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In our third and final part on the missing and murdered women of Grand Rapids, Investigative Reporter Susan Samples from WOOD TV8 joins us again as we take a closer look at long-haul trucker Garry Artman. Artman was convicted of one of the Grand Rapids murders—the 1996 murder of Sharon Hammack—and linked by DNA to the killing of Dusty Schuck, who was from Maryland.You can follow The Consult on...

In this bonus episode, Tiffany Link, Collections Curator for the Maine Historical Society and co-curator of the exhibition “Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940” joins the show. Tiffany discusses how the exhibition was developed and why the cases were chosen. We explore how crime reporting evolved from broadsides to newspapers to early photojournalism, and how the public’s...

In Part 2 of our 3-part series on the missing and murdered women connected to the Division Avenue area of Grand Rapids, Michigan, we continue our discussion with Investigative Reporter Susan Samples from WOOD TV8.You can follow The Consult on social media:X/TwitterInstagramFacebookFor additional information and resources, please visit our episode website:...

In this series, we look at several missing and murdered women from the 1990s connected to the Division Avenue area of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Investigative Reporter Susan Samples from WOOD TV8 joins us to review the cases, what is known, and what remains unanswered, including whether any of these investigations might be connected.You can follow The Consult on social...

In this final follow-up episode, we continue our examination of Bryan Kohberger, considering the latest released investigative materials and supplemental reports.You can follow The Consult on social media:X/TwitterInstagramFacebookFor additional information and resources, please visit our episode website:...

In this follow-up episode, we revisit our analysis of Bryan Kohberger, considering recently released police reports and investigative documents. We examine how these new materials refine our understanding of Kohberger and the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.You can follow The Consult on social media:X/TwitterInstagramFacebookFor additional information...

Larry Harnisch, retired Los Angeles Times reporter and a leading subject-matter expert on the Black Dahlia case, joins the show to discuss his decades-long research into the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, detailing his investigative approach and efforts to separate fact from myth. We also examine retired FBI profiler John Douglas’s behavioral analysis, which aligns closely with the suspect Larry...

In this episode, Dr. Paige Wilcoxson joins the show to discuss what true crime often gets wrong about forensic psychology. Dr. Wilcoxson worked as a clinical and forensic psychologist, and her experience spans training in forensic hospitals, working in high-and maximum-security prisons, and serving as a professor in both the U.S. and the U.K. While working on her doctorate, she spent time in the...

In the third and final part of our analysis of the Black Dahlia case, we discuss our observations of the offender. Based on the crime scene, autopsy findings, and what we know about Elizabeth Short, we develop a profile of the person responsible for her murder.You can follow The Consult on social media:X/TwitterInstagramFacebookFor additional information and resources, please visit our episode...

In the second part of our analysis of the Black Dahlia case, we examine the victimology of Elizabeth Short. Who was she, and what can her life tell us about the person who killed her? We explore her background, relationships, lifestyle, and movements leading up to her death.You can follow The Consult on social media:X/TwitterInstagramFacebookFor additional information and resources, please visit...