The episode features insights and analysis from James Alan Fox, a criminology professor at Northeastern University, who provides expert perspectives on the factors contributing to the rise and fall of serial killers.
The suspect's background in criminology as a PhD student is discussed, making criminology a relevant topic in the context of the case.
The podcast episodes provided explore various aspects of criminology, including the rise and fall of serial killers in the United States Whatever Happened to Serial Killers?, the criminology background and suspected motivations of suspects in high-profile murder cases like the Idaho student murders In Class with Kohberger, The Face of Fear, and In the Dark, and the application of criminological principles and methods to investigate unsolved crimes The Station, Type B, and "The Revenge Doctor" Anthony Garcia.
The episodes also touch on related topics within criminology, such as criminal psychology Israel Keyes Pt. 2 (with Josh Hallmark), forensic science forensic evidence, victim behavior and victimology Victim behavior, Victimology, and the broader societal and systemic factors that influence crime rates and patterns crime statistics, public perception of crime, Social Trends, Cyclical patterns in crime.
