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Ep. 46: Trusting Your Gut Instinct- with Laura Richards

Season 1, Ep. 46
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On this episode, I am joined by Criminal Behavior Analyst, Laura Richards. Laura is an expert on domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, sexual violence homicide and risk assessment. She trained at New Scotland Yard and the FBI Behavioral Analysis Units and is an advocate for victims and an author, producer and podcaster. Together, we sit down and discuss the importance of trusting your gut instincts, the reality of coercive control, the Gabby Petitio case, and much more. You can find all of Laura's links below for her podcast, recourses, trainings, and social media pages.


Laura Richards Podcasts, Squad and YouTube can be found here: 

https://www.youtube.com/@crimeanalyst

https://www.crime-analyst.com

www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst

https://wondery.com/shows/real-crime-profile/

 

For more information and resources, the following sites can be accessed: 

www.thelaurarichards.com

https://www.dashriskchecklist.com/

 

Socials:

Crime Analyst Squad: www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst

Facebook Crime Analyst Podcast

Insta: @laurarichards999 and @crimeanalyst

Threads @crimeanalyst

Tiktok: @crimeanalystpod

X: @laurarichards99 and @thecrimeanalyst


Grace's Social Media:

Instagram: @Gracestuart26

Tiktok: @gracestuart

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