Forensic Psychology

Circle Of Insight Productions

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Crime, behavior, and justice under examination.

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Forensic Psychology sits where crime reporting, behavioral science, and criminal justice arguments meet. Episodes move from cold-case homicide interviews to policy debates, alleged misconduct, youth gun violence, educator abuse, and coercive wellness schemes.

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About Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychology approaches crime through the language of behavior, evidence, and institutional consequence. It is grounded in criminal psychology, but it often widens into law, public safety, and the ways society reacts after violence or abuse. Some episodes are built around specific cases. The Morris John Frampton material, centered on the homicide of Agnes Myra Williams, gives the show its procedural side: detectives, old files, prison interviews, confessions, victims' families, and the slow work of cold-case resolution. Those conversations spend time with the practical texture of investigation. They also keep returning to the human cost that remains after a case is solved. Other installments work more like topical briefings. Youth gun violence is discussed through pandemic-era changes, firearm deaths among children and adolescents, and recent reported declines. A proposed public murder registry becomes a way to examine recidivism, public notification, reintegration, and the limits of registry models. The show also covers sexual misconduct and coercion cases, including allegations involving educators and the federal case around Nicole Daedone and OneTaste. Those episodes lean on statistics, reported claims, legal outcomes, and competing interpretations rather than a single dramatic arc. The strongest connective tissue is the show's interest in how criminal behavior is explained after the fact. Psychopathy and sociopathy come up as distinct moral and developmental questions, especially in conversation with Dr. James Garbarino. Teenage killers, rehabilitation, expert-witness experience, and violent development are treated as subjects that require more than outrage. The show can be blunt. It is also willing to repeat a statistic, pause on a caveat, or compare official records with self-reports when a claim needs narrowing. That gives it a working-note quality rather than a polished documentary sheen. For listeners browsing, the value is clear: this is crime coverage for people who want psychological context, legal stakes, and evidence-minded argument in the same feed. The material is frequently disturbing, but the editorial center is not shock. It is the question of what violent and coercive behavior reveals, and what justice systems do once the damage is visible.

Made for: Suits a listener who wants true-crime subjects connected to psychology, legal process, research claims, and public-safety tradeoffs. It is a fit for someone comfortable with severe cases when the framing stays analytical.

What sets it apart: The show shifts between cold-case detail, forensic psychology concepts, and criminal-justice debates without treating them as separate lanes. Its edge is the combination of case files, statistics, and plainspoken psychological interpretation.

In their own words

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 forensic psychology, psychology disorders, the criminal justice system and more

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A dropped $100 bill becomes your test of the difference between sociopathy and psychopathy.

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  • to hear a shooting survivor describe how time seemed to slow while he was losing blood
  • to follow a detective who pushes past a killer's shrug to ask what happened to the victim
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Decades to Justice: How DNA and Detective Work Trapped a Washington Serial KillerApr 19, 2026

A measured prison interview keeps a 1976 killing tied to the people still waiting for justice.

This single episode revisits the 1976 killing of Agnes Myra Williams, then follows the long-delayed return to the state penitentiary to question Morris John Frampton. Dr.

DR. GARBARINO DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIORDec 16, 2025

A clear moral distinction anchors a sober conversation about violence and childhood environments.

Dr. James Garbarino brings his work on children, adolescents, child abuse, and socially toxic environments to a focused conversation about serial killers.

homicide_detective_discusses_serial_killer_morris_framptonDec 11, 2025

A cold case confession gains force through patient questioning, hard detail, and care for victims' families.

Forensic Psychology follows the confession that brought movement to the killing of Agnes Myra Williams, a 1976 case that had sat unresolved for years before Morris John Frampton was questioned. Dr.

the_psychology_of_an_instigator_the_person_who_hires_a_hitman_case_study_diala_dippolito_1Oct 8, 2025

A grounded look at how anger, shame, money, and personal ties can push murder-for-hire plots into motion.

This single-episode review frames murder-for-hire less as a lurid true-crime hook than as a breakdown in intimate, financial, and social bonds. Dr.

NAVY AIRMAN RYAN BLACKWELL DISCUSSES HIS FACE TO FACE ENCOUNTER WITH A MASS SHOOTERAug 17, 2025

A veteran's survival story paired with a clear look at what the mind does under fire.

Ryan Blackwell recounts surviving the Pensacola Navy base shooting after confronting the gunmen at the door, then stays with the seconds that followed: heavy blood loss, a phone call that pulled him back into focus, and the discipline it took to keep moving. Dr.

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Episodes

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    Decades to Justice: How DNA and Detective Work Trapped a Washington Serial Killer

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    Forensic Psychology follows the 1976 murder of Agnes Myra Williams and the 2005 DNA break that tied Morris John Frampton to the case.

    Apr 19, 2026·35m·2 clips
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    The Paperwork Trap: The Allegations Against Eric Swalwell

    A true crime podcast episode detailing allegations of rape and assault against congressman Eric Swalwell by former model Lana Drews.

    Apr 15, 2026·3m
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    The Post-Pandemic Trajectory of Youth Gun Violence in America: A Cautious Decline Amid Persistent Tragedy

    This episode examines the rise and recent decline of youth gun violence in America post-pandemic, highlighting tragic cases and statistical trends.

    Apr 13, 2026·4m
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    The Public Murder Registry: A Proposal for Enhanced Community Safety

    This episode explores Elon Musk's proposal for a public murder registry, weighing its potential benefits for community safety against criticisms based on the failures of sex offender registries.

    Apr 11, 2026·2m
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    Is there really a rise of female Teacher sex perpetrators?

    This episode examines a Daily Mail article on female teacher sex abuse, analyzing statistics and research to question whether there is truly a rise.

    Apr 6, 2026·4m
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    From Orgasmic Meditation to Federal Prison: The Fall of Nicole Daedone and OneTaste

    This episode examines the rise and fall of Nicole Daedone and OneTaste, from orgasmic meditation to federal prison sentences for forced labor.

    Mar 31, 2026·2m
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    Complex fraud scheme targeting the seniors

    Mar 22, 2026·2m
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    Studies on the childhood trauma of of serial killers

    Mar 18, 2026·2m
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    Psychological difference between a motorcycle officer and a patrol car officer

    Mar 1, 2026·3m
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    Sharing some statistics on domestic violence

    Feb 24, 2026·3m
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    We look at one of the founders of a yakuza crime syndicate

    Feb 18, 2026·3m
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    Crime stories of the past few days

    Feb 17, 2026·2m
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    Serial killers that target pedophiles

    Feb 3, 2026·4m
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    psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting patient

    Jan 27, 2026·2m
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    DR. GARBARINO DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

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    Dec 16, 2025·35m·3 clips
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    Forensic Psychology follows Dr.

    Dec 11, 2025·35m·2 clips
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    Oct 8, 2025·15m
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    The case of D4vd and the dismembered body found in car

    Sep 23, 2025·3m
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    Serial Rapist Typologies

    Sep 14, 2025·4m
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    Hebephilia and Cultural Differences in Age of Consent

    Sep 14, 2025·5m
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    Blonde in the Spotlight: Media Bias and the Overrepresentation of Hair Color in Murder Coverage

    Sep 7, 2025·7m
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    Serial killers and geography

    Sep 2, 2025·2m
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    Do mental health professionals, misunderstand, psychopaths

    Aug 17, 2025·2m
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    NAVY AIRMAN RYAN BLACKWELL DISCUSSES HIS FACE TO FACE ENCOUNTER WITH A MASS SHOOTER

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    On Forensic Psychology, Dr.

    Aug 17, 2025·45m·4 clips
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    The McDonald’s monopoly heist

    Aug 3, 2025·3m
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    A CRIMINOLOGICAL LOOK AT HOW PARENTING AFFECTS CHILDREN

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    Jul 27, 2025·39m·2 clips
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    GHOST GUNS NOT AS POPULAR WITH CARTELS ANYMORE

    Jul 20, 2025·3m
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    WHAT RUSSIAN SPIES ARE DOING IN GERMANY

    Jul 20, 2025·5m