In 89% of domestic abuse cases, victims experience economic abuse. Most don't recognise it. Many don't know it has a name. Economic abuse is one of the most powerful and least understood tools of coercive control — and it doesn't end when the relationship does. In this conversation, Laura sits…
Paris reported Robert Lee Hastings to the police on 25th September 2024. From that day to the day of trial, she waited 530 days. She prepared relentlessly. She psychologically built herself up to walk into that courtroom and face him. She arranged childcare. She drove herself to court alone. And…
Paris met Robert Lee Hastings in August 2022. Within months he had moved into her home, isolated her from her job, controlled her finances, strangled her twice, and subjected her to sustained coercive and controlling behaviour throughout her pregnancy. She had an emergency C-section after he pushed her against a…
Gogoa Tape escalated his behavior before he killed Kennedi Westcarr Sabaroche. This was missed by police. Watch the full video with Kennedi’s mum Linda Westcarr #KennediWestcarrSabaroche #CrimeAnalyst #LauraRichards #DomesticAbuse #CoerciveControl #MaleViolence #Femicide #Expert #Analysis #Victimology #HomicidePrevention #TrueCrime #Podcast #podcastclips #podcasts
Kennedi Westcar was 25 years old — five weeks short of her 26th birthday — when she was killed by her partner of nine years on April 5th, 2024, in Hackney, East London. She was a mother. A daughter. A beacon of light in every room she walked into. She…
Watch my full interview with investigative journalist Mandy Matney. She thought she’d be shielded from a deposition due to being a credentialed journalist. The attorneys were those who represented Russell Lafitte and Corey Fleming - men whom Mandy had exposed as being corrupt and stealing money from tax payers and…
Award winning investigative journalist Mandy Matney broke the Murdaugh Murders story wide open before the rest of the world was paying attention. The story is not over. Alex Murdaugh has been awarded a new trial in 2027 and now Mandy’s facing a $176, 500 contempt order and a justice system…
Sally Challen killed her husband Richard after decades of abuse and coercive control. She was convicted of murder — not manslaughter. John Warboys r@ped hundreds of women and was due to be released from prison after serving just 8 years. Lawyer Harriet Wistrich was involved in both cases. In Sally's…
Joanna Simpson was killed by her estranged husband Robert Brown on October 31st, 2010. She was a fighter. She was a mother. She was a best friend. And in the hour before he killed her, she told Hetti she felt sorry for him. In this powerful episode, Laura is joined…
Jazmine was 14 years old. She gave evidence at a five and a half week trial. The boys were found guilty of 17 s*xual offences, including 10 r@pes. Judge Rowland said ‘None of you need go to prison today’ and he did not want to criminalize the boys, unnecessarily. In…
Mum of two, Joanna Simpson, was killed by her estranged husband Robert Brown on October 31 2010. Her children were in the house. The trial that followed was a miscarriage of justice. And for 15 years, her mother Diana Parkes has refused to stop fighting. In this powerful update, Laura…
Three boys were convicted of 17 s*xual offences against two separate girls and they received a rehabilitation order, a curfew and a £26 fine. In this episode, Laura dives deeper into Judge Nicholas Rowland's sentencing remarks in the context of the sentencing guidelines and expertly breaks down the behaviour, the…
Three boys. Two girls. Seventeen s•xual offences. And a Judge who sent them home. In this video, Laura goes line by line through Judge Nicholas Rowland's 23-page sentencing remarks in the Hampshire case — exposing the loaded language, the missed aggravating factors, the victim blaming, and the deeply flawed risk…
After a five and a half week trial at Southampton Crown Court, three teenage boys were found guilty of 17 sexual offences. And then Judge Nicholas Rowland addressed them and determined, 'None of you need go to prison today,' He said he, 'didn't want to criminalize them unnecessarily.' In this…
When Tonia Bales married John Meehan, she had no idea that the charming man she fell in love with would later become known to millions as "Dirty John." In this revealing and deeply personal interview, Laura sits down with Tonia to discuss her new book, When You See It: How…
Abusers who target children should watch out. One day that child will be an adult searching out justice and accountability. Miriam Lake was one such child. In Part 2 of this powerful Crime Analyst episode, survivor Miriam Lake bravely shares how she finally broke through years of fear, coercive control,…
What happens when a wolf in sheep's clothing grooms an entire family? 💔 In this episode of Crime Analyst, world-renowned Criminal Behavioural Analyst Laura Richards interviews brave survivor Miriam Lake. Together, they forensically deconstruct the s@distic abuse inflicted by coercive controller Michael Egan, revealing the hidden patterns systems missed. Miriam…
How does a con man deceive senior leaders, veterans, and police detectives? In this episode, Laura and Sarah Ferris profile Peter Cowell who posed as a military Admiral, extracting money from high-profile targets for a global humanitarian project called IntSAR (International Sea Air Rescue Service). It turns out, the entire…
Can you spot a con artist before it’s too late? 🚩 We all like to think we’re savvy enough to see through a scam, but professional manipulators are experts at bypassing our defenses. In this episode of Crime Analyst, we dive into the chilling case of Andrew Tonks (aka Andrew…
Once you’ve been trained you know what to look for. WATCH part 2 with survivor Sam Bouffler 📺 #CoerciveControl #SamBouffler #CrimeAnalyst #expert #TrueCrime #DomesticAbuse #BehaviouralAnalysis #Podcast #Prevention Pregnancy #landmarkcase #australia #CallumFairleigh #education #awareness #truecrimepodcast
WATCH part 2 with survivor Sam Bouffler 📺 #CoerciveControl #SamBouffler #CrimeAnalyst #expert #TrueCrime #DomesticAbuse #BehaviouralAnalysis #Podcast #Prevention Pregnancy #landmarkcase #australia #CallumFairleigh #education #awareness #truecrimepodcast
Leave. And plan it safely. Don’t go back - EVER🚩 WATCH part 2 with survivor Sam Bouffler 📺 #CoerciveControl #SamBouffler #CrimeAnalyst #expert #TrueCrime #DomesticAbuse #BehaviouralAnalysis #Podcast #Prevention Pregnancy #landmarkcase #australia #CallumFairleigh #education #awareness #truecrimepodcast
If they started with abuse - would not invest. They know what they are doing. Learn the warning signs 🚩 WATCH part 2 with survivor Sam Bouffler 📺 #CoerciveControl #SamBouffler #CrimeAnalyst #expert #TrueCrime #DomesticAbuse #BehaviouralAnalysis #Podcast #Prevention Pregnancy #landmarkcase #australia #CallumFairleigh #education #awareness #truecrimepodcast
Laura continues her in-depth analysis of the landmark case Police v Callum Fairleigh with survivor Sam Bouffler, moving beyond the initial conviction to further unpack the patterns, behaviours, and responses that shaped this significant outcome. Callum Fairleigh, 34, was sentenced in February 2026 to two years’ imprisonment with a non-parole…