The Profiling Evil Podcast delves into unsolved criminal cases from around the world, peeling back the layers of human behavior to reveal what drives evil. We look into the mind of the predator—their motivations, their victim selection, and the patterns that expose them. Each episode goes beyond headlines, examining how investigators identify red flags, connect the dots, and capitalize on the very errors offenders believe will never be found.Your host, Mike King, brings over four decades of experience in criminal justice and behavioral analysis. A retired law enforcement executive, Mike served as Chief of Staff to Utah Attorney Ge...
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Sep 29, 2026 · 42:40
After seven days of testimony and 40 witnesses for the prosecution, the state has rested its case against former American Idol contestant #CalebFlynn, who is accused of murdering…
Sep 29, 2026 · 1:44:25
The closing arguments in the Caleb Flynn murder trial are done, and the courtroom has gone quiet. The defense leaned hard into doubt, but after weeks of testimony, from the crime…
Sep 28, 2026 · 42:45
As evidence continues to come forth in the #CalebFlynn murder trial, the state is presenting one bombshell after another as they try to convince this jury that Caleb murdered his…
Sep 28, 2026 · 40:44
Caleb Flynn’s first police interview reveals subtle but telling inconsistencies that investigators often look for in the hours after a homicide. In this episode, I break down…
Sep 26, 2026 · 1:06:56
This episode explores the disappearance of Christopher S. Rampersaud, a young man on the autism spectrum who vanished from his Queens, New York home in early October 2023.…
Sep 24, 2026 · 29:07
In this episode of Profiling Evil, we’ll break down the bizarre closing argument delivered by Dr. Tomasz Kosowski, the Ivy League educated plastic surgeon accused of murdering…
Sep 22, 2026 · 25:28
The #RichardAllen appeal hearing was one of the most intense court sessions I’ve watched for some time. It should take us too far from keeping #AbbyWilliams #LibbyGerman #Delphi…
Sep 21, 2026 · 36:40
In this episode, we examine the prosecution and defense opening statements in the murder trial of #CalebFlynn the one-time #AmericanIdol contestant and pastor who is accused of…
Sep 19, 2026 · 42:45
In this episode, Profiling Evil sits down with former offender monitoring program manager #DebiReynolds to examine the shocking reality that #BarryMorphew was allowed twelve…
Sep 16, 2026 · 38:55
In this episode of Profiling Evil, we’ll walk through the prosecution’s case against Dr. Tomasz “Tom” Kosowski in the disappearance and alleged murder of attorney Steven Cozzi…
Sep 15, 2026 · 1:01:08
This Profiling Evil episode takes a hard, fair look at the #LindsayClancy mistrial and the way the lone holdout juror has become the focus of public anger, media scrutiny, and…
Sep 12, 2026 · 30:51
In this episode, Profiling Evil sits down with Texas attorney Michelle Morris to break down the legal ambiguity surrounding #BarryMorphew from residency questions and plate…
Sep 12, 2026 · 1:00:47
On this solemn anniversary, I’m revisiting a powerful conversation with two of my closest friends — Lt. Tom Joyce of the NYPD and Capt. Steve Pollokov of the FDNY — both of whom…
Sep 9, 2026 · 24:53
The #BarryMorphew hearing in Alamosa, Colorado, was a turning point in this case as Judge Amanda Hopkins examined the GPS data, jail calls, and bond history, ultimately blasting…
Sep 8, 2026 · 32:57
Barry Morphew was under GPS monitoring when a Colorado judge demanded his location records by 1 p.m. on September 2 after he was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Denver. The…
Sep 5, 2026 · 31:04
Barry Morphew was out on a $3 million bond, awaiting trial for the murder of his wife Suzanne and now he may have a brand-new problem as cops put him back in jail. Join my…
Sep 4, 2026 · 22:12
The courtroom fell silent as the judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case — a stunning end to months of emotional testimony and legal wrangling. The decision leaves…
Sep 4, 2026 · 27:27
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Sep 2, 2026 · 19:32
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Sep 1, 2026 · 30:02
The Lindsay Clancy jury has now spent more than 16 hours deliberating over three days, and there is still no verdict. As the public waits, the jury has asked to review two…
Aug 30, 2026 · 12:45
In this episode, we break down the exact choices the jury has in the Lindsay Clancy case under Massachusetts law and invite you to cast your own vote on whether she understood…
Aug 29, 2026 · 45:53
Let’s break down this heartbreaking case of Lindsay Clancy together, the same way we would if you were sitting across from me in a small back office with a single lamp, a stack…
Aug 27, 2026 · 42:14
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial is now in the hands of the jury. The defense says a loving mother was overtaken by postpartum psychosis after months of deteriorating mental…
Aug 27, 2026 · 34:17
The Commonwealth saved one of its most direct challenges to Lindsay Clancy’s account for its final rebuttal witness. Dr. Gregory Saathoff, a forensic psychiatrist who has worked…
Aug 26, 2026 · 35:10
The Lindsay Clancy trial is difficult to watch because nearly every discussion has centered on Lindsay’s mental health, her treatment and whether she was experiencing psychosis.…
Aug 25, 2026 · 38:47
In this episode of Profiling Evil, I sit down with clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Joni Johnston to examine why some women pursue relationships with men responsible for…
Aug 23, 2026 · 44:21
Nearly thirty years after Tupac Shakur was shot on a Las Vegas street, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is on trial for murder. In this episode, I walk through the prosecution’s retaliation…
Aug 22, 2026 · 28:22
On August 8th, 2026, 63-year-old grandmother Alisa Goods stepped out of a Las Vegas home to pick up iron pills from a nearby CVS. She never came back and there aren’t any…
Aug 20, 2026 · 33:49
Lindsay Clancy has never denied killing her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months old. That's not what this trial is about. The real question in front of the…
Aug 18, 2026 · 48:18
In this episode of Profiling Evil, I’m joined by veteran crime reporter Caroline Lowe to discuss the unsolved disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit, the 27-year-old morning news…
Aug 15, 2026 · 51:16
The Lindsay Clancy trial has moved into the psychiatric care she received before she killed her three children, and the testimony is raising difficult questions about fragmented…
Aug 14, 2026 · 29:48
Chris Watts is serving life without parole for murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their daughters, Bella and Celeste. Now, Lizzie Henderson has publicly confirmed that she…
Aug 11, 2026 · 31:24
Why can two people walk through the same place and notice completely different warning signs? In this special Profiling Evil episode, we’ll draw on lessons from law-enforcement…
Aug 8, 2026 · 33:18
Days seven and eight of the Lindsay Clancy trial brought the jury toxicology results, DNA findings, testimony from the children’s former nanny, friends and relatives, and deeply…
Aug 5, 2026 · 36:37
Lindsay Clancy spoke in court for the first time during her trial and personally agreed to a broad stipulation covering important parts of the Commonwealth’s forensic case. That…
Aug 4, 2026 · 33:21
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has released two messages connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. One…
Aug 1, 2026 · 1:21:25
This week’s lead story is the Nancy Guthrie investigation, where Sheriff Chris Nanos says testing of a hair recovered from her Arizona home did not point to a suspect and a…
Jul 31, 2026 · 37:59
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy begins with two radically different accounts of the same tragedy. Prosecutors allege that Clancy deliberately created a window of time, sent…
Jul 28, 2026 · 37:05
This week, we’re looking at four cases that have reached very different points in the legal process. In Los Angeles, a judge is hearing the evidence prosecutors say connects…
Jul 25, 2026 · 39:19
n 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the wall of the Louvre Museum in the center of Paris. One morning she was hanging in the Salon Carré, and shortly after, the most recognizable…
Jul 21, 2026 · 41:40
Today I’m looking at the targeted killing of five relatives in East St. Louis, the evidence presented against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, the fatal shooting of…
Jul 18, 2026 · 47:25
In this episode of Profiling Evil, I sit down with Sarah Edmondson and Anthony “Nippy” Ames from A Little Bit Culty for a raw and honest conversation about cult behavior,…
Jul 14, 2026 · 31:17
The Nancy Guthrie investigation continues to generate questions, speculation, and plenty of opinions. Over the last several days, we’ve learned more about one man who admitted…
Jul 11, 2026 · 40:09
Federal prosecutors have announced arrests tied to an alleged plot to attack the #UFCFreedom250 event at the White House. According to the Department of Justice, the alleged plan…
Jul 10, 2026 · 34:53
The Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing is less about dramatic testimony and more about the fight over what the judge, the public, the media, and eventually a jury pool should be…
Jul 8, 2026 · 30:09
Agent Hull’s testimony in the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing gave us a much better look at how prosecutors are trying to move this case forward. The judge is not deciding…
Jul 7, 2026 · 31:49
Day one of the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing in Utah was exactly what I expected it to be, slow, procedural, and at times rather painful. This was not opening statements in…
Jul 6, 2026 · 31:25
The Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing is underway in Provo, Utah, and this could give the public its first real look at the evidence in the Charlie Kirk murder case. Robinson is…
Jul 6, 2026 · 34:05
The Larry Millete murder trial in San Diego is now moving toward closing arguments. Prosecutors spent nearly a month laying out their case that May “Maya” Millete did not simply…
Jul 3, 2026 · 33:51
The Fourth of July in the United States is supposed to be about celebration, fireworks, family, and freedom. But in some cases, that same holiday mix of travel, late nights,…
Jun 30, 2026 · 1:53:12
Sam Bateman, the self-proclaimed prophet tied to a polygamous FLDS offshoot, took the stand in his own defense and the jury did not buy it. Bateman was already serving a 50-year…
Jun 27, 2026 · 30:18
New reporting in the Nancy Guthrie case reveals disturbing details about that second ransom note sent after the 84-year-old Tucson woman was abducted from her home. The news…
Jun 23, 2026 · 42:41
Between 1962 and 1964, thirteen women in the Boston area were murdered in a case that terrified a city and became known around the world as the Boston Strangler murders. For…
Jun 20, 2026 · 37:53
Rex Heuermann has now been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the Gilgo Beach serial killings. After pleading guilty to seven murders and admitting…
Jun 16, 2026 · 35:26
Rex Heuermann is scheduled to be sentenced in Long Island, New York on June 17, 2026, after pleading guilty to the murders of seven women and admitting responsibility for an…
Jun 13, 2026 · 40:45
Chad Daybell said his “Letters from Chad” project would finally tell the truth about the murders of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell. Ten letters later, he’s paused the…
Jun 9, 2026 · 25:41
While filming a new documentary in Los Angeles, a story from Japan caught my attention and I keep thinking about it. It's the story of 20-year-old Auburn University student James…
Jun 6, 2026 · 51:36
When survivors begin talking about abuse years later, the story often does not come out in a clean timeline. It can come back through sensory details, body reactions, fragmented…
Jun 2, 2026 · 37:13
Seven-month-old Emmanuel Haro was reported missing in August 2025 after his mother, Rebecca Haro, claimed he had been kidnapped during a diaper change in a Yucaipa parking lot.…
May 30, 2026 · 1:01:49
What does control actually look like when you strip away the labels and get down to behavior? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Steven Hassan to talk about the BITE Model, one…
May 26, 2026 · 33:40
Barry Morphew is preparing to stand trial for the alleged murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, whose disappearance on Mother’s Day weekend in 2020 became one of Colorado’s most…
May 23, 2026 · 25:48
The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and ordered a new trial, but this decision does not declare Murdaugh innocent, and it doesn’t…
May 19, 2026 · 29:41
I’m still on vacation, but I can’t drive through Europe without noticing the crime stories hiding in plain sight. In this final segment of this European Roadtrip, I travel…
May 16, 2026 · 1:05:35
I’m standing at a remote rest stop in eastern Nevada, south of Ely where a 1974 stopover became the crime scene of yet another victim of serial killer Paul John Knowles, also…
May 12, 2026 · 41:35
I’m continuing my true crime travels through Europe, this time through Baden-Baden, the Black Forest, Triberg and Freiburg. These are some of the most beautiful places you can…
May 9, 2026 · 1:02:19
When survivors finally begin talking about abuse, especially years later, the truth rarely arrives in one neat statement. It often comes in fragments, sensory flashes, and…
May 5, 2026 · 46:47
I’m in Europe for the next three weeks, mixing a little vacation time with some true crime. I’m recording parts of this episode in Amsterdam and Cologne, near the place where…
May 2, 2026 · 56:25
Let’s discuss one of the most important and uncomfortable subjects in true crime, the path from coercive control to domestic violence homicide. Using the work of forensic…
Apr 28, 2026 · 28:25
Newly unsealed search warrants are giving us a much clearer picture of how investigators built the case after Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University. We’re learning…
Apr 25, 2026 · 43:44
Five years after Summer Moon-Utah Wells vanished from her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee, this case still remains unsolved. In this episode, we’ll take a fresh look at what…
Apr 21, 2026 · 34:54
A stranger shows up at a Fairfield, California home, talks through a doorbell camera while demanding to know where a daughter is. He claims to be “Harry Dresden,” a fictional…
Apr 18, 2026 · 30:59
Victoria Police are investigating a historical sexual assault allegation tied to a 2010 Melbourne nightclub encounter after Ruby Rose publicly accused Katy Perry of assault. What…
Apr 14, 2026 · 34:22
We’re visiting Echo, Utah, a place that held onto murderous secrets for over one-hundred years. I’m starting in the old cemetery near one of the most historic corridors in the…
Apr 11, 2026 · 1:02:10
Rex Heuermann has now pleaded guilty, and that changes the conversation in a big way. In this episode, I sit down with documentary filmmaker Josh Zeman to break down what…
Apr 8, 2026 · 28:14
Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, in the Gilgo Beach murders, admitting in Suffolk County court to seven charged killings and also acknowledging Karen Vergata as an…
Apr 7, 2026 · 36:27
This episode is a focused follow-up to my first breakdown and we’re only covering what Savannah Guthrie says in the remainder of her comments. We’ll walk through what she reveals…
Apr 4, 2026 · 30:45
One thing I keep wishing for is silence. That Chad and Lori Daybell would finally stop talking. No more coded prison letters. No more jailhouse theology. No more attempts to…
Mar 31, 2026 · 46:29
The Long Island Serial Killer case may be heading for one of its biggest turning points yet. Multiple outlets are now reporting that Rex Heuermann, the New York architect charged…
Mar 28, 2026 · 35:18
In this video, I’m doing two things that belong in the same episode. First, I’m going to walk through the 10 biggest takeaways from Part 1 of Savannah Guthrie’s interview about…
Mar 24, 2026 · 47:55
Let’s tackles three issues that keep nagging people in the Nancy Guthrie case, and it does it in a way that holds up under scrutiny. First, how the suspect likely gained entry,…
Mar 21, 2026 · 35:24
Convicted killer, Kouri Richins awaits sentencing on May 13, 2026, a date that also falls on what would have been her husband Eric’s 44th birthday, but she murdered him. We’ll…
Mar 17, 2026 · 3:25:57
This video starts with a tribute to a recently fallen hero, Chief Wayne Tarwater of the Ogden Utah Police Department. Then, in a twist, the defense in Utah v. Kouri Richins…
Mar 14, 2026 · 45:49
This episode walks through the most recent, publicly reported developments in the Nancy Guthrie case, and explains why wild speculation can damage real investigations. I’m joined…
Mar 10, 2026 · 27:40
Let’s look at one of the most talked-about documents in the Kouri Richins case, the so-called “Walk the Dog” letter. I break down what reliable news coverage says about the…
Mar 7, 2026 · 57:20
Tonight, we’re digging into the Nancy Guthrie case with retired homicide detective and instructor Fil Waters. We’ll talk through what matters most right now, not the loudest…
Mar 6, 2026 · 40:56
We’re talking Utah v. Kouri Richins. I’m going to walk you through what stood out since my last video along with some of the strong wins by the defense and prosecution.…
Mar 3, 2026 · 1:09:50
In this episode, I sit down with Bob Motta II, Illinois criminal defense attorney and host of Defense Diaries, to talk about Buried: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation.…
Feb 28, 2026 · 1:11:45
In big cases like the Nancy Guthrie investigation in Tucson, the story unfolds in two places at once, on the street where detectives are grinding through evidence, and online…
Feb 27, 2026 · 43:57
This week for Feedback Friday, we’re going to the Utah Arizona line to talk about Pipe Spring National Monument, also known as Winsor Castle, a place that looks peaceful today…
Feb 24, 2026 · 30:39
Day 24. Nancy Guthrie’s family is still living in the worst kind of limbo, the not knowing. Today, Savannah Guthrie shared another plea, asking for basic decency and compassion,…
Feb 24, 2026 · 1:02:12
For years, the story of Jeffrey Epstein has been shaped by leaks, speculation, and carefully timed disclosures. Now, with massive new volumes of Epstein-related files released…
Feb 23, 2026 · 1:20:40
Let’s break down the opening statements in Utah v. Kouri Richins, the aggravated murder case tied to the fentanyl death of Eric Richins. I’m going to walk you through what the…
Feb 23, 2026 · 33:00
A glove in the desert that “looks” like it has blood on it, plus a droplet-like stain on a rock, is the kind of detail that makes the internet sprint ahead of the facts. In the…
Feb 21, 2026 · 32:52
Nancy Guthrie has been missing since January 31, and investigators believe she was abducted from her Tucson home in the early hours of February 1. The reward is now over $200,000…
Feb 20, 2026 · 22:47
Let’s walk through three important considerations in the Ashley Flynn murder case where her husband is now accused of pulling the trigger – twice! Why did this targeted attack…
Feb 20, 2026 · 26:01
Before we jump into Feedback Friday, we’ve got to set the table with what’s happening right now in true crime because the biggest stories this week all have something in common.…
Feb 19, 2026 · 32:15
Let’s dig into the latest developments in the Nancy Guthrie case and talk about what investigators are saying about the glove DNA not producing a CODIS hit, why that doesn’t…
Feb 18, 2026 · 26:29
Before dawn in Tipp City, Ohio, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn, a wife and mother of two was murdered inside her home in the early morning hours. A woman of faith, she was also a…
Feb 17, 2026 · 30:40
In October 2022, fifteen-year-old Austin Thompson launched a violent rampage in a quiet Raleigh neighborhood, killing five people including his own brother and a police officer.…
Feb 16, 2026 · 32:14
This case has generated a kind of attention that can either help solve it or smother it. The latest wave of headlines is all about a glove recovered roughly two miles from Nancy…
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