Case By Concept
by Tiggy Howells and James Green
A true crime podcast with a focus on psychology!
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Identity and Stevie Allman
Today's concept is identity and we look into Stevie Allman! Or.... maybe it isn't Stevie Allman? Listen to find out more! Definition https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/identity https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/identity.html https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/dissociative-disorders/#:~:text=There are many possible causes,even an invasive medical procedure. In academia https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/0950017015620767 https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-identity-theory.html The case https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/17/us/sister-charged-with-murder-and-identity-switch.html https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/sarah-mitchell-killed-sister-to-steal-her-identity https://www.itv.com/watch/the-truth-about-my-murder/10a3805/10a3805a0003 https://luminolpod.com/blog/f/the-murder-of-stevie-allman Pictures: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129710756/stevie_viola-allman https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/sarah-mitchell-killed-sister-to-steal-her-identity?amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/fletchermarple.tumblr.com/post/125563896219/the-black-delilah-sarah-mitchell-47-had-been/amp Question: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/publications/deceased-suspects-policy/
Familicide and Christopher Foster
Today we cover familicide and the case of Christopher Foster. Definition: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/familicide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familicide#:~:text=Yardley, Wilson, and Lynes divide,them as surplus to requirements. In academia: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1524838018821955 https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/characteristics-of-family-killers-revealed-by-first-classification-study https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0058981 https://news.npcc.police.uk/releases/report-reveals-scale-of-domestic-homicide-and-suicides-by-victims-of-domestic-abuse#:~:text=A total of 242 domestic,31 adult family homicides (AFH) The case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maesbrook#Osbaston_House_deaths https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3294002/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/nov/22/christopher-foster-news-crime https://weatherspark.com/h/m/45062/2008/8/Historical-Weather-in-August-2008-in-London-United-Kingdom https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/weather/daily-graph?2008-08-26 Pictures: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/my-brother-shot-killed-wife-27574577.amp https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3549392/amp/Aftermath-murder-spree-Pictures-remains-1-2million-home-gutted-fire-millionaire-businessman-shot-dead-wife-daughter-horses-dogs.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/memory/how-memory-works
False Memory and George Franklin
Today we cover whether false memories can actually exist and how they impact on a criminal case. This episode features violence against children. Definition: https://dictionary.apa.org/false-memory http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/False_memory In academia: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_how_reliable_is_your_memory?subtitle=en https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/and-the-memory-wars-wage-on The case: https://www.spring.org.uk/2022/12/false-memory.php https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-07/crimes-of-the-times-the-george-franklin-repressed-memory-murder-case https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/has-the-1969-murder-of-susan-nason-been-solved https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/showtime-buried-repressed-memory-george-franklin-susan-nason-cold-case/ https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-9th-circuit/1262954.html https://www.eonline.com/news/1306653/murder-memories-and-a-shattered-family-the-twisted-case-unearthed-in-showtimes-buried Pictures: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-07/crimes-of-the-times-the-george-franklin-repressed-memory-murder-case
Suggestibility and The McMartin Preschool Trial
Today's concept covers just how suggestibility can make or break an entire case. Listen to this wild story now! Check out our instagram @casebyconcept for the associated pictures. Definition: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/suggestibility# In academia: Dudek, I. and Polczyk, R. (2024) ‘Memory distrust and suggestibility: A registered report’, Legal and criminological psychology, 29(1), pp. 100–123. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12249. Miura, H. and Itoh, Y. (2016) ‘The effect of suggestibility on eyewitness identifications: A comparison between showups and lineups’, Shinrigaku kenkyū, 87(1), pp. 32–39. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4992/jjpsy.87.14073. The case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial https://famous-trials.com/mcmartin/902-home http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mcmartin/mcmartinchrono.html https://famous-trials.com/mcmartin/916-macfarlanetestimony Pictures: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-17/crimes-of-the-times-mcmartin-preschool Question https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/proven-reoffending-statistics-january-to-march-2022/proven-reoffending-statistics-january-to-march-2022#overall--offender-demographics
Recidivism and Roy Whiting
This week's episode covers recidivism and Roy Whiting, who repeatedly harmed young children. Be warned that this episode contains violence against children. Definition: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/recidivism#google_vignette https://www.simplypsychology.org/recidivism.html Recidivism in academia: Yukhnenko, D. et al. (2019) ‘Recidivism rates in individuals receiving community sentences: A systematic review’, PloS one, 14(9), pp. e0222495–e0222495. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222495. https://library-search.open.ac.uk/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_crossref_primary_10_1111_rssa_12227&context=PC&vid=44OPN_INST:VU1&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,recidivism rates uk&offset=0 Yukhnenko, D., Sridhar, S. and Fazel, S. (2020) ‘A systematic review of criminal recidivism rates worldwide: 3-year update’, Wellcome open research, 4, pp. 28–28. Available at: https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14970.3. Farley, H. and Pike, A. (2016) Engaging prisoners in education: Reducing risk and recidivism. The case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sarah_Payne#Roy_Whiting https://www.theguardian.com/society/2001/dec/12/childprotection https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/sarah-payne-murder-20-anniversary-17851627 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-68288302 https://www.sarsas.org.uk/who-we-are/history/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40640940 Pictures: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-68288302.amp https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/sarah-payne Question: https://prisonjobs.blog.gov.uk/your-a-d-guide-on-prison-categories/