Cardinal Crimes

Cardinal Crimes
Podcast Description
At Cardinal Crimes, we want "true crime" to have a purpose. Here, we aim to raise awareness of cases, deepen understanding of various types of crime and the psychology driving them, and explore ways to prevent future crime—whether through individual actions, community efforts, societal change, or policy reform. We do this by speaking with survivors, victims, experts, policymakers, offenders, and more to learn all that we can about crime and how to stop it.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes such as domestic violence, unsolved murders, and the psychology of offenders, with episodes featuring topics like male victims of domestic violence, the unsolved cases of Gladys Held and Jacob Biretz, and the impact of intimate partner violence on survivors, such as in the discussions with Janine Latus and Leah Zeiger.

At Cardinal Crimes, we want “true crime” to have a purpose.
Here, we aim to raise awareness of cases, deepen understanding of various types of crime and the psychology driving them, and explore ways to prevent future crime—whether through individual actions, community efforts, societal change, or policy reform.
We do this by speaking with survivors, victims, experts, policymakers, offenders, and more to learn all that we can about crime and how to stop it.
This week, we’re revisiting a past episode with freshly cleaned-up audio before diving into a brand-new cold case next week. This particular interview is one I’m especially proud of. It was such an honor to speak with someone with such knowledge and dedication to ending domestic violence and pursuing real solutions. I hope you enjoy listening, and as always, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, a national leader in research and advocacy in the field of domestic and intimate partner violence (IPV). She has authored or co-authored more than 230 publications and seven books on violence and health outcomes. Her studies paved the way for a growing body of interdisciplinary investigations by researchers in the disciplines of nursing, medicine, and public health.
We discuss the Danger Assessment Tool, behaviors indicating a woman is at a heightened risk of being killed by their partner, the problems with current court-mandated programs for abusers, the Violence Against Women Act, and working with President (then-Senator) Biden on the legislation.
- https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/jacquelyn-campbell/#media
- https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/09/27/violence-against-women-act-30th-anniversary/
- https://www.dangerassessment.org/
If you have any information on any of the cold cases covered, you can submit a tip here:
https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-crime-victims/iowa-cold-case/cold-case-tip-form
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Theme Song: Shrouded Lament by james.lfo, William Claeson

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