La culpa es de la vaca

(This episode was previously recorded during a Hidden Hour LIVE SHOW on Hidden True Crime's YouTube page December 2nd, 2022. Every Friday night, unless otherwise posted, subscribers are able to ask forensic psychologist Dr. John Matthias questions.)You can watch the LIVE SHOW here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQmR0ZmF2-A&t=2043sAnother live Hidden Hour with our gems! Subscribe for addition...

Dr. John Matthias appears in the Netflix Documentary "Sins of Our Mother" and today we talk to our friend, Director Skye Borgman about the recent documentary that is already making waves on Netflix. We also talk about the recent arrest of Colby Ryan. (Colby's charges have been dismissed.)You can also watch this interview, and see some of the visuals discussed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Welcome to our dinner table. HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves. Subscribe to our YouTube,  @Hidden True Crime , for additional insider interviews and an in depth psychological podcast covering the ...

Welcome to our dinner table. HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves. Subscribe to our YouTube,  @Hidden True Crime , for additional insider interviews and an in depth psychological podcast covering the ...

Welcome to our dinner table. HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves. Subscribe to our YouTube,  @Hidden True Crime , for additional insider interviews and an in depth psychological podcast covering the C...

Tonight, we continue our dinner conversation about the power of love in human behavior, beliefs, and, quite possibly, as a primary motivation for murder. Join us as we continue to untangle Lori’s quest for ideal love and its repercussions for her extreme behaviors. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME * Check out Q...

Join us for an in-depth dinner conversation about belief formation and the desire for ideal love. We dig as deep as we can into Lori Vallow Daybell’s psyche and start to put all of the pieces together to develop a comprehensive psychological portrait of how and why these murders occurred. Tonight, we explore Lori’s role in these tragic events through an examination of Lori’s yearning for other-wor...

Join us for an in-depth dinner conversation about death anxiety, terror management theory and Chad’s desire to achieve immortality. We dig as deep as we can into Chad Daybell’s psyche and start to put all of the pieces together to develop a comprehensive psychological portrait of how and why these murders occurred. When Chad met Lori a seemingly inescapable cascade of events and psychological elem...

Tonight, we revisit Chad’s role in the murders through a close examination of his family upbringing, books and career choices based upon new information since our first episodes. We lay the foundation for the combustible moment when Chad and Lori meet and nothing can deter them from their murderous mission. Lauren concludes dinner with a personal tribute to Tammy Daybell.  Advertising Inquiries: h...

We get closer to answering the big questions at dinner tonight- Why do human beings murder? Why did Lori really kill her children? We examine the research on filicide and psychopathy to provide some insight into these thorny questions in addition to bringing in a famous child murderer from the past, Diane Downs, to assist in our analysis. Before finishing dinner, we explore the roles of courage an...

In this second half of dinner we explore the relationship between borderline personality disorder and violence potential. We also make the connection between Lori’s extremism and research on terrorists and terrorism. Is Lori a terrorist? Is Chad a terrorist? What makes a terrorist? We conclude our lengthy two-week dinner with a tribute to the many victims of crime and the emotional impact of delvi...

We pick up where we left off in the last episode with the impact of Lori’s family upbringing upon her personality dynamics and life decisions, exploring Lori’s propensity for the extremes in emotions, behaviors and beliefs. We ask: Does Lori have a personality disorder? Was she sexually abused? Is she a borderline personality disorder? Have her past traumas and family wounds contributed to her dec...

In this episode we begin to disentangle the twisted web that is Lori Vallow Daybell through a close examination of her family upbringing and dynamics. We explore the Cox family system (Lori’s family of origin) through the story of Narcissus and explain how this classic mythological tale still holds sway today. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: ht...

In a late-night dinner, we explore some of the implications and repercussions from Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing. We also discuss serial killer signatures and typologies as they relate to this case. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/hiddentruecrime * Check out Rosetta...

Before we move on to explore Lori Vallow’s role in these murders, we examine Chad Daybell’s peculiar obsession with portals and his and Lori’s disdain for Oprah Winfrey- and what these two quirky beliefs mean for this case and, more generally, for understanding the criminal mind and the human condition. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://a...

We begin to piece together the disparate elements of Chad Daybell’s life and the underlying motivations for the murderous schemes he devised along with Lori, examining how and why his upbringing, avoidance of his mortality and the quest for significance all led to his eventual crimes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRU...

This week we conclude our exploration of the three major psychological elements that led to Chad Daybell’s crimes through an examination of closed-mindedness and uncritical acceptance of paranormal phenomenon- both of which played a significant role in forming his cult and failing to curtail his murderous path. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: h...

In this second episode we dig deeper into Chad Daybell's psyche, examining his struggles to develop close relationships and how this social and emotional detachment increased his risks for future criminal behavior.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/hiddentruecrime * Check...

A forensic psychologist and journalist begin to explore the inner workings of Chad Daybell's mind, and the hidden motivations driving a series of inexplicable murders. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Our Sponsors: * Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/hiddentruecrime * Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a gr...