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Mark E. Safarik is a retired Supervisory Special Agent who served 23 years with the FBI, including 12 years as a criminal profiler in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). He co-founded Forensic Behavioral Services International, where he consults on complex violent crime cases and has appeared on numerous television programs, including CSI: Las Vegas, Bones, and Killer Instinct. Safarik has authored extensively on criminal behavior and has been featured in international journals and textbooks, contributing significantly to the field of forensic behavioral analysis.https://linktr.ee/UnforbiddentruthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/unforbidden-truth--4724561/support.

Introducing: Critical Incidents — the podcast hosted by law enforcement veteran Kyle Ashley, featuring candid conversations with individuals from diverse backgrounds, exploring the pivotal moments that have shaped their lives. From triumphs to challenges, these unfiltered stories offer listeners an authentic glimpse into the human experience. Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-incidents/id1793167009 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1XheQUBCO4U9gAekwkgdYQ Amazon Music https://www.audible.com/podcast/Critical-Incidents/B0DVFYFSHF For More Information: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIsJUDVJiq6/ If you have a compelling story to share, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to us at CriticalIncidentsPod@gmail.com. EPISODE TITLE: Inside the Mind of the Golden State Killer || Profiling Evil with Former FBI Agent Julia Cowley What does it take to hunt one of the most prolific serial predators in American history? In this episode of Critical Incidents, I spoke with retired FBI profiler Julia Cowley about her in-depth work on the Golden State Killer case — before the world even knew who he was. Julia unpacks the behavior patterns that linked a string of burglaries, sexual assaults, and murders across California. She also shares her unexpected path into the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), the truth behind what profilers really do, and how behavioral science guided one of the most chilling investigations in modern history. We also dive into strange DUI cases and forensic toxicology. Plus, Julia reflects on the emotional toll of seeing life interrupted — and how she finds peace through purpose. Topics Covered: Profiling the Golden State Killer Behavioral patterns of serial offenders FBI profiler selection + training process Israel Keyes, DUIs, and crime scene analysis Mental health, family, and coping with trauma Subscribe, rate, and share if you're into real stories of criminal psychology, unsolved mysteries, and frontline law enforcement insight.

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Julia Cowley is a retired FBI agent and profiler. She spent 22 years in the FBI investigating violent crime, including serial killings and sex offenses, white-collar crime, public corruption, and civil rights. She was also a member of the FBI's Evidence Response Team. She has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master's in Forensic Science. She now hosts "The Consult," a true crime podcast focusing on behavioral analysis. Listeners can learn more about Julia at her podcast https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/, on X @jcow1969, and on IG @theconsultpod Resources: The Consult is a true crime podcast that examines behavior exhibited before, during, and after the commission of a criminal act. The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit - Part 1  In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, sits down with Julia Cowley to discuss her extensive background in forensic science and behavioral analysis, from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), where she specialized in profiling violent criminals. She shares her experience working on the Golden State Killer case and the Waleeka case. Julia also highlights the importance of victimology, crime scene analysis, and teamwork in solving complex cases. Show Notes: [0:00] Welcome back to Zone 7 with Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum.   [1:20] Sheryl introduces guest, Julia Cowley to the listeners  [3:10] Question: Do you have a particular area that draws you in? Do you gravitate towards something within a case file first, whether it's photographs, reports, or witness statements? [6:20] Question: So you worked on the Golden State Killer, but you knew that case as the East Area Rapist… can you tell us about that case?  [7:00] Deep dive into the Golden State Killer case [11:30] Key aspects in crime scene analysis  [18:30] The impact of community and teamwork in solving cases [25:30] The importance of collaboration [30:10] “Your analysis is only as good as the information that you're given. And if something really critical is left out, it could change what you're seeing.” [32:40] Overview of the Waleeka case  [40:00] The significance of victimology in profiling [46:30] Kevin Sweat's confession  [52:00] Hosting The Consult podcast [52:30] The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit - Part 1  [1:00:00] “Lesson learned, everyone is a potential suspect. And don't let looks or behavior fool you.” -J.D Thanks for listening to another episode! If you love the show and want to help grow the show, please head over to iTunes and leave a rating and review!  --- Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award-winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, a Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. Sheryl is also the founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, a collaboration between universities and colleges that brings researchers, practitioners, students and the criminal justice community together to advance techniques in solving cold cases and assist families and law enforcement with solvability factors for unsolved homicides, missing persons, and kidnapping cases.   You can connect and learn more about Sheryl's work by visiting the CCIRI website https://coldcasecrimes.org Social Links: Email: coldcase2004@gmail.com Twitter: @ColdCaseTips Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminal Minds: Evolution - Revival geglückt? (Disney+) Seit 2005, also nunmehr annähernd 20 Jahren, zählt "Criminal Minds" zu den langlebigsten US-Crimeserien überhaupt. Obwohl das Format bereits im Frühjahr 2020 sein Ende finden sollte, kehrt das Ermittlerteam der Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) des FBI nach (pandemiebedingter) Zwangspause schließlich doch wieder auf die Bildschirme zurück und vollzieht dabei obendrein noch ein waschechtes Revival. Nachdem "Criminal Minds: Evolution", was trotzdem als 16. Staffel der Hauptserie angesehen werden kann, schon letzten Herbst mit großem Erfolg in den USA auf Paramount+ gezeigt und bereits eine zweite Staffel bestellt wurde, kommen deutsche Fans nun auch bereits seit dem 28. Juni exklusiv bei Star von Disney+ auf ihre Kosten. Alle 10 Episoden der neuen Staffel hat unser Krimi-Duo Britt-Marie und Sven für euch inspiziert. Wie beide zu "Criminal Minds" insgesamt stehen und was für sie den Reiz am Reboot "Criminal Minds: Evolution" ausmacht, darüber und über vieles weitere reden beide in diesem Podcast. Um davon Zeuge zu werden, müsst ihr bloß kurz auf Play drücken. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge des Tele-Stammtischs! Trailer Wir liefern euch launige und knackige Filmkritiken, Analysen und Talks über Kino- und Streamingfilme und -serien - immer aktuell, informativ und mit der nötigen Prise Humor. Viel Spaß mit unseren Besprechungen! Website | Youtube | PayPal | BuyMeACoffee Diese Ausgabe ist entstanden in Kooperation mit unserem Partner Cyberghost VPN. Als Hörer/-in des Tele-Stammtischs könnt ihr euch dort 83% Rabatt auf den Zweijahres-Plan sichern und dabei für nur 2,08 Euro pro Monat plus vier Monate gratis endlich das Maximum aus eurem Streamingerlebnis herausholen. Alle weiteren Infos dazu findet ihr unter www.cyberghostvpn.com/tstfilmkritiken. Großer Dank und Gruß für das Einsprechen unseres Intros geht raus an Engelbert von Nordhausen - besser bekannt als die deutsche Synchronstimme Samuel L. Jackson! Thank you very much to BASTIAN HAMMER for the orchestral part of the intro! I used the following sounds of freesound.org: 16mm Film Reel by bone666138 wilhelm_scream.wav by Syna-Max backspin.wav by il112 Crowd in a bar (LCR).wav by Leandros.Ntounis Short Crowd Cheer 2.flac by qubodup License (Copyright): Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Folge direkt herunterladen Folgt uns ab sofort regelmäßig live auf Twitch: twitch.tv/dertelestammtisch

Retired FBI profiler Mark Safarik reviews a family annihilation case that he conducted a behavioral analysis for during the investigation and provided expert testimony during the subsequent trial. The subject murdered his wife, their three young children, and his mother-in-law. Mark served in the FBI for 23 years, 12 as a senior member of the FBI's elite Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and an expert in the analysis and interpretation of violent criminal behavior. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/272-mark-safarik-family-annihilation-mass-murders/   Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JerriWilliams Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL  Check out my FBI books, non-fiction and crime fiction, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I speak with Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent, profiler in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), and former forensic scientist and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Julia shares her journey to becoming an FBI agent and ultimately ending up in the Behavioral Analysis Unit as a profiler and what the training was like to get there. She describes what the BAU does and how it differs from what is shown on television. Julia talks about the psychology of criminals,  namely common characteristics she has observed in her many years of experience. We then go into discuss the Joe D'Angelo (The Golden State Killer) case, which Julia was one of the lead profilers on. She gives a brief overview of the case for listeners, discusses some of the patterns of behavior she observed, and what she learned from that case. The Joe D'Angelo case includes information about rape, murder, and ransacking. Listener discretion is advised. Connect with Julia:Twitter: jcow1969Podcast: The ConsultWebsite: True Crime ConsultResources Mentioned in this Episode:www.fbijobs.govWays to Work With Me:Mind Over MatterLGBTQ+ Affirming MasterclassBe a guest on my podcastResources:Anti-Racism ResourcesLGBTQ+ Affirming ResourcesThe Helping Professional's Guide to Boundary SettingConnect with Me:Follow me on IG @jessicaleighphdFollow the podcast on IG @psych.talk.podcastFollow me on TikTok @jessicaleighphdJoin my Facebook community: Grow Through What You Go ThroughSponsors & Collaborations:BetterHelpIntro/Outro Music:Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeodMusic LicenseSupport the show (https://paypal.me/jessicaleighphd)

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agents Kathy Canning-Mello and Jim Beasley, former FBI profilers assigned to the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia, review the false allegation case wherein Melinda Duckett, a young single mother claimed a stranger had entered the bedroom of her 2-year-old son, Trenton Duckett , via the window screen and abducted him. On 8/29/06, Kathy and Jim as members as representatives of the Critical Incident Response Group, National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC), Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU-3), deployed to Leesburg, Florida to assist members of the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD)Team who had responded to the alleged child kidnaping investigation concerning Trenton. The purpose of the BAU's assistance was to conduct a comprehensive behavioral assessment of Trenton's mother, Melinda, focusing specifically on her personality and behavior, as well as to evaluate the interpersonal dynamics associated with the extended circle of family and acquaintances and their possible relationship to the victim's disappearance. After appearing on a national TV news/talk show, Melinda committed suicide. Trenton was never recovered. Check out episode show notes, photos, and related articles. https://jerriwilliams.com/episode-235-kathy-canning-mello-and-jim-beasley-bau-child-abduction-trenton-duckett/   Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here. http://eepurl.com/dzCCmL  Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing and blogging about the FBI and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Visit her website to check out her books, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. https://jerriwilliams.com/books/

The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), was first formed in 1972 under the name the Behavioral Science Unit. The foundation of the unit was agents Robert Ressler and John Douglas. Ressler and Douglas wanted to bring in elements of psychology to help develop a profile of unidentified spree or serial killers, which they called Unknown Subjects, or UNSUBs. Ressler is also credited with coining the term “serial killer.”

Retired agent Mark Safarik served in the FBI for 23 years. He spent the last half of his career as a member of the elite Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) where he established himself as an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and interpretation of violent criminal behavior. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Mark Safarik discusses his analytical work on spree killings and the differences between spree, serial, and mass killings. He also talks about his time as a profiler in the BAU, his membership in the Vidocq Society, and the popularity of true crime TV shows, podcasts, and books. Mark’s new book, with co-author Katherine Ramsland, Spree Killers: Practical Classifications for Law Enforcement and Criminology has been hailed as the definitive textbook on this type of multicide. Spree killers are responsible for killing at least three persons at two or more locations due to a precipitating incident that fuels the urge to kill. Read my post - Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law Investigations Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.   Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing and blogging about the FBI and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Visit her website to check out her books, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold.   

Join Bridget and Jim, who now uses the skills he mastered from decades in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) in reexamining unsolved crime (The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, The Case of: Caylee Anthony) as co-host of the Real Crime Profile and Best Case Worst Case podcasts, the Audible Original Evil Has a Name and consultant and writer on 15 seasons of the hit TV show Criminal Minds, as they discuss what makes people commit unspeakable acts. Are they evil or just human? Find out in this exciting episode of Ghost Magnet. Creepy!   Ghost Magnet Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/Ghost-Magnet-with-Bridget-Marquardt-2480154975336666/   Bridget Marquardt Bridget Marquardt is best known to television audiences and pop-culture connoisseurs as the sweet and brainy star of E! Networks’ wildly popular reality show “The Girls Next Door.” After moving out of the Playboy mansion in January 2009, Marquardt hosted “Bridget’s Sexiest Beaches,” a sixteen-episode series on The Travel Channel in which she traveled the globe searching for the world’s best surf, sand, and sun in countries including Croatia, Jamaica, Thailand, Spain, Australia, and the United States.    @BridgetMarquardt on Instagram @Bridget on Twitter @BridgetMarquardt on Facebook   Lisa Morton - Ghost Reporter Everyday is Halloween to award winning horror author and Ghost Reporter Lisa Morton. She’s published four novels, 150 short stories, and three books on the history of Halloween. Her most recent releases include the anthologies Haunted Nights (co-edited with Ellen Datlow) and Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense (co-edited with Leslie Klinger), both of which received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly. She lives in the San Fernando Valley, and can be found online at www.lisamorton.com .   https://lisamorton.com/zine/   Amazon Link:  https://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Morton/e/B001JRZ8NC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share     About Jim Clemente     Jim Clemente is a retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent/Profiler and former Prosecutor for the New York City Law Department. He is a dynamic Public speaker who delivers Keynote Speeches, lectures, and instruction on a variety of topics across the country and around the world.    During his 22-year career with the FBI, he has investigated cases from Bank Robberies to Serial Killers. He has also investigated Sex Crimes, Public Corruption, White Collar and Violent Crime and has worked as an undercover agent posing as everything from a street beggar to a Broker on Wall Street. For over a decade he was an FBI Profiler investigating serial violent and sexual crimes. He is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of Child Sexual Victimization, Sexual Homicide, and Child Abduction. Today he teaches and gives presentations around the world. He also consults on Criminal and Civil cases and does Television Commentary for multiple news and entertainment shows. He is the Technical Adviser and Free-lance Writer for Criminal Minds, Secrets & Lies, and Those Who Kill, and he Produces and is On-Air Talent for several Television productions including Killer Profile and Crime Time.   Real Crime Profile Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-crime-profile/id1081244497   Best Case, Worst Case https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-case-worst-case/id1240002929   The Case of…JonBenét Ramsey https://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Of-JonBenet-Ramsey/dp/B01M1GGXUS   The Case of: Caylee Anthony https://www.amazon.com/Case-Caylee-Anthony-Season/dp/B07D66HXM9   Evil Has A Name https://www.audible.com/pd/Evil-Has-a-Name-Audiobook/B07H7TT7GM?qid=1567342915&sr=1-1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=M4S3AEQRXWY03RVF3CAM&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1   Criminal Minds https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Aggressor/dp/B006F437YG/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Criminal+Minds&qid=1567377054&s=instant-video&sr=1-4   “Without Consent” by Jim Clemente  https://www.amazon.com/Without-Consent-Jim-Clemente/dp/1945436174  

Mary Ellen O’Toole, Ph.D. has spent her career studying the criminal mind. One of the most senior profilers for the FBI until her retirement in 2009. Dr. O’Toole has helped capture, interview and understand some of the world’s most infamous people. Dr. O’Toole worked as an FBI agent for 28 years, spending more than half of her Bureau career in the organization’s prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the very unit that is the focus of the hit crime series “Criminal Minds.” During her time in the unit, Dr. O’Toole developed an expertise in Criminal Investigative Analysis (CIA) as well as offender behavior. She has provided assistance to law enforcement and prosecutors on a wide range of violent and criminal behavior including serial and single homicides, sexual assaults, kidnappings, product tampering, school shootings, arsons and bombings and extortions. Dr. O’Toole is also a trained FBI hostage negotiator and has a unique expertise in the areas of targeted school violence, workplace violence and threat assessment. Dr. O’Toole is recognized as the FBI’s leading expert in the area of “psychopathy.” Her work in psychopathy has put her on the forefront of mental health and law enforcement efforts to apply the concepts of this personality disorder to both violent and white collar offenders and their behavior and crime scenes. She lectures internationally on the application of the theory of psychopathy to real life situations. She continues to lecture at the FBI Academy on psychopathy and interviewing. She has served as adjunct faculty to the FBI’s Prestigious Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at the FBI Academy and also frequently lectures at the Smithsonian Institution about everything from Sherlock Holmes to personal safety. She is a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to www.provocativeenlightenment.com

Retired agent and former FBI profiler Dr. Mary Ellen O'Toole, Ph.D., served in the FBI for nearly 28 years. For more than half of that time, she worked in the Bureau's prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) where she consulted on many of the FBI's highest profile and most complex cases, including homicides, kidnappings, sexual assaults, predatory behavior, child molestation and other crimes of violence. In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, Mary Ellen O'Toole, who is recognized as the FBI's leading expert in psychopathy, discusses serial killers and reviews the case of the Green River Killer Gary Ridgway, who was convicted of killing 49 women. Post retirement, Mary Ellen O'Toole is an internationally recognized Forensic Behavioral Consultant and Lecturer. She makes frequent media appearances on major TV news programs and radio affiliates and has been interviewed in prominent newspapers and publications around the country. In 2015, Mary Ellen O'Toole was appointed as the Director of the Forensic Science Program at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Her book Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us introduces the right way to assess people for everyday situations in our personal and professional lives, and how to make safer decisions about them and the situations they create for us. You can learn more about Dr. Mary Ellen O'Toole by visiting her website MaryEllenOtoole.com.

Dangerous Instincts: An Interview with Senior FBI Profiler (Ret) Mary Ellen O'Toole Ph.D. BIO: MARY ELLEN O'TOOLE, Ph.D. has spent her career studying the criminal mind. One of the most senior profilers for the FBI until her retirement in 2009, Dr. O'Toole has helped capture, interview and understand some of the world's most infamous people including: • Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer • Derrick Todd Lee and Sean Vincent Gillis, both serial killers in Baton Rouge • The Collar Bomb Case, a bank robbery and murder of a pizza delivery man • Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber • The Polly Klaas child abduction • David Parker Ray, a serial sexual sadist • The Red Lake School Shooting • The Monster of Florence serial murder case • The Zodiac serial murder case • The bombing during the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT • The mass murder in Florence, Montana in 2001 Dr. O'Toole also worked the Elizabeth Smart and Natalee Holloway disappearances, the Columbine shootings and many other high profile cases. Her law enforcement career spanned 32 years, beginning in the San Francisco's District Attorney's Office when she was a Criminal Investigator. Dr. O'Toole worked as an FBI agent for 28 years, spending more than half of her Bureau career in the organization's prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the very unit that is the focus of the hit crime series "Criminal Minds."

Dangerous Instincts: An Interview with Senior FBI Profiler (Ret) Mary Ellen O’Toole Ph.D. BIO: MARY ELLEN O’TOOLE, Ph.D. has spent her career studying the criminal mind. One of the most senior profilers for the FBI until her retirement in 2009, Dr. O’Toole has helped capture, interview and understand some of the world’s most infamous people including: • Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer • Derrick Todd Lee and Sean Vincent Gillis, both serial killers in Baton Rouge • The Collar Bomb Case, a bank robbery and murder of a pizza delivery man • Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber • The Polly Klaas child abduction • David Parker Ray, a serial sexual sadist • The Red Lake School Shooting • The Monster of Florence serial murder case • The Zodiac serial murder case • The bombing during the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT • The mass murder in Florence, Montana in 2001 Dr. O’Toole also worked the Elizabeth Smart and Natalee Holloway disappearances, the Columbine shootings and many other high profile cases. Her law enforcement career spanned 32 years, beginning in the San Francisco’s District Attorney’s Office when she was a Criminal Investigator. Dr. O’Toole worked as an FBI agent for 28 years, spending more than half of her Bureau career in the organization’s prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the very unit that is the focus of the hit crime series “Criminal Minds.”    

Mary Ellen O’Toole, Ph.D. has spent her career studying the criminal mind. One of the most senior profilers for the FBI until her retirement in 2009. Dr. O’Toole has helped capture, interview and understand some of the world’s most infamous people. Dr. O’Toole worked as an FBI agent for 28 years, spending more than half of her Bureau career in the organization’s prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the very unit that is the focus of the hit crime series “Criminal Minds.” During her time in the unit, Dr. O’Toole developed an expertise in Criminal Investigative Analysis (CIA) as well as offender behavior. She has provided assistance to law enforcement and prosecutors on a wide range of violent and criminal behavior including serial and single homicides, sexual assaults, kidnappings, product tampering, school shootings, arsons and bombings and extortions. Dr. O’Toole is also a trained FBI hostage negotiator and has a unique expertise in the areas of targeted school violence, workplace violence and threat assessment. Dr. O’Toole is recognized as the FBI’s leading expert in the area of “psychopathy.” Her work in psychopathy has put her on the forefront of mental health and law enforcement efforts to apply the concepts of this personality disorder to both violent and white collar offenders and their behavior and crime scenes. She lectures internationally on the application of the theory of psychopathy to real life situations. She continues to lecture at the FBI Academy on psychopathy and interviewing. She has served as adjunct faculty to the FBI’s Prestigious Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at the FBI Academy and also frequently lectures at the Smithsonian Institution about everything from Sherlock Holmes to personal safety. She is a Fellow with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. To learn more about Provocative Enlightenment Radio, go to www.provocativeenlightenment.com

MARY ELLEN O'TOOLE, Ph.D. has spent her career studying the criminal mind. One of the most senior profilers for the FBI until her retirement in 2009, Dr. O'Toole has helped capture, interview and understand some of the world's most infamous people. Dr. O'Toole also worked the Elizabeth Smart and Natalee Holloway disappearances, the Columbine shootings and many other high profile cases. Dr. O'Toole worked as an FBI agent for 28 years, spending more than half of her Bureau career in the organization's prestigious Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)—the very unit that is the focus of the hit crime series “Criminal Minds.” Dr. O'Toole is recognized as the FBI's leading expert in the area of psychopathy.”  Her work in psychopathy has put her on the forefront of mental health and law enforcement efforts to apply the concepts of this personality disorder to both violent and white collar offenders and their behavior and crime scenes.  Dr. O'Toole book Dangerous Minds can be found by clicking HERE. Find her website at MaryEllenOtoole.com.