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Anatomy of a Stalker

Anatomy of a Stalker

By: Crime+Investigation UK
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What does a stalker look like to you?

Nearly 4% of people in the UK will experience stalking this year. But why is it happening, and what can we do about it?

Join journalist Ruchira Sharma as she embarks on a journey to get inside the mind of a stalker. Who are the people that stalk? What motivates their actions? And can they be rehabilitated? These are the questions Ruchira seeks to answer as she speaks with survivors, forensic and clinical psychologists, barristers, support workers, and just maybe, stalkers themselves.

Anatomy of a Stalker is a Crime+Investigation Original Podcast by Cue Podcasts.


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  • Join Ruchira Sharma on a journey inside the mind of those that stalk

    Join Ruchira Sharma on a journey inside the mind of those that stalk
    Jan 9 2024

    Who are the people that stalk? What motivates their actions? And can they be rehabilitated? These are the questions journalist Ruchira Sharma seeks to answer as she speaks with survivors, forensic and clinical psychologists, barristers, support workers, and just maybe, stalkers themselves.

    Anatomy of a Stalker is a Crime+Investigation Original Podcast by Cue Podcasts.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 min
  • 1. A crime of pattern

    1. A crime of pattern
    Jan 16 2024

    What does a stalker look like to you? Can you see them? Do they look familiar?


    Journalist Ruchira Sharma sets out to discover what stalking actually is, and delves into the five typologies of stalking: rejected, intimacy seeking, incompetent, resentful, and predatory. What drives each of these cases? Is it obsession, or something else? Speaking to forensic psychologist Dr Rachael Wheatley, Ruchira lands on a new goal: to find a stalker herself.


    Anatomy of a Stalker is a Crime+Investigation Original Podcast by Cue Podcasts.


    If you have been affected by any of the issues in this episode or across the series, resources are available on the Advice and Support page at crimeandInvestigation.co.uk/advice.


    Archive Credits:

    9 News Australia

    CBS New York

    CBS News


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    26 mins
  • 2. “He knew that he'd gone too far”

    2. “He knew that he'd gone too far”
    Jan 16 2024

    In every stalking case, there is the perpetrator and then there is their target. Ruchira Sharma speaks to a survivor of stalking and frontline workers to learn about the true impact stalking can have on victims and all areas of their life.


    “I'm one in a thousand women.”


    Ruchira meets Emma, who was in an abusive relationship. Once Emma ended the relationship and attempted to go ‘no contact’, things soon spiraled out of control.


    Anatomy of a Stalker is a Crime+Investigation Original Podcast by Cue Podcasts.


    If you have been affected by any of the issues in this episode or across the series, resources are available on the Advice and Support page at crimeandInvestigation.co.uk/advice.


    Archive Credits:

    Sky News

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 mins

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