Dr. Anne Burgess is a well-respected researcher, professor, and consultant in areas such as trauma-informed rape victim interviews, serial predation, forensic psych nursing, homicide investigation, and psychological profiling. Her work on sexual crimes is portrayed in Mindhunter, and she started looking at the subject back in the 1970s.
The podcast host and guest discuss the positive impact of a police officer in light of recent events, and transition to discuss a case that the guest has worked on in the past decade.
Genealogist Rhonda McClure shares her journey of using genealogy research to identify victims of the Bear Brook murders, and how the rise of the internet and messaging boards made adoption searches easier.
The fear of the Son of Sam killer in New York caused people to change their appearance in order to avoid being targeted, and created a sense of lockdown that is comparable to the current COVID lockdowns.
Investigator Sarah Kalin delves into the unsolved 30-year-old murder of Renee Bergeron, originally known as Maria Martinez, in Mobile, Alabama as she interviews key witnesses and examines evidence in hopes of solving the case.
The grieving process of individuals who have experienced tragic events is often not fully seen, leading to misguided assumptions and judgements. It is important to recognize that everyone grieves differently and that the surface level of a situation does not fully capture the complexity of the emotions involved.