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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/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura and survivor, clinical psychotherapist and hypnotist Ella McCrystal share the signs of grooming, as well as what happened to the family when Ella’s abuser, her father, came home from prison having served his sentence.   Ella also shares further insight into her trauma and recovery and healing journey and new trauma-informed therapies she has developed which worked for her and many other victims.   ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, rape, domestic abuse and trauma, which some listeners may find distressing. Please listen with care.   #Ella McCrystal #Trauma #Sexualviolence # #Podcast #TrueCrime #CrimeAnalyst #CriminalBehaviouralAnalysis #Forensics #Police #Advocacy #truecrimepodcast #podcast #expert #expertanalysis    Clip  https://youtu.be/nmJOuTAk09g?si=agHITktr_m8UNr7P  More from Ella:  Ella McCrystal️https://ellamccrystal.com️https://www.northamptonclinic.co.uk   Thank You to Crime Analyst Sponsors Who Make the Show Possible. Support The Show Thorough the Sponsors: Go to AquaTru.com now for 20% off (your purifier) using promo code CRIMEANALYST.   2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community       www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com         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     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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today March 19 2026 would have been Gabby Petito’s 27th birthday. 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 profiles Gabby Petito’s case from a behavioural, investigative and preventative perspective. Having watched the police body worn camera footage captured when Moab City Police attended a domestic violence call out, Laura saw signs of coercive control. Laura opined early on that this was a ‘murder in slow motion’ and unfortunately was proven right. Across this investigative series Laura analyzes Gabby’s social media and breaks down what she saw on camera. Laura shares the lessons from Gabby’s case so that we are all better equipped at spotting the warning signs in the future. It might just save a life. #GabbyPetito #HerNameWasGabbyPetito #CrimeAnalyst #CoerciveControl #Expert #WarningSigns #Podcast #Truecrime Clips    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4DeSl8QGD4 Sources https://www.patreon.com/posts/gabby-petito-113686407?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link https://www.patreon.com/posts/crime-analyst-my-116510211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-239-american-123816186?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share 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/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgnE460ebvgB1I30gwuLkw 2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community       Laura offers 2026 Masterclasses- There is still time to register for DASH Risk Masterclass March 11 and 12 and DASH Train the Trainer.    Register for Masterclasses       www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com       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     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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura interviews Ella McCrystal about surviving child sexual abuse, rape and domestic abuse, and the complex dynamics that can keep victims silent - including people-pleasing, fear, and when other family members and friends support and enable the abuser.  Together they discuss the red flags that a child is being groomed, accountability and societal attitudes towards abusers, and the urgent need to centre survivors rather than protecting perpetrators or reputations. Laura draws parallels with Virginia Roberts Giuffre and the Jeffrey Epstein case, the protection of powerful perpetrators and the societal narratives that often silence victims while enabling abuse to continue.  Ella also shares insight into her journey of healing and recovery, offering an honest and hopeful perspective on rebuilding life after trauma.   ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, rape, domestic abuse and trauma, which some listeners may find distressing. Please listen with care. #EllaMcCrystal #sexualviolence #Podcast #TrueCrime #CrimeAnalyst #CriminalBehaviouralAnalysis #Forensics #Police #Advocacy #truecrimepodcast #podcast #expert #expertanalysis    Clip  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTXH6Aok_NY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==  More from Ella:  Ella McCrystal️https://ellamccrystal.com️https://www.northamptonclinic.co.uk     2026 Masterclasses and Crime Analyst Resources and Community       Laura offers 2026 Masterclasses: DASH is March 11/ 12. Register for Masterclasses         www.dashriskchecklist.com   www.thelaurarichards.com         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     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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices