This week, Ande and Amethyst sat down with Dr. Rachel Toles - licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, true crime consultant, and the mind behind the Psychology of Serial Killers live tour - for a conversation that honestly went in a lot of directions we weren't expecting.

Dr. Toles has spent her career studying serial homicide, extreme violence, and threat pathways, and she gets into all of it here: the early experiences that drew her to this work, why so many of the things we think we know about serial killers are flat-out wrong and why she thinks women's fascination with true crime is less morbid than it is deeply practical.

She also makes a case for slowing down, listening to your body's warning signs, and why throwing around words like "psychopath" and "narcissist" actually does more harm than good. Plus - keep an eye out for her upcoming book, Inventing the Psychopath, due out fall 2027.

If you're in the Chicago area, Dr. Toles is bringing the Psychology of Serial Killers tour to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie on Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30 PM. And if you're not local, she is truly everywhere right now - check the tour site to see if she's coming to a city near you.

Links:

• Learn more about Dr. Rachel Toles: drracheltoles.com
• Tour dates and tickets: psychologyofserialkillers.com (dates through May 18)

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In our latest episode of Super SUS, we examine the baffling disappearance of Rebecca Coriam, a British youth worker who vanished from Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder in March 2011 and was never found.

We dig into the details that made this case so difficult to ignore: the complicated relationship dynamics among crew members, the oversized clothing Rebecca appeared to be wearing in the footage, a flip-flop found near the crew pool that didn't belong to her, and Disney's insistence that a rogue wave swept her overboard from a deck enclosed by six-foot walls.

We also examine the investigation itself — or the lack of one. A single Bahamian detective spent barely a day on board, interviewed only a handful of crew members, and declared the disappearance non-suspicious. The case remains unsolved.

This is a case full of unanswered questions, institutional failures, and details that just don't add up — and Rebecca's family has never stopped pushing for the truth.

CLICK HERE for tickets to The Psychology of Serial Killers with Dr. Rachel Toles.

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Ashley Jane Schwalm (née Mills) seemed to be living a picture-perfect life—a Toronto-raised interior designer, wife, and mother of two settled in Collingwood, Ontario. But behind the scenes, her marriage was unraveling, tangled in affairs, financial strain, and shifting loyalties that blurred the lines between two couples.

On January 26, 2023, Ashley’s burned vehicle was discovered in a ditch in the Blue Mountains, with her body inside. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident quickly raised questions. Conflicting accounts, unusual evidence at the scene, and a trail of digital activity began to paint a much more complicated picture.

As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered details that challenged the original story and revealed a case far more calculated than it first appeared.

In this episode, we unpack the relationships, the timeline, and the evidence—while asking how a life that looked so stable could unravel so completely.

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