Deep Dives
Each Unsubs episode includes a “deep dive” relating to the episode itself. We find true crime topics relating to the crime, criminal, forensics, or legal statutes discussed in each Criminal Minds episode. Deep dives are around 5 minutes long. Below are our sources for each deep dive that we have shared on the podcast.
Season 6 Deep Dives
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Mac does a deep dive on human trafficking.
Indicators of Human Trafficking
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Abigail does a deep dive on cold cases.
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Hope does a deep dive on photographs ethics.
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Mac does a deep dive on gun control.
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Again, no deep dive because we were on some shit or something
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We did not do a deep dive because we lazy af
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Jonah does a deep dive on autism.
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Mac does a deep dive on the use of human body fat for candles and soap.
The Once Booming Human Fat Trade Supplied A Grim Selection Of Products
How To Make Candles, Soaps And Balms With Meat Fats. And Why.
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Mac does a deep dive on religious possession.
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Abigail does a deep dive on the Innocence Project.
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Mac does a deep dive on if security systems are “worth it”.
WHY ALARMS AND SECURITY CAMERAS DON’T MAKE YOU SAFER
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Abigail does a deep dive on camping safety. Remember, the only true way to camp safely is to abstain from camping!
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Mac does a deep dive on actresses who lost roles due to pregnancy. Rather, due to directors being assholes.
16 Stars Who Lost Roles Due To Pregnancy
Charisma Carpenter Says Joss Whedon Accused Her of 'Sabotaging' 'Angel' With Her Pregnancy
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No deep dive for this episode as our guest talked about being a stripper.
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Mac does a deep dive on “Devil’s Night”
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Mac does a deep dive on swingers.
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Mac does a deep dive on getting shipwrecked.
Cat does a deep dive on polygraph tests.
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Season 5 Deep Dives
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Abigail does a deep dive on power outages:
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Mac does a deep dive on employers using potential employee’s social media: for job vetting:
Is It Legal for Employers to Check Employees’ Social Media Profiles?
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Abigail did a deep dive on the Homicidal Triad:
Homicidal Triad: Predictor of Violence or Urban Myth?
Not the Sum of Its Parts: A Critical Review of the MacDonald Triad
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Mac does a deep dive on invisible ink. I’m sorry this site is sexist!
See also this non-sexist site
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Abigail does a deep dive on immigration.
10 Interesting Facts About Immigration
Also check out TAL’s episode on the immigration crisis “How the Other Side Leaves”
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Mac does a deep dive on Stand Your Ground law.
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Abigail does a deep dive on the HSK and Truckers
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Mac does a deep dive on the psychological effects of child abductions on families:
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Abigail talks about the movie Spree and social media / mental health.
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Abigail does a deep dive on internet fad games:
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Mac does a deep dive on voodoo dolls
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Abigail does a deep dive on Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd, a flamingo on the lam from a Kansas zoo since 2005, is seen again in Texas
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Mac does a deep dive on escaping kidnappings:
Woman, 80, rescued from hostage situation after not returning Wordle text
Girl, 11, who fought off kidnapper said she smeared blue 'slime' on him to help police
Student Tricked Her Kidnapper Into Giving Back Her Phone And That Brave Move Probably Saved Her Life
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Mac did a deep dive on Scams.
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Mac does a deep dive on war:
The Psychological Effects of War on Children
Jen talks on the Bosnian War.
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Abigail does a deep dive on Twilight.
The Cultural Impact of Twilight
Dear Stephanie Meyer | Lindsay Ellis
What Twilight Has That Star Wars Doesn't
Sarah mentions the podcast “American Hysteria”.
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Abigail does a deep dive on terminal illness and pregnancy:
Palliative care with pregnant women
Terminal care and the pregnant woman
She's going to die: the case of Angela C
Mich. mom with terminal cancer denies treatment, delivers baby girl
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Mac does a deep dive on people’s whose bodies were concealed in walls:
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Abigail doe a deep dive on hiring a hitman:
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Mac does a deep dive on psychotic breaks:
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Abigail does a deep dive on threats on doctors:
Statistics Show Patterns in Doctors Most Frequently Targeted by Lawsuits
Season 4 Deep Dives
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Mac did a deep dive on the treatment of terminally ill prisoners.:
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Abigail does a Deep Dive on Pigs.
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Mac does a Deep Dive on Lying. BBC - Ethics of Lying.
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Abigail does a deep dive on Marvin Heeymeyer. The documentary about him is called Tread.
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Mac does a Deep Dive on Echolocation. Also see the organization: World Access for the Blind.
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Abigail does a deep dive on divorce following a child’s death. Also psychopathy in children.
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Mac does a deep dive on DID.
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Abigail does a deep dive on burns. CUIMC, AAPMR, and Cleveland Health Clinic.
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Mac does a deep dive on Joan Vollmer. Herald Sun and Disability Memoriam.
Resources for schizophrenia: SAMHSA, Every Day Health, and WebMD.
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Mac does a deep dive on child support: Divorce Wizards and NPR.
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Abigail talks web sleuths!
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"Tracing the Roots of Pop Culture Transphobia" by Lindsay Ellis.
Mac's deep dive: "The Use of Psychics in Homicide and Missing Persons Investigations" by William J Smithey.
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Abigail talks arranged marriage. See also “Modern Arranged Marriage”.
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Mac paid $45 to read a paper on partner killings. Unfortunately it is not readily available on the internet. The paper is called: "Sharing Murder: Understanding Group Serial Homicide" by Philip Jenkins (1990)
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Abigail did a deep dive on Toxic Masculinity: The Problem With a Fight Against Toxic Masculinity, What Is Toxic Masculinity, and “Men” by Contrapoints
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Mac did a deep dive on “fight clubs”. Fuck yeah she did: How Stuff Works, RTD, and Boxing Scene.
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Abigail talks pick up artists. The Guardian.
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Mac did a deep dive on XXY syndrome.
Digs did a deep dive on theoretical mathematics.
He recommends the following books:
“A Mathematician’s Apology” by GH Hardy
“Anti-Duhring” by Fredrich Engels
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Abigail tackles repressed memory: Health Line, Psychology Today, and Time.com
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Mac discusses Schizophrenia and Pregnancy: PubMed and Every Day Health.
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Mac does a deep dive on shitty male directors: Janet Leigh and Shelly Duvall.
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Abigail does a deep dive on CIRG.
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Mac discusses hybristophiles.
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Abigail discusses video surveillance.
Season 3 Deep Dives
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Mac did a deep dive on Q Anon. She literally just read the wiki please don’t come for us!
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Abigail does a deep dive on brain fingerprinting. It is controversial.
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Mac does a deep dive on DV resources!
“Why Does He Do That?” (PDF)
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Abigail does a deep dive on identity theft. See DOL.gov.
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Mac discusses Brenda Spencer.
The song is “I Don’t Like Mondays” by The Boomtown Rats.
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Abigail smites psychological autopsies.
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Mac does a deep dive on the actual most dangerous jobs.
See also Pole with Peach for pole dancing resources.
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Abigail tackles true crime ethics and podcaster social justice.
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Mac talks how to survive being abducted.
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Abigail does a deep dive on “MAOA” serial killer gene.
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Mac did a deep dive on Frankie Muniz!
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Abigail does a deep dive on Frank Abagnale.
She also covers “Catch Me If You Can” on her podcast BSAS.
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Digs did a deep dive on cannibalism.
Kuru: Genes, Cannibals and Neuropathology
He recommends the following books:
“From Here to Eternity” by Caitlin Doughty
“The Indifferent Stars Above” by Daniel James Brown.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Ruby Ridge.
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Abigail discusses crimes in malls. Specifically: Lululemon murder and The Lyon Sisters.
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Mac did a deep dive on kill shelters. ASPCA, World Atlas, and NY Times.
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Abigail does a deep dive on phobias.
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Mac does a deep dive on how there are no similar killers. She discusses Gordon Northcott, The Green River Killer, and Derick Lee Todd.
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Abigail does a lil dive on Edmund Kemper, Ted Bundy, Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, and Eric Rudolph and Richard Jewell.
Season 2 Deep Dives
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Mac does a deep dive on a bus hijacking where kids saved the day!
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Abigail doe a deep dive on McKamey Manor: The Guardian, official website, and Wikipedia.
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Mac does a deep dive on the numerous missing persons cases in and around national parks.
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Abigail takes a closer look at Russian mob tattoos.
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Mac does a deep dive on an arsonist who did it for… love! This Is Love originally covered this story.
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Abigail does a deep dive on Derek Brown.
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Abigail does a deep dive on PTSD and “shell shock”.
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Mac does a deep dive on the Atlanta Child Murders. Here is the Reddit thread in question.
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Abigail does a deep dive on premature burial.
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Mac does a deep dive on audio forensics.
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Abigail did a deep dive on the Toybox Killer. You can find info on him in Wikipedia.
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Abigail did a deep dive on child sexual abuse.
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Mac did a deep dive on Anton Yelchin: CBS News, Variety, and Wapner Newman. Check out Anton Yelchin’s foundation. Here is the gear shift video.
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Abigail does a deep dive on the “Reid Technique”.
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Mac HATES Graphology. Don’t even TALK to her about it! Wikipedia, “Should We Write Off Graphology?”, “The Assessment of Graphology”, The Guardian, and "How Graphology Fools People".
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Abigail did a deep dive on Timothy McVeigh and Theodore Kaczynski.
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Mac did a deep dive on John Jamelske.
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Abigail did a deep dive on the youngest killers.
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Mac did a deep dive on David Koresh of the Branch Davidians.
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Abigail did a deep dive on bank robbing and these two guys.
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Mac did a deep dive on the Birnies.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Playpen.
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Digs did a deep dive on Arthur. He recommends the following books:
“The Mabinogion” translated by Jeffrey Gantz
“Arthurian Performances” by Chretien de Troyes
“The History of Kings of Britain” by Geoffrey Monmouth
“Le Morte D’Arthur” by Thomas Malory
Season 1 Deep Dives
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Mac did a deep dive on Brian Wells. The documentary series Evil Genius also covers this case.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Robert Hanssen.
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Mac did a deep dive on Christopher Wilder AKA “The Beauty Queen Killer”.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Juana Barraza.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Andrew Cunanan. We know it’s fictional, but Darren Criss gives ONE HELL of a performance in this fictional series.
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Abigail did a deep dive on The Subway Vigilante.
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Abigail did a deep dive on cults. Watch this video. See TedEd.
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Abigail tackles the Zodiac Killer.
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Jen did a deep dive into the existing episode profile and motives.
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Abigail did a deep dive on wound collectors.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Donald Curtis and Ronald Bailey.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Richard Chase.
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Abigail did a deep dive on The West Memphis Three. Damien Echols could sit on my face. Check out his work!
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Abigail did a deep dive on Ralph Tortorici.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Richard Kuklinski.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Anatoly Onoprienko.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Hero Syndrome- Richard Angelo and Genene Anne Jones.
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Abigail did a deep dive on Erotomania.
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Abigail did a deep dive on crime times and The Axeman of New Orleans.
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This was before we really did deep dives. We were still finding ourselves!
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This was before we really did deep dives. We were still finding ourselves!
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This was before we really did deep dives. We were still finding ourselves! Did you really go all the way down to the bottom??