Drinks with a Detective

Inside the Mind of a Murderer – June 2025 at the Old Joint Stock

Former Detective Chief Inspector and criminal psychologist Steve Gaskin returns for two gripping evenings exploring the psychology of murderers. Following his sold-out Drinks With a Detective – The Psychology of Serial Killers in October 2024, he’s back with a deeper dive into forensic profiling, psychopathy, and deception detection.

📅 Wednesday, 25th June – Offender Profiling & Predatory Criminals

Offender Profiling. How do psychological markers at crime scenes help the police narrow the field? How is artificial intelligence (AI) helping? Look at an offender profile of Jack The Ripper. Take home an FBI offender profile.

Predatory Criminals. Sadly, these crimes are on the increase. We will look at the psychology
of offenders and the psychology and behaviour of Wayne Couzens will be unravelled. There
are also some crime prevention tips given
📅 Thursday, 26th June – The Murky World of Psychopaths & Detecting Lies

The Murky World of Psychopaths. What is a psychopath? How can you spot one? Why do
criminal psychopaths need to be dealt with differently? Measure you own psychopathic
traits (we all have some!!) The use in kidnapping and hostage negotiation.
Detecting the lies of killers. Just image if we were able to detect lies in a criminal setting.
How can lies be detected? How good are investigators at spotting liars? What are the tell-
tale signs? How can you

💰 Tickets: £25 per session | £50 for both (includes a certificate)

A chilling, insightful event for true crime enthusiasts—secure your spot now!

IMPORTANT: Before booking please check the seating plan photo attached and choose your seats.