The Consult: Real FBI Profilers
A true crime podcast that examines criminal behavior with real retired FBI profilers.
Recent Episodes
June 10, 2025
88. Somebody Knows Something: The Detectives Behind the Podcast
Retired FBI profiler Julia Cowley is joined by Detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian from the Elgin Police Department Cold Case Unit to discuss their recently-launched podcast titled Somebody Knows Something, which follows one of their active cold case investigations.
June 3, 2025
87. The Unsolved Murder of David Grubbs – Part 2
We present our profile of the offender who murdered David Grubbs on November 19, 2011, in Ashland, Oregon.
May 27, 2025
86. The Unsolved Murder of David Grubbs – Part 1
We analyze the 2011 unsolved murder of David Michael Grubbs, who was murdered in Ashland, Oregon while walking home from work.
May 20, 2025
85. Geographic Profiling with Douglas MacGregor
Geographic profiler Douglas MacGregor joins The Consult to discuss his work and how it can benefit investigations.
May 14, 2025
84. Profiling the Zodiac Killer – Listener Questions
Writer and researcher Michael Butterfield joins retired FBI profiler Julia Cowley to answer listener questions about the Zodiac Killer case. Michael is the host of the podcast Zodiac: A to Z and the author of the new book The...
May 7, 2025
83. Profiling the Zodiac Killer – Part 4
In Part 4 of our series on the Zodiac Killer, we continue our discussion with Zodiac expert Michael Butterfield for a deep-dive discussion into the personality and behavioral characteristics of the infamous, unidentified serial killer.