If It Bleeds, It Leads

Decoding Criminal Patterns and Mental Mapping with Professor Sam Lundrigan

Ever wondered how criminals choose their crime locations? What does this say about the perpertrator and how does it help to catch and stop them?Join us as our guest and friend, Professor Sam Lundrigan takes us on a journey through mental mapping, criminal decision-making, and fascinating cases that demonstrate how geography can make or break an investigation.We discuss the psychological significance behind criminals' chosen locations and how Sam's research has been applied to real-life investigations, including the infamous railway rapists case in London. We also delve into the gender imbalance in the crime genre and the importance of understanding male violence against women.

Could you be a criminal? What separates the way you think, from the criminal mind?

Join the world's leading professor of criminology, Prof. David Wilson and star of Silent Witness Emilia Fox as they discover what is really going on behind some of the most notorious crimes.

In this exclusive podcast series you’ll learn from never-heard-before interviews with offenders, the police, crime experts and investigators exactly what is going on in the criminal mind.

What do you do with have-a-go heroes who try to stop you robbing a bank?

What's it like inside an escalating prison riot?

And how do you deal with Britain's most infamous hitman telling you he's been ordered to kill you?

To find out, subscribe and listen now, to If It Bleeds It Leads, with Professor David Wilson and Emilia Fox, on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.