L.A. Not So Confidential: The Premier Forensic Psychology Podcast

For our final Behind the Couch, we talk with Leah, the producer and co-host of the Dark City podcast, about the importance of research in historical true crime storytelling and revisit some of the vintage cases we have both covered, including Lizzie Borden and Winnie Ruth Judd of the Trunk Murders.Listen to Dark City here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dark-city-touring-the-hidden-history-of-famous/id1738799067Watch our conversation over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/bSfEcckxliI?si=1ixmuuhNKAsixO1uLinktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopodYou can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Cults, Black Widows, and spies, oh my! The act of poisoning has been used by a very diverse set of perpetrators throughout history and all the way up to today. We give you several case examples to try and cover them all after looking at the profiles of poisoners and answering the question- Do women kill more often with poison?Episode 32 Killer NursesEpisode 69 Facticious Diroder Part 1Episode 70 Facticious Diroder Part 2Episode 107 AssassinationsBehind the Couch: Medical Child Abuse w/ Det. Mike WeberLinktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media NetworkNotes from friend of the show, John, on films related to A Blueprint for Murder and poiseningsJoseph Cotten films, selected:Too Much Johnson (1938) - a work print of a silent film, meant to be screened during a stage production, lots of amusing footage. It has some very beautiful images toward the end. Welles inadvertently ahead of his time, it's an edit-your-own movie, with your choice of music as well.Citizen Kane (1941) - every time I see this, I notice something else amazing about it. This exchange has taken on new dimensions in the internet era:Carter: "There's no proof that that woman was murdered, or even that she's dead."Kane: "...she's missing, and the neighbors are getting suspicious."Shadow Of A Doubt (1943) - deep Hitchcock with lots of psych and noir interest, I very much recommend it. The father character and his friend are True Crime enthusiasts, and they have a detailed discussion about poisoning.Gaslight (1944) - Angela Lansbury's first movie, the title has entered the common lexicon. It's memorable, plenty of psych and noir interest.Duel In The Sun (1946) - great cast, and the color really works well: there's something strangely camp about this film. Standout performances include Jennifer Jones, Lillian Gish, Lionel Barrymore, Charles Bickford, and the opening narration by Welles.The Third Man (1949) - classic and sort of its own thing, it involves poisoning in the context of a tainted-penicillin racket, central to the plot.Othello (1951) - I've seen this several times and until today I didn't even know Cotten was in it, an uncredited cameo.Niagra (1953) - solid crime drama starring Marilyn Monroe, it also features Cotten's 'A Blueprint For Murder' co-star Jean Peters.Touch Of Evil (1958) - three words: Welles, Dietrich, Mancini. Mercedes McCambridge is great in this too. Cotten plays a medical examiner.Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) - you know: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Cotten, Agnes Moorhead, and Mary Astor in her last movie. Al Martino (Johnny Fontane in The Godfather) sings the title song.The Grasshopper (1970) - wild exploitation film, not to be taken too seriously: a late-nighter to be sure. It's scheduled on TCM, Saturday, 9/6 at 1:15 am, and probably streaming after that.F For Fake (1973) - essential Welles, with great musings on authenticity, deception, and fraud: Cotten appears as himself.***Though perhaps not directly related to 'A Blueprint For Murder', Hitchcock's Notorious (1946) involves poisoning and seems influenced by Gaslight (1944), both films with a distraught Ingrid Bergman character.***'A Blueprint For Murder' cinematographer Leo Tover shot many worthy movies, including:Bachelor Apartment (1931) - star and director Lowell Sherman attended the Fatty Arbuckle hotel party disaster, and later testified about it in court.Is My Face Red? (1932) - very offbeat comedy-drama, expertly directed by William Seiter, it includes a quintessential pre-Code image: a chorine bending over completely to exclaim from between her own legs, "Meow!" It also has one of the era's most gruesome descriptions of mob violence.Thirteen Women (1932) - Largely set in Los Angeles, and Peg Entwistle's only film before jumping off the Hollywood sign. Also, remember pages 94 and 105 of 'Applied Psychology' by Hollingsworth and Hoffenberger.No Man Of Her Own (1932) - originally a novel by Val Lewton (I Walked With A Zombie, The Seventh Victim, The Curse Of The Cat People), and the only movie with Gable and Lombard (they married 7 years later), Edmund Goulding (The Flame Within [outstanding early psych relevance], The Razor's Edge, Nightmare Alley) has a story credit.I'm No Angel (1933) - a scene at the piano with Mae West and Cary Grant--as Mae sings "I Want You, I Need You"--emanates a sparkling old Hollywood glamour. It's her last pre-Code release ("Your best isn't good enough. Try doing your worst").Murder At The Vanities (1934) - while not a great movie, it has a strong appearance by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, and also the legendary production number "Sweet Marijuana".Dead Reckoning (1946) - noir with Bogart, it's worthwhile, but not one of my favorites.note: Tover shot the original film adaptation of The Great Gatsby (1926), which apparently hasn't survived.***A Blueprint For Murder (1953) writer-director Andrew Stone also directed the great Stormy Weather (20th Century Fox, 1943), a landmark musical with an all-black cast.***Shorter version: some movies with notable poisoning content are Shadow Of A Doubt (1943), Notorious (1946), and The Third Man (1949).

Join us as we have a conversation with Detective Mike Weber about his book, The Mother Next Door, three stories of incredible cases of medical child abuse (Munchausen By Proxy).Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Next-Door-Deception-Munchausen/dp/1250284279Det. Mike Weber's page: https://www.mikeweberconsulting.com/Nobody Should Believe Me podcast: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

This week, we dive into a very specific sexual paraphilia, often associated with serial murder cases. We lay out the foundational research and see how it has been analyzed in case studies, dating back to the 1700's. We also discuss the London Monster, the Whitechapel Murders, and more recent cases, including whether or not we think piquerism fits with the Idaho 4 case.Dr. Watson short video on the London MonsterEavesdroppin PodcastOur Knife Crime Crisis documentaryWatch our past Behind the Couch livestreams hereLinktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopodYou can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Join us as we have a conversation with Katherine Schweit about her new book, Women Who Talk to the Dead, a story of incredible determination of female law enforcement officers in the pursuit of justice for 200+ murder victims.See LA in A Day ToursKate Schweit's bookKate Schweit's websiteLinktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

A special announcement about the future of the show. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

We welcome our Criminology besties, Dr. Meghan Sachs and Dr. Amy Schlosberg of the podcasts Women & Crime and Direct Appeal to talk about the intersection of media and crime. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Jumping off of our last forensic psych episode on true vs false confessions, we explore how moral panic has infiltrated our country's history from the beginning, and how it rose it's ugly head again in the 80's and 90's. It even lingers today (despite some major research in the right direction) in some legal cases and in politically-fueled phenomena.Cult Liter podcast episodeDevil and the Deep Blue Sea episodeLinktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Join us as we talk to author, attorney, and former CA State Assemblyman, Mike Gatto, about his book Noir By Necessity which covers the unsolved murder of his father here in Los Angeles.If you prefer to watch this conversation, go here!Mike Gatto's BookMike Gatto's websiteCrime Victim Resources Crime Victim Compensation (CVC) ProgramsVictims of Crime Act (VOCA) FundingNational Center for Victims of CrimeVictimConnect Helpline LANSC Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopodYou can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

It's Dr. Scott's birthday, so why not drop a re-release. This one felt appropriate. This week, the docs delve into the sequence of events that precipitated the tragic and disastrous "Zoot Suit" riots in Los Angeles. Despite the Zoot Suit riots receiving far less attention than deserved in the annals of the civil rights struggle in the United States, they represent a pivotal moment in both Los Angeles and national history. The docs investigate how the media exacerbated tensions by demonizing the Latino community, while also shedding light on the pervasive racism and marginalization perpetuated by industry and law enforcement through opinion pieces.Harvard Implicit Bias TestBerkshire Podcast FestivalYou can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/ L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

We now know a lot about false confessions and how they happen, but what does the research say about "true" confessions and how does it compare? We explore various cases associated with the various types of false confessions and give you an understanding into Memory Distrust Syndrome.  Defense Diaries Karen Read coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@DefenseDiariesPod/streamsTruth & Justice- The Science of False Confessions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-science-of-false-confessions/id990753230?i=1000709773865Devil in the Deep Blue Sea: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devil-and-the-deep-blue-sea/id1778512810Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Join us as we talk to true crime producer and filmmaker, Michael Bayer, about his new docuseries, Vanished: The Heather Elvis Case.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Today we look at the research associated with the trajectory of developing true hate for someone or a group of others. We also look at brain imaging research when it comes to fear and empathy, including across political party lines. We cover the Rwanda genocide and the rise in Asian hate crimes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Engage mindfully, folks!Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod   Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Bonus episode time!Ragy Girgis, MD, MS, is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute and we will be discussing the Columbia Mass Murderer Database and what we can learn about prevention.Dr. Girgis' book, On Satan, Demons, and Psychiatry: Exploring Mental Illness in the Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Satan-Demons-P...If you would like to watch this conversation please check it out here. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod  Join our Patreon family!  You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/   L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

No guest this week- JUST US! We spend a live hour discussing updates in the Maura Murray case (new evidence, new suspect?), offender prison updates in the Slenderman case, and then jump int othe Zizian Cult out of California and the related murders across the nation. If you want to hear us talk more in depth about the Zizians, watch our appearance on Defense Diaries. Get started at factormeals.com/lansc50off and use code lansc50off to get 50 percent off plus FREE shipping on your first box.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod Join our Patreon family! You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/  L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

This week we explore the current AND historical animosity that arises between economic classes in times of financial crisis. If there were ever a time for “eat the rich” content to go viral, it’s now. Prices are up, wages are down, and Millennials and Gen Z are working harder than ever—for way less. Despite being the most educated generation, they’re drowning in debt while CEO pay has exploded—now 399 times what the average worker makes. Meanwhile, the middle class is shrinking and billionaires are multiplying like rabbits. So yeah, people are angry—and it’s not hard to see why. Looping in elements from our Attachment Theory AND Affluenza episodes, we'll discuss a few of the incidents currently in the national conversation.We cover the incidents, and post incident reactions, of the OceanGate disaster and the United healthcare CEO murder. For an Ad Free Experience, please consider joining our Patreon. As a bonus, you'll get access to our "Behind the Couch" episodes released on the secret podcast feed.You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/  L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

This week we get to have a discussion with our amazing colleague, co-creator Jason Usry.Jason  is a multi-time Emmy nominated broadcast media veteran with three movies produced with one in post-production and others currently in development.   He's the editor of some of your favorite podcasts (including this one), he's founder of Ear Cult, LLC - a company he's working to build into a multimedia storytelling empire.  He's an editor, consultant, creator, storyteller, journalist, and most importantly a friend.We discuss his newest project, Inconceivable: The Story of Temujin Kensu, an investigation into the 1986 murder of Scott Macklem. Kensu was convicted of the crime, but many believe he was wrongfully convicted. Jason discusses his commitment to approaching this case with an open mind, initially assuming Kensu’s innocence before uncovering more complex truths... revelations that are happening in real time.Inconceivable: The Story of Temujin KensuLinktree: https://linktr.ee/lanotsopod Join our Patreon family! You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/  L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media Network

Building on the last few forensic psychology episodes, the doctors explore how attachment disorders intersect with other childhood maladaptive conditions. From there, they trace the troubling progression into even darker psychological phenomena, revealing how these issues can escalate over time.If you want audio access to these episodes early and ad free, you can join Patreon and you will get all Behind the Couch episodes released on the secret podcast feed.You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/  L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media NetworkEat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTOR MEALS.com/FACTORPODCAST and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping. 

Welcome to Behind the Couch! The companion livestream to L.A. Not So Confidential's forensic psychology & true crime podcast.Another celebrity overdose? We discuss the nuance that comes with high-profile substance abuse deaths with Justin Evans, host of the Generations Why and Peripheral Podcasts.Generation WhyThe PeripheralIf you prefer to watch this content visit our YouTube channel.If you want audio access to these conversations early and ad free, you can join Patreon for all Behind the Couch sessions released on the secret podcast feed.https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/We are part of the Crawlspace Media network: http://crawlspace-media.com

It's our 200th episode and we are doing it LIVE!  Please enjoy this look back, with special guest friends and fan-favorite moments.Tim Pilleri: https://www.youtube.com/@CrawlSpaceRebekah Sebastian: https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/John Lordan: https://www.youtube.com/@LordanARTSHollywierd Paranormal: https://hollyweirdparanormal.blubrry....If you prefer to watch this, please head over to our YouTube channel.Join our Patreon family! You can find all of our resources on our website: https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/  L.A. Not So Confidential is proud to be part of the Crawlspace Media NetworkEat smart with Factor. Get started at FACTORMEALS.com/lansc50off and use code lansc50off to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping.