Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil

Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil McGraw takes an in-depth look at true crime cases, mysteries and provides his in-depth analysis.

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April 9, 2019 2 mins

Dr. Phil McGraw tells you what goes through the mind of a cold-blooded killer. What leads them to murder someone close to them in the most horrific way possible? You will travel inside the twisted minds of the nation’s most notorious murderers and mysteries in Dr. Phil’s new podcast series “Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil.” In the first season, “The Killer Thorn of Gypsy Rose” Dr. Phil will take you through a severe case o...

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Dr. Phil psychoanalyzes one of the most bizarre murder mysteries in modern times. In this episode, it's 2015, Dee Dee Blancharde has been stabbed to death in a vampire-like attack. Her thought to be seriously ill and disabled daughter Gypsy Rose is missing, and police believe the killer kidnapped the young woman. A nationwide manhunt is underway to find Gypsy Rose before it’s too late. For more: http://killerthornofgypsyrose.com Se...

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Police issue a nationwide, all-points bulletin for the safe return of Gypsy Rose Blancharde, believed to be kidnapped by her mother’s killer. Police use advanced technology to trace her whereabouts and find her hiding in a closet 700 miles from her home. What happens next will shock everyone beyond belief. For more: http://killerthornofgypsyrose.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

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Dr. Phil speaks to Gypsy Rose Blancharde in her very first exclusive interview from prison. She admits to planning her mother’s brutal murder and tells Dr. Phil she asked her boyfriend, who thinks he is a 500 year old vampire, to kill her mother. She reveals that her mentally ill mother convinced her that she was paralyzed and was forced to undergo dozens of surgeries she didn’t need. Dr. Phil analyzes the rare mental illness that ...

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In more from her first exclusive interview from prison, Gypsy Rose Blancharde tells Dr. Phil how she heard the sounds of her boyfriend stabbing her mother to death; payback she says, for a lifetime of physical abuse and cruelty. Dr. Phil analyzes her mother’s mental illness and the alter egos Gypsy Rose created to go along with her boyfriend, who thinks he is a 500 year old vampire. For more: https://www.thornofgypsyrose.com/ See o...

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Dr. Phil continues his exclusive interview with Gypsy Rose Blanchard from prison. She tells him about how her bumbling mistakes led to the swift capture of her and her boyfriend. Dr. Phil analyzes her psyche; what led her to murder her mother, and how she went from one abusive relationship to another. Gypsy reveals what she thinks about her vampire ex-boyfriend now and what she did to get final justice for her mother.  For more: ht...

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In 2011, the glamorous Spreckels Mansion in Southern California was witness to not just one but two grisly deaths — just days apart. When a beautiful young woman is found hanging nude from the mansion’s balcony, police rule it a suicide. Police say a tragedy days before triggered Rebecca Zahau to take her own life, but her loved ones claim suspicious evidence led to foul play.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy info...

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In the early morning hours of July 13, 2011, Adam Shacknai calls 911 and reports “I got a girl, hung herself”. That “girl” was his brother’s girlfriend, Rebecca Zahau. Adam Shacknai was reportedly alone with Rebecca at the Spreckels Mansion property on the night she died and was the last person to see her alive. What does he say happened in her final hours? Plus, a scream in the night. What one neighbor says she heard, and why Rebe...

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Nobody is immune to tragedy. For over seven years, since the death of Rebecca Zahau, her family has refused to believe the warm, smart, bubbly woman they knew, committed suicide. In episode 3, Dr. Phil dives into the Zahau’s family theories and evidence found at the crime scene. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

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Sheriff investigators reportedly found notes on Rebecca Zahau’s cell phone leading them to believe she was troubled. A renowned forensic pathologist reveals his findings after examining Rebecca's exhumed remains. Dr. Phil delves into the cause and manner of death of Rebecca Zahau in episode 4 of Mansion of Secrets: The Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

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Police ruled Rebecca Zahau’s death a suicide after she was found naked and hanging from the balcony of her millionaire boyfriend’s mansion in 2011. Then jurors in a civil trial found Adam Shacknai, the brother of Rebecca’s boyfriend, responsible for her death. He adamantly denies any involvement. In the fifth and final episode of “Mansion of Secrets: The Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau” Analysis by Dr. Phil, Rebecca’s family spea...

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“It's time to talk about murder in America,” says Dr. Phil.  Why do people resort to murder? What causes someone to kill? Learn what a new FBI study says about the “Pre-attack behaviors of active shooters in the United States.” Hear about the traits and characteristics of people who are considered most likely to commit mass shootings and school shootings. More info: https://www.drphilpodcasts.com/ See omnystudio.com/policies/listen...

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Young newlywed Josh Hilberling plunged to his death after police say a push from his new bride during an argument caused him to fall from the 25th floor window of their apartment building. Amber Hilberling was seven months pregnant at the time of her husband's death. She says it was an accident but was arrested and put on trial for murder. Was it self-defense? Or something more sinister? See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for pri...

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Josh Hilberling, a 23-year-old newlywed, fell to his death from the 25th floor window of his apartment. His 19-year-old pregnant wife, Amber Hilberling, who said the fall was an accident, was arrested and put on trial for murder. The story of the young, picture-perfect couple rapidly went from local news to grabbing national headlines. This is the second episode of Beautiful Victim or Killer Wife? Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr...

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The State of Oklahoma arrested Amber Hilberling and charged the pregnant 19-year-old with second-degree murder, despite her insistence that she only pushed her husband in self-defense and never meant for him to fall out of the window to his death. In episode 3 of Beautiful Victim or Killer Wife?, prosecutors offered Amber the option to plead guilty and serve five years. But in a shocking twist and in a move that would later come to...

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Amber Hilberling was charged with second-degree murder in the March 2013 death of her husband, Josh Hilberling, despite her insistence that she acted in self-defense when, during an argument, she pushed him and he fell to his death out a window of their high rise apartment in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prosecutors offered the pregnant 19-year-old the option to serve five years in exchange for a guilty plea, but Amber refused the deal. She wa...

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Three and a half years after her high-profile trial in which Amber Hilberling was convicted of second-degree murder in the March 2013 death of her husband, Josh Hilberling,the 25-year-old was found dead in her prison cell. Another inmate discovered Hilberling hanging from her bunk bed - the cord of a curling iron wrapped tightly around her neck. According to prison officials, she used the beauty tool to take her own life. This is t...

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Seven-year-old Kyron Horman went missing from his Oregon elementary school in 2010 after his school science fair. Kyron’s father waited at the bus stop, but Kyron never got off the bus and has never been seen again. It’s the haunting question everyone’s asking - how could a 7-year-old seemingly vanish into thin air? Episode one, Into Thin Air: The Mysterious Disappearance of Kyron Horman on this week’s Mystery and Murder: Analysis ...

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How could a 7-year-old seemingly vanish into thin air? It’s been nine years since Kyron Horman disappeared. In Part 2 of Into Thin Air: The Mysterious Disappearance of Kyron Horman Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil. Kyron Horman's mother, Desiree says it was nearly 8 hours after her child was last seen that she first learned he hadn’t shown up for school that day in 2010. Plus, who was the adult close to the missing child wh...

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Kyron Horman vanished nine years ago without a trace after his school science fair. His parents say they believe his stepmother, Terri, knows what happened to him. Terri denies any wrongdoing. On this week’s episode 3 of Into Thin Air: The Mysterious Disappearance of Kyron Horman, “Mystery and Murder: Analysis By Dr. Phil,” Dr. Phil reviews Terri Horman’s Facebook post that caused more speculation just four days after 7-year-old Ky...

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