About this episode

Laura Richards interviews Hetti Barkworth-Nanton about the psychopathic behavior and ongoing risk of British Airways killer Robert Brown ahead of his parole hearing.

Joanna Simpson was brutally killed by her estranged husband, British Airways pilot Robert Brown, just one week before their divorce was due to be finalised. Brown pre-dug a grave and hid her body in Great Windsor Park. He finally admitted killing Joanna with a claw hammer, but he was acquitted of murder and convicted of manslaughter which meant he was eligible for release after 13 years. Following years of campaigning by Joanna's mother Diana Parkes, best friend Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, Laura Richards and thousands of Crime Analyst listeners, Brown’s automatic release was stopped in 2023.   He came up for parole in April 2026. In this episode, Laura interviews Hetti Barkworth-Nanton and they take you behind the Parole Board Hearing sharing new details about Brown's psychopathic behaviour and ongoing risk.   Laura analyses and discusses with Hetti the significance of the evidence considered by the panel, including the relevance of coercive control, the importance of judicial sentencing remarks, and why…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Richards

Guests: Hetti Barkworth-Nanton CBE, Hetti Barkworth-Nanton

Topics covered

• psychopathy
• coercive control
• risk assessment
• Parole Board Hearing
• dangerousness
• judicial sentencing

Keywords

• Robert Brown
• Joanna Simpson
• psychopathy
• coercive control
• Parole Board
• risk assessment
• dangerousness
• manslaughter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Airways, Parole Board

Places: Great Windsor Park

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