Episodes

In this episode, Dr. Paige Wilcoxson joins the show to discuss what true crime often gets wrong about forensic psychology.

We discuss the profile of the offender.

We discuss Elizabeth Short's victimology.

Part 1 of our analysis of the Black Dahlia case.

Dr. Ann Burgess joins the show to discuss her new book Expert Witness: The Weight of Our Testimony When Justice Hangs in the Balance.

I talk with Áine Cain and Kevin Greenlee, hosts of The Murder Sheet podcast and authors of Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland.

In this final episode of our coverage of the West Memphis Three case, we share our overall assessement.

We discuss the autopsies and victimologies of the three boys: Michael Moore, Steve Branch, and Christopher Byers.

Part 1 of our 3-part analysis of the West Memphis Three case.

In this episode, Alyssa and Michael McFarland, hosts of Tragedy: A True Crime Podcast, join the show to discuss the 2014 unsolved murder of Jody Kilgore in Crawfordville, Florida.

Geographic profiler Doug MacGregor joins the show to offer his observations on the Karina Holmer case.

We continue our analysis of the murder of Karina Holmer in Boston, Massachusetts.

An examination of the 1996 murder of Karina Holmer in Boston, Massacusetts.

Investigator Rita Curley from the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Equal Opportunity Office joins the show. In addition to her role as an investigator, Rita draws on her background in law enforcement and her experience as a mother to a child with autism to train officers on recognizing and appropriately responding to individuals who may be neurodivergent.

We continue our discussion of the murders of four University of Idaho students: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.

We discuss the Idaho student murders.

In this episode of The Consult, I talk with Jill, host of Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast, a true crime book club in podcast format. Jill has a passion for digging into true crime stories through books, and she brings a thoughtful, well-researched approach to every case she covers.

We talk about how she chooses the books for her show, how our understanding of crime has changed over time, and how those shifts are reflected in the stories we read. We also discuss how true crime books can educate u...

We continue our consultation with cold case investigator Jennifer Bucholtz and arson expert Alan Haskins from the American Military University Cold Case Team.

Cold case investigator Jennifer Bucholtz and arson investigator Alan Haskins return for Part 2 of our discussion about the 2008 unsolved murder of Linda Malcom in Port Orchard, Washington.

We consult with cold case investigator Jennifer Bucholtz and arson investigator Alan Haskins on the 2008 unsolved murder of Linda Malcom.

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.

We present our profile of the offender who murdered David Grubbs on November 19, 2011, in Ashland, Oregon.

We analyze the 2011 unsolved murder of David Michael Grubbs, who was murdered in Ashland, Oregon while walking home from work.

Geographic profiler Douglas MacGregor joins The Consult to discuss his work and how it can benefit investigations.