Reviews

This is one of the best podcasts I have listened to what an amazing woman you are Laura I love your passion and commitment in educating us all and have recommended to my male family members! keep on doing what you do

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. 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!

Not alone this podcast, but in all her podcasts, Laura shines through as a truly noble campaigner for women's causes. It is so gratifying to see. She pulls no punches in how she outed misogyny and outed how the powers-to-be turn a blind eye, in many cases, to the violence against women. How refreshing! Thank you Laura. And keep up the good fight.

Such an interesting conversation picking through the behaviour and explaining it piece by piece. I am very interested in researching more about Biderman as part of Psychology degree. I’m looking forward to your master class course and would love to do the DASH course and train the trainer

As a psychotherapist specialising in trauma and survivor of Childhood SA - I am deeply grateful for Laura Richards’ meticulous, compassionate, and unflinching work. The Crime Analyst podcast is not just another true crime series…it is an essential resource for anyone committed to understanding the psychological underpinnings of violence, coercive control, and stalking. Laura’s forensic expertise is unparalleled, but what truly sets her apart is the way she humanises victims…giving voice to those who were silenced, ignored, or blamed by systems that should have protected them. Her insights into the patterns of escalating abuse are profoundly important for practitioners like myself, who witness the aftermath of such dynamics in the therapy room. This podcast is an education in the red flags that so often get missed, dismissed, or minimised. Laura weaves data, analysis, and lived realities into each case with precision and heart. For fellow professionals in mental health, criminal justice, or advocacy, this platform is a masterclass in both prevention and post-incident understanding. Her courage in challenging outdated narratives…and her relentless pursuit of legislative change, makes her work not only insightful but VITAL. Laura, your voice echoes in every conversation I have with clients navigating trauma. Thank YOU for leading the charge in creating safer systems, raising collective awareness, and never losing sight of the human stories behind every statistic.

Consistently interesting, and informative with wonderful and open guests and a qualified and credible podcaster. My eyes have been opened with this podcast and I look forward to hearing more. Thank you Laura.

Laura’s podcast & life’s work are both inspiring & informative. It’s helped me understand my own trauma in a way nothing else ever has. Laura’s compassion, empathy & victim focused approach to analysing crimes against women will truly change the way you see the world.

Absolutely brilliant analysis. LR brings us into her cases, sharing detailed research and hard-earned experience.

Because of Laura’s extensive knowledge of the legal system and her drive for female rights, I thoroughly enjoy every podcast episode.

It's just in the movies that it's cute when the guy keeps chasing the girl. In real life it's fucking annoying and/or scary!

Lauras crime education is second to none she notices nuance and educates the general public on situations they wouldnt necessarily understand the break down is perfect

You are always on the mark Laura. Yes I think the 8 male jury was stacked! How does that still happen in this age? I feel like you have highlighted once again that it’s still a man’s world. The system that is stacked against women is still in place. You are brilliant! Thank you for all the work you do to protect women and children. I hope we don’t ever see your work undone by those currently and newly in power. I will write to the minister about making coercive control a criminal act. Thank you 🩵

Your knowledge and experience has not only helped me understand and appreciate the importance of your work and experience, it has given me knowledge to heal the last part of my own experiences with stalking from a ex husband. I can now safely teach very young teenagers how to spot an abusive relationship, and how to keep themselves safe. I wasn’t even aware that it was so dangerous to be stalked, I just happened to have some amazing colleagues that understood and kept me safe. And we are talking more than 15 years ago

I really love this podcast. Varied and informative. Laura is really raising awareness into Domestic abuse and the changes required in society to address this issue.

Dr. Laura Richards breaks down situations so listeners begin to understand how manipulation and misogyny are occurring right under our noses, and how we often barely notice. I was a woman in a bad relationship. I was a people pleaser, and he made me miserable thinking I wasn’t pleasing him. I was oblivious to the fact that he wasn’t exactly meeting my needs. I learned to spot his patterns on my own and finally made the difficult decision to leave after nearly 20 years together. I found Crime Analyst later and it has helped me overcome guilt I’ve felt over my decision to divorce. I recognize his behaviors in so many cases she covers I hope other women can find this podcast and that it helps them figure out toxic patterns sooner than later. Remember, abuse is not just violence. Thank you, Dr. Richards!

Grateful for this essential expertise being shared.

This is a number one podcast. I have listened to Crime Analyst for years now and always appreciated the skilled knowledge, level of research, and radical candor Laura shares. From deep dives to conversations, respect is key and truth shared. I am gladly a Patreon member. There is no wonder she publicly recognized with awards and praise. She is a true advocate for all. She continues to champion change in the world. A true SHERO! Laura's Patreon includes bits of personal shares and updates on current events and Queen Bea content. LOL I strongly recommend.

Laura's insight and capacity to articulate in such a clear and intelligent way is truly inspiring. As a woman who has experienced coercive control and narcissistic abuse, it's reassuring, validating and highly educational. I wish I'd come across this when I was a younger woman and Laura's work is vital and essential to help women everywhere understand what healthy relationships look like and how to navigate this complex situation safely. Thank you Laura for your incredible work. So grateful to you.

Crime Analyst by Laura Richards takes a raw, honest and much needed look at abusers, the tactics they employ to entrap their victims and how to recognize them. She breaks down how predatory abusers implement Coercive Control, which is at the root of all IPV and DV. She explains how they use Patriarchal privilege to leverage power imbalances, manipulate, gaslight, intimidate, stalk and isolate victims. She is changing the world by bringing awareness and truth to the victims experience, the urgent need for Trauma Informed Training/Education for law enforcement & court professionals, so they know how to discern who’s the real victim and perpetrator. Most importantly she is a driving force in creating legislation reform to criminalize Coercive Control, to be included in Domestic Violence laws so women can be protected before they lose their lives, like so many already have. She is giving a voice to those of us who have suffered in silence too long and are fighting to recover from the psychological, emotional, physiological and physical trauma from abuse, that often results in PSTD and Complex Trauma. She is a warrior for justice, women’s rights to safety and dismantling the Patriarchy, one predator at a time by breaking down their methods and their madness.

It’s knowledge, experience and scientifically based. No tags to lure people in on a false pretence, free of any bias or BS. She’s also very good at communicating what is facts and what her opinion is. Please use her knowledge to call out any shape or form of abuse. Domestic, work related, help someone in distress, how to go about keeping them safe in an extremely vulnerable and dangerously situation. For all survivors out there; she helped me puzzle together what I experienced and it has helped my PTSD a lot! As I learn more, I can see the how, why and because 🥰.

Congratulations Laura for winning the Listeners Choice award for the second time at the True Crime Awards. Your podcast means so much to many people and I've been listening from the start after years of listening to you on Real Crime Profile. I love your professional analysis of the things that really matter in the true crime world. You are changing the world little by little and as an Aussie I'm so thankful for your input and assistance in our new coercive control laws. Thankyou for all that you do for current and past victims as well as teaching us so hopefully there will be less victims in the future. Well done!

Keep up with the amazing work that you do! I have learned so much from you to stand up for myself and for others. We need more women like you!

Laura, this podcast should be compulsory listening. You break down crime and its drivers without the extra ‘noise’ that comes with so many podcasts. You are always educating your audience, and that is the difference between Crime Analyst and all other crime pods (that I’ve come across, anyway!) You don’t simply tell the story of crime. You teach it. You give us your expert analysis and educate us in ways that are impactful in our own lives. 🙌🙌 the best! (And thank you 🙏)

Dear Laura, Your energy, compassion and expertise is phenomenal. And your interview with Breanna was very powerful. I can feel the difference you will be making for people who listen to your discussions. I agree with you about Breanna, she is absolutely awe inspiring, so truly authentic and, wow, so brave and strong in the midst of such hatred in a system so wrongly rigged against her. Breanna is powerfully inspiring to keep on with her life after losing her beautiful little Corey and suffering abuse after abuse, not just from that monster, but from the authorities who failed believe her and failed to protect Corey. I am so pleased you two got together and I hope she will update with another interview at some point along her journey. I lived with a coercive controller during what was supposed to be a marriage in the 1990's and he tried to devalue me during the divorce too, and, well, I got away from him but it almost took my life from his persistent abuse - he drove me to try to take my own life. In addition to the coercive control marriage I have experienced abuse and been in danger with men. I experienced taking one case to the police but the local press jumped on it and sensationalised it, and I had the article removed from online. I didn't report the next dangerous situation I was in even though I met with two very dangerous situation and one serious attempt on my life, or so my garage said when they found my vehicle had been seriously tampered with - and that particular monster has not been held to account although I later discovered he had served a 2.5 year sentence for almost killing his wife. I gave up trying to meet someone after that (12 years ago). I mention this because of your discussions on coercive control and women being afraid to report to police. However, listening to Breanna, leaves me in total awe of her. It's vital that coercive control is written in law worldwide and I thank you for all of the work you have done and continue with. I admire how you speak out and say the truth. I hope that Breanna is successful with challenging the authorities who should have protected Corey. I viewed Brianna's victim impact statement which was so powerful, authentic, articulate and everything she said was absolutely justified. She shows so much love, great courage and strength. Lots of love and best wishes Louise