L.A. Not So Confidential: The Premier Forensic Psychology Podcast

Oct 30 2024 218 ep. 72 mins 1.2k
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An L.A. based podcast brought to you by two forensic psychologists who dissect the intersections where true crime, forensic psychology, and entertainment meet.

"True Crime, Psychology, and Snark: Trust Us. We're Doctors." 

All of our episode resources can be found on our website: www.la-not-so-confidential.com and be sure to follow along on Instagram: @lanotsopodcast, TikTok: @lanotsoconfidential & X: @lanotsopod

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194. The Ladies Who Love Lifers: Hybristophilia

Oct 30 2024 49 mins  
Welcome Back Folks! In this episode, “The Ladies Who Love Lifers,” the docs dive into the fascinating, and sometimes disturbing, world of hybristophilia—a condition where individuals are romantically or sexually attracted to those who have committed heinous crimes. From infamous serial killers to lesser-known convicts, we’ll explore what drives some people to seek out relat

193. Body Integrity Identity Disorder

Oct 16 2024 82 mins  
The docs have covered a lot of disorders of the brain that lead people to harm others, but this time the injurious behavior turns inward. Today they explore the behaviors and etiology of Body Integrity Identity Disorder and discuss the associated ethics behind the treating the condition, before covering two cases involving drastic measures to live as a person with disabilities. Jew

192. An Exploration of False Victimization: From Vintage Los Angeles to Today (CrimeCon UK live recording)

Oct 02 2024 63 mins  
Please enjoy this live recording from our presentation in London at CrimeCon UK 2024!We yap about our trip before getting into the recording. This presentation is a bit of a mashup of previous topics and cases; false victimization, personality disorders, the cases of Sister Aimee McPherson and Sherri Papini, among others. Berkshire Podcast Festival October 2024: TicketsGet 20% off

191. Psychological Autopsies (Live stream interview with Dr. Joni Johnston)

Sep 18 2024 61 mins  
We are in the UK!Therefore we are bringing you a conversation with forensic psychologist, Dr. Joni Johnston, from a live stream in June 2024. We discuss her work doing psychological autopsies, specifically when murders are staged to look like suicides.Dr. Johnston's website, book & Newsletter: https://www.drjonijohnston.com/Berkshire Podcast Festival October 2024: Tickets Join

190. Police Explorer Program Sexual Abuse

Sep 04 2024 102 mins  
This week, Dr. Shiloh & Dr. Scott review the Sandra Birchmore case and then examine the problem of sexual abuse in American Police Explorer programs. They look at sexual crime power bases, behavioral drift, how this is similar to the research on teacher-student sexual abuse and what can be done about it; before looking at two other high profile cases. The Case podcastWhat Happe

189. Vintage Case: Palm Springs and the B- List Murderer, Tom Neal

Aug 21 2024 50 mins  
This week the docs take a brief jaunt OUT of Los Angeles to the sunny and gorgeous sands of Hollywood’s Desert Playground - aka Palm Springs. Although a year round destination for relaxation and glamour, there are dark aspects among the glittering sapphire pools of the Oasis of the Desert’s past. After all, a place with golden age ties to Hollywood is bound to have some sordid

188. Body Language Analysis

Aug 07 2024 93 mins  
This week the docs dive into the murky pool of "Body Language Experts" to discuss the explosion of self proclaimed subject matter experts on a field that lacks empirical evidence. The success of the 2009 American television series "Lie To Me" brought widespread attention to the dubious field of deception detection through body language, facial expressions, and micro-expressions, en

187. Bullying: From Playground to Prison

Jul 24 2024 86 mins  
Bullying in American schools from elementary education through the college years has gained a LOT of traction over the past few decades: attention that is much needed and very much delayed due to characteristics of a culture that has accepted these terrible behaviors. Mental health and risk assessment professionals have brought more light to this topic making difficult and complex

186. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Jul 10 2024 82 mins  
Today we are covering a very misunderstood disorder and the very small space it has overlapped with the criminal justice system. We explain what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is NOT and review the many faces of OCD including Harm OCD, Pedophilia OCD, and Relationship OCD. We also get into some interesting cases in which defense teams' experts have tried to use OCD as an excuse for

Truth and Justice Season 15 Premiere

Jul 02 2024 61 mins  
As an added bonus this week, LANSC is sharing a sneak peak episode from the season 15 premiere of Truth and Justice with Bob Ruff. We know if you’re a listener of LA Not So Confidential, that you’re familiar with Bob’s wildly impressive show where he uses his investigative skills to bring to light yet another story of wrongful conviction in the tragic murder case of Demorrio