Listener Reviews

Outstanding! I listened to Prince Andrew BBC Newsnight Interview with Sam McAlister Part 1 & Part 2 and am just blown away by these interviews regarding the web weaved by Epstein and Andrew's involvement. Certainly a high class interview by both Laura and Sam. Kudos 👏 💐 Donna

Laura Richards interview, Part 1, was incredibly great! There is so much information in it that I'm going to give it a second listen. What an amazing history of Sam McAlister's career, as well. Absolutely love Laura's style of interviews. Direct and to the point. Bravo!!!

My favourite podcast. I listen to mostly politics, political satire & true crime. Laura uses her impressive qualifications & decades of experience to analyse cases in minutiae; highlighting nuances/subtleties the lay person would miss & this make listening to her fascinating. One of my fav humans, she’s worked tirelessly helped changed laws in several countries. Superwoman

Police know men are violent. Police know testosterone and aggression and an inability to regulate emotions is a male problem. Police ALSO know that if they ignore women, they will have less work. They do care about that. They want less paperwork. Fewer fiend. More “idle” days at work. That’s why they ignite domestic violence. Because they know they are doing a 500th of the work they shoujd and coujd be doing if they properly included staking, coercive control and slow murder of good women. Men hate feminism because it makes them accountable for aaaaaalll they do and fail to do. They shirk. .

Over 35 years ago I was a victim of awful domestic violence and until my solicitor had a very firm talk to the police at my nearest station, which was Walton on Thames, they treated me like I was a hysterical stupid woman, even when I had been to court and had power of arrest on my injunction. My daughter was a victim 8 years ago and no, a different area but police again were useless, it ended with the domestic violence officer saying to her when she said she didn’t want to face her ex in court “oh well that’s it then but it’s not like you’ve been hurt physically or mentally is it” and they had photographic evidence. Jezz I wanted to hit him because of course the ex partner wasn’t taken to court or anything. My point is it is now 2026 and if anything issues are worse now. I really hope people listen and learn from you and your guests. I would like to thank you for standing up against this violence and if I can do anything I would be happy to help.

An excellently researched series delving into some fascinating cases. Great work Laura.

If True Crime is the desert, listening to Laura on Crime Analyst is a life-saving glass of water. Her passion for telling victims’ stories, her incredible insights and intelligence (EQ as well as IQ, as I believe Laura would say!), her depth of knowledge and the true respect she brings to her podcasts… all of these things add up to absolute perfection in my book. If anything criminal ever happens to me, please let Laura Richard’s tell my story. Finally, if you think you know everything about the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh I suggest you have a listen to what Ms Richard’s has to say on the subject (and in particular her interviews with Mandy and Liz from True Sunlight). You might feel, by the end, that you didn’t actually know that much! Every episode Laura has published on the Murdaughs has blown me away and frequently cast a whole new light on the subject.

I just started listening last week to the Ellen Greenberg case episodes. The guests add many insights I hadn’t thought about before. And now I’m deep into listening to the ones about PS in England. The interview with Richard McCann, Wilma’s son, was extraordinary. What an amazing person. His mom would be so proud of the man he’s become. With every interview Laura does, I learn so much, and begin to see things differently. An absolutely awesome podcast. Can’t wait to listen to more.

I’ve been an avid listener to Laura’s podcast and although some details can be difficult to hear, Laura tells the listeners exactly what we need to hear and is probably one the best podcast I’ve ever listened too.

I am amazed that in 2026 we still have a male violence problem. That men hurt men and women is a STAGGERING social problem. It’s HUGE. The majority of all violence perpetrated is by men. By a massive proportion. Men are violent. Men see dangerous. Men have a MASSIVE problem recognising responsibility for their violence. Men lie about their violence. Men blame women ( via feminism. Claiming bullying justifies murder ) ALL blame of women ( or any victim ) is a massive flaw in basic human awareness. Men need to be better at managing men. I guarantee you, if you believe every single woman you WILL catch a violent man. The sexed are not equal; women are WAY better at not being violent.

Excellent podcast with important information about influence and coercive control tactics. I appreciate Laura’s work and the light she is shining on topics such as domestic violence and femicide.

Laura gives her analysis using her years of research and experience and it’s invaluable if you want to learn about criminal behaviour and insights. I cannot recommend listening enough , such a brilliant podcast.

I listened to the episode with Gabby Petito’s mum , Nicky and bonus mum, Tara. At times I was crying and at others really inspired. After everything that has happened to the family, that they want to stop it from happening to another family is remarkable. I have a teenage daughter and want to be informed about the signs to look for and this podcast really helps with this.

This was a very eye opening episode. I knew my mother was a horrible control freak but now I know she practiced coercive control over me, an innocent child. Everything you said hit home. The only addition I would make is when the father leaves the child with a CC’ing parent and divorces her. Knowing what she was like and leaving me with her Is it any wonder why I cut ties completely with both of them in my early 20’s. And my brother , who lived through this with me, became her and thought he could start to manipulate and use me. Cut and run and never look back. There is life after these abusers if you make it out.

Lots of great information, throughly researched

Lauren’s podcast is incredible. I have learned so much from her dissection of the huge number of cases highlighting the insidious nature of coercive control, stalking and violence against women and children. The male behavioural red flags we should be aware of so and how entrenched society is in patriarchy and misogyny. Laura and her guests professional insight and personal experiences of complex cases, leaves me wanting to learn more and help others so I now volunteer with Victim Support. Thank you Laura

Very insightful, respectful to victims; experienced and considered. Great podcast.

I get angry and encouraged when I listen to this podcast. Angry because of all the abuse that women suffer again and again at the hands of men that no one takes seriously. Encouraged because women are amazing and how we can triumph over the most dastardly circumstance.

Hi, I’m very glad to have found you and your podcast. You are doing excellent work and I would like to thank you for all the efforts you’ve doing.

Great!

Really enjoy the way crime and evidence are dissected. Cases are very interesting to listen to

Great series and as a physician in mental health, I always find Laura’s content to be evidence-based, heartfelt and accurate (I have been listening since she started this prior to leaving RCP. I do want to add that she is not a psychologist as she states in the intro of her latest episodes. However she does have an MSc in legal and forensic psychology. I’m not sure why she feels pressure to exaggerate her status, but at least, in Canada, you cannot call yourself a psychologist without having a PhD. As someone who has done a PhD in a clinical field and has an MD in psychiatry, I can say that there is a difference. This has dropped my rating to 4 stars … In response to some of the comments, that she is too focused exclusively on violence against women, I think it is important to reframe this in that many podcasts related to advocacy are quite specific in terms of topic, and this is no different. However, I do think Laura is able to see nuance. This is evident in her coverage of the Menendez Brothers and her recent episode on Ghislane Maxwell. She is not ignorant of the fact that some women do perpetrate violence on others, but chooses to focus her content on the more common patterns of IPV, stalking, coercive control and supporting legislation surrounding this. It is an excellent podcast and I look forward to the weekly episode drops. I see why she left RCP to dedicate herself to this more fully. Congrats on a well done and very successful podcast!

As above—as per 2020 book by Heidi Lemon

Laura Richards is incredibly experienced in this field and her episodes are thoroughly researched and infused with genuine respect for victims and their families. She has answers and I hope every police force and government around the world takes her lessons on board.