651 // The Silence of The Lambs In Real Life W/ Julia Cowley

About this episode

Julia Cowley discusses the real-life implications of 'The Silence of the Lambs' in relation to current serial killer cases.

Welcome back to Crawlspace. In this new episode, Tim Pilleri & Lance Reenstierna are joined again by one of their most recent favorite guests, the great Julia Cowley. Julia is a retired FBI agent and profiler. She spent 22 years in the FBI investigating violent crime, including serial killings and sex offenses, white-collar crime, public corruption, and civil rights. She is the host of the fantastic podcast The Consult and her favorite movie of all time is The Silence of the Lambs. In this conversation, the influence of that movie still resonates. Julia examines how that influence relates to serial killers like Rex Heuermann and current stories like the abduction of Nancy Guthrie. Check out our friends at Quince! Great clothing, great pricing and we love them! Go to Quince.com/CRAWLSPACE for free shipping and 365-day returns! Listen to The Consult: https://open.spotify.com/show/0GEwaEmOb9vFFdurVX7EoZ https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/ The music for Crawlspace was produced by David Flajnik. Listen to his music here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pond5.com/artist/bigdsound.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Crawlspace: IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna

Guest: Julia Cowley

Topics covered

• FBI
• serial killers
• true crime
• profiling
• influence of film
• violent crime

Keywords

• FBI
• profiling
• true crime
• serial killers
• The Silence of the Lambs
• Julia Cowley
• Rex Heuermann
• Nancy Guthrie

Sponsors

Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, The Consult, Crawlspace Media

Books & works: The Silence of the Lambs

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