Making a Monster: The Tapes

Nov 01 2021 19 ep. 21 mins 1.1k
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How do you get into the mind of the devil, when that devil is trying to get into yours?

Alongside Crime+Investigation’s TV show Making a Monster, the partner podcast series Making a Monster: The Tapes has exclusive access to extra interview recordings from the forensic psychiatrists, psychologists and pathologists featured within the eight-part TV broadcast.

Hosted by British television presenter Cherry Healey (BBC’s Inside the Factory), Making a Monster: The Tapes will provide insight into the field of investigating the psyches of some of the most notorious serial killers of all time, including Robert Black, Rose West and Levi Bellfield.

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CrimeCon UK interview with Prof Paul Britton and Prof Sam Lundrigan

Nov 01 2021 27 mins  
Criminal profiler Professor Paul Britton and geographic profiler Professor Sam Lundrigan joined podcast producer Sam Pearson for a special live interview at the first CrimeCon UK in September 2021. Both contributors to Crime+Investigation's Making a Monster, they discussed their careers and their thoughts on the true crime genre.You can find out more about CrimeCon UK by searc

Robert Black with Dr Sam Lundrigan

Mar 31 2020 20 mins  
"No crime is ever committed in a random location."Dr Samantha Lundrigan’s expertise lies in geographic profiling systems and the spatial behaviour of criminals. Dr Lundrigan has worked closely with police and provided offender and geographic profiles on a series of serious crime investigations. She has also provided training to police officers in the area of environmental crimino

Dr Eric Cullen discusses Forensic Psychology

Mar 29 2020 20 mins  
"If it can be imagined, no matter how depraved, it can be done."Dr Eric Cullen is a Clinical Forensic Psychologist and has spent much of his working life working in prisons throughout the UK, including the therapeutic prison, Grendon. Dr Cullen brings his expertise with dangerous offenders to the fore, and analyses what key areas of their lives cause our serial killers to commit mu

Aileen Wuornos with Professor Jethro Toomer

Mar 24 2020 27 mins  
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Michael Ross with Dr Fred Berlin

Mar 22 2020 34 mins  
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Dr Richard Rappaport discusses Forensic Psychology

Mar 17 2020 20 mins  
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John Wayne Gacy with Dr Richard Rappaport

Mar 15 2020 27 mins  
"He was a clown. And he played the part of a clown even when he wasn't made up."A clinical psychologist, Dr Richard Rappaport interviewed John Wayne Gacy for over 65 hours, gaining a deep understanding of his psyche and the factors that drove him to kill.Get in touch on social media by searching for Crime+Investigation and using #MakingAMonster, and leave your thoughts in the revie

Dr Richard Shepherd discusses Forensic Pathology

Mar 10 2020 12 mins  
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Robert Maudsley with Dr Adrian Needs

Mar 08 2020 25 mins  
"People who do bad things sometimes believe they're doing it for the best of motives."Dr Adrian Needs is a forensic psychologist based at the University of Portsmouth. Prior to this, he spent 14 years working in HM Prison Service, rising to the rank of Principal Psychologist, working in high security prisons such as Wakefield, Full Sutton, and Hull Special Unit. Having spent many h

Rose West with Dr Eric Cullen

Mar 01 2020 14 mins  
"On the other side of that narrow wooden door was a viper's nest of depravity."Dr Eric Cullen is a clinical forensic psychologist who has spent much of his working life in prisons throughout the UK, including HM Prison Grendon, the therapeutic prison. Dr Cullen brings his expertise with dangerous offenders to the fore, and analyses what key areas of their lives cause our serial kil