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Crime Analyst

Laura Richards
Crime Analyst
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  • Crime Analyst

    Ep 326: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 4

    08/04/2026 | 48 mins.
    Gabby would have been 27 last month. This remastered series is to honour Gabby and ensure the warning signs of coercive control are understood. It’s the difference between life and death for so many.

    Determined to decode the patterns of coercive control and escalating risk, Laura deconstructs the behaviours that were visible - but too often minimised or misunderstood - with forensic precision.

    Join Laura for this remastered investigative series which provides news updates in the case regarding the Utah Supreme Court oral argument in the wrongful death lawsuit appeal, deeper analysis and vital learning to help prevent future harm.

    ***

    In this episode Laura continues her analysis of one more post on Gabby’s Instagram account, a second post that was published on August 12, as well as analysis of Gabby’s TikiTok account, further highlighting inconsistencies and red flags.

    Laura shares her expert analysis of the body worn camera footage from the Moab City Police Department. Officer Daniel Robbins was the responding officer who pulled over Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie in their van in Utah on August 12 2021 following two calls from members of the public.

    One caller told despatchers: “A gentleman was slapping the girl. They ran up and down the sidewalk. He proceeded to hit her, hopped in the car, and they drove off.”

    You won’t want to miss this. You can follow along on Gabby’s Instagram @gabspetito and Laura’s Instagram @crimeanalyst TikTok @crimeanalystpod and Twitter @thecrimeanalyst. You won’t want to miss this.
    For more of this crucial conversation, join us in the Squad: 50% off annual membership for new members and Ringleaders -April 6 to May 6. Use code 6D923

    #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #WomenMatter #Prevention #MaleViolence #Femicide  #PowerAndControl #DomesticAbuse #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast #WarningSigns #Manipulation #DomesticViolence #RedFlags #HighRick #police

    Clip  

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGsW41aQEw

    Sources

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9Nm3HHuJN/

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  • Crime Analyst

    Ep 325: Coercive Control: A Child’s Unthinkable Journey with David Challen, Part 2

    06/04/2026 | 51 mins.
    In part 2 David speaks candidly about his experience, excavating the patterns he now recognises, the behaviours that were normalised at the time, and the lasting effect of living with a coercively controlling father. Together, Laura and David examine the subtle and often missed warning signs, the insidious nature of coercive control, why recognising these patterns in law is critical to prevention, protection and saving lives and how men can be part of the solution in changing this behaviour.

    David also recently joined Laura for a Crime Analyst Squad exclusive live event. David dives deeper into his experiences, sharing a photo which depicts what life was like living with his father, and more information about his mother’s murder trial. JOIN the Crime Analyst Squad now and listen using a new special promo to mark the two-year anniversary of the Squad: 50% off annual membership for new members and Ringleaders. Use code 6D923

    #SallyChallen #CoerciveControl #DavidChallen #PowerAndControl #DomesticAbuse #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast #WarningSigns #Manipulation #UnthinkableBook #DomesticViolence

    Clip 

    https://fb.watch/G3VrhhcNHB/

    Sources   

    Buy David’s Book The Unthinkable: https://www.amazon.com/Unthinkable-Story-Control-Violence-Mother/dp/1914240278 

    www.dashriskchecklist.com   

    https://www.thelaurarichards.com/resources/coercivecontrol   

    https://www.thelaurarichards.com/resources/books   

    https://www.thelaurarichards.com/my-two-cents/serial-and-high-risk-stalkers-and-domestic-abusers    

     

    For more insight and knowledge, advocacy and professional development join The Crime Analyst Squad. It’s a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events. 

    More Training Info: www.dashriskchecklist.com    www.thelaurarichards.com   

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  • Crime Analyst

    Ep 324: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 3

    02/04/2026 | 42 mins.
    Gabby would have been 27 last month. This remastered series is to honour Gabby and ensure the warning signs of coercive control are understood. It’s the difference between life and death for so many.

    Determined to decode the patterns of coercive control and escalating risk, Laura deconstructs the behaviours that were visible - but too often minimised or misunderstood - with forensic precision.

    Join Laura for this remastered investigative series which provides news updates in the case regarding the Utah Supreme Court oral argument in the wrongful death lawsuit appeal, deeper analysis and vital learning to help prevent future harm.

    ***

    Laura continues to analyse Gabby’s social media for clues and highlights and some odd inconsistencies in the last posts on Gabby’s Instagram account.

    You can follow along on Gabby’s Instagram @gabspetito and Laura’s Instagram @crimeanalyst TikTok @crimeanalystpod and Twitter @thecrimeanalyst. You won’t want to miss this.

    #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #WomenMatter #Prevention #MaleViolence #Femicide  #PowerAndControl #DomesticAbuse #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast #WarningSigns #Manipulation #DomesticViolence

    Clips   

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGsW41aQEwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4DeSl8QGD4

    Sources

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/us/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-notebook-confession.htmlhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/3782530/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-yearbook-photos-met-high-school/https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9Nm3HHuJN/

     

    2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community      

    For more insight and knowledge, advocacy and professional development join The Crime Analyst Squad. It’s a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events: www.Patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst    

    www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com      

    Subscribe to Crime Analyst YouTube: @crimeanalyst      

    Facebook: Crime Analyst Podcast      

    Instagram: @crimeanalyst, @laurarichards999      

    Threads: @crimeanalyst      

    X (Twitter): @thecrimeanalyst, @laurarichards999      

    TikTok: @crimeanalystpod      

    Website: www.crime-analyst.com      

    If you found this episode valuable, please consider leaving a five star review wherever you listen.
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  • Crime Analyst

    Ep 323 Coercive Control: A Child's Unthinkable Journey with David Challen

    30/03/2026 | 53 mins.
    Laura and David Challen, son of Sally Challen and author of The Unthinkable, unravel the insidious and lifelong harm coercive control causes a child. 

    David speaks candidly about his lived experience, the realities of growing up with a coercively controlling father, and his horrifying experience at his mothers’s trial where she was convicted of his fathers’s murder. 

    Listen and find out what David discovered when he went through all the trial transcripts. It angered him so much he started to campaign for his mother’s appeal and eventual successful release.

    David also recently joined Laura for an exclusive live event and the recording is available now in the Squad for those who want to go deeper on this conversation. This conversation was compelling and eloquently gives language and insight into living with his abusive and coercively controlling father.
    You can listen to David’s first interview on Crime Analyst here: Ep 261: The Unthinkable: A Story of Control, Violence and My Mother with David Challen

    #SallyChallen #CoerciveControl #DavidChallen #PowerAndControl #DomesticAbuse #CrimeAnalyst #TrueCrime #Podcast #WarningSigns #Manipulation #UnthinkableBook #DomesticViolence  

    Clip 

    https://youtu.be/fnfmFm-T5jA?si=MC-GNmXZVnzEFxyK

    Sources   

    Buy David’s Book The Unthinkable: https://www.amazon.com/Unthinkable-Story-Control-Violence-Mother/dp/1914240278 Ep 261: The Unthinkable: A Story of Control, Violence and My Mother with David Challen

    www.dashriskchecklist.com   

    https://www.thelaurarichards.com/resources/coercivecontrol   

    https://www.thelaurarichards.com/resources/books   

    https://www.thelaurarichards.com/my-two-cents/serial-and-high-risk-stalkers-and-domestic-abusers    

     

    For more insight and knowledge, advocacy and professional development join The Crime Analyst Squad. It’s a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events. 

    More Training Info: www.dashriskchecklist.com    www.thelaurarichards.com   

    Crime Analyst YouTube, Socials and Website   

    YouTube @crimeanalyst    

    Facebook Crime Analyst Podcast   

    Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999   

    Threads @crimeanalyst   

    X @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards999    

    TikTok @crimeanalystpod   

    Website www.crime-analyst.com    

    Leave a 5* Review https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/  
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  • Crime Analyst

    Ep 322: Remastered: The Murder of Gabby Petito, Part 2

    26/03/2026 | 38 mins.
    Gabby would have been 27 last week. This remastered series is to honour Gabby and ensure the warning signs of coercive control are understood. It’s the difference between life and death for so many.

    Determined to decode the patterns of coercive control and escalating risk, Laura deconstructs the behaviours that were visible - but too often minimised or misunderstood - with forensic precision.

    Join Laura for this remastered investigative series which provides news updates in the case regarding the Utah Supreme Court oral argument in the wrongful death lawsuit appeal, deeper analysis and vital learning to help prevent future harm.

    ***

    In this episode, Laura continues to profile Gabby Petito’s case starting with victimology and analysing Gabby’s social media. Laura highlights some emerging patterns and also explains our obsession with ‘stranger danger’ means that we are not having real and routine conversations about one of the biggest killers of girls and women and the red flags..

    It’s time to change the script and take action if we want to save future lives. You won’t want to miss this.

    #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #WomenMatter #Prevention #MaleViolence #Femicide

    Clips   

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/us/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-notebook-confession.htmlhttps://www.the-sun.com/news/3782530/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-yearbook-photos-met-high-school/https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9Nm3HHuJN/Sources

    2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community      

    For more insight and knowledge, advocacy and professional development join The Crime Analyst Squad. It’s a growing and dynamic community offering expert insight, in-depth conversations, exclusive episodes and videos, and live events: www.Patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst    

    www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com      

    Subscribe to Crime Analyst YouTube: @crimeanalyst      

    Facebook: Crime Analyst Podcast      

    Instagram: @crimeanalyst, @laurarichards999      

    Threads: @crimeanalyst      

    X (Twitter): @thecrimeanalyst, @laurarichards999      

    TikTok: @crimeanalystpod      

    Website: www.crime-analyst.com      

    If you found this episode valuable, please consider leaving a five star review wherever you listen.
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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.
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