Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2018-10 to 2026-07.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Law enforcement strategies like withholding facts or using polygraphs are necessary tools to evaluate suspects and secure convictions.
3 people · 3 episodes
Shannon Sharpe claims that the FBI waits to build a comprehensive case against individuals before making arrests to ensure a high probability of conviction.
“The FBI does not come and get you until they have enough evidence to convict you of whatever.”
Nightcap · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 968K views on this topicStephanie Soo argues that police purposefully withhold certain facts from the public to verify the credibility of potential suspects during interrogations.
“they purposely hide a couple of key crucial facts about the case not just because of the case but also because when they catch someone who might be affiliated with the killer or is the killer or the criminal they want to make sure it's that person”
Stephanie Soo · Jan 2020 · 1 episode · 678K views on this topicThe primary value of a polygraph examination is the psychological pressure of the pre-test interview rather than the test results themselves.
“you know, the best polygraph examiners, you know, first off, I don't believe in the polygraph for many reasons, but I have worked with polygraph examiners, and the best ones that I have worked with, the main value of the polygraph is the mystique behind it.”
Crime Junkie · Jul 2024 · 0 episodes · 0 views on this topicSystemic oversights, failure to utilize resources, or flawed assessments by authorities actively enable criminal activity to continue.
3 people · 3 episodes
The failure to link similar assaults and the reliance on misleading evidence significantly hindered the investigation and allowed the serial killer to continue murdering people.
“had they been connected maybe this case would have been solved a lot quicker and a lot less people would have had to die”
OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale · Sep 2018 · 2 episodes · 4.0M views on this topicThere is no valid excuse for the failure to utilize modern forensic testing and funding resources to advance the Dana Chisholm cold case.
“It is unacceptable to me that it has taken this long to do everything possible in Dana's case. There should be viable evidence. There are available funding methods. So, there are no excuses.”
Crime Junkie · Jul 2024 · 2 episodes · 156K views on this topicThe initial assessment of Sabina Eriksson by medical professionals failed to identify her mental illness, allowing her to be released into the community before she committed murder.
“When you see that footage and find out three separate medical professionals ruled there was no sign of mental or psychological illness, you're left scratching your head. Although the psychiatrists hired by the prosecution and the defense found that Sabina Erikson had been experiencing a mental illne”
Casefile · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 27K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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