ADHD and Criminal Responsibility: When the Brain Struggles with Self-Control
Can a neurodevelopmental disorder influence criminal behavior without eliminating legal responsibility? This episode examines the forensic i...
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Dr. Carlos is an adjunct Professor in Forensic Psychology and Criminal psychopathology. He discusses concepts in the world of forensic psychology. He discusses legal issues pertaining to for...
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20 of 1,016 episodesThe Boy in the Box: How Philadelphia Finally Gave a Name to Joseph Augustus Zarelli
For more than six decades, he was known only as the "Boy in the Box" — one of America's most haunting unidentified murder victims, his batte...
Justice Delayed: The Science and Psychology of the Teresa Ann Houck Cold Case
Teresa Ann Houck, 23, left her job at a Baltimore club in October 1986 and was found shot to death in Druid Hill Park hours later, leaving i...
The Psychology of the Getaway Driver: How Responsible Is Someone Who Never Commits the Violence?
The getaway driver may never enter the building, hold a weapon, or physically harm anyone—yet they can play an essential role in a violent c...
The Psychology of Lawful Deception: How Interrogation Tactics Walk the Legal Line
Courts have long allowed detectives to use certain deceptive tactics during interrogations — falsely claiming an accomplice confessed, or th...
Can a Brain Injury Turn Someone Into a Criminal? The Forensic Psychology of the Injured Brain
Can damage to the brain actually change someone’s personality enough to contribute to criminal behavior? From impaired impulse control to ag...
The Poison That Left a Trail: Forensic Science and the Litvinenko Case
When Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian security officer, fell inexplicably ill in London in 2006, doctors initially had no explanation...
What a Body Still Knows: The Stephen Smith Exhumation Case
When 19-year-old Stephen Smith was found dead on a South Carolina road in 2015, investigators initially attributed his death to a vehicle st...
The Clock That Lied: How a Jealous Fiancé and a Pinch of Face Powder Made Forensic History in Lyon, 1912
Through the lens of forensic psychology, this case illustrates how pathological jealousy and an obsessive need for control can drive an inti...
China’s T800 Robot SWAT Patrols: The Dawn of AI Police Humanoids That Could Save Lives (or Replace Them?)
China just deployed the EngineAI T800 humanoid robot alongside SWAT officers in Shenzhen, walking real public patrols with fluid human-like...
“Diagnosed for Dollars: How Law Firms Betrayed the NFL’s Concussion Victims”
The NFL’s billion-dollar concussion settlement was designed to compensate former players suffering from the devastating neurological consequ...
Behind the Behavioral Science Unit: Jana Monroe on the Science of Profiling
Jana Monroe, the first female FBI agent in the Behavioral Science Unit, spent her career applying crime-scene analysis and victimology to ro...
Weaponizing Narcocultura: The Cartel Marketing Machine
Dr. Carlos is an adjunct Professor in Forensic Psychology and Criminal psychopathology. He discusses concepts in the world of forensic psych...
Trapped on the Roof: The Killing of a correctional officer
On May 20, 2012, a gang fight inside a privately run Mississippi prison exploded into a multi-hour riot that left the facility in chaos. Twe...
The Psychology of the Vigilante — Applying the PEPS Model to Real-World Cases
In part two of their look at vigilantism, Carlos and retired FBI profiler Andrew Bringuel dig into what actually motivates someone to bypass...
"Don't Shoot, G-Men!" — How a Bureau PR Line Became FBI Legend
The legend goes that gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly coined the term "G-Men" when he begged federal agents not to shoot during his 1933 arrest...
The 49ers owner gets caught in a trailer park
A billionaire’s son gets caught in a trailer park sting. The league says it is reviewing the matter. This is what happens when the story a m...
PART TWO: THE JUMP SHE WASN’T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
Nine years after Belgium, in the English countryside, a military-trained parachute instructor jumped from four thousand feet with both her m...
Cut Lines: The Anatomy of a Parachute Murder: PART ONE: THE FALL IN BELGIUM
In 2006, an experienced Belgian skydiver stepped out of a plane and discovered mid-air that neither of her parachutes would open. What looke...
Why Bank Robbers Still Skip the Optimal Window: Updated Stats on a Declining Crime
Bank robberies in the United States have plunged to historic lows, yet the patterns of when and where they occur still reveal surprisingly s...