Podcast
Crime Analyst
If you are curious about the ‘who dunnit’ and the ‘why dunnit’ and how and why victims become footnotes in their own murders, Crime Analyst is for you. Hosted by world renowned and award-winning Criminal Behavioural Analyst Laura Richards.
- True Crime chart
- #190
- Episodes
- 387
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 1 hr 2 min
- On air since
- 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
387 episodes, newest first
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58 min
Ep 385 Profiling a Predator: He Drugged and Raped His Partner for Years with Amanda Stanhope Part 1
Show notes
Amanda Stanhope had no idea her partner had been drugging and raping her. She woke with unexplained bruises, missing clothing and disturbing signs that something was wrong. There was video evidence but police examined it and made some shocking claims.
Laura asks Amanda to describe how and when she met her ex fiancé, David Rogerson, and the start of the relationship. Amanda shares how this charming, seemingly devoted partner swept her off her feet before revealing a terrifying side. Laura unravels the warning signs dressed up as romance, the calculated manipulation and coercive control, and how a predator can exploit kindness and compassion to entrap a victim.
In this episode, Laura and Amanda examine:
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The early warning signs disguised as romance, including love bombing, intense attention and a whirlwind relationship;
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The frightening moment his mask slipped, exposing extreme jealousy, intimidation and controlling behaviour;
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How perpetrators exploit empathy, manipulate boundaries and use DARVO to portray themselves as victims;
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The devastating psychological and physical impact of coercive control, isolation and abuse;
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How seemingly caring behaviour can conceal surveillance, domination and escalating control;
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Amanda's courage in waiving anonymity, inspired by Gisèle Pelicot, and her determination to shift the shame onto perpetrators.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, psychological abuse, sexual violence, drug-facilitated rape and victim-blaming.
Be curious, ask questions and always trust your instincts.
Clip: https://youtu.be/Px49-Qe42Vg?si=04gezdrt1VKmnOFo
More from Amanda Stanhope
📸 Instagram: @amanda_stanhope_official _ 🎵 TikTok: @amandastanhope Facebook @amandastanhope
Resources:
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55 min
Ep 384 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims: The A1 Linked Attacks, Continued Part 5
Show notes
In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story. For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them.
Laura continues to analyse the A1 linked offences, the brutal attacks on Yvonne Pearson, Helen Rytka, Anna Rogulskyj and Vera Millward by Peter Sutcliffe. Laura analyses Joan Harrison’s rape and murder, the letters received by Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield as well discussing a major breakthrough in the investigation. You won’t want to miss this. See Crime Analyst’s Instagram, Facebook or the Crime Analyst Squad for graphics detailing what she found.
Laura’s specialist unit at New Scotland Yard was later created due to the catastrophic failures in the case. It remains one of the most misunderstood serial murder cases of our time - and why Crime Analyst refuses to use the moniker that made him famous while the women became the forgotten victims.
Join Laura in the intelligence cell as she re-examines the case through an expert behavioural analysis lens, centering the victims whilst focusing on risk and prevention.
Listener discretion advised. This episode contains graphic details and may be triggering and/or upsetting.
#CrimeAnalyst #PeterSutcliffe #TrueCrime #Podcast #Prevention
Sources
The R word, Netflix documentary 2020
The R word Hoaxer True North Documentary 2017
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim15.htm
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim16.htm
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim17.htm
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim18.htm
https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/3921798/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-victims-books/
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim02.htm
Socials
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1 hr 2 min
Ep 383 Sleeping with the Enemy: Profiling the Husband Who Drugged and Raped with Zoe Watts, Part 3
Show notes
Zoe Watts's husband had confessed to drugging and raping her throughout their marriage. When Zoe confided in her mother, she contacted the police. But that night, while the children slept upstairs, he broke into the family home. Zoe shares what happened when he found her and Laura unravels the escalating risks that are often lethal for women when they say they want out of the relationship with finality.
In this episode, Laura and Zoe examine:
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The terrifying break-in at the family home and the danger Zoe faced;
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Escalating abuse, intimidation and the perpetrator's need for power and control;
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Stalking, threats and the risks victims face when seeking help;
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The cumulative impact of years of coercive control, sexual violence and psychological abuse;
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The pattern of escalating risk, sexual abuse, escalation, coercive control, stalking separation and finality;
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Risk assessment, safeguarding and the critical importance of taking victims seriously.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, physical violence, strangulation, sexual violence, drug-facilitated rape and image-based sexual abuse.
Be curious, ask questions and always trust your instincts.
Clip: https://www.facebook.com/reel/920183284068072
More from Zoe Watts
🌐 Website: https://endeyecheck.org/ 📸 Instagram: @zoewatts.sms_ 🎵 TikTok: @zoewatts.sms
#ZoeWatts #CrimeAnalyst #DrugFacilitatedRape #SexualViolence
#CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #DomesticViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence
#Grooming #LoveBombing #DARVO #PowerAndControl #AbuseIsAPattern
#SexualAbuse #MaritalRape #Suffocation #VictimSurvivor #Survivor
#PredatoryBehaviour #PerpetratorStrategy #ImpressionManagement #MaskOfSanity
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1 hr 21 min
Ep 382 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims: The A1 Linked Attacks, Part 4
Show notes
In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story. For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them.
Laura shares other attacks on women she believes are linked to PS including Marilyn Moore who survived and gave a photofit in 1977, 14-year-old Tracy Browne who saw the photofit and re-reported the man who almost killed her and Olive Smelt’s near lethal attack 12 days before Tracy was attacked. When Laura pulled all the photofits and mapped the attacks – she blew the lid off the case. See Crime Analyst’s Instagram, Facebook or the Crime Analyst Squad for graphics detailing what she found.
Laura’s specialist unit at New Scotland Yard was later created due to the catastrophic failures in the case. It remains one of the most misunderstood serial murder cases of our time - and why Crime Analyst refuses to use the moniker that made him famous while the women became the forgotten victims.
Join Laura in the intelligence cell as she re-examines the case through an expert behavioural analysis lens, centering the victims whilst focusing on risk and prevention.
Listener discretion advised. This episode contains graphic details and may be triggering and/or upsetting.
#CrimeAnalyst #PeterSutcliffe #TrueCrime #Podcast #Prevention
Clip: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p074tsb1
Sources
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/otherv.htm
The R word, Netflix documentary 2020 and The R word Hoaxer True North Documentary 2017
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58 min
Ep 381 Sleeping with the Enemy: Profiling the Husband Who Drugged and Raped Zoe Watts, Part 2
Show notes
Zoe Watts's husband confessed to drugging and raping her, tying her up and taking intimate photographs and videos without her consent. Yet even after he disclosed what he had done to medical professionals, Zoe still didn't understand that she was being raped.
In Part 2, Laura continues her interview with Zoe, unravelling his sadistic and brazen behaviour that shaped their 22-year marriage. Laura examines how Zoe's husband intentionally destabilised her and how professionals who should have recognised the danger.
In this episode, Laura and Zoe unravel:
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Sadistic cruelty, manipulation and psychological abuse and the toll it took on Zoe;
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Confessions, gaslighting and deliberate confusion;
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Drug-facilitated rape and image-based sexual abuse;
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The misuse of mental health explanations to excuse abusive behaviour;
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Professional failures and missed opportunities to safeguard Zoe’
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Coercive control, isolation and psychological undoing;
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Trauma, dissociation and the long road to recovery;
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The police becoming involved — and a terrifying break-in
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, physical violence, suffocation, sexual violence, drug-facilitated rape and image-based sexual abuse.
Be curious, ask questions and always trust your instincts.
More from Zoe Watts
🌐 Website: https://endeyecheck.org/
📸 Instagram: @zoewatts.sms_
🎵 TikTok: @zoewatts.sms
#ZoeWatts #CrimeAnalyst #DrugFacilitatedRape #SexualViolence
#CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #DomesticViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence
#Grooming #LoveBombing #DARVO #PowerAndControl #AbuseIsAPattern
#SexualAbuse #MaritalRape #Suffocation #VictimSurvivor #Survivor
#PredatoryBehaviour #PerpetratorStrategy #ImpressionManagement #MaskOfSanity
#TrustYourInstincts #LauraRichardsClip: https://www.facebook.com/reel/920183284068072
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59 min
Ep 380 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, The A1 Linked Offences, Part 3
Show notes
For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story.
Laura deconstructs the pattern of offending, escalating risk and critical opportunities that were missed, including additional attacks she believes are linked to PS and how harmful assumptions about his victims distorted the investigation.
The failures in this case were instrumental in why Laura’s specialist unit at New Scotland Yard was later created. It remains one of the most misunderstood serial murder cases of our time - and why Crime Analyst refuses to use the notorious nickname that made the perpetrator famous while the women became the forgotten victims.
Join Laura in the intelligence cell as she re-examines the case through behavioural analysis, victimology, risk and prevention.
Listen to the complete Forgotten Victims series:
https://www.crime-analyst.com/case-001-the-forgotten-victims/*************************************************************************************
In this episode Laura analyses the A1 linked attacks committed by PS on Emily Jackson, Marcella Claxton, Irene Richardson, Debra Schlesinger, Patricia ‘Tina’ Atkinson and Jayne MacDonald and shares some startling revelations about the crimes and crime scene behaviours and what it reveals about PS. You won’t want to miss this.Listener discretion advised. This episode contains graphic details and may be triggering and/or upsetting.
You won't want to miss this. #HerNameWasEmilyJackson
#HerNamesWasMarcellaClaxton
#HerNameWasIreneRichardson
#HerNameWasDebraSchlesinger
#HerNameWasPatriciaAtkinson
#HerNameWasJayneMacDonald
#TheForgottenVictims
#TrueCrime
#Podcast
#TrueCrimeCommunity
#CrimeAnalyst
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqRHyJ4iruk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNsY6j9xSc&feature=youtu.be
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13194327/woman-left-for-dead-yorkshire-ripper-thank-lord-dead/
http://www.town-hall-online.com/forum3/view.php?title=Gaiety-Public-House-Roundhay-Road-Leeds
http://www.crimehub.co.uk/forums/yorkshireripper/showthread.php?tid=18
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim10.htm
https://www.netflix.com/title/81006684
https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim09.htm
https://www.netflix.com/title/81006684
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1 hr 11 min
Ep 379 Sleeping with the Enemy: Profiling the Husband Who Drugged and Raped with Zoe Watts, Part 1
Show notes
Zoe Watts was shocked to discover the man she had been married to for 22-year was drugging and raping her.
Laura interviews Zoe and asks her to take us back to the beginning of their relationship- when she was just 17 and he was 28. He was charismatic, well-liked and seemingly the perfect partner. But as Laura asks more questions, she reveals a deeply disturbing, diabolical and dangerous man who knew what he was doing. This did not come out of the blue.
In this episode, Laura and Zoe unravel:
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Grooming, love bombing and gaslighting
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Strangulation and suffocation
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Drug-facilitated rape
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Stalking and coercive control
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DARVO
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Red flags disguised as romance
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The “mask of sanity” and impression management
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Those who backed up the abuse
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, suffocation, sexual violence and drug-facilitated rape.
Be curious, ask questions and always trust your instincts.
More from Zoe Watts
🌐 Website: https://endeyecheck.org/
📸 Instagram: @zoewatts.sms_
🎵 TikTok: @zoewatts.sms
#ZoeWatts #CrimeAnalyst #DrugFacilitatedRape #SexualViolence
#CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #DomesticViolence #IntimatePartnerViolence
#Grooming #LoveBombing #DARVO #PowerAndControl #AbuseIsAPattern
#SexualAbuse #MaritalRape #Suffocation #VictimSurvivor #Survivor
#PredatoryBehaviour #PerpetratorStrategy #ImpressionManagement #MaskOfSanity
#TrustYourInstincts #LauraRichardsClip: https://www.facebook.com/reel/920183284068072
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1 hr 10 min
Ep 378 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, My Mum Wilma McCann, Part 2
Show notes
For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura Richards puts the women back at the centre of the story.
Laura deconstructs the pattern of offending, escalating risk and critical opportunities that were missed, including additional attacks she believes are linked to PS and how harmful assumptions about his victims distorted the investigation.
The failures in this case were instrumental in why Laura’s specialist unit at New Scotland Yard was later created. It remains one of the most misunderstood serial murder cases of our time - and why Crime Analyst refuses to use the notorious nickname that made the perpetrator famous while the women became the forgotten victims.
Join Laura in the intelligence cell as she re-examines the case through behavioural analysis, victimology, risk and prevention.
Listen to the complete Forgotten Victims series:
https://www.crime-analyst.com/case-001-the-forgotten-victims/*************************************************************************************
In this episode Laura interviews Richard McCann, Wilma McCann's son.Richard shares his memories about the fateful night his mother was murdered by PS, as well as who his mother was and the impact his mother's murder has had on him, his family and the other victim's families.
Richard and Laura discuss the impact of the West Yorkshire Police Service's handling of the case, how the media report on the case and the details of an important campaign you can all support. You won't want to miss this powerful episode. It will change the way you see the world.
You won't want to miss this.
#HerNameWasWilmaMcCann
#HerNameWasEmilyJackson
#HerNameWasIreneRichardson
#HerNameWasDebraSchlesinger
#HerNameWasPatriciaAtkinson
#HerNameWasJayneMcDonald
#HerNameWasJeanJordan
#HerNameWasYvonnePearson
#HerNameWasHelenRytka
#HerNameWasVeraMillward
#HerNameWasJosephineWhittaker
#HerNameWasBarbara Leach
#HerNameWasMargeruiteWalls
#HerNameWasJacquelineHill
#HerNameISAnnaRogulskyj
#HerNameISOliveSmelt
#HerNameISTraceyBrown
#HerNameISMarcellaClaxton
#HerNameISMaureenLong
#HerNameISMarilynMoore
#HerNamerISAnnRooney
#HerNameISDrUpadyaBandara
#HerNameISMoLea
#HerNameISTheresaSykes
Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMhnKX9xmIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuxVdf46sJk
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1 hr 2 min
Ep 377 Mica Francis: Profiling the Crime Scene with Rich McHugh, Part 7
Show notes
Laura continues her interview with former NBC investigative producer and NewsNation investigative correspondent, Rich McHugh. Together Laura and Rich unravel coercive control and the lack of laws to protect women in South Carolina and the details that trouble Rich about the day Mica died - and why he remains unconvinced Mica ended her life.
For Rich, Laura and Crime Analyst, the focus remains where it belongs: Mica Francis, the truth about what she experienced, accountability and justice. Justice for Mica.
Laura and Rich discuss:•
Coercive control, “murder in slow motion” and “murder by suicide”
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What Rich uncovered whilst investigating John-Paul Miller
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The questions raised by Miller’s own words and behaviour
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What still troubles Rich about Mica’s final day and death
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The unanswered questions
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Why keeping Mica at the centre of her own story matters
TAKE ACTION: Mica’s Law -Coercive Control and Stalking Laws in South Carolina
You can contact South Carolina lawmakers and ask them to support stronger legal recognition and protection for victims experiencing coercive control, stalking and post-separation abuse.
Full action links, letter template and resources are available in the Crime Analyst Squad.
Watch The Death of the Pastor’s Wife
More from Investigative Correspondent Rich McHugh
Twitter: richmchughCrime Analyst Coverage
Crime Analyst: Mica Francis Series
Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…#MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst
#CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #PostSeparationAbuse #SexualCoercion
#EconomicAbuse #MicasList #ThePreachersWife #Femicide #DomesticViolence
#PowerAndControl #AbuseIsAPattern #JohnPaulMiller #JPMiller #RichMcHugh
#InvestigativeJournalism #LauraRichards #BehaviouralAnalysis #ExpertAnalysis
#TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #VictimCenteredReporting #NewsNationClip: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcvry1cugK-/?stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Sources
Rich McHugh and JP Miller interview
Watch The Death of the Pastor’s WifeCrime Analyst: The Case of Mica Francis
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49 min
Ep 376 Remastered: The Forgotten Victims, Part 1
Show notes
For decades, the women murdered and attacked by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS in this series) were overshadowed by the man who targeted them. In this remastered Crime Analyst series, Laura puts the women back at the centre of the story.
Laura deconstructs the pattern of offending, escalating risk and critical opportunities that were missed, including additional attacks she believes are linked to PS and how harmful assumptions about his victims distorted the investigation.
The failures in this case were instrumental in why Laura’s specialist unit at New Scotland Yard was later created. It remains one of the most misunderstood serial murder cases of our time - and why Crime Analyst refuses to use the notorious nickname that made the perpetrator famous while the women became the forgotten victims.
Join Laura in the intelligence cell as she re-examines the case through behavioural analysis, victimology, risk and prevention.
Listen to the complete Forgotten Victims series:
https://www.crime-analyst.com/case-001-the-forgotten-victims/*************************************************************************************
Laura Richards analyses and deconstructs the murders and attacks on lone women committed by Peter Sutcliffe (known as PS throughout the series) in the north east of England in the 1960s and 1970s.This case happened before Laura started her career at New Scotland Yard. It was the very reason her unit was set up.
Listen and find out why Laura believes this is one of the most misunderstood cases of our time and why we should stop referring to this serial killer as The Yorkshire R*****
Join Laura each week in the intelligence cell as she behaviourally breaks down each attack and highlights which cases she believes to be linked, why PS did what he did and how he was allowed to get away with it for so long.
You won't want to miss this.
#HerNameWasWilmaMcCann
#HerNameWasEmilyJackson
#HerNameWasIreneRichardson
#HerNameWasDebraSchlesinger
#HerNameWasPatriciaAtkinson
#HerNameWasJayneMcDonald
#HerNameWasJeanJordan
#HerNameWasYvonnePearson
#HerNameWasHelenRytka
#HerNameWasVeraMillward
#HerNameWasJosephineWhittaker
#HerNameWasBarbara Leach
#HerNameWasMargeruiteWalls
#HerNameWasJacquelineHill
#HerNameISAnnaRogulskyj
#HerNameISOliveSmelt
#HerNameISTraceyBrown
#HerNameISMarcellaClaxton
#HerNameISMaureenLong
#HerNameISMarilynMoore
#HerNamerISAnnRooney
#HerNameISDrUpadyaBandara
#HerNameISMoLea
#HerNameISTheresaSykes
Clips
https://twitter.com/i/status/1327217063010721794https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMhnKX9xmI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuxVdf46sJk
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1 hr 4 min
Ep 375 Mica Francis: Profiling John-Paul Miller with Rich McHugh, Part 6
Show notes
Mica Francis died trying to leave John Paul Miller. She documented what was happening to her, called the Police at least 14 times, retained an attorney and filed for divorce. Less than a day after Mica’s death, John-Paul Miller stood before his congregation and announced her death, while simultaneously shaping a narrative about Mica and her mental health. Serious alarm bells went off for both Laura and award-winning investigative journalist and NewsNation correspondent, Rich McHugh.
Former NBC investigative producer Rich McHugh, working with Ronan Farrow, exposed Harvey Weinstein at great personal and professional cost. You will hear more about that in this episode as well as how Rich quickly gained the trust of Mica’s family and ultimately secured an extraordinary sit-down interview with John-Paul Miller in July 2024.
In this episode you will learn:
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How Rich’s previous investigations into Harvey Weinstein and Hillsong influenced his response when Mica’s story first emerged
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Why victim-centred reporting matters and how Rich approached Mica’s family
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The starkly different narratives Rich heard from Mica’s family and John-Paul Miller
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How Rich secured the interview with Miller after months of communication
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What Miller sent Rich privately before the interview
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Why Rich decided to let Miller talk rather than begin with confrontational questions
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What Rich noticed about Miller before he had even asked his first question
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Why Miller may have wanted to speak publicly and control the narrative
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Laura’s behavioural analysis of key moments during the interview
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What happened when Rich asked Miller whether he felt partly responsible
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The anger Rich believed he detected beneath Miller’s response
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Miller’s claims about Mica’s mental health and why it matters who controls the narrative when a victim can no longer speak for herself
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Mica’s efforts to separate, seek help and regain control of her life
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The failures and gaps in protection surrounding coercive control, stalking and post-separation abuse
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Why, despite doing so much to try to protect herself, Mica was still left without the safety she was seeking
This is Part 1 of Laura’s interview with Rich McHugh. The conversation continues in Part 2.
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Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…#MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst #HarveyWeinstein
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Rich McHugh and JP Miller interview
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Spotify Link
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Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
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1 hr 40 min
Ep 374: Remastered: An American Murder: Gabby Petito with Nichole Schmidt and Tara Petito Part 25
Show notes
In this remastered episode to conclude the series, Laura, Nichole and Tara deconstruct Netflix’s American Murder: Gabby Petito, including new information former boyfriend Jackson shared, the last messages sent from Gabby’s phone and the early warning signs of coercive control.
Laura honours Gabby and her amazing mum’s Nichole and Tara in this special episode which aired on International Women’s Day.
If you are experiencing abuse The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers free, confidential support: Call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Text “START” to 88788. Chat live at http://thehotline.org/
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Laura later recorded an exclusive episode based in Wyoming where she retraces Gabby Petito's final footsteps, shares new crime scene observations and behavioural analysis, and compares Brian Laundrie's so-called confession letter with what most likely happened in Gabby's final days. Join the Crime Analyst Squad and Listen here.#GabbyPetito #InternationalWomensDay #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast #Expert #BrianLaundrie #AmericanMurder #Netflix #DomesticViolenceAwareness
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1 hr 5 min
Ep 373: The Law That Could Have Saved Mica Francis with Attorney Regina Ward Part 5
Show notes
Mica Francis did everything right: she documented what was happening, reported to police and repeatedly asked for help. But what happens when the behaviours creating fear, entrapment and risk are not adequately recognised by the law?
In Laura’s interview with Mica’s attorney, Regina Ward, the focus turns to the systemic failures that left Mica without the protection she needed - and the fight to change law in South Carolina in Mica’s name.
Laura and Regina examine why repeated attempts to introduce coercive control legislation in South Carolina have failed, the gaps that remain for victims experiencing patterns of stalking and coercive control, and next steps.
Laura and Regina discuss:
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Why Mica’s repeated reports and documentation matter
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The fight to introduce effective coercive control legislation in South Carolina
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Why understanding individual incidents without recognising the pattern leaves victims unprotected
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Mica’s List and what it reveals about the cumulative impact of coercive control
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The importance of preserving evidence when an abuser attempts to destroy or control it
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How religion, submission, sexual entitlement and stalking are weaponised as tools of control
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What listeners can do to support Mica’s Law and help create change
TAKE ACTION: Mica’s Law -Coercive Control and Stalking Laws in South Carolina
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More from Attorney Regina Ward
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Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…#MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst #CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #PostSeparationAbuse #SexualCoercion #EconomicAbuse #MicasList #ThePreachersWife #ReginaWard #Femicide #DomesticViolence #PowerAndControl #AbuseIsAPattern #LauraRichards #BehaviouralAnalysis #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ExpertAnalysis
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Clips
https://www.facebook.com/NewsNationNow/videos/1585198026735228/Sources
Watch The Death of the Pastor’s WifeLink to Cross Over episode with Mandy and Laura on Cup of Justice Ep #86:
Spotify Link
https://open.spotify.com/episode/10P6t5LmMxF3YHUdgxPcm9?si=e3832e105dc1430d
Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
Mica Francis separated from John Paul Miller. She was desperate for help..
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59 min
Ep 372: Remastered: Mica Francis: Analyzing the Federal Charges Against John Paul Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell pt 3
Show notes
Mica Francis’ case is now receiving widespread attention following the Netflix documentary The Death of the Pastor’s Wife. Laura analysed Mica’s case as it unfolded, documenting the pattern of coercive control, stalking and post-separation abuse Mica reported experiencing before her death.
30-year-old Mica Francis (Miller) was found dead from a gunshot wound at Lumber River State Park in Robeson County, North Carolina, on April 27, 2024, two days after serving her husband, John Paul Miller, with divorce papers.
John Paul Miller has since been federally indicted on charges of cyberstalking and making false statements to federal investigators.
In this remastered episode, Laura is joined by award-winning investigative journalist Mandy Matney and award-winning author Liz Farrell, co-hosts of True Sunlight, to analyse the federal indictment and break down the charges, timelines and alleged behaviours detailed within it.
Together, they examine the alleged pattern of behaviour through the lens of coercive control and stalking, including how cyberstalking can be used as a tactic of control and why the post-separation period can be particularly dangerous. They also discuss an important question: why was Mica not better protected while she was alive?
Understanding escalation and coercive control is lifesaving and life changing. Listen and share, you may save a life. You can also take action for change with our Mica Action Toolkit.
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Clips
https://youtu.be/3y7f9dciL0I?si=YUd8gS8OxTUTuSuGLink to Cross Over episode with Mandy and Laura on Cup of Justice Ep #86:
Spotify Link
https://open.spotify.com/episode/10P6t5LmMxF3YHUdgxPcm9?si=e3832e105dc1430d
Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
Mica Francis separated from John Paul Miller. She was desperate for help..
Mica Francis: Have you heard the term coercive control?Ep 303: Mica Francis: Analyzing the Federal Charges Against John Paul Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…Mandy and Liz:
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1 hr 2 min
Ep 371: Mica Francis: How to Manage a Coercive Controller with Attorney Regina Ward Part 1
Show notes
Mica Francis was taking steps to reclaim her life and freedom. Then, on April 27 2024, she was found dead at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina. Since Mica’s death, Laura has extensively analysed the pattern of coercive control, stalking and post-separation abuse Mica reported experiencing, as well as the circumstances leading up to her death.
Mica’s story is the focus of the Netflix documentary The Death of The Pastor’s Wife. Attorney Regina Ward was Mica’s divorce lawyer, and she appears in the documentary. John Paul Miller called her repeatedly following Mica’s death. Regina shares unique insight into John-Paul’s behaviour around the time of Mica’s death, the manipulation Mica was navigating and some of what did not make it into the Netflix documentary.
Together, Laura and Regina unpack what was happening behind the scenes as Mica took steps to divorce from John-Paul Miller, the strategies used to manage his behaviour, Mica’s mindset during those final months and what Regina witnessed as Mica worked to regain control of her life.
Learn how women are further entrapped in South Carolina owing to archaic and dangerous patriarchal legal processes that intentionally prevent women from leaving men who abuse them, leaving them at high risk of suicide and femicide. It’s by design and they are not even trying to change it.
Laura and Regina share unique insights about:
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Mica’s mindset leading up to her death
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John-Paul Miller’s behaviour around the time of Mica’s death
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How best to manage a coercive controller
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Post-separation abuse, sexual coercion, coercive control, stalking and economic abuse
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Archaic laws in South Carolina leading to it being one of the top 10 dangerous states in the US for women
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Problematic restraining orders and ‘orders of protection’ in South Carolina
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Mica’s List and the behaviours Mica documented
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Details and context that did not make it into The Death of the Pastor’s Wife
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Why coercive control must be understood as a pattern of behaviour.
Coercive control correlates significantly with femicide, homicide and suicide. Mica’s List matters... Look at the pattern.
Watch The Death of the Pastor’s Wife
More from Attorney Regina Ward
Website
YouTube
TikTokCrime Analyst Coverage
Crime Analyst: Mica Francis Series
Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…TAKE ACTION: Mica’s Law: Coercive Control and Stalking Laws in South Carolina
You can contact South Carolina state Senators and Representatives and ask them to support stronger legal recognition and protection for victims experiencing coercive control, stalking and post-separation abuse. WRITE to South Carolina lawmakers and make your voice heard just below. There is a letter template and all links and addresses available in the Squad here.
Find and contact South Carolina legislators:
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Bonneau 29431Senator Larry Grooms email form link
Additionally you can sign the petition. Enforce South Caroline Law
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Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wgC1XVGolESources
Watch The Death of the Pastor’s WifeLink to Cross Over episode with Mandy and Laura on Cup of Justice Ep #86:
Spotify Link
https://open.spotify.com/episode/10P6t5LmMxF3YHUdgxPcm9?si=e3832e105dc1430d
Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
Mica Francis separated from John Paul Miller. She was desperate for help..
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56 min
Ep 370: Remastered: Mica Francis (Miller) : Analysing the Digital Evidence and Mica’s List, Part 2
Show notes
Mica Francis’ case is now being widely talked about due to the Netflix documentary, The Death of The Pastors Wife. Laura analysed Mica’s case as it unfolded. In this episode Laura takes a more in-depth look at the available evidence of what life was like for Mica prior to her death using the lens and framework of coercive control and stalking.
Importantly, Mica died trying to leave John Paul Miller. That is significant because leaving with finality the relationship is over is the most dangerous time for a woman. In this remastered series you will learn much more about what he did to Mica as well as what was left out of the documentary.
All the evidence shows how Mica was failed when she was alive. Listen to this episode if you want to understand how and why and you want justice for Mica.
Join the conversation on social media and in the Crime Analyst Squad http://www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst
#MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst #CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #PostSeparationAbuse #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ExpertAnalysis
Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsuI0VyRFPYLink to Cross Over episode with Mandy and Laura on Cup of Justice Ep #86:
Spotify Link
https://open.spotify.com/episode/10P6t5LmMxF3YHUdgxPcm9?si=e3832e105dc1430d
Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
Mica Francis separated from John Paul Miller. She was desperate for help..
Mica Francis: Have you heard the term coercive control?Ep 303: Mica Francis: Analyzing the Federal Charges Against John Paul Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community
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46 min
Ep 369: How To Safely Leave a Coercive Controller with Grace Stuart, Part 2
Show notes
As the violence escalated, Grace finally called 911. She describes the police officer who recognised something Grace could not yet fully see herself. She reveals why and how he identified how dangerous the abuser was.
Grace describes the successful strategy she used to leave. Laura examines why victims may continue to protect, defend or return to the abuser - and why these behaviours need to be understood within the wider pattern of coercive control by EVERYONE.
Grace shares how her ex-partner pressured her to become pregnant and how his sense of entitlement extended to her reproductive choices. Laura unpacks reproductive coercion and how perpetrators can use pregnancy and children to increase dependency, entrapment and control.
Laura and Grace explore how an abuser can use a program and those running them as another means of manipulation and re-grooming.
Laura and Grace discuss:
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Successful strategies for leaving
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Reproductive coercion and entrapment
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Trauma bonding and re-grooming
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Escalation and high-risk behaviours
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The weaponisation of therapeutic and recovery language
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Why victims may protect or defend the abuser
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The importance of informed police responses
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Why leaving is a process, not an event
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Accountability versus apologies
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Grace's journey from survivor to advocate
Coercive control correlates significantly with femicide, familicide, homicide, and suicide. Never tell the abuser you are leaving.
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1 hr 38 min
Ep 368: Remastered: Unraveling Mica Francis (Miller) Death and Coercive Control Cross Over with Mandy Matney, Part 1
Show notes
Mica Francis’ case is now being widely talked about due to the Netflix documentary, The Death of The Pastors Wife. Laura talked about Mica and all the red flags she saw in 2024. Mica died trying to leave John Paul Miller – a man who calls himself a Pastor. In this remastered series you will learn much more about what he did to Mica as well as what was left out of the documentary.
Mica was failed when she was alive. She’s been failed in death - up until now.
Mica’s case raises urgent questions about justice, accountability, lessons about intervention and prevention for future women and the urgent need for coercive control laws.
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Listen as Laura and award-winning journalist and creator and host of the True Sunlight and Cup of Justice podcasts, Mandy Matney unravel in granular detail the timeline 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 police officer she was ‘scared for her life’ after she found a GPS tracker on her car and razor blades in her tyre and just two days after John Paul Miller was served with divorce papers.
Join the conversation on social media and in the Crime Analyst Squad http://www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst
#MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst #CoerciveControl #Stalking #DomesticAbuse #PostSeparationAbuse #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ExpertAnalysis
Clips
https://www.tiktok.com/@therobbieharvey/video/7364765211661798702?lang=enhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYOjVP6uS8E
Sources
Link to Cross Over episode with Mandy and Laura on Cup of Justice Ep #86:Spotify Link
https://open.spotify.com/episode/10P6t5LmMxF3YHUdgxPcm9?si=e3832e105dc1430d
Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
Mica Francis separated from John Paul Miller. She was desperate for help..
Mica Francis: Have you heard the term coercive control?Ep 303: Mica Francis: Analyzing the Federal Charges Against John Paul Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Mica Francis: Breaking Down the Federal Charges Against JP Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
Huge News in Mica Francis’ Case. John Paul Miller Has Been Indicted Finally…2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community
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1 hr 6 min
Ep 367: What You Need to Know About Coercive Control with Grace Stuart, Part 1
Show notes
Why doesn't she just leave?
It's a question survivors of domestic abuse hear again and again. But it places the focus in entirely the wrong place.
Laura interviews Grace Stuart, survivor and host of Why She Stayed podcast, to examine how coercive control can develop gradually - and why it can be so difficult to recognise when you're living inside it.
Grace was just 20 when she met her former partner, who was 14 years older. What initially felt intense and intoxicating became a complex spider's web of grooming, manipulation and control.
Grace shares how apparent honesty and vulnerability built trust, while her boundaries were crossed incrementally and each violation explained away. Laura unpacks the pattern: the love bombing, age and power imbalance, gaslighting, isolation, sexual coercion and the gradual erosion of Grace's trust in her own instincts.
They also explore how addiction became an explanation for behaviour that Grace did not yet have the language to identify as domestic abuse.
Laura and Grace discuss:
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Grooming, love bombing and accelerated intimacy
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Age and power imbalances
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Boundary testing and incremental erosion
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Gaslighting and self-doubt
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Isolation and dependency
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Sexual coercion and violence
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Addiction versus abusive behaviour
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Why recognising the pattern matters
The question isn't why did she stay? It's what did he do that made staying make sense?
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Ep 366: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito with Nichole Schmidt Part 24
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In this remastered episode which drops on the five year anniversary of Gabby's murder, Laura continues to interview Nichole Schmidt, Gabby’s mum. Laura and Nichole discuss the significance of 24 days Gabby was missing for, why men need to lead the charge stopping male violence to women, lawsuits, and why new coercive control laws and training are urgently needed.
In honour of Gabby, listen to the conversation and share the episodes with family and friends. It might just save a life. If you want more in-depth conversations and to join the Ringleader Happy Hour with Nichole, join the Crime Analyst Squad: http://www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst
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Links to Episodes about Mica Francis
Mica Francis separated from John Paul Miller. She was desperate for help..
Mica Francis: Have you heard the term coercive control?Ep 303: Mica Francis: Analyzing the Federal Charges Against John Paul Miller with Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell
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