Dr Nicci MacLeod

Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes Series 2 - Episode 5 Terror in the State of Denmark - Conversations from a List of Resolutes * Warning: Today’s episode contains descriptions of religious extremism, radicalization and plots of violence or terrorism. *   Joined by Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen, hosts Nicci and Tim discuss a counterterrorism investigation from Denmark. In this case, linguistic analysis proved vital in unraveling implied meanings in text messages between a young man of Kurdish background, suspected of planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS, and another man, suspected of trying to recruit him.   Through an analysis of 192 written chat messages from March 2015 between the two individuals, Tanya shares how themes of money, battle and war, and urgency in planning played a role in advancing a Danish police investigation. Listen to discover more.   For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs   Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk (mailto:writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk)  and we may answer it during an upcoming episode!   Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: https://medium.com/@AIFLblog   If you have been affected by any of the themes in this week’s episode, please contact one of these free sources: • https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ • https://www.helpguide.org/find-help   Production Team: Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera Sound: Angela Walker Visual design: George Grant Additional Voices: Mark Round, Peter Kiddle With our thanks to Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen   Resources Professor Tim Grant’s home page: Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer (https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant)   Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page: Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer (https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod) Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen’s home page: Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen - Research Profile (https://researchprofiles.ku.dk/en/persons/tanya-karoli-christensen)

This month, Dr Tanya Karoli Christensen joins hosts Dr @drniccimacleod.bsky.social & @timgrant123.bsky.social to unpack a Danish investigation involving 192 chat messages exchanged between two men in 2015.

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Derek Bentley: Death by Ambiguity In this first episode of a two-part case, Dr Nicci MacLeod and Professor Tim Grant discuss Derek Bentley’s story and the miscarriages of justice that occurred when he was found guilty of murder and re...

Writing Wrongs from @aifl.bsky.social explores historic and contemporary forensic linguistic cases. Join @timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social as they discuss Derek Bentley's story: 🎙️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/dere...

Analysing and Describing Online Behaviour around Escalation (ADOBE) Using systematic linguistic analysis, Nicci MacLeod, Emily Chiang and Ralph Morton develop clearer definitions of escalation and radicalisation to increase our understanding within online contexts

Using systematic linguistic analysis, @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and team @aifl.bsky.social through a Leverhulme-funded project develop clearer definitions of escalation and radicalisation to increase our understanding within online contexts. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/ADOBE

Your favourite forensic linguistics podcast is recording LIVE on 22nd October at the Steel House Lane Lock-up in Birmingham! Tickets are free here: tinyurl.com/58pfcjdz Listen to the trailer here: www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...

Forensic Linguistics and History Symposium The Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics invites you all to our interdisciplinary symposium on Forensic Linguistics and History

JOIN US on November 7th for the latest in our 'Forensic Linguistics AND...' symposium series. Next up is FL AND...History. Sign up for online or in person here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forensic-l...

The Derek Bentley Case 👇

In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.

Writing Wrongs - LIVE! Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Join Tim and Nicci for a special recording in front of a live audience.

🌟 Writing Wrongs Live! 🌟

We warmly invite you to our Writing Wrongs live event on the 22nd of October, 4-6pm at the Steelhouse Lane Lock-Up in Birmingham, UK!

You can now register following the link below 👇

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‼️ Out now ‼️
🎙️ Writing Wrongs 🎙️ our Season One Series finale:
⁉️ The Questions and Answers Episode ⁉️

You can listen on Spotify 👉 t.co/fES8uEi14m Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform or direct from our webpages by going to 👉https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/forensic-linguistics/writing-wrongs

🚨 What's on your dream MacLeod's Murder Tour? 🚨

@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.

Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.

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🔊 Dropping this Friday, the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs, the AIFL podcast! 🔊

@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇

🚨NEW EPISODE OUT TODAY🚨

🎙️Writing Wrongs podcast🎙️

A true crime forensic linguistics podcast from @aifl.bsky.social
- Every word leaves a trace

Season1️⃣ Episode7️⃣: "They Said, She Said: The Ayia Napa Rape Case"

👉 Listen 🎧 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs 🎧

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✴️ Episode 6 of 🎧 Writing Wrongs 🎧 podcast out now! ✴️

👉🎙️The Disputed Confessions of Darnell Rusan🎙️👈

A man confesses to murder - eleven times. But was it his story or the detective’s? @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social chat with Dr Marlon Hurt

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Just over an hour before episode 6 drops! 👇

Check out the work happening at @aifl.bsky.social looking at escalation online.

Job Vacancy at Aston University: Research Assistant The Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics is the leading hub for forensic linguistics worldwide. Set up as the Centre for Forensic Linguistics in 2008 by Malcolm Coulthard, it was expanded into a r...

📢 Come work with us 📢
We're recruiting a new Research Assistant to work alongside @drniccimacleod.bsky.social on her project Talking Rape: Operation Soteria and the Police Interview, funded by a Leverhulme Fellowship 👇
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The latest episode of our podcast 'Writing Wrongs' is out today.

@drniccimacleod.bsky.social explores her analysis on a covert recording between a group of men in the back of a police van. They have been accused of murder, but what they say isn’t all that clear

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Episode 5 of 'Writing Wrongs' will drop this Friday! In this episode, @timgrant123.bsky.social & @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss a murder case where Nicci was called upon to decode an obscure language game...

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🎙 How are statements taken in police interviews?

@timgrant123.bsky.social & @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss this in the first episode of our podcast 'Writing Wrongs'.

📱 Listen now on all major platforms 👉 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs

Do let us know what you think 👉 writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk

Here we are again!

Out today!

The latest episode of Writing Wrongs our forensic linguistics true crime podcast.

Today’s episode is with Dr Elisabeth Carter and is a romance fraud case.

Listen or subscribe form here 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs
And let us know what you think.

In this episode, @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social are joined by criminologist Dr Elisabeth Carter to unpack the manipulative language of romance scams, exploring how scammers build trust, how victims are drawn in, and how you can protect yourself

Hi Nic - thanks for reaching out. Could you email us at writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk to discuss? Thanks!

The 'confession' that doomed an innocent man after key parts dictated by police Infamous case described by Aston University expert as 'origin story' for forensic linguistics and re-examined in new podcast

Write up of Episode 1 of our podcast @timgrant123.bsky.social @aifl.bsky.social www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

The serial killer downstairs and the birth of forensic linguistics.

You can now listen to this and much more in our new 'Writing Wrongs' podcast 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs

Featuring @drniccimacleod.bsky.social & @timgrant123.bsky.social

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Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence at Aston University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com

We're recruiting! New fully funded PhD studentship in Forensic Linguistics, starting October 2025: 'Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence'.

Would you like to work on a research project with @felicitydeamer.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social? Apply now 👇

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Forensic Linguistics and the Law The half-day symposium will showcase the links between Forensic Linguistics and legal studies

Lots of us at @aifl.bsky.social - in fact we have a free event on rhis topic this Friday, online and in person Forensic Linguistics and the Law www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forensic-l...

YouTube video by Aston Originals Did Timothy Evans REALLY confess? #truecrime #linguistics #shorts

Seventy five years ago today, the 9th of March 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged having confessed to the murder of his wife Beryl and his baby Geraldine.

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YouTube video by Aston Originals The serial killer downstairs and birth of forensic linguistics! #linguistics #katesummerscale

OUT NOW!

You can now listen to the first three episodes of our new brand podcast Writing Wrongs. A new episode will be released the first Friday of each month, starting in April.

Here's a little sneak peak! youtube.com/shorts/Z2CFX...

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Under a week to go! Follow/subscribe below.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for - subscribe now to Writing Wrongs, the podcast from AIFL. First episodes drop 7th March 2025! Listen to the trailer here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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