Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil

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 speaks out for the very first time since Adam Shacknai's trial. Plus, Dr. Phil discusses civil case law, circumstantial evidence and the psychology of people accused. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Rebecca's family say they believe that cry came from Rebecca. This is episode 2 of Mansion of Secrets the Mysterious Death of Rebecca Zahau. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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: http://killerthornofgypsyrose.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 drove Dee Dee Blancharde to abuse her daughter at the point of a surgeon's scalpel. For more: http://killerthornofgypsyrose.com See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy that leads to murder. Weekly episodes start this April 25, 2019. Subscribe now so Dr. Phil can take you behind the headlines of some of the world's most notorious crimes! For more: http://killerthornofgypsyrose.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.