Profiling Evil

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 by three cops, #KennyKinsey #PaulVernon and #FilWaters. A neighbor has described seeing a “suspicious man” in the area weeks before Nancy disappeared, and says she shared that information with the FBI, who at first didn’t know the contact happened...

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 letter, what “walk the dog” can actually mean in ordinary language and slang, and why prosecutors are treating it as potential evidence of witness tampering and consciousness of guilt. Then we look at the other side, what the defense is likely to say, w...

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 theory online, but the basics that decide whether a case gets solved, scene control, evidence integrity, timelines, and how public messaging can help or hurt an investigation. We’ll also hit the porch video questions, the glove story that took off, wha...

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. Personally, I found the testimony of Richins boyfriend especially compelling and I’m going to chat with Attorney Bob Motta of Defense Diaries for his take on where this case is headed.

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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. We’re diving into one of the most infamous serial killer cases in American history. Bob is the son of John Wayne Gacy’s defense attorney. After Gacy passed away, Bob gained access to never-before-heard recordings, documents, and case materials that ha...

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 where theories spread fast and loud. In this episode, Mike King sits down with retired LAPD Captain Paul Vernon, a longtime Compstat and Real Time Crime Center leader, to talk through what online creators, “citizen detectives,” and even mainstream med...

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 but has a real crime history tied to killings, retaliation, forced displacement, and hiding from law enforcement. Then we’ll bring that same lens back to Utah and the first days of the Kouri Richins murder trial, where prosecutors say money and contr...

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, and for someone to finally tell the family where Nancy is so they can bring her home. The family is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads to Nancy’s recovery, and they’re also donating $500,000 to the National Center for ...

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 into the public domain, the promise was transparency. What we’re getting instead is an overload of information. I’m sitting down with Ed Opperman, host of The Opperman Report for his first-hand view. We’re going to talk about #GhislaineMaxwell, #Dona...

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 prosecution says happened, why they say it happened, and what the defense says is missing. This is the roadmap each side handed the jury as things get started. Then stick around for the full opening statements.

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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 Nancy Guthrie case, that sprint is already complicating real work in a real neighborhood. Tonight I’m going to walk through what was reportedly found, what we still don’t know, and why restraint matters when we’re only seeing a tiny slice of the cas...

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 thanks to private donors, the sheriff says he believes she’s still nearby, and the FBI is clearly running border coordination protocols even while officials say there’s no evidence she was taken into Mexico. Let’s talk about how public messaging c...

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 focus on the inner circle first of this low-risk, highly respected woman. How does geography and mapping help collapse a random burglary scenario and why do communities often struggle accepting that the “great guy” next door, or the fellow parishion...

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. They’re not just about crime scenes. They’re about systems… families, relationships, homes, communities… and the pressure that builds behind closed doors until something finally breaks. We’re gonna be talking about the murder conviction of Paul Can...

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 automatically kill the lead, and why I’ve been warning from the beginning that this glove was always a longshot. We’ll also talk about the two most practical paths forward right now: the Walmart backpack trace and what investigators can squeeze out of ...

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 substitute teacher and school volleyball coach. Police say the murder happened during a burglary in the home that left the husband and children unharmed - physically. Let’s examine the victimology we know, the geography of the crime and whether this was...

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. Now eighteen, Thompson has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and faces sentencing through a mandatory Miller hearing, an extraordinary legal process reserved for juveniles who commit the most serious crimes. In this episode, we walk through exa...

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 Guthrie’s Tucson-area home, with the FBI saying the glove contains a DNA profile and “appears to match” the type of gloves worn by the masked subject in the porch video. That one phrase appears to match has been stretched by the media ecosystem int...

Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old widow from the Tucson area, remains missing nearly two weeks after being abducted from her home. Public ransom deadlines have come and gone. Surveillance footage has been released. Gloves have been recovered a mile from the scene and reportedly inside the residence. Height estimates have narrowed. The suspect description is out. Yet the central question remains: Who did this and what does the ...