Episode 8.5: Time to Call in an Expert

Believable: The Coco Berthmann Story

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True Crime

4.4 • 989 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

From the start of our investigation, we’ve heard the same question over and over again. “Why would someone lie about these things?” This week, we attempt to find out why Coco Berthmann lies ... with Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Sohom Das.

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0:00.0	A note before we get started.
0:04.0	Today we are going to be speaking with a forensic psychiatrist about Coco Birthman's life and the stories that she told in this podcast.
0:12.0	We will be discussing a variety of topics including stories that she told in this podcast.
0:12.6	We will be discussing a variety of topics including sexual violence against children,
0:17.1	rape, and murder.
0:18.7	Listen with Care.
0:22.1	Before we wrap up our last few episodes we wanted to delve a little more deeply into some of the mental health themes in this series.
0:29.0	From Coco's inpatient care in Germany to typical care for mental health patients and even a little speculation
0:36.1	about what might actually be going on with cocho.
0:39.6	Dr. Chihom-Doss is a forensic psychiatrist known online as a psych for sore minds. He says that he
0:46.9	uses his platform to quote explore the crossroads between mental illness and the
0:51.7	criminal justice system.
0:53.6	He's also based in England, so he can give us an insight into the international aspects of
0:58.4	Coco's story.
1:00.0	But don't worry, this is still believable,
1:02.9	the Coco Birthman story, episode 8.5.
1:06.4	Time to bring in an expert.
1:11.5	Should I call you Shaholm, should I call you, Chaholm? Should I call you Dr. Dah? Should I call you psych for Soramine?
1:18.6	Call me Shahom.
1:20.8	Okay. Well, thank you for reviewing all of this material for us.
1:26.0	We know it's a lot.
1:27.4	It's a lot for us and we've been doing it for 10 months.
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