Prof Jo Explains LIVE - w/ Special Guest FBI Expert Witness Carrie Landau

A closer look at grooming behaviors, coercive control, and exploitation patterns — with former FBI Special Agent Carrie Landau.

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In this episode, former FBI Special Agent Carrie Landau joins us for an in-depth discussion about grooming behaviors, manipulation tactics, and the psychological dynamics often present in child exploitation and trafficking-related investigations.

Drawing from nearly two decades with the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children program and more than 130 sex trafficking investigations, Carrie explains how offenders build trust, isolate victims, establish coercive control, and maintain influence over vulnerable individuals over time.

We also examine how these behavioral patterns have been discussed publicly in connection with the d4vd case and the Madeline Soto case. The conversation focuses on understanding the investigative and psychological concepts frequently referenced in these types of cases, including trauma bonding, victim compliance, recruitment tactics, and why victims or vulnerable individuals may appear loyal to abusers.

Throughout the discussion, we emphasize evidence-based analysis, investigative experience, and publicly available information while avoiding speculation or unsupported conclusions.

Carrie also shares insight into how federal investigators approach crimes involving exploitation, the challenges prosecutors face in presenting grooming evidence to juries, and why expert testimony is often necessary to help the public understand offender behavior that may otherwise seem confusing or counterintuitive.

This is an important and sensitive conversation focused on education, awareness, and understanding the realities of grooming and exploitation investigations.

Stay tuned as we continue covering developing cases and broader legal issues with context, clarity, and thoughtful analysis.

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