Criminal Appeal

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of real criminal cases, including details that may be disturbing to some listeners.ABOUT: Dr. Casey Jordan is joined by the producers of the new Wade Wilson documentary 'Handsome Devil, Charming Killer' NOW AVAILABLE on ‪‪@paramountplusThis episode is made possible by ‪‪@askventuralawyoutube‬ | The Accident Law Firm__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mljKhf...Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/da2...Patreon : criminalappeal Follow along on social :Instagram: / criminalappealpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Tik Tok: / criminalappealpodcast Website : www.criminalappealpodcast.comFind your hosts:Dr. Casey Jordan : / drcaseyjordan Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet : / colleenbutlersweet_phd #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #wadewilson #paramountplus #handsomedevil

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of real criminal cases, including details that may be disturbing to some listeners.ABOUT: Dr. Casey Jordan and CrimeDocDani briefly tap into the details of the brutal crimes of Wade Wilson in 2019. Highlighting moments from the 'Handsome Devil, Charming Killer' documentary. NOW AVAILABLE on ‪‪@paramountplus‬ We would like to thank ‪@CrimeDocDani‬ for joining us!This episode is made possible by ‪‪@askventuralawyoutube‬ | The Accident Law Firm__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6mljKhf...Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/da2...Patreon : / criminalappeal Follow along on social :Instagram: / criminalappealpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...Tik Tok: / criminalappealpodcast Website : www.criminalappealpodcast.comFind your hosts:Dr. Casey Jordan : / drcaseyjordan Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet : / colleenbutlersweet_phd #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #wadewilson #Crimedocdani

⚠️ SENSITIVITY WARNING: Listener discretion is advised — this episode includes details that may be disturbing to some audiences.Criminologist Dr. Casey Jordan and Sociologist Dr. Colleen Butler Sweet revisit the Wade Wilson case covering the following :- The psychology behind Wade Wilson’s charm and violence- The rise of his devoted fangirl following, known as the “Wade’s Wives”- Hybristophilia and why some people are drawn to violent offendersThis episode features clips from the 'Handsome Devil, Charming Killer' documentary NOW AVAILABLE on Paramount + , which Dr. Casey Jordan makes an appearance in!**Clips from the documentary are included with full permission from the rights holders.**This episode is made possible by ‪Ventura Law | The Accident Law Firm__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠⁠⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #wadewilson #thehandsomedevil

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of real criminal cases, including details that may be disturbing to some listeners.This week’s Side Bar dives into the 'Lost Boys'ABOUT :In recent years, experts have started warning about a troubling new trend often called the rise of the “lost boys” — a growing wave of younger and younger males becoming involved in violent crimes, especially gun-related homicides. While overall crime has dropped in many places, the rate of adolescent violence has surged, with some cities reporting dramatic spikes in teenage offenders. Researchers link this shift to a mix of pandemic-era trauma, lack of support systems, easy access to weapons, and a deep sense of social disconnection. It’s sparking a national conversation about how we’re failing young men, what’s fueling this crisis, and what it will take to keep the next generation from getting lost._______________________________WELCOME TO SIDE BAR — a spirited spinoff of Criminal Appeal, where host Dr. Casey Jordan and co-host Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet take their conversations from the courtroom to the cocktail bar. In these quick, 15-minute episodes, the co-hosts unwind over drinks, sharing candid takes on justice, behavior, and the stories that didn’t make it into the main show.🗓️Release Schedule : Side Bar episodes drop biweekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime _________________________________🍺 This episode enjoyed with Two Roads__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #lostboys #teencrime

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of real criminal cases, including details that may be disturbing to some listeners.This week’s Side Bar dives into the Phenomenon of Hybristophilia ABOUT :Hybristophilia is a psychological phenomenon in which someone experiences attraction to another person who has committed violent or criminal acts. Often referred to as “Bonnie and Clyde Syndrome,” it can appear in mild forms—such as fascination with dangerous individuals—or more extreme forms where people actively pursue relationships with offenders, including those in prison. This attraction is usually tied to deeper psychological needs, like a desire to “save” or “fix” someone, a fascination with power, or the thrill of danger from a safe distance. While often sensationalized in true crime media, hybristophilia is complex and rooted in emotional, relational, and sometimes trauma-related dynamics._______________________________WELCOME TO SIDE BAR — a spirited spinoff of Criminal Appeal, where host Dr. Casey Jordan and co-host Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet take their conversations from the courtroom to the cocktail bar. In these quick, 15-minute episodes, the co-hosts unwind over drinks, sharing candid takes on justice, behavior, and the stories that didn’t make it into the main show.🗓️Release Schedule : Side Bar episodes drop biweekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.🔔 Next Side Bar Episode released on Thursday 12/11/25🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime _________________________________This episode enjoyed Prisoner Wine__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #Hybristophilia #luigimangione

⚠️ SENSITIVITY WARNING: Listener discretion is advised — this episode includes details that may be disturbing to some audiences.In part 1 we dive into the disturbing and complex case of Kendall Francois — one of New York’s most notorious serial offenders.What makes this episode different is the firsthand perspective: Dr. Casey Jordan personally worked with Kendall during his time in custody, giving us an inside look at his personality, behavior, and the unsettling dynamics behind the crimes.We also feature rare archival clips from The Leeza Gibbons Show, where Casey shares her real experiences and professional insights from the time she spent interviewing Kendall. These firsthand accounts help paint a fuller, more nuanced picture of who he was — far beyond what headlines captured.🔔 Next episode drops December 9th... Talking about Hybristophilia🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime This episode is made possible by Ventura Law Firm | The Accident Law Firm__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #serialkiler #kendallfrancois

⚠️ SENSITIVITY WARNING: Listener discretion is advised — this episode includes details that may be disturbing to some audiences.Welcome to Part 2 of our breakdown of the Kendall Francois case.In Part 1, we uncovered how Francois fit the profile of a power-control killer—someone driven by dominance and manipulation rather than impulse.In this episode, Dr. Casey Jordan continues sharing her firsthand experience working directly with Francois, offering deeper insight into his behavior, the investigation, and how the case ultimately came together.🔔 Next episode drops December 9th... Talking about Hybristophilia🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime This episode is made possible by  @askventuralawyoutube  | The Accident Law Firm__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #serialkiler #kendallfrancois

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of real criminal cases, including details that may be disturbing to some listeners.This week’s Side Bar dives into The Menendez brothers caseABOUT THE CASE:The Menendez brothers case involves the 1989 shotgun murders of wealthy Beverly Hills parents, José and Kitty Menendez, by their sons, Lyle and Erik. While the prosecution argued the motive was greed for the family's $14 million estate, the defense countered that the killings were an act of self-defense resulting from years of severe physical and sexual abuse by their father. After a high-profile first trial resulted in hung juries, the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder in a second trial in 1996 and sentenced to consecutive life terms. Recent resentencing, acknowledging they were youthful offenders, has made both brothers eligible for parole, reigniting debate over the role of child abuse in the case._______________________________WELCOME TO SIDE BAR — a spirited spinoff of Criminal Appeal, where host Dr. Casey Jordan and co-host Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet take their conversations from the courtroom to the cocktail bar. In these quick, 15-minute episodes, the co-hosts unwind over drinks, sharing candid takes on justice, behavior, and the stories that didn’t make it into the main show.🗓️Release Schedule : Side Bar episodes drop biweekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.🔔 Next Side Bar Episode released on Tuesday 12/09/25🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime _________________________________This episode enjoyed with 19 Crimes Wine__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #menendezbrothers #beverlyhills

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of real criminal cases, including details that may be disturbing to some listeners.This week’s Side Bar dives into the case of the Idaho Murderer, Bryan Kohberger.ABOUT THE CASE:Bryan Kohberger, a former criminology PhD student, pleaded guilty in July 2025 to the brutal 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. Investigators linked him to the crime through DNA evidence found on a knife sheath at the scene and a discarded Q-tip from his parents’ trash. Despite extensive digital forensics (cell tower pings, surveillance footage) and his attempts to clean his car and apartment, the motive for the killings remains unclear. As part of a plea deal, he avoided the death penalty and was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without parole, plus 10 years for burglary._______________________________WELCOME TO SIDE BAR — a spirited spinoff of Criminal Appeal, where host Dr. Casey Jordan and co-host Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet take their conversations from the courtroom to the cocktail bar. In these quick, 15-minute episodes, the co-hosts unwind over drinks, sharing candid takes on justice, behavior, and the stories that didn’t make it into the main show.🗓️Release Schedule : Side Bar episodes drop biweekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.🔔 Next Side Bar Episode released on Thursday 11/27/25 🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime _________________________________This episode enjoyed with Velvet Llama__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠Follow along on social :⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠Website ⁠⁠Find your hosts:⁠⁠Dr. Casey Jordan ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet ⁠#truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #idahomurders #bryankohberger

⚠️ SENSITIVITY WARNING: Listener discretion is advised — this episode includes details that may be disturbing to some audiences.In Part 1, we take a deep dive into the chilling case of Linda Bigazzi — the Connecticut professor accused of murdering her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi.We explore the twists and unanswered questions surrounding the investigation, featuring exclusive clips from Dr. Casey Jordan’s one-on-one interview with Linda herself. Plus, Linda’s criminal defense attorney joins the conversation to share new insight and context from inside the case.🔥 Watch Part 2 ! In Part 2 we dive further into Linda's story and are joined by Linda's Criminal Defense Attorney, Patrick Tomasiewicz.🔔 Part 2 available to listen🔔 Subscribe for More True Crime This episode is made possible by Ventura Law | The Accident Law Firm__________________________________Listen on your audio platforms :SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusicFollow along on social :InstagramFacebookTik TokWebsite Find your hosts:Dr. Casey Jordan Dr. Colleen Butler-Sweet #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #truecrimecommunity #murdermystery #lindabigazzi #uconn