Episodes

  • Dissociation and Juanita Maxwell
    Mar 13 2026

    This week, we cover the difference between dissociation and disassociation, look at the diagnostic and statistical manual 5 (DSM V) and the case of Juanita Maxwell and Wanda Weston.

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/dissociation#:~:text=Dissociating is the experience of,are no longer naturally integrated.

    https://www.onnovdhart.nl/articles/dissociationtheory.pdf

    https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-94901-001.html

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886909004814

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568768/#:~:text=Epidemiology,Go to:

    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/09/26/juanita-maxwell-s-many-faces/

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9396032/#:~:text=Getting back to the courtrooms,her shoes and a scratch.

    https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/09/us/woman-with-2-identities-absolved-of-murder.html

    https://rctne.wordpress.com/2020/02/17/paranormal-explained-medically-i/

    https://did-research.org/did/basics/dsm-5/

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    28 mins
  • Crisis Negotiation and Raoul Moat
    Mar 6 2026

    Tiggy and James discuss how crisis negotiation is researched and how it can go badly in the real world. James battles hunger as we await Chinese food as we discuss the surprise appearance of Paul Gascoigne in a tense negotiation.

    https://mediate.com/a-history-of-hostage-negotiation-presentation-to-the-chartered-institute-of-arbitrators-london-branch/

    https://troopers.ny.gov/attica-prison-riots#:~:text=1971: On September 9, 1971,taking 42 staff members hostage.

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0261927X231185734

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Northumbria_Police_manhunt

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10583120

    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/raoul-moat

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/05/raoul-moat-police-steroids-crime

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10674593

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808757/

    http://www.bluelampfoundation.org/our-founder/

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    29 mins
  • Availability Heuristic and The City of Bradford
    Feb 27 2026

    Today Tiggy and James discuss the availability heuristic and a city known to one of their nearest and dearest! Along the way, we mock a listener once again and discover that words sound like sneezes!

    https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/availability-heuristic

    https://www.simplypsychology.org/availability-heuristic.html

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9292208/

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/dec/21/crossbow-cannibal-victims-drug-habit

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-10922980

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/stephen-griffiths

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rowntree

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-28372706

    https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18277848.bradford-woman-convicted-killing-partner-features-new-channel-4-prison-documentary/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2697322/Nagging-girlfriend-stabbed-boxer-lover-death-string-temper-tantrums-told-going-holiday-Spain-without-him.html

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    29 mins
  • Survivor Bias and the Green Chain Rapes
    Feb 20 2026

    Welcome to Season 3, episode 3, where Tiggy and James discuss survivor bias, World War Two planes and a series of escalating crimes that result in not one, but two horrific murders.

    https://www.deanyeong.com/article/survivorship-bias

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8207539/

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10227322

    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/rachel-nickell-case/investigation

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napper

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Rachel_Nickell

    https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Napper#Known_Victims

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napper

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10216328

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    26 mins
  • Social Learning Theory and The Wests
    Feb 13 2026

    This week, Tiggy and James look into the concept of social learning theory in its very simplest terms. They next look into the background of Fred and Rose West. Note: whilst their victims are mentioned, we discuss more about their background rather than going into detail about their horrific crimes.

    https://www.simplypsychology.org/bandura.html

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047235219304222

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/social-learning-theory

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/harold-shipman-britains-most-prolific-serial-killer/104771572

    https://www.biography.com/crime/fred-west

    https://restless.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/art-and-culture/are-serial-killers-born-or-made/

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-14710281/Fred-Rose-West-Rena-Catherine-Costello-wife-daughter-Netflix.html

    https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a64766442/fred-and-rose-west-children/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_West

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_West

    https://www.ft.com/content/9944678e-ec0e-11e9-aefb-a946d2463e4b

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/05/16/where-is-rose-west-now-heres-whether-the-serial-killer-is-still-in-prison/

    https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/04/europe/fred-rosemary-west-murders-gbr-cmd-intl

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    26 mins
  • Rapport and Robert Anzilotti
    Feb 6 2026

    Welcome back to Case by Concept! We kick off season three by discussing the important concept of rapport, and how it can help bring closure to many families of those with missing or deceased loved ones. Tiggy and James are up to their usual bullsh*t and gallows humour, and we look at serial killer Richard Cottingham.

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    37 mins
  • Secondary Victimisation and Omar Best
    Oct 16 2025

    Tiggy and James discover that a serious violent offence case can start within the prison walls itself. We explore the consequences for both the victim and the perpetrator of the crime and James goes on a rant in this seasons final episode.

    Definition:

    https://eige.europa.eu/publications-resources/thesaurus/terms/1248?language_content_entity=en

    In academia:

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372049228_Bringing_injustice_back_in_Secondary_victimization_as_epistemic_injustice

    https://uorth.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/orth_2002_sjr.pdf

    In a criminal case:

    https://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/24/justice/woman-blamed-for-her-rape/index.html

    https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/court-oks-life-sentences-for-inmate-who-raped-prison-clerk/

    https://www.pennlive.com/news/2015/12/inmate_who_raped_female_prison.html

    https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/crime/article42853008.html

    https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/crime/article42841938.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Correctional_Institution_–_Rockview

    https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2023/08/17/violent-impact-of-light-sound-prison/#:~:text=by David Annarelli, Prison Journalism,my ears to my spine.

    Photos:

    https://sociologysaviour.wordpress.com/tag/secondary-victimisation/

    https://centrehistory.org/article/sci-rockview/

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    35 mins
  • Conspiracy and Matthew Coleman
    Oct 10 2025

    Today we cover the very recent case regarding Matthew Coleman and his family. As always, listeners may find the details graphic. How can a conspiracy theory go too far? And at what point could this have been stopped, if at all?

    Definition:

    https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/

    In academia:

    https://philarchive.org/archive/PIGPRO#:~:text=According to Popper, the 'conspiracy,the conspiracies of the gods.

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131857.2021.1917364

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/conspiracy-theory

    In a criminal case:

    https://www.aol.com/matthew-coleman-qanon-dad-charged-124313246.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABFaIXNG6CBF3rkBYOq5yL_rk4ibZBeRSWv_6PME2pgVvPq10j3puigO3SJCJDRShVVSLIdkjhegrqNvzOAesM202I8esKELnCrqjh8q2sxuwA7dAvMLblPgopk4zYblJB6XFK8IYNRuvbH6Dmg19iNUjumBhHiUdtCYa_o7xFV1

    https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/santa-barbara-man-indicted-san-diego-killing-his-children-mexico

    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21040988-matthew-taylor-coleman-fbi-docs/

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/qanon-dad-killed-kids-serpent-dna/

    https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeDiscussion/comments/1gpet92/on_august_9th_2021_it_is_alleged_that_matthew/

    Photos:

    matthew-coleman-b2106286.html

    https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/arraignment-postponed-for-santa-barbara-man-charged-with-murdering-his-children

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-21/qanon-the-conspiracy-web-creeping-into-u-s-politics-quicktake

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    26 mins