Profiling Evil Podcast with Mike King

Searching Nancy Guthrie's septic tank, revisiting the daughter's house with all kinds of flashes inside, and packages carried in and out. Let's get caught up on the weekend investigation of Nancy Guthrie, now entering the second week with #Dr #KennyKinsey who became famous during the #AlexMurdaugh #Murder #Trial. He's one of the most respected crime scene experts working today. In this conversation, we take a careful, (media released) evidence-based look at the #NancyGuthrie disappearance, focusing on what the blood evidence on the porch may, or may not tell us. We'll discuss how movement and control are interpreted at doorways and why crime scenes often extend far beyond the home itself. This isn't speculation, it's a look into how professionals think through uncertainty, evidence, and reasonable doubt. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #KennyKinsey #CrimeSceneAnalysis #BloodstainPatternAnalysis #ForensicEvidence #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #MissingPerson #CrimeSceneReconstruction #BehavioralAnalysis #AlecMurdaugh #ReasonableDoubt #ForensicScience #ColdCaseInvestigation #DigitalEvidence #Victimology ======================================== https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/ ======================================== 20% OFF Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26 ======================================== Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com +=======================================

Dig into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from Tucson, Arizona. Would this case be getting this much attention if her daughter #SavannahGuthrie wasn't famous? Walk through the investigative timeline from the Uber ride to a family dinner, to the garage door closing upon her return. Then, let's explore a cluster of events from a doorbell camera disconnect, the “person detected” alert with no saved footage, and the pacemaker app disconnect, and explore what the porch blood means scientifically, what “camera offline” really implies, and how offender psychology changes depending on whether the porch was a contact point or an exit point. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #Tucson #CatalinaFoothills #PimaCounty #PimaCountySheriff #SheriffChrisNanos #FBI #MissingPerson #Abduction #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #ColdCase #CrimeScene #Forensics #BloodstainPatternAnalysis #DoorbellCamera #RingCamera #HomeSecurity #Ransom #Cryptocurrency #BehavioralAnalysis #Profiler #InvestigativeAnalysis #ArizonaCrime ======================================== https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/ ======================================== 20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26 ======================================== Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com ========================================

I'm driving just east of Wendover, Nevada near the Bonneville Salt Flats. Two days on the road through wide-open country that has swallowed lives and truths. I'm starting near where Dylan Rounds was murdered and now making my way into West Wendover, where 16-year-old Micaela “Mickey” Costanzo disappeared after track practice. She was later found in a shallow grave out on the outskirts of town. It's a place where people think the area's too small for something like this. The story ultimately destroyed three families. She was murdered by her childhood friend and his new lover, and the case still leaves people arguing about motive, control, jealousy, and what “the truth” really is. Both convicted killers are still telling different stories. #ProfilingEvil #TrueCrime #Nevada #Utah #Wendover #WestWendover #BonnevilleSaltFlats #WendoverWill #MicaelaCostanzo #MickeyCostanzo #KodyPatten #ToniFratto #ElkoCounty #GravelPits #TeenMurder #DylanRounds #JamesBrenner #ElyNevada #PaulJohnKnowles #EmmettAlexanderJohnson #LoisMildredJohnson #Tonopah #OldTonopahCemetery #ClownMotel #HighDesert #ColdCaseFiles #MissingPerson #JusticeForMicaela========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Today I spent time watching the Paul Caneiro murder trial on Court TV, and after sitting with the testimony and the way this case is being presented, I want to share a few thoughts with you. This isn't about declaring guilt or innocence as much as how we can understand how jurors actually think and why some cases, even very strong ones, struggle to reach a unanimous verdict. What type of juror is most likely to hang this case, where reasonable doubt can quietly live, and why does the State's narrative, while powerful, still depends on jurors accepting a very specific sequence of events? #Keith Caneiro #Jennifer Caneiro #Sophia Caneiro #Jesse Caneiro #PaulCaneiro #CaneiroTrial #MansionMurders #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #CourtTV #HungJury #JuryPsychology #CriminalTrial #MonmouthCounty #NewJersey #TrueCrimeCommunity========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/======================================== 20% OFF Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26======================================== Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Today we are sharing the first episode of the new series Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult, which is being released as Season 5 of the award-winning true crime podcast American Nightmares. Subscribe to American Nightmares to be sure you hear the full series - new episodes release every Tuesday.https://go.gamutpodcasts.com/americannightmareseriesEpisode 1 - A pristine neighborhood in Ogden, Utah hides something rotten. When a couple moves into Northwood subdivision in 1981, they're welcomed with free landscaping, shared supplies, and a sense of family - until the community's leader, Arvin Shreeve, reveals a secret doctrine of polygamy and sexual manipulation.Nearly a decade later, on July 9, 1991, a woman walks into the Weber County Attorney's Office and confesses to detective Mike King that she was part of the Zion Society, a cult she says was abusing children.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you assume everything both sides said in closing is true, the prosecution is in the stronger position, and Brendan Banfield is more likely than not to be found guilty. The reason isn't emotional; I'm basing it on the state's single explanation that accounts for all of the evidence. The defense spent way too much time in my opinion pointing out why individual pieces might be questioned, and while that may slow the jury down, it won't replace the prosecution's theory with a workable alternative. Even taking the defense at its best, the jury is still left with one unavoidable question: if Brendan didn't do this, how did the scene end up the way it did? Scene staging, blood transfers and timing gaps don't explain themselves. Once jurors accept that someone manipulated the crime scene after the killings handled, the focus narrows. This case will be decided on whether the physical and behavioral evidence makes sense. Whether they believe the testimony of the only person in the room with Brendan Banfield that survived and if the jury trusts the forensics.The Brendan Banfield murder trial is now officially in jury watch. Will the 90-minute argument by the defense overpower the 20-minute reminder given by the prosecutor? You can watch the entire arguments at the end of this video if you'd like. #BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #BanfieldTrial #JuryWatch #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrime #Court #Bloodstain #CrimeScene #Staging #Forensics #ReasonableDoubt #HomicideTrial #AggravatedMurder #FairfaxCounty #VirginiaCourts #GIS #Esri #ArcGISSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Newly unsealed search warrants are revealing disturbing new details in the Saratoga Springs homicide investigation involving Jessica Lyman and her 8-year-old son Eli Painter. Let's walk through what police documents actually show about the investigation conducted by the Saratoga Springs Police Department, including forensic evidence, surveillance video, digital records, handwritten notes, and signs of sexual assault. This newly released information confirms that investigators are focusing inward, not outward. It's not rumor or speculation, it's what the documents tell us.#JessicaLyman #EliPainter #SaratogaSprings #SaratogaSpringsPolice #UtahTrueCrime #WillowbrookLane #ABC4News #CBSNews #LawAndCrime #JesseWeber #UtahHomicide #ProfilingEvil #TrueCrimeYouTube #UnsealedWarrants #ForensicEvidence #GunshotResidue #SexualAssaultInvestigation #JuvenileJustice ========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/======================================== 20% OFF Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26======================================== Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

In this Feedback Friday field trip, I take you directly into the heart of Short Creek, known today as Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. It once was the historic stronghold of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the FLDS. This is the community built around plural marriage, prophetic control, and absolute obedience, led for decades by self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs, now serving life in a Texas prison for sexually assaulting young girls. As we drive through the streets of this once-sealed polygamist enclave, we stop at key locations that defined FLDS power: the massive compound built by Warren Jeffs' father Rulon Jeffs to house eighty-seven wives, the offices where obedience was enforced, and the meeting house where men were stripped of their families from the pulpit. You'll see where Jeffs escaped federal arrest, how the United Effort Plan centralized wealth and control, and how law enforcement was sidelined by church authority. We'll revisit the scars of history, including the infamous 1953 Short Creek Raid, the infant cemetery that still haunts investigators, and the burial grounds reserved only for the faithful. Along the way, we talk about secret police, hidden caves, the collapse of the FLDS corporate structure, and the uneasy reality that Warren Jeffs still exerts influence from behind prison walls. #Polygamy #PluralMarriage #FLDS #WarrenJeffs #RulonJeffs #ShortCreek #Hildale #ColoradoCity #ShortCreekRaid #1953Raid #FLDSCrimes #CultCrime #ReligiousAbuse #CoerciveControl #CriminalCults #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #CultSurvivors #PolygamyAbuse #ChildAbuseAwareness #FLDSHistory #CrimeDocumentary #ProfilingEvil #JusticeForVictims #HumanTrafficking #ReligiousExtremism #CultAccountability ========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================FLDS StoryMap: https://arcg.is/0Gm4r1 ========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

In this special bonus episode of Profiling Evil, I sit down with producer Aaron Mason to go behind the scenes of Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult. This is a rare look at how one of the darkest and most complex cult investigations I've ever worked came together as an audio series. We discuss what surprised Aaron most when he first stepped into the Zion Society world, how survivor voices shaped the narrative, and the creative decisions that defined this series. This episode pulls back the curtain on the storytelling itself—and why telling this story the right way mattered. Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult premieres February 3 as Season 5 of American Nightmares under the Gamut Podcast Network.#ProfilingEvil #GardensOfEvil #ZionSociety #ZionSocietyCult #InsideTheZionSociety #Deceived #GardensOfEvilPodcast #ArvinShreeve #AmericanNightmares #AaronMason #MikeKing #CultInvestigation #CultSurvivors #SurvivorVoices #TrueCrimePodcast #InvestigativePodcast #BehindTheScenes #BehavioralAnalysis #MappingEvil #UtahCrime #CultDynamics #EthicalStorytelling #TrueCrimeCommunity #Podcast #Gamut20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/ProfilingEvil========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Four lives were lost in the early morning darkness of Colts Neck, New Jersey. Keith Caneiro and his wife Jennifer… along with their eleven-year-old son Jesse and their eight-year-old daughter Sophia died inside their own home. But this case isn't just about what happened inside that house. Hours earlier, flames were already rising at another Caneiro residence miles away. As investigators peeled back the layers, they began to question whether this family was targeted and could it be even more intimate. Now, Paul Caneiro, the victims' own brother and uncle, stands trial for the murder of four people and prosecutors are laying out a chilling story of greed, deception, and desperation. The defense is arguing Paul is the victim of a botched investigation, tunnel-vision and assumptions, rather than proof. Who killed the Caneiro's? And the answer to that question may determine everything.#PaulCaneiro #KeithCaneiro #JenniferCaneiro #JesseCaneiro #SophiaCaneiro #ColtsNeck #OceanTownship #MonmouthCounty #NJTrial #CourtTV #NicoleWallace #ChrisDecker #MonicaMastellone #ProfilingEvil #TrueCrimeCommunity #GIS #Esri #Crime #Criminal #Trial #GardensOfEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Day six of testimony in the Brendan Banfield murder trial wasn't about theatrics, it was about how this case was built, how investigators handled competing theories, and how leadership drew a hard line between collecting digital evidence and over-interpreting it. The defense tried to turn digital forensics into doubt, leaning hard on a simple idea: you can't always tell who's behind the screen. And that sounds persuasive… until you remember what trials are actually decided on: the totality of the evidence, the blood evidence, timelines, behavior, opportunity, contradictions, and corroboration. A police commander pulled no punches explaining why a digital forensics detective was removed from major-crimes digital work: not because the extraction steps were botched, but because leadership believed the detective was making “unsubstantiated deductions”, reading conclusions into data that the science alone couldn't support. And just as important: a lot of the “transfers” the defense tried to make look suspicious sounded like what they often are in big agencies, routine, normal rotations, or career moves, not purging people for failing to follow a preconceived theory.#BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #AuPairAffair #FairfaxCounty #VirginiaTrial #MurderTrial #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #DigitalForensics #CatfishTheory #CourtroomRecap #JusticeForChristine #GIS #Esri #BentEarSolutions #Banfield #BanfieldTestifies #WillHeTestify #Testifying #DefendantTestifies #OnTheStand #UnderOath #CourtroomDrama #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeDaily #TrialWatch #CourtTV #CrimeTok #Justice #MurderTrial #CrimeNewshttps://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/20% OFF Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com

This week on Feedback Friday, I'm answering a few questions that have been sitting with me because they all point to the same thing—how violence builds, how people justify it, and how easy it is to miss the warning signs until it's too late. We talk about long-term cyber harassment and what it does to someone when it never quite rises to the level of criminal charges. We walk carefully through what's known so far in the murders of Monique and Spencer Tepe and the case against Michael McKee, separating what's been alleged from what's being speculated. I also talk about some of the cases that have stayed with me over the years, including the Lafferty Brothers and a quiet case involving a seven-week-old baby named Ian Wing. And finally, we look at the Florida teen who murdered his mother and what that case says about desensitization, fantasy, and developing minds. None of this is meant to shock you, it's meant to make you stop and think.#FeedbackFriday #TrueCrimeCommunity #ProfilingEvil #MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #DanLafferty #RonLafferty #IanWing #GrievanceKiller #IntimatePartnerViolence #CyberStalking #VictimAdvocacy #CriminalPsychology #JusticeMatters #ColdCases #TrueCrimeYouTube #DerekRosa #ElinaGarcia #FloridaTeen #MatricideSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The first day of defense witnesses in the Brendan Banfield trial left me frustrated. The opening swing-for-the-fences motion to dismiss, the crime scene body-worn camera audio and the full-court press on the digital evidence, because if you can't prove who was behind the screen, you can't prove who was behind the setup. But the thing that really tightened my jaw was the defense pushing the idea that Christine Banfield may have had a “blood disorder” that may have made her bleed more easily. NO! Having your throat slit is what makes you lose blood quickly. Her carotid arteries were cut, and her neck was catastrophically wounded by someone wielding a knife. That's what killed her and the state says her killer, was her husband. #BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #AuPairAffair #FairfaxCounty #Virginia #MurderTrial #TrueCrime #CourtroomDrama #BodyCam #DigitalForensics #BloodstainPatternAnalysis #FetLife #CatfishTheory #ReasonableDoubt #JusticeForChristine #JusticeForJoseph See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Commonwealth rested its case in the Brendan Banfield murder trial, closing with bloodstain evidence, forensic testimony, and emotional witnesses meant to tie the story together. But instead of landing with impact, the State's final witnesses felt muted — even flat. Today we break down what helped the prosecution, how the defense systematically dismantled key moments, and why the most important truth of this case may not have been driven home hard enough: Christine Banfield was murdered in her own home by the one person she should have been able to trust. #BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #BanfieldTrial #StateRests #FlatlineClosing #TrueCrime #TrialWatch #CourtroomRecap #BloodEvidence #ForensicTestimony #ProfilingEvil #JusticeForChristine #JusticeForJosephSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Profiling Evil, Mike King sits down with Retired Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy, a 30-year veteran of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department whose career spans some of the city's most pivotal eras in crime, policing, and public safety. Greg shares what it was like patrolling Las Vegas as the shadow of the old mob era faded away, the biggest homicide cases he worked, including the Tupac Shakur case and how leadership shaped his rise through the LVMPD ranks.Mike and Greg McCurdy dive into the reality of car stops involving mob-connected individuals, the “assignments no one asks for” that end up defining a career, the evolution of Homeland Security in America's entertainment capital, and the cases that still stick with him years after retiring. Greg McCurdy also breaks down how policing has changed over the last 12 years—from technology to culture to public expectations. If you're fascinated by true crime, Las Vegas history, organized crime, the Tupac Shakur case or the behind-the-scenes world of major homicide investigations, this is a must-watch conversation inside the Profiling Evil community.#ProfilingEvil #GregMcCurdy #LasVegasPolice #LVMPD #TrueCrimeCommunity #PoliceLeadership #MobHistory #VegasCrime #LawEnforcementStories #MikeKing#Investigations #HomicideCases #HomelandSecurity #PoliceInterview #AmericanPolicing #CrimePodcast #LasVegas #WhatHappensInVegas #TupacShakurEmail your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

The first week of the Brendan Banfield murder trial cracked open two very different stories. Prosecutors say this was a calculated plan of deception, timing, and staging that left a wife and a stranger dead in the same bedroom. The defense says the case is built on a deal, a delayed story, and an investigation that didn't challenge its own assumptions. Jurors heard the 911 calls, first-responder accounts, medical findings, and the opening testimony of the au pair at the center of it all. Now the question isn't just what happened, it's who you believe when the evidence starts pushing back. #BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan#JulianaMagalhaes #FairfaxCounty #VirginiaTrial #MurderTrial #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrialWatch #CourtroomRecap #OpeningStatements #ForensicEvidence #BloodEvidence #DigitalForensics #Catfish #FetLife #AuPair #911Call #CrimeScene #JusticeForChristine #JusticeForJoseph #TrueCrimeYouTube #ProfilingEvilSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join Profiling Evil in the field as Mike hits the road across Utah and Nevada, tracing a line through some of the West's most haunting murder cases and forgotten crime scenes. The journey begins with the murder of Dylan Rounds, then heads south past the Bonneville Salt Flats into Wendover, Nevada, where 16-year-old Micaela Costanzo was brutally murdered by Kody Patton and Tony Fratto. From there, the road leads toward Ely and the dark legacy of the Casanova Killer, Paul John Knowles, a roaming serial murderer believed to have killed as many as 35 people across the United States—including a police officer and a vacationing couple near Ely.The trip continues into Tonopah, Nevada, home to one of the most unsettling stops in America—the Clown Motel—and the historic Tonopah Cemetery next door. Buried there are some of the West's most notorious figures, including the Marojovich Brothers, William “Big Bill” Murphy, George “Devil” Davis, Sheriff Thomas Logan, the Merton Brothers, Bina Verrault, Stella Campbell, and many others whose stories still linger in the desert air.The road trip wraps up with a look at the Righteous Branch Church and the pyramid where its members worship—an isolated structure that raises more questions than answers. This is a journey through desolation, violence, belief, and forgotten history. You won't want to miss it.#ProfilingEvil #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeYouTube #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeAnalysis #CriminalBehavior #VictimFocused #JusticeForVictims #DesertMurders #TrueCrimeRoadTrip #UtahTrueCrime #NevadaTrueCrime #DylanRounds #JusticeForDylan #MicaelaCostanzo #JusticeForMicaela #KodyPatton #TonyFratto #PaulJohnKnowles #CasanovaKiller #TonopahNevada #ClownMotel #TonopahCemetery #MarojovichBrothers #BigBillMurphy #GeorgeDevilDavis #SheriffThomasLogan #MertonBrothers #BinaVerrault #StellaCampbell #RighteousBranch #SarahPatrick #BrendenBanfield #NickReiner #RobReiner========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

In this episode, we dig into the State of Idaho's official response to Lori Vallow Daybell's Idaho Supreme Court Appeal and we'll break it down in plain English. Lori's appeal raises five issues, and the state argues each one, step-by-step. Let's examine some of the timeline, especially on speedy trial and competency. More proof that the Doomsday Daybell saga isn't about to end very soon. I'm going to end things with what I think Lori Daybell would tell us about this if we could interview her. In fact, I've invited an AI voice to read what I think she might say. Stick around to the end to catch that!#LoriVallowDaybell #LoriDaybell #ChadDaybell #AlexCox #MarkMeans #JamesArchibald #JohnPrior #TyleeRyan #JJVallow #TammyDaybell #CharlesVallow #BrandonBoudreaux #ZulemaPastenes #MelanieGibb #MelanieBoudreaux #IdahoSupremeCourt #BriefOfRespondent #CounselOfChoice #SixthAmendment #AssistanceOfCounsel #DueProcess #FourteenthAmendment #Rule404b #BadActsEvidence #SpeedyTrial #BarkervWingo #IdahoCode193501 #ConflictOfInterest #ConspiracyToCommitMurder========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

The Brendan Banfield double-murder case is finally headed to trial, and once a case reaches that point, the conversation has to change. This stops being about speculation and becomes about evidence, witnesses, and whether a story actually holds up inside a courtroom. Let's walk through what jurors are really going to be asked to decide. What happened inside that Virginia home in February of 2023, when Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan were killed. Was it a murder conspiracy hatched by Brendan Banfield and the family's Brazilian au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães. They both shot Ryan. Then we'll look at the FetLife “catfishing” theory and the state's allegation that Brendan Banfield used the site to lure Ryan to the home as part of an elaborate scheme.Is the au pair's story legit, even though her testimony bought her a better deal in the courts? We're not judging character, we're wondering how the jury will see things. This case has mystery, alleged conspiracy, prosecutorial problems and questions surrounding the digital investigation. We're not picking sides and we're watching with interest to see what the evidence reveals.#BrendanBanfield #ChristineBanfield #JosephRyan #JulianaPeresMagalhaes #FetLife #Telegram #FairfaxCounty #HerndonVA #RestonVA #VirginiaCrime #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #JohnCarroll #PenneyAzcarate #EricClingan #BrendanMiller #KyleBryant #PatrickBrusch #FairfaxCountyPolice #CommonwealthOfVirginia #DoubleHomicide #CourtroomCoverage #PresumedInnocent #IRS #homicide #GIS #CrimeMap #crime========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

It's a new year and we're jumping into Feedback Friday with a few powerful viewer questions that go to the heart of coercive control, cult dynamics, and identity defense. Let's look closer at what some call the “7M TikTok cult,” why law enforcement says their hands are tied, and what families can realistically do when adult loved ones appear isolated, manipulated, or financially controlled. Then we'll shift to Julie Rowe's interview with Nate Eaton for a moment and examine how claims of special spiritual authority mirror the same psychological patterns seen in Chad Daybell's prison letters, long after both were stripped of credibility. We're not attacking beliefs, we're recognizing behavioral patterns, protecting families, and understanding how power, identity, and influence operate when accountability is resisted.#MirandaDerrick #MelanieWilking #7MFilms #RobertShinn #ShekinahChurch #JulieRowe #ChadDaybell #LoriDaybell #TammyDaybell #TyleeRyan #JJVallow #CharlesVallow #FeedbackFriday #ProfilingEvil #CultDynamics #CoerciveControl #7MTikTok #Psychology #UndueInfluence #TrueCrime #BehavioralAnalysis #cult #Cults #domesticviolence #DV========================================20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/profilingevil ========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Part 2 of 2: Join Mike King on Profiling Evil as he sits down with veteran Washington, DC journalist Megan Cloherty to revisit one of the city's most haunting crimes, the 2015 Savopoulos mansion murders that shook Woodland Drive and captivated the nation. Ten years later, American Nightmares: 22 Hours, A Second Look unearths new reporting, personal reflections, rare interviews, and unanswered questions surrounding the brutal home invasion, kidnapping, and murders of Savvas and Amy Savopoulos, their young son Philip, and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa. Mike and Megan break down investigative decisions, human behaviors inside that home, and what returning to this emotional case meant for the people closest to it.#DCMansionMurders #SavopoulosCase #22HoursPodcast #MeganCloherty #DaronWint #WoodlandDrive #AmericanNightmares #TrueCrimePodcast #ProfilingEvil #MikeKing #WAMURadio #WashingtonDC #CrimeInvestigation #ColdCases #TrueCrimeCommunity #newspapers.com #discountcode #GIS #Esri20% OFF Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com/ProfilingEVIL========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Part 1 of 2: Join Mike King on Profiling Evil as he sits down with veteran Washington, DC journalist Megan Cloherty to revisit one of the city's most haunting crimes, the 2015 Savopoulos mansion murders that shook Woodland Drive and captivated the nation. Ten years later, American Nightmares: 22 Hours, A Second Look unearths new reporting, personal reflections, rare interviews, and unanswered questions surrounding the brutal home invasion, kidnapping, and murders of Savvas and Amy Savopoulos, their young son Philip, and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa. Mike and Megan break down investigative decisions, human behaviors inside that home, and what returning to this emotional case meant for the people closest to it.#DCMansionMurders #SavopoulosCase #22HoursPodcast #MeganCloherty #DaronWint #WoodlandDrive #AmericanNightmares #TrueCrimePodcast #ProfilingEvil #MikeKing #WAMURadio #WashingtonDC #CrimeInvestigation #ColdCases #TrueCrimeCommunity #newspapers.com #discountcode #GIS #Esri20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/profilingevil========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

What happens when a head of state is no longer treated as a political actor, but as a criminal defendant? In this episode of Profiling Evil, we walk through why U.S. federal prosecutors placed Nicolás Maduro in the same legal category as Manuel Noriega, and why comparisons to El Chapo often miss the mark. This video is not about whether the United States should act, it's about what actually happened, why these legal decisions were made, and how behavior, power, and entitlement shape the downfall of criminalized leaders. We'll explore how Noriega lost political immunity and why El Chapo is not the same as a dictator branded a criminal. Did these leaders misjudge their immunity? Let's examine the behaviors, the legal history, and true crime without politics.#ProfilingEvil #TrueCrime #NarcoState #Dictators #ManuelNoriega #NicolasMaduro #Maduro #ElChapo #CriminalJustice #BehaviorAnalysis========================================20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/profilingevil========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

When Ashlee Buzzard stood in court and entered a not guilty plea, outrage followed almost instantly. For many watching from the outside, especially in a case involving the death of a child, that moment felt unbearable. How could someone who's been accused of something so horrific not plead guilty? We've seen this same reaction play out repeatedly, not just in the Buzzard case, but in other emotionally charged prosecutions like the Rob and Michelle Reiner homicide and the Daybell murders, cases where the severity of the crime collides head-on with the realities of constitutional process.Let's explore why guilty pleas almost never happen at the arraignment, why that moment in court is procedural and not moral, and then, why demanding speed in cases like this often undermines the very justice people are asking for. Profiling Evil breaks down how life sentences actually work in the United States and why “life without parole” doesn't always mean what people think it means. How does the United States compare to the rest of the world when it comes to permanent punishment, are we an outlier, and what does all of this mean for victims, families, and a justice system trying to balance accountability with constitutional limits? This video is not about sympathy. It's about understanding the system we rely on to speak for the dead.#MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #RobReiner #MichelleReiner #NickReiner JJVallow #TyleeRyan #CharlesVallow #TammyDaybell #Chad Daybell #LoriDaybell #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #Homicide #Murder #Missing #Utah #California #Idaho #Court #Criminal #Behavior #Crime #LifeWithoutParole #LWOP #DeathPenalty #Justice========================================20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/profilingevil========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

A Georgia teenager is sitting in jail without bond, accused of murdering her mother and stepfather as her 5-year-old sister slept down the hall. Prosecutors say 17-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick left behind “mountains of evidence” in her digital footprint. Supporters insist that Sarah Grace Patrick is a gentle, churchgoing kid who couldn't hurt anyone. Let's examine the killings of Kristin Brock and James Brock, the disturbing crime scene inside their Carrollton home, the online behavior investigators are scrutinizing and why Georgia made the rare decision to charge a 17-year-old as an adult, and how a grand jury moved this case toward trial. What's the psychology behind Sarah's behavior, the danger of misreading grief, and the unsettling truth that for some offenders, violence can feel not traumatic — but exhilarating.#ProfilingEvil #SarahGracePatrick #KristinBrock #JamesBrock #BrockMurders #SarahPatrick #CarrolltonGeorgia #CarrollCountyGA #TyusRoad #CatalystChurch #CourtTV #VinniePolitan #TrueCrime #DigitalFootprint #GrandJuryIndictment #TeenChargedAsAdult #TikTok #CrimeSceneAnalysis #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #InfluencerOutreach #TikTokCrime #CarrollCountySheriffsOffice #JusticeForKristinAndJames20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/profilingevil========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

This video/podcast focuses on the Camila Mendoza Olmos case from the ground up, anchored by what has been publicly reported by investigators and credible local and national outlets. The 19-year-old woman vanished on Christmas Eve after leaving home on foot. Over the next six days, the search expanded, drawing in law enforcement, federal partners, organized volunteer teams, drones, and K-9 resources. A key development came from dashcam video that appeared to show a person believed to be Camila walking near a roadway shortly after she was last seen on home surveillance. Her father emphatically denies it's his daughter but days later, deputies and FBI agents located human remains and a firearm in tall grass only a few hundred yards from her home.We're getting that update in real time, because Sheriff Javier Salazar came out within the last half hour in a hastily called press conference and confirmed that a body has been found during the search. He also made it clear that it's still too early to say definitively that the body is Camila—he stressed that the Medical Examiner will make the final identification, and that could take days, possibly even a week. At this point, the sheriff said he does not suspect foul play, but the scene is still being processed carefully, because that's how you protect evidence and get the truth. Examine the behavioral reality of how a person in crisis can appear calm or even briefly “better” when internal conflict gives way to a final decision. We'll explore why investigators pay attention to routines like her walking habits, and those digital breadcrumbs that may have prompted the return to the location she was discovered. We'll also address a common misconception about suicide by firearms where national data now shows more women might be turning to guns in their final moments.#ProfilingEvil #CamilaMendozaOlmos #BexarCounty #SanAntonio #Texas #BCSO #SheriffSalazar #NorthwestVistaCollege #MissingPerson #CLEARAlert #TexasEquuSearch #TrueCrime #BehavioralAnalysis #SearchAndRescue #Forensics #MentalHealthAwareness #SuicidePrevention #WildhorseParkway========================================20% OFF Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/profilingevil========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

A serial killer patrolled the waterways of coastal Virginia for over a decade, killing at least four people, and new DNA evidence has tied the cases together. Investigators say a commercial fisherman named Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. (Pokey) is the serial killer who murdered 20-year-old David Knobling, Robin Edwards who was just 14-years old, 18-year-old Lori Ann Powell and 18-year-old Teresa Lynn Spaw Howell. They were all found in or near the waterways that Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. treated as his second home. Two were shot along the shoreline at Ragged Island Wildlife Refuge, another stabbed and dumped in the Elizabeth River near Craney Island and a young woman abducted from a Hampton nightclub. She was strangled and left alongside a roadway near a marina. Let's examine what these victims had in common and how Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. exploited his hunting grounds. Will new DNA testing reveal more victims of Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.?#truecrime, #profilingevil, #colonialparkway, #alanwilmer, #Loriannpowell, #davideknobling, #robinedwards, #teresahowell, #coldcase, #serialkiller, #virginia, #forensics, #dna, #waterman, #unsolvedmurders=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

One week before the near-death hike that permanently scarred Micah Smith's children, police contacted Micah Smith alongside a roadway in a lifted white GMC with no plates, no registration, no insurance, and bald tires in cold rainy weather. The encounter escalates quickly as Micah Smith resists basic identification, and officers discover there are multiple weapons inside the vehicle. Smith reveals his obsession with hiking and going “to the top of the mountain” despite warnings about snow and conditions and reveals his marriage is falling apart. Did we just learn what might have motivated his reckless hike with his children? Let's walk through the traffic stop, the bizarre behavior and the RED FLAGS that screamed of minimization, bravado, grievance, control, and a fixation on the mountains just days before his children ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail.#MicahSmith #CottonwoodHeights #SaltLakeCounty #Utah #WasatchMountains #LonePeak #BigCottonwoodCanyon #BroadsForkTrail #TrafficStop #BodyCam #OfficerSafety #ProbableCause #ChildEndangerment #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #MappingEvil #GIS #Esri #CourtTVEmail your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

In the wake of the tragic killing of Rob and Michele Reiner, new media reports are adding detail to how their son, Nick Reiner, behaved after the murders, what investigators allege about his post-crime choices, and how those behaviors intersect with claims of schizophrenia and substance history. Let's explore Reiner's documented actions like checking into a hotel, avoiding immediate contact with police, and how these decisions, when combined with established legal observations may suggest awareness and a decision to evade responsibility. What's the broader context of mental health and addiction and what are media outlets reporting on those issues. Finally, how do they, or how do they not explain the choice to commit a double homicide.#RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #NickReiner #ReinerFamily #Brentwood #LAPD #LACountyDA #MedicalExaminer #LosAngeles #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #murder #homicide #MultipleSharpForceInjuries #HotelCheckin #AvoidingPolice #SchizophreniaTreatment #DrugAddictionHistory #IntentAndAwareness #FlightFromScene #EvidenceConcealment #911 #CriminalResponsibility========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

In 1998, 50-year-old nurse and hospital administrator Sherry Crandell was raped and murdered inside her office at Prince George's Hospital Center — a place she should have been safe. Despite DNA, fingerprints, and even an eyewitness, the case stalled for almost 30 years.In this episode, I sit down with investigative journalist Paul Wagner, host of American Nightmares: Murder in a Safe Place, to break down the crime that shook Cheverly, Maryland. We explore the original investigation, the controversial DNA dragnet inside the hospital, and the relentless work of a retired detective who refused to let this case die.Most importantly, we look at how investigative genetic genealogy finally identified Edward Barry Watts — also known as Baari Shabazz — as the man who murdered Sherry Crandell in 2025. Paul's reporting played a major role in keeping attention on this cold case, and today we talk about what this long-awaited breakthrough means for Sherry's family and for the future of genetic genealogy in solving violent crimes.If you follow cold cases, genealogy-based investigations, or behind-the-scenes reporting from the people who never quit, this conversation will take you deeper than the headlines ever did.#ProfilingEvil #MurderInASafePlace #AmericanNightmares #SherryCrandell #PrinceGeorgesHospital #CheverlyMaryland #ColdCase #GeneticGenealogy #BaariShabazz #EdwardWatts #BernieNelson #FBI #HospitalMurder #VictimJustice #TrueCrimePodcast #InvestigativeJournalism #PodcastInterview=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

The investigation into the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner has taken a decisive turn, with prosecutors now filing murder charges and a special allegation involving the personal use of a knife. In this episode, we walk through the latest updates from LAPD, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, and the District Attorney's Office, while examining how family stress, long-standing addiction issues, and holiday pressure can quietly escalate into irreversible violence. This is what we know so far — and why this case matters far beyond Rob Reiner and the Reiner family. Mike joins Law and Crime.#RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #MicheleReiner #NickReiner #ReinerFamily #FamilyTragedy #DomesticViolence #FamilyViolence #HolidayStress #KnifeAllegation #SpecialAllegation #MurderCharges #LAPD #LosAngelesPolice #LACountyCoroner #LAMedicalExaminer #LACountyDA #LosAngelesCounty #Brentwood #LosAngeles #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #ViolencePrevention #MentalHealth #AddictionAwareness========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

It starts small. A stolen bottle of liquor. A missing wallet. A petty theft in the night. But for some individuals, crime isn't a one-off, it's a sliding scale, a dark spiral downward. Let's examine how Antonio Brown, an alcoholic, homeless man moved from petty theft to what would become a brutal homicide. This isn't about sensational headlines. It's about the dangerous dynamics of escalation — when opportunity, desperation, and violence collide. An in-depth look at the tragic 2022 death of 77-year-old Eleanor Bowles at the hands of 23-year-old Antonio Brown — tracing a path from alleged minor thefts to a violent car theft-turned-homicide, exploring psychological escalation, criminal history, and what may have tipped this suspect over the edge. #AntonioBrown #EleanorBowles #AtlantaPD #RobberyToMurder #CriminalEscalation #ProfilingEvil #TripleMurder #Odessa #Texas #triplehomicide #15yroldEmail your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

When a defense team orders a psychological evaluation just weeks before trial, it's never accidental and it's never meaningless. In this episode of Profiling Evil, we take a careful, plain-spoken look at the developing case of Sarah Grace Patrick, charged in Carroll County, Georgia, with the murders of her mother, Kristen Brock, and her stepfather, James Brock. As the case moves closer to trial, new questions are emerging about mental health, legal strategy, and whether a jury could be asked to consider an insanity-related defense under Georgia law. The episode talks about the mental health evaluation, what it means and what it does not mean. Under Georgia's narrow insanity standard, mental illness alone is not enough. So why pursue an evaluation now? Is this about an insanity defense, a guilty-but-mentally-ill verdict, mitigation, or simply preparing for the weight of the evidence the state may present? If you want to understand the strategy, the risks, and the reality behind the headlines, this is a conversation worth having.#SarahGracePatrick #KristenBrock #JamesBrock #CarrollCountyGA #CarrollCounty #SuperiorCourt #GeorgiaLaw #GeorgiaCourts #InsanityDefense #MentalHealthDefense #MurderTrial #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeAnalysis #CriminalPsychology #ProfilingEvil #CourtTV #TrueCrimeYouTube #TrueCrimePodcast========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Missing Melodee Buzzard, & Ashlee Buzzard's Silence | Profiling EvilNine-year-old Melodee Buzzard vanished somewhere along the Utah-Colorado border after a strange cross-country trip with her mother, Ashlee Buzzard—a journey involving wigs, license-plate swaps, and days of evasive travel through Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Nebraska. Ashlee Buzzard returned the rental car alone… and has refused to say where Melodee Buzzard is.In this Profiling Evil breakdown, Mike King teams up with former Los Angeles prosecutor and criminal-defense attorney Joshua Ritter—host of Courtroom Confidential and The Sidebar—to examine the legal side of this heartbreaking case. Together, they discuss what investigators need before charging a parent, how digital forensics will guide this search, how the FBI's involvement shifts the investigation, and what mental-health claims do (and do not) change in a missing-child case. If you know anything about the disappearance of Melodee Buzzard, contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office at 805-681-4150 or submit an anonymous tip at 805-681-4171.#MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #JoshuaRitter #MikeKing #ProfilingEvil #MissingChild #Lompoc #SantaBarbaraSheriff #UtahColoradoBorder #InterstateInvestigation #FBI #DigitalForensics #LicensePlateSwap #RentalCarEvidence #WigDisguise #ChildEndangerment #CustodialInterference #TrueCrimeCommunity #CourtroomConfidential #TheSidebar #SearchForMelodee #AmberAlertNotIssued #Colorado #Utah #Nebraska #CaliforniaCrime #RexburgPolice #RayHermosillo #LegalAnalysis #CriminalLaw #InvestigativeBreakdownCourtroom Confidential: https://www.youtube.com/@CRConfidential========================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

This Rob Reiner story is one of those stories that makes you stop and really think about what's happening inside families when the doors are closed and the holidays are supposed to bring everyone together. In this review, we're also going to acknowledge the tragedy at Bondi Beach, because these events didn't happen in isolation — they reflect a broader pattern of violence and emotional fracture surfacing during moments that are meant to be about peace and connection. The Rob Reiner case forces a hard conversation about how stress, long-standing addiction issues, and unresolved family conflict can quietly build beneath the surface, even in families that love each other deeply. Let's walk through what's known so far, what police have said, and why these tragedies fit a pattern we see far too often when emotional pressure peaks and warning signs go unaddressed.#RobReiner #MicheleReiner #NickReiner #BondiBeach #Australia #Sydney #JewishCommunity #StarOfDavid #AntisemitismAwareness #HolidaySafety #HolidayStress #FamilyViolence #DomesticViolence #DV #DomesticRisk #FamilyCrisis #AddictionAwareness #MentalHealth #LAPD #LosAngeles #Brentwood #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #HolidayDV #ViolencePrevention #FamilyTragedy #PersonOfInterestEmail your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Does true crime help us stay safer? Why do people study predators, behavior, and criminal psychology? In this episode, Mike King breaks down the four core reasons he creates Profiling Evil content — from risk-reduction to evidence-based storytelling — and then answers YOUR questions as part of Feedback Friday. This week's questions include, the heartbreaking case of 10-year-old Tanishka Sharma in Noida, India. Lisa's reaction to the beheading case making headlines. Why police can't immediately arrest the mother in the Melodee Buzzard disappearance, why some people become romantically obsessed with serial killers, including insights from Mike's interviews with Richard Ramirez#TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #MikeKing #CrimeAnalysis #CriminalBehavior #VictimAdvocacy #CrimePrevention #Investigations #ColdCases #MissingKids #JusticeMatters #EvidenceBased #BehavioralScience #SerialOffenders #FeedbackFriday #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #TammyDaybell #CharlesVallow #ChadDaybell #LoriVallow #MelodeeBuzzard #CelesteRivasHernandez #DevynMichaels #RichardRamirez #TedBundy #ChrisWatts #BryanKohberger #ScottPeterson #MenendezBrothers #LuigiMangione #TanishkaSharma #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #MikeKing #CrimeAnalysis #BehavioralScience #VictimAdvocacy #EvidenceBasedEmail your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

Chad Daybell says he's “pausing” his Letters from Chad series so his appeals can move forward. In Letter #10, Chad Daybell blames the media, the prosecution, his own lawyer, and the justice system—but never himself. Let's tear this letter apart line by line, showing how it's really about damage control for Chad Daybell, narrative manipulation, and a failed marketing campaign from death row. We'll talk about his unmentioned fourth near-death experience, his refusal to explain how he justified an affair with Lori Vallow while Tammy Daybell was alive, and how premortal-life fantasies helped him bend moral laws and, ultimately, justify murder. Through it all, we keep the focus where it belongs: on JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, Tammy Daybell, Charles Vallow, and the surviving family members like Brandon Boudreaux and Colby Ryan, who are still living with the consequences of Chad Daybell's and Lori's choices.#ChadDaybell #LoriVallow #LoriDaybell #TammyDaybell #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #CharlesVallow #BrandonBoudreaux #ColbyRyan #AlexCox #DaybellLetters #Letter10 #IdahoMurders #ArizonaCrime #CultCrime #DoomsdayCult #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvilEmail your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================

A Utah father, Micah Smith, took his three young children on what prosecutors now call a “not well planned,” “ill-prepared,” and “extremely dangerous” hike into Big Cottonwood Canyon. Hours later, two children are unconscious from hypothermia, one appears dead when rescuers arrive, and the story Micah Smith tells doesn't match what investigators later uncover. According to the indictment, Micah Smith pushed toward the top of Broads Fork despite rain, fog, wind, and kids who repeatedly begged to go home, and he taught his 8-year-old daughter CPR because he knew help was too far away. Let's examine the route, the behavior, the marital strains, the mental-health indicators, the previous suicide-related police encounter, and the troubling allegations prosecutors are laying out against Micah Smith.#MicahSmith #BigCottonwoodCanyon #BroadsForkTrail #SaltLakeCounty #UtahCrime #ChildTorture #ChildAbuse #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #MappingEvil #GIS #Esri #CourtTV #WasatchMountains #SearchAndRescue #Parenting #MentalHealth #DomesticStrain The Hike That Terrorized Micah Smith's Children | Profiling Evil=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

In this episode, we're looking into what almost became public in the Idaho student murders case before Bryan Kohberger abruptly pleaded guilty. Prosecutors were preparing to call Bryan Kohberger's sister and parents to the stand in a move that would've opened the door to a deeper history of troubling behavior, family dynamics, and long-ignored warning signs. What was Kohberger so desperate to keep hidden? Then, we'll dig into your questions on everything from the latest developments in the Doomsday Daybell investigation to new angles in the missing Melodee Buzzard case. If you're interested in understanding offenders through their behavior, you're in the right place. #IdahoMurders #BryanKohberger #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #CriminalBehavior #PredatorPsychology #CourtroomDynamics #WolvesInSheepsClothing #TrueCrime #MelodeeBuzzard #Daybell #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #CharlesVallow #FeedbackFriday #AskMikeAnything=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

Profiling Evil breaks down the opening statements in the Brian Walshe murder trial, a case as bizarre as it is heartbreaking. Prosecutors say Brian Walshe murdered his wife Ana on New Year's Day, dismembered her, and dumped her remains in trash transfer stations. The defense says Ana simply died in her sleep and that Brian Walshe panicked, dismembered her, and lied for three years because he “wanted to remain his children's caretaker.” Let's examine digital evidence, marital stressors, financial pressures, Walshe's three-year deception, his last-minute confession, and the strange introduction of “Sudden Unexplained Death.” Then we'll explore why the prosecution believes their case is airtight… and why the defense thinks they can unravel it.#AnaWalshe #BrianWalshe #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #SuddenUnexplainedDeath #OpeningStatements #CourtroomAnalysis #CriminalBehavior #DigitalForensics #JusticeForAna=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

In this Profiling Evil Bonus Episode, I'm coming to you from Las Vegas, where I've been speaking at a conference on reducing risk and improving personal safety. And let me tell you… after digging into this case, I couldn't help but think some of the behavioral training we talked about at that conference might've come in handy for the man at the center of this story—a man who ended up married to a former porn star turned convicted executioner.It's the story of Devyn Michaels and her love-triangle beheading case—a twisted mix of a former adult film star, a custody battle turned toxic, a secret marriage to her ex's son, and a murder so brutal that investigators found the victim headless and drenched in chemicals. Michaels is now convicted of committing the brutal homicide, something prosecutors allege she did with a kitchen meat cleaver! Let's review the relationship, the murder and the timeline. The victim's head has never been found but a jury found her guilty of homicide. #DevynMichaels #DeviereWillette #JohnathanWillette #Henderson #LasVegas #Nevada #truecrime #murdertrial #lovetriangle #crime #criminalbehavior #ProfilingEvil #murder #homicide #Profile #criminal =======================================Feedback Friday Links: https://shorturl.at/lBEKL or ProfilingEvil@gmail.com ========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

In most families, the holidays are driven by loving, caring mothers who can't wait to get everybody under the same roof. But what happens when the “mom” at the center of the story is accused — or convicted — of destroying her own family? In this Profiling Evil episode, we look at how high-profile women like Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt, Kouri Richins, and Lori Vallow Daybell will likely spend their holidays behind bars. Richins' charges are still allegations. What are the holidays actually like in prisons and jails. We'll even chat about the difference from conditions in historic Utah jails from the 1800s and how they compared the modern world of inmate tablets, education programs, and even conjugal-visits. Is spending Christmas in prison the worst thing that can happen to you…or is it living with the knowledge that you murdered or brutalized your own children?#ProfilingEvil #MappingEvil #RubyFranke #JodiHildebrandt #KouriRichins #KoriRichins #EricRichins #LoriVallowDaybell #LoriDaybell #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #TammyDaybell #truecrime #prisonlife #holidayinprison #ChristmasInPrison #UtahJails #JuabCountyJail #StGeorgeJail #FillmoreJail #UtahTerritorialJail #womeninprison #childabuse #childmurder #influencercrime #doomsdaymom #corrections #incarceration #victims #criminalbehavior #riskreduction #LasVegasConference #Newspapers=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================20% Discount off of Newspapers.com https://Newspapers.com/ProfilingEvil========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

Profiling Evil breaks down the disturbing and rapidly developing Unequivocal death case of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was found wrapped in plastic, hidden inside singer D4vd's abandoned Tesla in Los Angeles. New reports reveal a second suspect has been tied to the case. Let's examine the timeline, the digital breadcrumbs, Tesla tracking, victimology, suspectology, concealment behaviors, dismemberment analysis, and why investigators believe more than one person was involved.#CelesteRivasHernandez #D4vd #DavidAnthonyBurke #LAPD #HollywoodHills #LosAngeles #Homicide #Tesla #TeenVictim #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #Investigation #CrimeScene #DigitalForensics #MarkGeragos #HarveyLevin #2AngryMen #MissingTeens #Victimology #Suspectology #CrimeTimeline #LawandCrime #JesseWebber #Accident #Suicide #NaturalCauses #murder #SecondSuspect #D4vd #d4vdeka3rrecords =======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

In this episode, we dig into the perplexing case of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, a case that stalled and left far more questions than answers. We break down the recent court hearing in which a false-imprisonment charge against Ashlee was dismissed due to insufficient evidence, and we examine whether law enforcement and the prosecution moved too quickly, potentially botching the investigation, or whether the true motive behind the charge was pressure on Ashlee to talk about Melodee's whereabouts. Then we walk through three plausible scenarios for where Melodee might be, including one involving protective concealment, one involving dangerous criminal activity, and one involving a planned disappearance. We recap what we do know: media reports of child welfare investigations, homeschooling status, a road trip in a rental vehicle returned without damage, plate-swaps and disguises, Ashlee's lack of cooperation, and the looming question: will the state invoke a statute like Idaho officials did in the Lori Daybell case to detain Ashlee until Melodee is found? #MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #MissingChild #CaliforniaMissingChild #SantaBarbaraCounty #FalseImprisonmentDismissed #WhereIsMelodee #RoadTripMystery #RentalCarTrace #ChildWelfareInvestigation #GIS #Esri #BentEar #Mapping #forensic #circumstantial=======================================Email your questions to: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

In this week's Feedback Friday, I'm filming just east of Las Vegas—on a lonely stretch of desert highway known for mob history, hidden graves, and more than a few stories about barrels resting quietly on the lake bottom. Perfect place to unpack delusion, manipulation, and your questions about Chad Daybell. We're going to walk through your top comments, the biggest legal questions about why Chad Daybell is even allowed to write these letters, whether Chad Daybell could ever profit from them, why he avoids mentioning Lori, and how his behavior compares to other death row offenders. We also take a detour into Australia for an update on the Mr. Cruel investigation and talk offender psychology, narrative control, grooming, avoidance patterns, and what delusional self-mythologizing looks like behind bars.#truecrime #ChadDaybell #DaybellLetters #LoriVallow #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #TammyDaybell #cultcrime #criminalbehavior #deathrow #IdahoMurders #SonOfSamLaws #FirstAmendment #MrCruel #AustraliaCrime #behavioralprofiling #ProfilingEvil=======================================Feedback Friday Links: https://shorturl.at/lBEKLor ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

This week on True Crime Tuesday, we're looking at three cases dominating national headlines — each different in the details, but united by one theme: human behavior under stress and the tragic consequences that follow. First, we examine the death of Michael Duarte, the popular food influencer known as FoodWithBearHands, who was shot and killed by a Medina County Sheriff's deputy in Texas. Then we'll move to Las Vegas, Nevada where an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed during a road-rage dispute. It's a heartbreaking reminder that everyday irritation can escalate into deadly violence when ego, stress, and weapons mix. And finally, we'll revisit one of the darkest cold cases in America which happened over the US Thanksgiving holiday in 2010. The disappearance, now murder of three little boys now memorialized as the Skelton Brothers. After fifteen long years, their father has been charged with their murders. This episode is a reminder of how fragile safety can be, how quickly behavior can escalate, and how important it is to understand the warning signs long before tragedy unfolds.#SkeltonBrothers #MichaelDuarte #FoodWithBearHands #PoliceShooting #Texas #Castroville #MedinaCounty #TrueCrime #Influencer #BBQ #MentalHealthCrisis #BodyCam #OfficerInvolvedShooting #Investigation #BreakingNews #ProfilingEvil #MikeKing #HendersonShooting #NevadaCrime #RoadRage #215Beltway #ChildVictim #CrystinaSchroer #KansasMurder #AdoptiveAbuse #BackyardBurial #NatalieGarcia #KennedyGarcia #AmberAlert #NeveahPatton #MissingTeen #InterstateKidnapping #OhioArrest #Victimology #OffenderBehavior #CrimePrevention #SituationalAwareness #CrimeMapping #AndrewSkelton #AlexanderSkelton #TannerSkelton #JohnSkelton #MissingChildren #ColdCase #MorenciMichigan #ChildHomicide #JusticeForTheBoys #StephenBryant #FiringSquad #SouthCarolina #DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #SerialKiller #CrimeAnalysis #PublicSafety #RiskReduction #CriminalBehavior #TrueCrimeTuesday #BehavioralScience #LawEnforcementAnalysis #MentalHealthAwareness=======================================Feedback Friday Links: https://shorturl.at/lBEKL or ProfilingEvil@gmail.com ========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

Chad Daybell just dropped Letter #9 about his “third near-death experience” from 2017, complete with a Spirit Woman in Black, a minute-long blackout where family says he turned purple, and a “fiery dart” that he and Tammy interpreted as a spiritual weapon. Let's unpack how this letter fits Chad Daybell's Death Row Marketing Plan. It's a rebranding campaign that uses religious imagery, paranormal claims, and nostalgia to push the public away from the facts that Chad Daybell was convicted of murdering his wife, Tammy Daybell, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. Shortly after Tammy's death he secretly married Lori Vallow in Hawaii while JJ and Tylee were buried on his property. Walk through the manipulation tactics, the psychology, spiritual bypassing, magical thinking, dissociation, impression management, and the quiet sales pitch back to his books and speaking circuit. We'll keep JJ, Tylee, Tammy, Charles Vallow, Brandon Boudreaux, and Colby Ryan front and center, where they belong.#ChadDaybell #LoriDaybell #LoriVallow #TammyDaybell #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #CharlesVallow #BrandonBoudreaux #ColbyRyan #AlexCox #MelanieGibb #ZulemaPastenes #DaybellLetters #Letter9 #ThirdNDE #WomanInBlack #FieryDart #IdahoMurders=======================================Feedback Friday Links: https://shorturl.at/lBEKLor ProfilingEvil@gmail.comOrder Wolves in Sheep's Clothing now! https://www.profilingevil.com/wolvesOrder Deceived, An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult. (Signed and shipped FREE in USA) https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DYVV8R6AQELKGOrder She Knew No Fear (Signed and Free USA Shipping) https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/9NKCKQ5EUHR6YDONATE to Profiling Evil: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455SSUPPORT our Podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1213394/support

Welcome to Feedback Friday, where I answer your questions, revisit parts of the week's biggest crime stories, and highlight the behavioral patterns that help investigators understand how offenders think and operate. This week we updated four major cases: 1) The missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard and the release of her mother Ashlee Buzzard2) The brutal assault of 88-year-old Emma Cotton in Seattle3) The Pittsburgh basement rescue of a 13-year-old Louisiana girl 4) New developments on fugitive Anthony Lennon, who staged his own death.If you have questions on criminal cases, email us at ProfilingEvil@gmail.com or upload a short video that I can highlight to https://pigeonfiles.com/u/tlgzgbn_n-as2up9xr9194 By sending a question, you give us permission to use your first name and the question in our Feedback Friday video.#truecrime #GIS #Esri #MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #EmmaCotton #AnthonyLennon #KishawnCrumity #missingchild #predator #victim #suspect #crime #criminal #manhunt #Pittsburgh #Seattle #Utah #Colorado #Nebraska #Oklahoma #behavioralanalysis #investigation=======================================Feedback Friday Links: https://shorturl.at/lBEKLor ProfilingEvil@gmail.com========================================LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT PROFILING EVIL?

Welcome to the premiere episode of our new series, True Crime Tuesday, because evil doesn't take weekends off, and neither do we. Each week, we'll break down some of the most intriguing and high-impact criminal cases making headlines. It's not only about what happened, but why. We'll dig into the behavioral clues, offender decisions, and investigative angles that reveal how crimes unfold in the real world.This week we're examining four cases that caught national attention:1. The disappearance of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, whose mother was caught on surveillance wearing disguises and allegedly altering license plates before returning alone.2. The shocking Seattle assault of 88-year-old Emma Cotton, whose attacker bit off her finger to steal her ring.3. The rescue of a 13-year-old Louisiana girl found alive in a Pittsburgh basement after being groomed online and trafficked across multiple states.4. And the Halloween capture of Anthony Lennon, a convicted sex offender who faked his own death and stayed hidden for 13 years before the system finally caught up.If you haven't already, tap LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, and make sure your notifications are turned on so you never miss an episode. Please share Profiling Evil with your friends, it really helps us reach more people who want to understand criminal behavior at a deeper level. And don't forget about Feedback Friday… Your chance to be part of the discussion. Send your questions to ProfilingEvil@gmail.com or record a short video on your phone and upload it using this link: https://shorturl.at/lBEKL By sending a question, you're giving me permission to feature it in an upcoming Feedback Friday episode, where I'll play your question and share my thoughts right here on the show.Stay connected across all our platforms: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and sign up for our digital newsletter, The BOLO, at www.ProfilingEvil.com You'll also find my true-crime books there, including Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, and details on our upcoming podcast Gardens of Evil with the Gamut Podcast Network. Thanks for watching True Crime Tuesday.#TrueCrimeTuesday #ProfilingEvil #MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #EmmaCotton #KiShawnCrumity #AnthonyLennon #missingchild #predator #victim #suspect #crime #criminal #manhunt #Seattle #California #Utah #Colorado #Pittsburgh #Oklahoma #Moore #trafficking #behavioralanalysis #truecrime #lawenforcement #investigation #FugitiveCaught #profilingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1929, a young Japanese pilot named Masashi Goto set out to achieve the impossible: fly his homemade biplane, the Ryofu-Go (“Thunderbird”), across three continents and land in Japan. Goto was the first Japanese citizen to earn a U.S. pilot's license, inspired by pioneers like #HarrietQuimby, #AmeliaEarhart, and #BessieColeman. After years of hard work, Goto finally launched his world flight attempt. On July 4, 1929, carrying both an American flag and a letter bound for Japan, he departed Salt Lake City on the next leg of his journey. But over Utah's rugged Uinta Mountains, a violent thunderstorm ended his dream.Four days later, a sheepherder named Nymphus Simmons found the wreckage in Dry Canyon. Goto's neck was broken instantly on impact. Though his flight was unfinished, his story became a powerful symbol of ambition, sacrifice, and the courage to bridge cultures. Today, a weathered monument on Highway 35 near Kamas, Utah, marks the site of his dream's end. Once vandalized during WWII, it was later restored by the Japanese Association of Utah and the Japanese American Citizens League—ensuring his name will never fade from memory.#MasashiGoto #RyofuGo #JapanesePilot #AviationHistory #JapaneseAmericanHistory #ImmigrantStories #TakeoWatanabe #UintaMountains #UtahHistory #SaltLakeCity #KamasUtah #WolfCreekPass #OitaJapan #JapaneseHeritage #NymphusSimmons #BessieColeman #HarrietQuimby #AmeliaEarhart #1929Flight #AviationTragedy #TrueCrimeHistory #TwistedTales #ProfilingEvil #Twistedtales=======================================20% Off on www.Newspapers.com/profilingevilOrder Wolves in Sheep's Clothing now! https://www.profilingevil.com/wolvesOrder Deceived, An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult. (Signed and shipped FREE in USA) https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DYVV8R6AQELKGOrder She Knew No Fear (Signed and Free USA Shipping) https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/9NKCKQ5EUHR6YDONATE to Profiling Evil: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455SSUPPORT our Podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1213394/support

Nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard disappeared from Vandenberg Village where she lived in Lompoc, California. The case has left investigators and family searching for answers and this episode reconstructs the official timeline, down to the white Chevy Malibu rental on Oct. 7th, to a license-plate swap and a confirmed Oct. 9 sighting near the Colorado–Utah border. Let's talk about the homeschool-study process that delayed reporting and explore some mental-health and behavioral possibilities, all whiile we try to understand why California officials havent filed charges in hopes the mother will produce the missing child. Then, with eirie dejavu, let's draw a procedural parallel to the Lori Vallow Daybell case—showing how court orders to produce a child might change everything. Bottom line: If you were in Green River or Panguitch, Utah; Littlefield, Arizona; Primm, Nevada; Rancho Cucamonga, California on Oct. 9–10, 2025, check your dashcam/doorbell/CCTV for any evidence of Melodee's location. #MelodeeBuzzard #AshleeBuzzard #LoriDaybell #LoriVallow #Daybell #JJVallow #TyleeRyan #Lompoc #VandenbergVillage #SantaBarbaraCounty #SBSO #FBI #Utah #Arizona #Nevada #RanchoCucamonga #GreenRiver #Panguitch #Littlefield #Primm #MissingChild #AtRisk #Wigs #ChevyMalibu #HomeSchool #Truancy #California #Tip #TrueCrime #missingperson #missingchild #victim #predator=======================================Order Wolves in Sheep's Clothing now! https://www.profilingevil.com/wolvesOrder Deceived, An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult. (Signed and shipped FREE in USA) https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DYVV8R6AQELKGOrder She Knew No Fear (Signed and Free USA Shipping) https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/9NKCKQ5EUHR6YDONATE to Profiling Evil: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455SSUPPORT our Podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1213394/support