Hidden True Crime
Hidden True Crime, explores the hidden motives behind unimaginable crimes, while examining our deepest fears along the way. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors, both good and bad, in order to understand the world and ourselves. Pull up a chair at our dinner table as the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes. What are they hiding? What are they hiding from? What remains hidden?
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August 2, 2025 • 28 mins
What really happened in Devil’s Den? A brutal double homicide, a vanishing suspect, and a community haunted by fear.
About Hidden True Crime:
What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Thei...
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August 2, 2025 • 64 mins
Lori Vallow spoke on camera just before she was sentenced in Arizona—and journalist Brianna Whitney was the one asking the questions for the third time. What did Lori reveal? What did she dodge? And what didn’t make the final cut?
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August 1, 2025 • 24 mins
She called him out in front of the world. One of James Craig’s daughters delivers a searing victim impact statement—while we reveal a secret letter James wrote before the murder and quietly passed to a fellow church member.
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What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an...
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July 31, 2025 • 48 mins
Carrie Hageseth was one of James Craig’s secret sugar babies—but now, she’s telling her story on the record. In this exclusive Hidden True Crime interview, Carrie opens up about the messages, the manipulation, and the moment she realized the man she was dating was accused of poisoning his wife. What was it like testifying at his murder trial? And what does she want the world to know now?
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July 30, 2025 • 58 mins
**This episode was recorded live**
Lauren is joined by Josh Ritter from Courtroom Confidential to discuss the latest in the James Craig trial as the jury continues deliberating.
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What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into...
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July 30, 2025 • 59 mins
After Weeks of Shocking Testimony, It All Comes Down to This. The prosecution says James Craig was a calculating killer. The defense says he was a broken man in a broken marriage. Today, both sides gave their final word—and the jury is now deliberating. Was Angela Craig's death a tragic suicide… or cold-blooded murder? The verdict is coming. We break it all down.
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July 29, 2025 • 65 mins
James Craig says he didn’t murder his wife—he says she asked him to “finish the job.” That’s what he wrote in a handwritten timeline revealed in court. In today’s episode, we break down the final bombshells before the defense rests its case… without calling a single witness. No one took the stand for Craig—not even him. So what will the jury believe?
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July 28, 2025 • 77 mins
In one of the most powerful moments of Lori Daybell’s Arizona trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock turned to the woman on trial, and delivered a line that stunned the courtroom: “Don't Flatter Yourself.”
Now, for the first time, Nancy Jo sits down with Hidden True Crime to share why she felt compelled to speak out, what it was like to testify against Lori, and what she learned while talking with Charles Vallow.
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July 27, 2025 • 149 mins
**This episode was recorded live**
The victims spoke. Lori did too. And the judge didn’t hold back. Dr. John Matthias analyzes the psychology behind it all—what Lori said, what she didn’t, and what it means.
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What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative jou...
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July 26, 2025 • 42 mins
In one of the most damning days yet, lead detective Bobbi Olsen lays out James Craig’s digital footprints, handwritten confessions, and surveillance footage showing what he did right before Angela collapsed. From arsenic deliveries to mysterious hospital visits—this one’s explosive.
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Day 8 of the James Craig trial was another big day with testimony from Angie's siblings and GPS ping data, and Lauren is here to break it all down.
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What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of un...
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July 24, 2025 • 111 mins
Bryan Kohberger sat emotionless in court as victims’ families gave gut-wrenching statements—but what was really going on behind that blank stare? In this episode, forensic psychologist Dr. John Matthias and journalist Lauren Matthias break down Kohberger’s chilling courtroom behavior, the psychology behind his silence, and what his sentencing hearing reveals about the man accused of the Idaho student murders.
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July 24, 2025 • 63 mins
On Day 7 of the James Craig trial, court continued with testimony from former sugar babies of James Craig, and testimony about James' plan to put hits on people from jail.
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What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigativ...
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July 23, 2025 • 75 mins
It’s the moment many all been waiting for in this trial— a chance to get more insight into what happened leading up to Angie's death- James Craig’s mistress, Karin Cain, testifies. From secret rendezvous to cryptic texts, her time on the stand pulls back the curtain on the affair at the center of this murder case.
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July 22, 2025 • 79 mins
**note: This episode was recorded live. I mention the name Lily, who is a sweet labradoodle sitting next to me!
Today’s testimony was explosive. Forensic toxicologists and the Arapahoe County coroner took the stand, revealing lethal levels of cyanide and Visine in Angela Craig’s system. The autopsy confirmed what her body had been trying to say all along—this was murder. We break down the chilling science, the courtroom tension,...
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July 21, 2025 • 99 mins
** This episode was recorded live** He was a respected dentist, a father of six, and a devout Mormon—but behind closed doors, James Craig was plotting his wife’s murder with arsenic and cyanide. In this episode, we sit down with a clinical psychologist to break down Craig’s disturbing behavior, his manipulative actions, and the chilling psychology behind the smiling husband-turned-killer.
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July 19, 2025 • 55 mins
Today in Centennial, prosecutors unveiled a chilling digital trail in the James Craig trial. A dental assistant recounted Craig’s obsessive text messages about a “priority package” – later revealed as potassium cyanide. Meanwhile, an Aurora detective detailed his web history—from arsenic buys to “undetectable poisons”—painted as premeditated murder planning. And in the most explosive moment: Ryan Redfearn, the man who reported the ...
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Day 3 of the James Craig trial —emotions hit the ceiling. Two of the Craigs’ children take the stand, painting a human portrait of their mother: devoted, vibrant, and “had plans for the future.” Meanwhile, prosecutors roll out the detective and digital‑forensics team, detailing how phones, hard drives, and chemical logs tie back to Craig. The courtroom buzzes as a Midland Scientific rep recounts a mysterious cyanide order to his of...
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Today’s testimony brought secret poison deliveries, late-night computer searches, an office affair, and jailhouse letters offering money for fake testimony. This case just got even more wild.. and Hidden True Crime was in the courtroom to bring you all the latest.
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Opening statements are in—and they’re explosive. Prosecutors say James Craig laced his wife’s smoothies to escape a failing marriage and be with his mistress. The defense calls him a “broken man,” not a killer. In this episode, we break down the key arguments, jaw-dropping evidence, and what this high-profile Denver trial could reveal next.
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