Episode 204: Hostage Negotiation

In 2022, Paul Pelosi, the husband of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative, was viciously attacked inside their home.

Interview with Crisis Negotiator Patrick Doering on the many aspects of dealing with people in highly stressful situations.

Part 2 of 2. The murder of Sherri Rasmussen on February 24th of 1986 remained unsolved until 2009 when LAPD detectives turned their focus onto one of their own. I will be dissecting the interrogation of LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus. 

The murder of Sherri Rasmussen on February 24th of 1986 remained unsolved until 2009 when LAPD detectives turned their focus onto one of their own. I will be dissecting the interrogation of LAPD detective Stephanie Lazarus. Part 1 of 2.

Liberty Forrest, the mother of a convicted killer Jacob Alexander Tolchinsky, will speak to me about what it was like to raise her son and try to cope with his violent and criminal actions. Part 2 of 2.

Part 1 of 2. Liberty Forrest, the mother of a convicted killer Jacob Alexander Tolchinsky, will speak to me about what it was like to raise her son and try to cope with his violent and criminal actions.   

Twenty-month-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from her father’s home in the middle of the night. Was this another rare child abduction from a stranger, or do the adults inside the home know more than they are telling?

After 16 years, a judge exonerated Leonard Allan Cure for a crime he didn’t commit. Then, just a few years later, a roadside traffic stop with a Georgia Deputy Sheriff would end his life.

Part 2 of 2. Police and prosecutors believe Lacey Spears poisoned her five-year-old son to death with excessive amounts of salt. This was likely a culmination of years of Lacey causing her son to be sick to garner attention for herself, commonly referred to as Munchausen by proxy.

Part 1 of 2. Police and prosecutors believe Lacey Spears poisoned her five-year-old son to death with excessive amounts of salt. This was likely a culmination of years of Lacey causing her son to be sick to garner attention for herself, commonly referred to as Munchausen by proxy.