk preventing Brown’s automatic release from prison in November 2023. THAT was not the end of the story. however. Join Laura, Diana and Hetti as they discuss Robert Brown’s judicial review and what it revealed...

Laura interviews bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza about her transporting and immersive book, The Sicilian Inheritance, rooted in her own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance, and a family secret that some will kill to protect. The book and podcast are based on Jo’s great, great grandmother, Lorenza Marsala. Lorenza was due to join her family in America, but she mysteriously disappeared. When Jo travels to Sicily to find out what hap...

Laura and Lauren continue to unravel Kipp Walford’s coercive control of Lauren as well as his years long grooming of children at a sports club, having purposefully got himself into a position of trust as the sports coach and president. Facing serious and extensive criminal charges for sexually abuse of multiple girls, Walford started Family Court proceedings against Lauren believing he was entitled to custody of their two young children. You literally cannot make this up. Join the conversation a...

Laura continues her interview with Australian author and advocate Lauren Trevan about her own case and book, Now I See You. In this episode Laura and Lauren discuss nuanced and subtle micro aggressions, sexual intimacy vs sexual coercion, the push and pull of coercive control, overt and covert manipulations along with the psychological games abusers play. You won’t want to miss this. #CrimeAnalyst #CoerciveControl #Maniuplation #MaleViolence #Misogyny #Terrorism #Expert #WomenMatter #Truecrime...

Laura interviews Australian author and advocate Lauren Trevan about the national crises of men killing women and her book Now I See You. We recorded this episode just after the horrific Bondi attack by Joel Cauchi on April 13 2024, where he stabbed 18 people including a nine-month-old baby killing her mother, Ashlee Good, and four other women, Dawn Singleton, Jade Young, Pikria Darchia, Yixuan Cheng and one man, Faraz Tahir, who died trying to protect women. Cauchi was shot dead by a brave...

In this episode Laura interviews best-selling thriller writer and former clinical psychologist Dr Lucinda Berry. Laura and Lucinda discuss One of Our Own, Lucinda’s Audible Original Thriller performed by AJ Cook (Criminal Minds) and Tessa Albertson and Lucinda’s expertise in childhood trauma. If you like to journey through the recesses of the human psyche and psychology, you won’t want to miss this fascinating conversation. Dr Lucinda Berry IG and TikTok @luncindaberryauthor www.lucindaberry.c...

Less than two weeks away from Jason Smith, the man who tried to kill Zoe Dronfield, being released from prison on May 2nd 2024, Laura and Zoe discuss the new reality she and her family are faced with and what’s really changed to better protect women in the last 10 years. At the start of the UK’s National Stalking Awareness Week (a week Laura first launched in 2011) join Laura and Zoe as they get into this tough conversation. Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXs-dbiXG6w Sources https://ww...

Laura shares her final reflections and analysis of the Coroner’s Findings about the disappearance of Marion Barter which includes a number of questions and a call to action. You won’t want to miss this. Follow and listen to Crime Analyst wherever you get your podcasts and join the conversation on social media. If you know anything about Marion email enquiry@sallyleydon.com or go to: https://www.facebook.com/MissingMarionBarter https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyVanishes #MarionBar...

Laura continues her interview with Marion Barter’s daughter, Sally, and super sleuther and researcher Joni about Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan’s findings, which were handed down on February 29 2024. Sally shares why she is underwhelmed by the recommendation for the case to remain within New South Wales Police State Crime Command Unsolved Homicide team and Joni and Sally outline what’s next for the investigation. You won’t want to miss this. Follow and listen to Crime Analyst wherever you get your ...

Laura interviews Sally Leydon, Marion Barter’s daughter, and super sleuther and researcher Joni Condos about Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan’s findings, which were handed down on February 29 2024. More than 15, 000 people tuned in to hear what the Coroner believes happened to Marion Barter. Follow Crime Analyst and join the conversation. If you know anything email enquiry@sallyleydon.com or go to: https://www.facebook.com/MissingMarionBarter https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyVanishes #...