Murder in Santa Cruz

About this episode

The episode explores the murder trial of Richard Bandler in 1986 and its implications for Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Three people walked into a room…only two came out alive. In 1986, Richard Bandler was charged with murdering a woman in his inner circle. We dig into the trial that nearly sank Neuro-Linguistic Programming, the unsolved mystery of what really happened that night, and how Bandler walked away acquitted while the technique he fathered only grew more infamous.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Bandler

Topics covered

• murder
• trial
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• mystery
• acquittal

Keywords

• Richard Bandler
• murder
• Santa Cruz
• trial
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• acquitted
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Santa Cruz

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