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Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers

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Welcome to Mind Behind The Crime, the authoritative podcast that grants you exclusive access to the profound insights of respected psychologists, psychotherapists, and mental health experts as they delve into the most captivating true crime stories of our time. Hosted by Tony Brueski, this enthralling series takes you on an intellectual journey through the intricate workings of the human mind and its connection to the darkest realms of criminal behavior. In each episode, the vaulted doors of the

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19:21

Why Kohberger Is Writing to Serial Killers |...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/11

While threatening self-harm, Bryan Kohberger is reportedly reaching out to serial offenders across the country — trying to build relationships with the very people he once studied academically. It’s a pattern that has stunned investigators and raised deeper questions about identity, belonging, and psychological validation. Today on Hidden Killers, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us untangle what this behavior reveals. Why would someone convicted of killing four college students seek connection

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60:48

The Lies Behind the Lies — Breaking Down Brian...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/07

Jurors aren’t just weighing evidence in the Brian Walshe case — they’re weighing behavior. They’re deciding which version of events feels psychologically possible, which narrative aligns with human behavior, and which actions simply don’t match the story being told.Today, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us understand the psychological patterns prosecutors are highlighting. We explore why certain types of deception — calculated lies, rehearsed narratives, contradictory explanations — point to

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36:27

Inside the Mind of a Manipulator — The Psychology...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/04

Some cases are about evidence. Others are about timelines. The Brian Walshe case is about psychology — about behavior that doesn’t match the story being told. Today, we bring in psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to break down that gap and explain what the patterns reveal.We look at the alleged deception: the shifting narratives, the claims about Ana leaving for a spontaneous work trip, the hesitation to report her missing, the sudden insistence that “no one would believe” the truth. Shavaun walks us

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24:37

Why Brian Walshe’s Story Doesn’t Add Up — A Therapist...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/04

The Brian Walshe case is one of those situations where the behavior speaks louder than the words. And when the behavior is stacked next to the timeline, the digital searches, and the ever-shifting narratives, the discrepancy becomes the whole story. In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us to break down what the psychology reveals — not in theory, but in the real patterns prosecutors say Brian Walshe followed. We’re looking at the contrast between everyday lies and the kind of

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60:43

The Lies Behind the Lies — Breaking Down Brian...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/04

Jurors aren’t just weighing evidence in the Brian Walshe case — they’re weighing behavior. They’re deciding which version of events feels psychologically possible, which narrative aligns with human behavior, and which actions simply don’t match the story being told. Today, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us understand the psychological patterns prosecutors are highlighting. We explore why certain types of deception — calculated lies, rehearsed narratives, contradictory explanations — point to

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23:00

Slender Man Escape: How Wisconsin Set The Stage For...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/01

In this episode of Hidden Killers, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us to unpack the disturbing psychology and systemic collapse behind the escape of Morgan Geyser — the now-23-year-old woman who attempted a ritualistic Slender Man killing as a child, and who recently slipped out of a state-approved group home with a 42-year-old man after cutting off her GPS monitor.This wasn’t a locked facility. This wasn’t a secure psychiatric placement. This was a quiet residential street with families and

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33:30

Melodee Buzzard’s Mom Says “At Least I’m Not...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/01

Tonight on Hidden Killers, we sit down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to examine one of the most psychologically alarming missing-child cases in recent memory: the disappearance of nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard — and the unraveling mental state of her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, whose behavior seems to be spiraling far past “odd” and into a realm of fractured reality. This is a case defined by contradictions, delusion-like narratives, and a system trapped in its own limitations. Ashlee has claimed

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56:09

Two Crises, One Broken System — Buzzard & Slender Man...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/12/01

Tonight on Hidden Killers, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us unravel two cases that shouldn’t be connected — but absolutely are. On one side: Ashlee Buzzard, a mother spiraling into paranoia, delusion, secrecy, and destabilization as her nine-year-old daughter, Melodee, remains missing. On the other: Morgan Geyser, the Slender Man attacker who escaped a state placement, cut her ankle monitor, crossed state lines with a 42-year-old man, and was found behind a truck stop. Two wildly different

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37:16

Wendi Adelson Refuses to Testify as the Family...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/30

As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we revisit the shocking moment that shattered the illusion of Adelson family unity — Wendi Adelson’s refusal to testify for her mother, Donna, in one of Florida’s most explosive murder-for-hire trials. In a stunning pretrial twist, Donna’s defense team tried to subpoena her daughter, Wendi, hoping her testimony might humanize Donna or counterbalance the prosecution’s narrative. But Wendi’s lawyers fought back, arguing that testifying could

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53:27

Rex Heuermann: The Psychology of Asa Ellerup’s Denial...

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2025/11/30

As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re unpacking one of the most haunting psychological stories to emerge from the Gilgo Beach murders — the steadfast denial of Asa Ellerup, estranged wife of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann. Even as prosecutors present a mountain of evidence — DNA matches, hair fibers from family members found on victims, burner phones, and a detailed murder planning document — Asa still calls her husband her “hero.” She describes visiting him in jail

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32:24

Bryan Kohberger: Coincidence or Calculated? Inside...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/30

As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re revisiting one of the most disturbing and debated questions of the year: Was Bryan Kohberger just a socially awkward PhD student obsessed with criminology—or a meticulous killer hiding in plain sight?In this full-length breakdown, Tony Brueski sits down with former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis, and later, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, to unravel both sides of the psychological and legal battlefield surrounding

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41:04

Inside the Mind of Sean “Diddy” Combs: The Pathology,...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/29

As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we’re going beyond the headlines to examine the psychological machinery behind one of the most explosive celebrity trials of the decade — Sean “Diddy” Combs and the disturbing allegations that have shattered his empire. In this powerful two-part special, Tony Brueski is joined by psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to break down the alleged behavioral profile of Diddy — not from a place of gossip, but through a clinical lens. Scott explores

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57:22

Lori Vallow Daybell: The Prophet, the Defendant, and...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/28

As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we turn our focus to one of the most bizarre and psychologically chilling trials unfolding in America: Lori Vallow Daybell, the self-proclaimed prophet who’s decided she’s the best person to defend herself in court.Already convicted in Idaho for the murders of her two youngest children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and the conspiracy to murder her husband’s former wife, Tammy Daybell, Lori is now facing justice in Arizona for the murder of her

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44:36

Inside the Mind of Sean “Diddy” Combs: Power, Control...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/27

As part of our Hidden Killers 2025 Year in Review series, we revisit one of the most shocking and psychologically revealing cases of the year — the federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, where allegations of manipulation, coercive control, and psychological abuse have redefined how power, fame, and fear intertwine. In this full-length special, Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott and retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke for a two-part deep dive into the disturbing behavioral

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37:48

The Epstein Files Fallout Explored With...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/23

When the Epstein files go public, the biggest shock won’t be a single name — it will be the realization of how many institutions failed, looked away, or quietly enabled a predator to operate at the highest levels of society. And once that truth lands, America is going to feel something profound: institutional betrayal.In this riveting one-hour discussion, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dig into the psychology of what happens when the public discovers that the systems they trusted

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20:43

Epstein Files Drop: The Trauma Surge Survivors Will Face

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/20

The public sees headlines. Survivors feel earthquakes. As the full Epstein files move toward release, America is fixated on the political implications. But for the survivors of Epstein and his network, this is something else entirely — a psychological rupture, a reopening of wounds, a wave of validation mingled with dread. And that emotional reality often gets lost in the noise. In this gripping conversation, Tony Brueski is joined by psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to break down what this moment

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17:20

Epstein Files Release: The Psychological Shock No...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/20

The Epstein files are about to drop — not rumors, not whispers, not selectively leaked scraps — the full trove of documents America has spent years demanding. And while the legal system prepares for its moment, the rest of the country is bracing for something far deeper: the psychological shockwave that comes when long-buried truth finally hits daylight. In this powerful hour-long conversation, Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to examine the emotional and psychological

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37:42

The Epstein Files Fallout Explored With...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/20

When the Epstein files go public, the biggest shock won’t be a single name — it will be the realization of how many institutions failed, looked away, or quietly enabled a predator to operate at the highest levels of society. And once that truth lands, America is going to feel something profound: institutional betrayal. In this riveting one-hour discussion, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dig into the psychology of what happens when the public discovers that the systems they trusted

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52:37

Melodee Buzzard: Families Beg for Help. The Law Says...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/16

In this explosive Hidden Killers feature, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dissect the most dangerous phrase in American child-protection law: “imminent danger.”It’s the loophole that leaves families powerless, law enforcement stalled, and children unprotected until tragedy strikes. The Melodee Buzzard case exposes how a slow-moving legal standard allowed a crisis to become a disappearance — even as every red flag was documented in real time. Shavaun reveals how mental-health systems

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24:38

Melodee Buzzard: How the System Let a Mentally Ill...

Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers ·

2025/11/13

This is the story that will make you furious — because every step of it was predictable.In this Hidden Killers deep dive, Tony Brueski, Stacy Cole, and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examine the disturbing mental unraveling that led to the disappearance of Melodee Buzzard. From the first red flags — school absence, social isolation, and erratic behavior — to the alarming road trip with wigs, fake plates, and a child who never returned, every sign pointed toward a crisis in plain sight. Yet, the law

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