Laura Richards (born 1976) is a criminal behavioral analyst,[1] and an international expert on domestic violence, stalking, sexual violence, homicide and risk assessment.
Richards is the founder of Paladin in 2013, the world's first National Stalking Advocacy Service.
Richards' work, along with her involvement with the charity Protection Against Stalking is credited with helping to legislate anti-stalking laws and coercive control law in the UK.
"[5] Richards is the co-creator and co-host of the podcast Real Crime Profile distributed by Wondery.
Richards was consulting producer and on screen expert on 'Dirty John, The Dirty Truth' on Oxygen and Netflix in 2019 and host of the six part show 'Killer in the Family' on Netflix in 2009.