125. Lane Bryant Mass Murder – Part 2
The Consult: Real FBI Profilers
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🗓️ 25 February 2026
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Summary
In Part 2, we move away from the basic facts and discuss the characteristics of the offender, based on the actions taken inside the store and the sequence of events.
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| 0:00.0 | In the consult, we discuss cases involving violence, sexual violence, abduction, and murder. |
| 0:08.9 | Sometimes the cases we discuss involve children. |
| 0:12.9 | Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to the consult. |
| 0:32.3 | I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler, and I'm joined by my colleagues. |
| 0:37.7 | Angela Serser. Susan Costler Drew. And Bob Drew. |
| 0:41.9 | Angela, Susan, and Bob are also retired FBI profilers, and we work together in the FBI's |
| 0:48.1 | behavioral analysis unit. Today is part two of our analysis of the Lane Bryant murders on the morning of February |
| 0:57.5 | 2nd of 2008 in Tinley Park, Illinois. |
| 1:01.8 | In part one, we walked through what is known about the crime itself from the surviving |
| 1:06.0 | victim and shared our initial impressions. |
| 1:09.7 | We talked about the offender's apparent objective, |
| 1:13.0 | that this was not a robbery gone wrong or a sexual assault, but an attack that appeared |
| 1:18.0 | intended to kill as many women as possible. And we discussed the role of the store manager, |
| 1:24.2 | Rhoda McFarland. She played a key role in preventing even more loss of life by freeing herself and placing a 911 call using her cell phone from inside the store. |
| 1:38.0 | Before we continue, though, a quick reminder, if you'd like to support our show and get early and add free access to our |
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| 2:03.6 | our episodes and other true crime topics. And we'll also be at CrimeCon this year in Las Vegas. |
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| 2:26.2 | able to go, please make sure you stop by our table and say hi. Okay, so back to the case. |
| 2:33.1 | I want to reset the facts. On the morning of February 2, 2008, a gunman |
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