Crimes & Minds
The podcast where two mental health therapists diagnose true crimes. Rachel Parodneck, LCSW and Joni McLeod, LMHC are on the case investigating real life crimes and the minds that commit them. This podcast profiles and explores the mental illnesses of people who murder.
Rachel and Joni are two NYC based therapists who are both passionate about mental health and true crime. This podcast combines the subject matter.
*Rachel and Joni have not treated any individuals involved in this podcast. The opinions and views expressed are purely for entertainment purposes.
Episodes
6 episodes
Episode 6: The Psychological Impact of Abuse: The Menendez Brothers Case
Growing up in a wealthy family in Southern California, Erik and Lyle seemed to live the perfect life. However, behind closed doors, they suffered unimaginable abuse at the hands of their father, while their mother turned a blind eye. In this...
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Episode 6
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31:20
Episode 5: Inside Britney Spears' Fight for Freedom: Conservatorship and Abuse
Britney Spears’ conservatorship was a global spectacle, but behind the headlines lay a chilling story of mental health struggles, control, and abuse. Jamie Spears’ traumatic childhood, his struggles with addiction, and how these exp...
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33:02
Episode 4: Warren Jeffs Exposed: Crimes, Control, and the FLDS Church
Behind the peaceful look of a small religious community, a dark truth is hidden. Warren Jeffs, once the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), turned a religious group into a frightening cul...
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Episode 4
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31:38
Rex Heuermann: The Alleged Gilgo Beach Killer
Bodies of young women were found on a seemingly idyllic shore of the Gilgo Beach. But the darkness goes deeper. Remember the missing woman, Shannon Gilbert, back in 2010? Her disappearance unraveled a horrifying truth - multip...
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Episode 3
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35:17
Lucy Letby: Diagnosing The Most Prolific Child Serial Killer In UK History
Have you ever looked at someone you know and thought, "There's no way they could do something terrible"? That's exactly what Lucy Letby's colleagues thought. A trusted nurse, Lucy was convicted of killing multiple babies in a hospital. Bu...
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Episode 2
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38:30
Crimes & Minds episode 1: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
In this first episode of Crimes & Minds, two mental health therapists, Rachel Parodneck, LCSW and Joni McLeod, LMHC, diagnose the criminals involved in the true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard who, along with her boyfriend at the time, murder...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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41:35