True Crime Today
Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
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 criminal psyche are unlocked, as these esteemed professionals analyze and unravel the complexities...
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Jan 4, 2026
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How The Devils Den Park Killer Shattered A Community's Sense Of Safety-WEEK IN REVIEW 10.08.2025 13:34
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
What Motivated The Devils Den Killer To Destroy An Innocent Family?-WEEK IN REVIEWWhat Motivated The Devils Den Killer To Destroy An Innocent Family?-WEEK IN REVIEW 10.08.2025 16:53
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
He Didn’t Snap—He Planned It: Bryan Kohberger’s Chilling Escalation Before the Idaho Murders 08.08.2025 11:56
He Didn’t Snap—He Planned It: Bryan Kohberger’s Chilling Escalation Before the Idaho Murders Everyone wants to believe that mass killers just “snap.” That something short-circuits and pushes them to kill. But what if that’s not true at all? What if Bryan Kohberger didn’t explode—but evolved? In this gripping first installment of a four-part deep dive, Tony Brueski sits down with psychotherapist an...
Psychotherapist Breaks Down The Mind Of The Devil’s Den Killer 06.08.2025 42:34
Psychotherapist Breaks Down The Mind Of The Devil’s Den Killer Description: In this extended deep-dive compilation episode, licensed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski for a comprehensive, unflinching analysis of the Devil’s Den double homicide —one of the most disturbing and mysterious crimes to hit Northwest Arkansas in years. We explore the psychological impact on the two surviv...
How the Devil’s Den Park Killer Shattered a Community’s Sense of Safety 05.08.2025 13:29
How the Devil’s Den Park Killer Shattered a Community’s Sense of Safety Description: This wasn’t just a murder. It was a rupture—one that tore through the collective sense of safety in an otherwise peaceful hiking community. In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to unpack how the Devil’s Den murders have left residents of Prairie Grove, Fayetteville, and surrounding are...
What Motivated the Devil’s Den Killer To Destroy an Innocent Family 04.08.2025 16:48
What Motivated the Devil’s Den Killer To Destroy an Innocent Family Description: What drives a person to destroy an entire family in the middle of a public park trail on a summer day? In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to dissect the possible psychological motivations behind the double homicide at Devil’s Den State Park. From delusional thinking to deeply rooted rage...
What Drives a Man Like James Craig? A Forensic Psychological Profile-WEEK IN REVIEW 02.08.2025 16:11
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
Six Shocking Ways Dentist James Craig Tried To Cover Up His Alleged Crime-WEEK IN REVIEW 02.08.2025 42:28
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
James Craig’s Double Life How a “Loving Husband” Became a Suspected Killer-WEEK IN REVIEW 02.08.2025 15:11
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
Why Did the Devil’s Den Killer Target Two Parents With Kids? 01.08.2025 15:23
Why Did the Devil’s Den Killer Target Two Parents With Kids Description: Why did the Devil’s Den killer target Clinton and Cristen Brink—two parents simply out for a hike with their daughters? In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to examine the psychological and symbolic motives behind the attack that has shaken the Northwest Arkansas community to its core. Was this ac...
How Will The Children Survivors Of The Devil’s Den Tragedy Find Healing After Trauma 31.07.2025 16:38
How Will The Children Survivors Of The Devil’s Den Tragedy Find Healing After Trauma Description: In this emotional and clinically grounded episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Tony Brueski to explore the long road ahead for the two young girls who survived the horrific double homicide at Devil’s Den State Park. After witnessing the brutal murder of their parents—Clinton and Cristen Brink—...
Six Shocking Ways Dentist James Craig Tried To Cover Up His Alleged Crime 30.07.2025 42:23
Six Shocking Ways Dentist James Craig Tried To Cover Up His Alleged Crime Description: This is the full picture. In this extended episode, we’re putting all four segments together for a comprehensive, forensic-level dive into the mind of James Craig — the Colorado dentist accused of slowly poisoning his wife with cyanide and Visine while texting “I love you” and pretending to be the concerned hus...
What Drives a Man Like James Craig? A Forensic Psychological Profile 30.07.2025 16:06
What Drives a Man Like James Craig? A Forensic Psychological Profile Description: What makes someone capable of this kind of betrayal? In the final episode of our four-part series, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps break down the forensic-level psychological profile of James Craig — if the allegations against him are true. This is about more than cyanide and Visine. This is about the man who all...
James Craig’s Deepfake Plot: Psychological Abuse Beyond the Grave 30.07.2025 14:58
James Craig’s Deepfake Plot: Psychological Abuse Beyond the Grave Description: You think the poisoning was bad? Let’s talk about what came next. After allegedly killing his wife Angela, James Craig didn’t stop. According to prosecutors, he wrote a letter from jail asking his teenage daughter to help create a fake suicide confession video — a deepfake of Angela admitting to taking her own life. It’...
Why James Craig Allegedly Chose Poison: The Psychology of Slow Murder 30.07.2025 15:40
Why James Craig Allegedly Chose Poison: The Psychology of Slow Murder Description: This wasn’t a murder of passion. It was a slow bleed. James Craig allegedly poisoned his wife Angela not in a fit of rage — but with surgical patience. Cyanide mixed into protein shakes. Visine added quietly to drinks. All while texting “I love you” and smiling beside her hospital bed. If true, this was murder by mi...
James Craig’s Double Life: How a “Loving Husband” Became a Suspected Killer 29.07.2025 15:06
James Craig’s Double Life: How a “Loving Husband” Became a Suspected Killer Description: He was a dentist. A father of six. A man of faith. But prosecutors say James Craig was also a cold, calculated killer — slowly poisoning his wife with cyanide and Visine over multiple days while pretending to be the doting husband. In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to unpack how so...
James Craig: The Complete Psychological Profile of a Killer Dentist | True Crime Exposed 28.07.2025 44:04
James Craig: The Complete Psychological Profile of a Killer Dentist | True Crime Exposed In this powerful and conclusive fifth episode, we bring together all the threads of the James Craig case, offering a comprehensive psychological profile of the Colorado dentist accused of murdering his wife, Angela. Host Tony Brueski of Hidden Killers and licensed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott synthesize the c...
Did James Craig Murder Angela Due To Narcissistic Collapse & Delusional Thinking? -WEEK IN REVIEW 27.07.2025 16:29
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
Did James Craig Murdered Angela Due To Narcissistic Collapse & Delusional Thinking? 25.07.2025 16:24
Did James Craig Murder Angela Due To Narcissistic Collapse & Delusional Thinking? In this culminating fourth episode of "Unmasking the Mind of a Murderer," licensed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott provides a forensic-level breakdown of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife. Joined by Hidden Killers Host Tony Brueski, this episode aims to construct a comprehensive psycholo...
Deepfake Dentist Daddy: James Craig Asks Daughter To Make Disturbing Video Of Deceased Mom 24.07.2025 20:24
Deepfake Dentist Daddy: James Craig Asks Daughter To Make Disturbing Video Of Deceased Mom Explore the most disturbing facets of the James Craig case in this third episode of "Unmasking the Mind of a Murderer." Licensed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott and Hidden Killers Host Tony Brueski examine the chilling manipulation of James Craig's family, especially his daughter, and the alleged use of childr...
The James Craig Case: Why a Dentist Is Accused Of Poising His Wife's Smoothie | Forensic Psychology Breakdown 23.07.2025 13:21
The James Craig Case: Why a Dentist Is Accused Of Poising His Wife's Smoothie | Forensic Psychology Breakdown Uncover the sinister method behind the alleged madness in the James Craig case. In this second episode of "Unmasking the Mind of a Murderer," licensed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott and Hidden Killers Host Tony Brueski analyze why James Craig, a medical professional, allegedly chose poison—...
James Craig: The Narcissist Dentist's Deadly Double Life 22.07.2025 15:29
James Craig: The Narcissist Dentist's Deadly Double Life Dive deep into the chilling case of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife, Angela. In this first episode of our "Unmasking the Mind of a Murderer" series, we explore the disturbing psychological persona James Craig presented to the world, contrasting it with the malevolent actions he allegedly committed. Licensed ps...
What Is an Incel—And How Do You Spot One? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains 21.07.2025 54:08
What Is an Incel—And How Do You Spot One? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains Description: What exactly is an “incel”? The term gets tossed around a lot, but most people don’t really understand what it means—or how dangerous it can be. In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott breaks it down: what an incel actually is, how the identity forms, and the psychological traits that show up over...
How To Recognize The Signs of An Incel In Your Own Child Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains-WEEK IN REVIEW 20.07.2025 10:21
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
Where Do Incels Come From, Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Breaks It Down-WEEK IN REVIEW 19.07.2025 14:16
Welcome to the "Week in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this week's headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a collection of intriguing, perplexing, and often chilling stories that made the news. This is not your average news recap. With the sharp investigative lens of Tony and his guests, th...
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