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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 criminal psyche are unlocked, as these esteemed professionals analyze and unravel the complexities...

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How To Protect Your Kids from Incel Culture, Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains 18.07.2025

How To Protect Your Kids from Incel Culture, Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains Description: In this episode, we shift the focus to prevention. If you’re a parent, guardian, teacher—or just someone paying attention—how do you protect the people you love from falling into incel ideology? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins me to walk through the practical, no-BS steps that can help stop this be...

Can An Incel’s Dark Thinking Change or Be Fixed? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains 17.07.2025

Can An Incel’s Dark Thinking Change or Be Fixed? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains Description: Once someone falls into the blackpill mindset—believing they're doomed to be unloved, unwanted, and invisible—can they ever come back? In this episode, I talk with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott about whether an incel’s belief system can actually be challenged or reversed. We dig into what happens o...

How To Recognize The Signs of An Incel (Even In Your Own Child), Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains 16.07.2025

How To Recognize The Signs of An Incel (Even In Your Own Child), Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Explains Description: What if the signs were there—and you just didn’t know what you were looking at? In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us break down the early warning signs of incel ideology: what it looks like, how it develops, and how it can quietly take hold in someone’s life—somet...

Where Do 'Incels' Come From? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Breaks It Down 15.07.2025

Where Do 'Incels' Come From? Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott Breaks It Down Description: We’ve all heard the word “incel” thrown around—usually after another headline about a mass shooting or hate-fueled violence. But where does that mindset actually come from? In this episode, I sit down with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott to go deep into the psychology behind incel ideology—what drives it, where it...

Psychotherapist Breaks Down The Mind Of Bryan Kohberger 14.07.2025

Psychotherapist Breaks Down The Mind Of Bryan Kohberger Description: Enter the chilling psychological landscape of Bryan Kohberger, convicted murderer responsible for the horrific slayings of four Idaho university students. In this essential episode, renowned psychotherapist Shavaun Scott takes an incisive look into the disturbing psychological traits and behaviors that defined Kohberger long befo...

Psychotherapist Breaks Down The Mind Of Bryan Kohberger-WEEK IN REVIEW 13.07.2025

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 Bryan Kohberger Get What He Wanted, Infamy?-WEEK IN REVIEW 13.07.2025

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...

Is Bryan Kohberger's Mind Worth Studying?-WEEK IN REVIEW 13.07.2025

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...

How Bryan Kohberger THOUGHT He Could Get Away With It, Psychotherapist Break Down-WEEK IN REVIEW 12.07.2025

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...

Is Bryan Kohberger's Mind Worth Studying? 11.07.2025

Is Bryan Kohberger's Mind Worth Studying? Description: In the wake of Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal and life sentences for the brutal murders of four Idaho students, one profound and controversial question emerges: Is his mind worth studying? In this episode, acclaimed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott explores the ethical, scientific, and psychological dimensions of examining Kohberger’s psyche. We deb...

Did Bryan Kohberger Get What He Wanted, Infamy? 10.07.2025

Did Bryan Kohberger Get What He Wanted, Infamy Description: Did Bryan Kohberger commit four gruesome murders in Idaho because he craved fame—even the darkest, most notorious kind? In this provocative and revealing episode, respected psychotherapist Shavaun Scott investigates whether Kohberger’s horrific acts were motivated by a twisted desire for infamy. Unpacking the psychological reasons behind...

How Bryan Kohberger THOUGHT He Could Get Away With It, Psychotherapist Break Down 09.07.2025

How Bryan Kohberger THOUGHT He Could Get Away With It, Psychotherapist Break Down Description: What drives a man with extensive criminology training to commit a horrifying quadruple homicide and genuinely believe he could evade justice? In this compelling episode, esteemed psychotherapist Shavaun Scott meticulously analyzes the chilling psychological landscape behind Bryan Kohberger’s notorious cr...

Inside the Explorer Program: How Cops Used Mentorship to Exploit Sandra Birchmore 08.07.2025

Inside the Explorer Program: How Cops Used Mentorship to Exploit Sandra Birchmore Description: What happens when a program meant to inspire young people becomes a pipeline for abuse? Sandra Birchmore joined the Stoughton Police Explorer Program at age 13, believing it would shape her future. Instead, it allegedly became the beginning of years-long grooming by a man in uniform—and silence from thos...

The Sandra Birchmore Case – How Police Groomers Kept Her Silent for Years 07.07.2025

The Sandra Birchmore Case – How Police Groomers Kept Her Silent for Years Description: For years, Sandra Birchmore tried to tell people what was happening to her—about the older police officer who was “in a relationship” with her since she was 15, about the abuse, about the lies. No one listened. In this episode, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins us to dissect how grooming operates under the rad...

He's My Hero - Gilgo Beach Killers Wife Defends Rex Heuermann Despite DNA on Bodies Psychologist Reacts-2025 Half Year in Review 04.07.2025

-2025 Half Year in Review This 4th of July 2025 flashback weekend, we're looking back at the biggest stories we've covered so far this year in our 2025 Half Year in Review. Welcome to "The Year in Review," where we delve into the true stories behind this year's most compelling headlines. Your host, Tony Brueski, joins hands with a rotating roster of guests, sharing their insights and analysis on a...

The Mind of Barry Morphew: Control, Denial & a Deadly Silence 03.07.2025

The Mind of Barry Morphew: Control, Denial & a Deadly Silence Description: What happens when control becomes the only currency in a marriage? In this psychological deep dive, we dissect the chilling behavioral patterns of Barry Morphew—the man at the center of one of Colorado’s most disturbing true crime stories. Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins us to unpack the profile behind th...

Sandra Birchmore Thought It Was Love, Then Life Ended 02.07.2025

Sandra Birchmore Thought It Was Love, Then Life Ended Description: Sandra Birchmore was just 23 and pregnant when she was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment in 2021. The initial ruling? Suicide. But according to federal prosecutors, this was no mental health crisis—it was a murder designed to silence years of grooming and abuse at the hands of a police officer she trusted. In this e...

BAM in the Bones: The Forensic Psychology Behind Barry Morphew’s Alleged Murder Plan 01.07.2025

BAM in the Bones: The Forensic Psychology Behind Barry Morphew’s Alleged Murder Plan Description: A woman’s bones don’t just tell you how she died—they tell you how someone lived. In this case, how a man may have plotted, planned, and executed control with chilling precision. When Suzanne Morphew’s remains were found in 2023, they contained traces of BAM, a rare veterinary tranquilizer. Not someth...

Weaponized Intimacy: How Barry Morphew Allegedly Controlled Suzanne to Death 30.06.2025

Weaponized Intimacy: How Barry Morphew Allegedly Controlled Suzanne to Death Description: Behind every filtered family photo, there’s a story you don’t see—and sometimes, that story is deadly. In this episode, we explore how intimacy can become a weapon, and how psychological abuse hides in plain sight. Barry Morphew appeared to be the ideal husband: churchgoing, outdoorsy, a father of two. But be...

"He's My Hero" - Gilgo Beach Killer's Wife Defends Rex Heuermann Despite DNA on Bodies | Psychologist Reacts 27.06.2025

"He's My Hero" - Gilgo Beach Killer's Wife Defends Rex Heuermann Despite DNA on Bodies | Psychologist Reacts In this deeply disturbing analysis of the Peacock documentary, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott and I decode the most baffling true crime mystery: How did Rex Heuermann's family NOT KNOW he was allegedly the Long Island Serial Killer? We examine Asa Ellerup's shocking devotion to her husband d...

"I Can Love AND Hate My Dad" - Rex Heuermann's Daughter's HEARTBREAKING Journey to Accepting Truth 26.06.2025

"I Can Love AND Hate My Dad" - Rex Heuermann's Daughter's HEARTBREAKING Journey to Accepting Truth This is the most psychologically complex footage from any true crime documentary - a daughter processing in REAL TIME that her father might be a serial killer. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott helps us understand Victoria Heuermann's impossible journey. Victoria was Rex Heuermann's protégé, working at h...

Body Language Expert: Why Rex Heuermann's Wife CLOSES HER EYES When Confronted With Evidence 25.06.2025

Body Language Expert: Why Rex Heuermann's Wife CLOSES HER EYES When Confronted With Evidence WARNING: This footage contains the actual voice of accused serial killer Rex Heuermann calling his wife from jail. What's more disturbing than his words is what ISN'T said - and what his wife reveals about their twisted dynamic. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes the most psychologically complex footag...

Rex Heuermann's Wife SHOWS OFF Secret Rooms She Was BANNED From Entering | "Nothing Was Off Limits" 24.06.2025

Rex Heuermann's Wife SHOWS OFF Secret Rooms She Was BANNED From Entering | "Nothing Was Off Limits" This footage will make you question everything about denial and control. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes the most contradictory statements ever captured as Rex Heuermann's wife gives a tour of rooms she was BANNED from entering while claiming "nothing was off limits." Watch as Asa Ellerup sho...

"I Finally Got Him, He's Mine" - Rex Heuermann's Wife STILL Worships Accused Gilgo Beach Killer 23.06.2025

"I Finally Got Him, He's Mine" - Rex Heuermann's Wife STILL Worships Accused Gilgo Beach Killer This might be the most disturbing analysis of denial ever captured on film. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins me to decode footage from the Peacock documentary that reveals how Rex Heuermann didn't just hunt his victims - he carefully selected and groomed his own wife as the perfect enabler. We examin...

Family Court FAILED - How Judges Gave Homeless Travis Decker Access to Kill His Daughters 20.06.2025

Family Court FAILED - How Judges Gave Homeless Travis Decker Access to Kill His Daughters Description: In this premium episode of Hidden Killers, we deliver the most comprehensive analysis yet of how family court judges catastrophically failed three innocent children by granting a homeless, mentally ill Travis Decker continued access to his daughters despite overwhelming evidence of danger. Expert...

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