Profiling Evil
Gamut Podcast Network · Mike King
Show overview
Profiling Evil has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 370 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 240 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 25 min and 48 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 66 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 124 episodes published. Published by Mike King.
From the publisher
The Profiling Evil Podcast delves into unsolved criminal cases from around the world, peeling back the layers of human behavior to reveal what drives evil. We look into the mind of the predator—their motivations, their victim selection, and the patterns that expose them. Each episode goes beyond headlines, examining how investigators identify red flags, connect the dots, and capitalize on the very errors offenders believe will never be found.Your host, Mike King, brings over four decades of experience in criminal justice and behavioral analysis. A retired law enforcement executive, Mike served as Chief of Staff to Utah Attorney General Jan Graham and Weber County Attorney Reed M. Richards. He began his career at the Ogden Police Department, where he worked patrol, motor enforcement, and SWAT before moving into investigations where he led task forces that hunted serial predators and violent offenders.Mike’s expertise earned him national recognition. He served as co-chair of the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) National Advisory Board, directed UTAP, the Utah Criminal Tracking and Analysis Project, and supported intelligence operations during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.After retiring from public service, Mike joined the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), where he spent years consulting with police agencies around the globe on intelligence gathering, emergency communications, and major event management. In 2024, he retired again, this time to focus full-time on Profiling Evil and its growing community of true crime investigators, students, and enthusiasts.Mike is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, and adjunct professor, as well as a visiting scholar at multiple universities. He’s authored several acclaimed works on crime and human behavior, including:· Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing· Deceived: An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult· She Knew No Fear· Who Killed King Tut?· Predators: Who Are They and How Do We Stop Them?· ProfilersMike’s investigative insight and behavioral expertise have been featured on Court TV, NewsNation, Law & Crime Network, Dr. Phil, History’s Greatest Mysteries, and 60 Minutes Australia, where his calm, analytical style helps audiences understand the why behind the world’s most chilling crimes.At @ProfilingEvil, you’ll find deep dives into real investigations, expert analysis of offender behavior, and lessons in situational awareness and safety. It’s more than storytelling, it’s about learning how to recognize, understand, and ultimately disrupt evil.Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: @ProfilingEvilLearn more at www.ProfilingEvil.comEmail Mike at: [email protected]
Latest Episodes
View all 370 episodesWitch Trials, Serial Predators and a Modern Murder from Baden-Baden to Freiburg | Profiling Evil
What Spouses NEED TO Know! When Trauma Memories Come Out. | Profiling Evil
Tulips, Serial Killers & the Vampire of Düsseldorf | Profiling Evil in Europe
8 WARNING Signs of Domestic Violence Homicide, Ashley Flynn & Suzanne Morphew | Profiling Evil
Charlie Kirk Case Update, What the New Warrants Really Show | Profiling Evil
Summer Wells, Five Years Later, What Still Makes Sense & What Doesn’t | Profiling Evil
Jason at the Door, Mental Illness or Too Much Fantasy? | Profiling Evil
Ruby Rose Accuses Katy Perry of Crime in Australia. Investigative Thoughts | Profiling Evil
Wife & Lover Dump Husband Near Wild-West Burial Spot | Profiling Evil
Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty, What Long Island Serial Killer Admission Really Means | Profiling Evil
BREAKING! Rex Heuermann Pleads GUILTY, But He’s Still Controlling the Story | Profiling Evil
Savannah Guthrie, Faith, Grief, and The One Ask She Makes of Tucson | Profiling Evil
She Called Herself Chosen. Lori Daybell’s Silent-Film Appeal | Profiling Evil
One thing I keep wishing for is silence. That Chad and Lori Daybell would finally stop talking. No more coded prison letters. No more jailhouse theology. No more attempts to rewrite history through spiritual language, legal filings, or appeals disguised as revelation. But since that silence isn’t coming, this episode does something different. Lori Daybell isn’t arguing innocence. She’s arguing meaning. Through a stylized Silent-Era framework, a black-and-white world of title cards, shadow, and sacred certainty, we examine how a woman convicted of murder reframes accountability as persecution, procedure as oppression, and evidence as an attack on faith.Across five acts, we explore the heart of her claims:The disqualification of her attorney reframed as the silencing of a discipleCourt-ordered competency proceedings recast as exile and martyrdomReligious language treated as “faith on trial” rather than context for motiveAnd delay reframed not as preparation, but as betrayal. She called herself chosen. The jury called it proven.#LoriDaybell #ChadDaybell #DoomsdayMom #TyleeRyan #JJVallow #TammyDaybell #CharlesVallow #AlexCox #MelanieGibb #MelanieBoudreaux #ZulemaPastenes #MarkMeans #JamesArchibald #IdahoSupremeCourt #TrueCrime #CultCrimes #ProfilingEvil #SilentFilm #CourtroomDrama #JusticeForTyleeAndJJ========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Will Rex Heuermann Admit to Being Long Island Serial Killer? | Profiling Evil
The Long Island Serial Killer case may be heading for one of its biggest turning points yet. Multiple outlets are now reporting that Rex Heuermann, the New York architect charged in seven murders tied to the Gilgo Beach investigation, is expected to plead guilty in April of 2026. That plea has not yet been entered in court, and a judge would still have to accept it, but family members have reportedly been notified, and the guilty plea would make his September trial unnecessary. In this episode, we’ll sit down with veteran filmmaker Josh Zeman, the award-winning creator of The Killing Season, to talk about what this means. We’ll revisit the case, something we explored years earlier and examine the evidence prosecutors say tied Heuermann to the murders. Will this plea end in truth or just be an easy way out for Heuermann, sparing his family (and frankly the victim’s families) of hearing the truth about this serial killer case? #RexHeuermann #LongIslandSerialKiller #LISK #GilgoBeach #OceanParkway #MassapequaPark #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #JoshZeman #TheKillingSeason #MonsterPodcast #CriminalBehavior #BehavioralAnalysis #Forensics #DNA #ColdCase #MurderInvestigation #GeographicProfiling #Justice #Victims #MelissaBarthelemy #MeganWaterman #AmberCostello #MaureenBrainardBarnes #JessicaTaylor #SandraCostilla #ValerieMack #GilgoFour========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ten Things I Learned After Hearing Savannah Guthrie Talk About Nancy’s Abduction | Profiling Evil
In this video, I’m doing two things that belong in the same episode. First, I’m going to walk through the 10 biggest takeaways from Part 1 of Savannah Guthrie’s interview about her mom, Nancy Guthrie, using the transcript so we’re all talking about the same words, not a game of telephone. Second, I’m going to straighten out the date confusion that keeps getting repeated online, January 11, January 24, and January 31. January 31 is the anchor date the public already understands as the last day Nancy was seen, before investigators believe she was taken. January 24 keeps showing up in reporting tied to requests for neighborhood footage. And January 11 is the date that got tangled up in a tech “best guess,” then walked back publicly after Google clarified a suggested date tied to a Nest image could not be confirmed. People Magazine reported Sheriff Chris Nanos withdrew that specific January 11 ask after that clarification. On top of that, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has warned people not to turn the released doorbell stills into a calendar, because those images have no timestamp, and calling them “different days” is still speculation. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FindNancyGuthrie #BringNancyHome #GuthrieCase #Tucson #Arizona #PimaCounty #FBI #MissingPerson #MissingPersons #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeYouTube #CrimeNews #Investigation #Evidence #Forensics #DigitalForensics #RingCamera #NestCamera #DoorbellCamera #Surveillance #Victimology #CriminalBehavior #CourtTV #ProfilingEvil #JusticeForNancy #CrimeTok #TrueCrimeTok #Unsolved #PublicSafety========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nancy Guthrie & 3 Questions That Won’t Go Away | Profiling Evil
Let’s tackles three issues that keep nagging people in the Nancy Guthrie case, and it does it in a way that holds up under scrutiny. First, how the suspect likely gained entry, and what his porch behavior suggests about planning, confidence, and whether he had help. Second, why investigators can say someone is “cleared,” yet still hold a vehicle, and why chain of custody and telematics can matter more than the internet realizes. Third, the CCTV questions, why a camera 2.5 miles away can matter, why street networks beat “two-mile circles,” and how timing issues like a pacemaker disconnect can be tested instead of argued. This episode includes the newest publicly reported developments that touch these three pressure points, including investigators focusing on two key dates for neighborhood video, January 11 and January 24, and updates about recovered footage near the home that has not yet produced new suspect images. #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FindNancyGuthrie #BringNancyHome #GuthrieCase #Tucson #Arizona #PimaCounty #FBI #MissingPerson #MissingPersons #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeYouTube #CrimeNews #Investigation #CrimeScene #Evidence #Forensics #DigitalForensics #RingCamera #DoorbellCamera #Surveillance #Victimology #CriminalBehavior #CourtTV #ProfilingEvil #JusticeForNancy #CrimeTok #TrueCrimeTok #Unsolved #PublicSafety========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What Will Kouri Richins Utter When Sentenced for Murder of Husband? | Profiling Evil
Convicted killer, Kouri Richins awaits sentencing on May 13, 2026, a date that also falls on what would have been her husband Eric’s 44th birthday, but she murdered him. We’ll also hear two scenarios where I think she might speak to the court and the victim’s family. In this episode, I’m going to walk you through what happens next while she sits in jail, how sentencing hearings actually work in Utah, and what intake and the first days in prison tend to look like. I’ll provide a practical look at the prison process from the Utah Department of Corrections and explore what most people get wrong about those first couple of weeks. #KouriRichins #EricRichins #WalktheDog #AreYouWithMe #grief #UtahvRichins #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #CourtTV #LawandCrime #NewsNation #TrialWatch #MurderTrial #Sentencing #VictimImpact #Fentanyl #Justice #trial #convicted #guilty #Sentencing #prison #ParkCity #SummitCounty #KamasUtah #ProfilingEvil========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Kouri Richins Murder Closing Statements & Jury Watch | Profiling Evil
This video starts with a tribute to a recently fallen hero, Chief Wayne Tarwater of the Ogden Utah Police Department. Then, in a twist, the defense in Utah v. Kouri Richins rested without calling a single witness, and Kouri waived her right to testify. Closing arguments and jury deliberation stand between a verdict. Let’s talk about why defense teams sometimes do what Kouri Richins’ team just did and remind ourselves that this defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Then, listen to the closing arguments. This is a long one but if you’re in to this trial, it’s a must.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #UtahvRichins #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeYouTube #CrimeTok #CourtTV #TrialWatch #MurderTrial #Fentanyl #ForensicToxicology #ForensicAccounting #ReasonableDoubt #JuryInstructions #ParkCity #SummitCounty #CamasUtah #ProfilingEvil #JuryWatch #Jury #walkthedog ========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Noise vs. Evidence. Four Cops Discuss the Nancy Guthrie Case | 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. Investigators are also examining a damaged utility box near Nancy’s home that could relate to reported internet disruptions and missing or disrupted surveillance footage. At the same time, the “Wi-Fi jammer” theory has become a headline. Some reporting explains what jamming is, why it’s illegal, and why many outages still end up being routine tech failures, but it all became modus operandi before it was vetted and discounted. Another major reset, authorities said gloves found 2 miles from the crime scene, but it still became a focal point. It was traced through DNA to a local restaurant worker who is not connected to the case. All these diversions are a reminder that “found” does not mean “linked.” Is the continuous media frenzy and social content rush leading to conspiracy theories and investigative noisemaking? We all want to know the answer, and I fear we’re just creating worthless news?#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #FindNancyGuthrie #BringNancyHome #GuthrieCase #Tucson #Arizona #PimaCounty #FBI #MissingPerson #MissingPersons #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeYouTube #TrueCrimePodcast #CrimeNews #BreakingNews #Investigation #CrimeScene #Evidence #Forensics #DigitalForensics #RingCamera #DoorbellCamera #Surveillance #Victimology #CriminalBehavior #CourtTV #ProfilingEvil #JusticeForNancy #CrimeTok #TrueCrimeTok #Unsolved #PublicSafety========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Did Kouri Richins Witness Tamper with the “Walk the Dog” Letter? | Profiling Evil
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, why they’ve challenged how the letter was found, and how they may argue the state is trying to turn an ambiguous phrase into something much bigger than it is. This is a careful, fact-based look at the letter, the legal strategy around it, and what it could mean when this case reaches a jury. #KouriRichins #EricRichins #WalkTheDogLetter #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #WitnessTampering #UtahCrime #CourtroomAnalysis #MurderTrial #CriminalBehavior #BehaviorAnalysis #ForensicBehavior #JusticeForEric #TrialStrategy #CourtTV========================================CrimeCon Discount Code: https://crimecon.regfox.com/cctw3ntys1x (In Voucher/Coupon area, enter: PROFILINGEVIL========================================https://gamutpodcasts.com/show/gardensofevilinsidethezionsocietycult/========================================20% OFF Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/go/podcast/?ref=profilingevil?xid=8877&utm_source=ProfilingEvilPodcast&utm_medium=podcst&utm_campaign=ProfilingEvil26========================================Email your questions to: [email protected]========================================💳 DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=T54JX76RZ455S💵 PayPal: https://paypal.me/profilingevil🕵️BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/profilingevil/join🛒SHOP MERCH: https://www.profilingevil.com/profilingevilshop📖SHOP BOOKS: https://www.profilingevil.com/storeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.