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True Crime Therapist
by Melissa Rondeau
Take a deep dive into the world of true crime with trauma therapist Melissa Rondeau. Through interviews with survivors, their families, experts and FBI agents, Melissa analyzes the real impact and aftermath of heinous acts. Listen as Melissa uses her clinical skills to invite open, authentic and honest conversations about childhood abuse, trauma, resilience, choice, empowerment and recovery, all while exploring interesting cases from the perspective of a psychotherapist and former police officer.
Episodes
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Dr Scott Bonn - Criminologist - Into the Mind of a Serial Killer
Step inside the criminal mind with renowned criminologist, Dr Scott Bonn. I really enjoyed this interview and he delivered with expert insights into my most burning questions about serial killers. In this episode, Dr Bonn - author, professor, and media commentator dives deep into the psychology…
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I'm Not Broken: Surviving the House of Demons: Jessica Reale shares her story of Horrific Child Abuse
Jessica Reale, author of "I'm Not Broken Surviving the House Of Demons," experienced horrific child abuse by her mother abd stepfather, Larry. She and her sister, Alexa were forced to drink bleach milkshakes, which ultimately caused Alexa's death. Afterwards, Jessica was forced at gunpoint to…
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The Deadly Hit and Run of Olivia Passaretti: A Mother's Fight for Justice and Search for Life's Meaning with Janine Passaretti-Molloy
On January 1, 2022, 17 year old Olivia Passaretti was violently run off the road by a habitual offender who drove his car into hers at 90 MPH. Earlier that day, the offender had posted on Facebook his intent to cause harm to a stranger with his "benz" that night. This episode about the impact of...
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Retired FBI Agent Jeff Rinek discussion about Yosemite Park Murders, investigating child serial predators and PTSD
In this episode, I speak with retired FBI agent, Jeff Rinek. During his 30 year career, Jeff investigated some of the worst child sexual crimes and murders. Listen in as Jeff explains how he subconsciously created "tapes" in his mind of the horrific details he saw at gruesome crime scenes. This...
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The Pike County Murders with Whitney Galloway
Imagine your best friend and 7 other people are horrfiically murdered in a small town. There are 8 dead, four crime scenes and over 30 bullets. The local police didnt immediatly know who the killer or killers were creating a mass panic around Pike County, Ohio. There was mistrust, fear of...
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Dr Sasha Reid and Nancy Schwartzman / Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order
I was curious about how women might take a different approach to studying the development of killers and investigating cold cases. This led to Dr Sasha Reid, a Canadian Developmental Psychologist, who created two databases to track down killers and find missing and murdered people. In Spring of...
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Holly K Dunn the sole survivor of the Railroad Serial Killer, Angel Maturino Resendiz
Holly K Dunn was raped, beaten, stabbed and left for dead. After recovering physically, Holly began the lifelong process of emotional healing. Holly shares her personal story in detail to promote trauma understanding, safety, awareness and to be an inspiration for recovery. In an effort to be a...
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Survivor Story of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi with Consolee Nishimwe
In April of 1994, Consolee Nishimwe was an ordinary 14 year old girl living a happy life with her family in Rwanda. This was until April 7, 1994 when the Hutu majority went on a 100 killing spree with machettes murdering Tutsi women, men and children. During this period Hutu men also raped an...
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Dr Robert Wolf - Author of the Book ''Not A Real Enemy" - Holocaust True Story
Dr Robert Wolf takes us back to Hungary in 1944, when almost half a million Jewish Hungarians are deported to Auschwitz. He lost both his grandparents to the Nazis and his father narrowingly escaped the same fate. His father, Ervin Wolf, was forced into a brutal labor service and cut from the...
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Gloria Coppola - Retired Major Crimes Investigator in New York State
One day, while walking with my mother she mentioned the name "Gloria Coppola." I asked who is she? My mother explained that Gloria was a retired 35 year veteran of law enforcement from New York. She had worked all levels of police work from cold cases, homocides, crisis negotiations, false...
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Retired FBI Agent Masayo Halpin - Expert in Domestic Sex Trafficking
Masayo Halpin is a retired FBI agent specilizing in human trafficking. In this episode, True Crime Therapist, Melissa Rondeau, explores the victims backgrounds and the trauma bond between victim and trafficker. Masayo Halpin provides a transparent view of how working these cases triggered her own...
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Julia Cowley, Retired FBI Criminal Profiler. The personal impact of profiling serial killers.
This podcast discusses situations that involve mature topics, including violence and sex. Listener discretion is advised. Instead of focusing on those who commit heinous crimes, in this episode we speak with somone who helped to track them down. I had the priviledge to interview Julia Crowley, a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Take a deep dive into the world of true crime with trauma therapist Melissa Rondeau. Through interviews with survivors, their families, experts and FBI agents, Melissa analyzes the real impact and aftermath of heinous acts. Listen as Melissa uses her clinical skills to invite open, authentic and honest conversations about childhood abuse, trauma, resilience, choice, empowerment and recovery, all while exploring interesting cases from the perspective of a psychotherapist and former police officer.
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True Crime Therapist currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Take a deep dive into the world of true crime with trauma therapist Melissa Rondeau. Through interviews with survivors, their families, experts and FBI agents, Melissa analyzes the real impact and aftermath of heinous acts. Listen as Melissa uses her clinical skills to invite open, authentic and...
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True Crime Therapist is created and hosted by Melissa Rondeau.
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