Listener Reviews

Your analyses are thorough and informative and I am grateful that you share your knowledge and expertise. It’s obvious you care deeply for the women, survivors and victims. Your work influences so many people including my own practice and had undoubtedly saves lives.

Great to hear deeper analysis of crimes in the headlines. It helps to make sense of how we got here. Laura Richards’ podcast should be mandatory listening to all young women as I believe it would help them to recognise grooming, controlling and general criminal behaviour when they encounter it.

I absolutely love this advocate!! I have been listening to Laura for 2 years, I came from Real Crime Profile because I absolutely loved all of her points on that podcast. Laura has been an absolute inspiration for me and has helped my own journey of being a survivor/victim advocate

I wish every woman would listen to this fantastic series. It’s hard to listen and look back on some narrow escapes I had without even knowing, especially as a 40’s woman dating after divorce. I had no idea at the time! Thankyou for all your hard work, Laura.

I have loved listening to the episodes with all guests but particularly Richard McCann, he articulates his own experience & his life since his childhood, in such a warm & positive was. It is fantastic to listen to. It’s amazing to hear his love for his mum & siblings, and to me, unbelievably how he has processed it all & how he lives his life today.

This is a great true crime podcast because it’s made by a woman who knows real police work and, the theoretical parts and knows how to push through new laws!

I often find most crime podcasts distasteful. I really appreciate how Laura tells the story for victims to be remembered. After recent events and listening to this podcast, I find myself angrier than usual. We (women and children) require change. This podcast has opened my eyes to see what needs to happen, and I too, hope to be part of this movement. She brings her professional knowledge to the table and it shows. I will be a forever fan of this podcast, and of Laura Richards.

Few people are doing more for women victims of violence than Laura, including hard research evidence to back it up. We need more prominent female advocates. Also I would like to tell my story which is maybe the wildest most extreme case you may have ever heard of.

I love your podcast. I spent over 20 years in a relationship in which I now understand I was coercively controlled. No one understood what I was going through because he presents himself as an amazing individual. I thought there was something wrong with me that I needed to fix. And yes, I came from a family that also used coercive control, and I would have probably spent my whole life in that relationship if it hadn't become abundantly clear to me that he had no real care for me. He clearly saw me only as an extension of himself; as a tool to be used. I did what most women do; I appeased. I gave him what he wanted to protect myself. God is kind though. I got out while it was definitely escalating, and I feared for my life - still do, if I'm 100% honest. And podcasts like yours remind me of what I'm dealing with even through his denials and the outward presentation of niceness; or I like to say "amazingness". There's nothing amazing about fearing for your life. In one of your episodes explaining why Nicole went back to OJ, you could have been describing me. I wanted the relationship, I didn't want the abuse. But he can't not be abusive. I did everything possible, hoping that if he understood the impact his decision to be abusive towards me and my children was having on us, he'd have a change of heart. But I came to understand that I was wasting my time. Have you read "Why does he do that? Inside the minds of angry and controlling men?" I recommend it to everyone who I notice is in such a relationship. And now I'll recommend your podcasts. The source of the misogyny is a belief: that they're better because of (add whatever you want to add here). And they justify their behavior because of that belief. It's the same reason half the population of Rwanda was wiped out within 2 days- calling the other group "cockroaches", minimizing them and fueling that hatred - enough for millions to step up and kill a million others. Your voice is a strong, clear voice that isn't letting up, it isn't pushing the issue under the rug, it isn't pretending that appeasement will fix the problem. Until men realize the source of their behavior towards women, and fix it; until they believe that women are on the same level as they are, nothing will change. We need more women such as yourself who believe strongly that we are on the same level as men and deserve to be treated as such; we are, as you say, 51 percent of the population. We get a say. Thank you.

Wow, Laura. Just blown away by your podcast. I’m learning so much, thank you. Your podcast should be required learning for everyone, it is that important. So grateful to you for this essential work. With love & sincere appreciation from Canada!

I enjoy these podcasts!

Thank you for investing your life into education and saving people’s lives. Your podcast is incredible!

Crime Analyst is a brilliant podcast. It centres the victims with compassion and sensitivity. You can help to change systems and institutional bias by getting involved, rather than just feeling like a voyeur of life’s misery.

Laura has a complete understanding of Violence against women and coercive control. I agree with her on every level. Harassment should be called terrorism, maybe then people would really understand what’s happening. Laura’s recommendations for more Police training and education programs needs to be applied.

Love the content but trawling through the cases to find part 1-25 all over the place to find a complete story is a nightmare, so badly organised and titled for viewers. Pls edit x

Laura is as usual extremely informative. I enjoy every episode of laura s podcasts. She researches her subjext matter so throughly. Always insightful.

Love this podcast for the detailed analysis and breakdown of these cases and the analysis of the larger cultural framework women are finding ourselves in. The details matter.

I was recently on a domestic abuse course , and I let everyone know about this podcast and the woman behind Dash ric. I have actually learned so much from listening to this podcast , so I can utilise these things in my current post.

Wow! Great insight! I know several women in this situation and I just have to get them to listen to your expert advice

This is such an important topic. I have learned so much from, Laura about the red flags and how to predict dangerous behavior. I took Laura richards DASH Risk Assessment Certification course and as a professional in the domestic violence field, the information and process I learned from Laura has saved more than one life. If you're a woman, a mother, a daughter, or the parent of a daughter, this podcast is critical information. Can't recommend highly enough!

As a lawyer and specialist in criminal law, I can recommend this podcast to all women, but especially to men. Laura not only sheds light on criminal cases against women, but also uses her expertise to present patterns in order to prevent femicides and raise awareness among us all.It is a podcast to raise awareness of patriarchal structures and the consequences of our upbringing. It shows when warning signs should be recognized in relationships, how investigators must act, and where we as a society need to look. Laura, with your work you enlighten entire generations of women, investigators, and lawyers, and you show us the dark side of humanity and, unfortunately, of the "magical love" that we know is not one.It's about control and power, not a fairytale. Danke für deine Arbeit.

As a lawyer and specialist in criminal law, I can recommend this podcast to all women, but especially to men. Laura not only sheds light on criminal cases against women, but also uses her expertise to present patterns in order to prevent femicides and raise awareness among us all.It is a podcast to raise awareness of patriarchal structures and the consequences of our upbringing. It shows when warning signs should be recognized in relationships, how investigators must act, and where we as a society need to look. Laura, with your work you enlighten entire generations of women, investigators, and lawyers, and you show us the dark side of humanity and, unfortunately, of the "magical love" that we know is not one.It's about control and power, not a fairytale. Danke für deine Arbeit.

The coercive control podcast was so on point. You don’t realize it’s happening - you think you’re in love but you’re being controlled. And hearing how it can escalate makes me thankful I left when I did, even though I had suffered greatly and continue to suffer many years since.

As you might be aware seeing all the 5 star reviews around here Crime Analyst is the top true crime podcast out there. I came here today to leave another review because of the wonderful collaborations that are happening between Laura Richards on Crime Analyst and Mandy Matney from the True Sunlight podcast. (Check it out) The most recent episode about the horrific abuse Mica Francis suffered at the hands of her husband and her suicide is a must listen because we get the best of both worlds: Laura's knowledge and experience from working thousands of cases and Mandy's investigative journalism that shines sunlight on this case. Knowledge is power and the education helps you see these patterns clearly as if putting on glasses. You can never unsee it. More people need to know and learn so abusers cannot hide anymore and women like Mica will not have their light dimmed and die! So let us put together what Laura and Mandy always say: Be curious! Ask questions! Always trust your instincts! Stay pesky! And Stay in the sunlight!