Profiling Evil

Five years after Summer Moon-Utah Wells vanished from her home in Hawkins County, Tennessee, this case still remains unsolved. In this episode, we’ll take a fresh look at what the Summer Wells investigation is really about, what has actually happened in the last year, and what the strongest theories look like when you peel back the rumors, focus on the evidence and evaluate search science, child b...

A stranger shows up at a Fairfield, California home, talks through a doorbell camera while demanding to know where a daughter is. He claims to be “Harry Dresden,” a fictional character and when he doesn’t get his way, he forces his way inside while a pregnant mother and young child are hiding in the house. Let’s discuss the Jason Thomas Nichols case from a criminal behavior and investigative persp...

Victoria Police are investigating a historical sexual assault allegation tied to a 2010 Melbourne nightclub encounter after Ruby Rose publicly accused Katy Perry of assault. What are the allegations, who are the women involved in this case, and what Australian laws are involved? We’ll also dig into why some disclosures come years after the event and what the chances are that criminal charges will...

We’re visiting Echo, Utah, a place that held onto murderous secrets for over one-hundred years. I’m starting in the old cemetery near one of the most historic corridors in the American West, then walking into the strange and still unresolved story that seven human skeletons were discovered under a saloon after Echo’s railroad boom faded. Summit County’s own history page confirms that after the rai...

Rex Heuermann has now pleaded guilty, and that changes the conversation in a big way. In this episode, I sit down with documentary filmmaker Josh Zeman to break down what happened inside the courtroom, what this plea may reveal, and what questions still hang over the Long Island Serial Killer investigation. We talk about the victims, the plea, the behavioral significance of a confession like this,...

Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, in the Gilgo Beach murders, admitting in Suffolk County court to seven charged killings and also acknowledging Karen Vergata as an additional victim during the proceeding. Let’s break down the plea, the charges, the courtroom moment, and the part that really jumped off the page to me, the reported agreement that Heuermann will sit down with the FBI’s...

This episode is a focused follow-up to my first breakdown and we’re only covering what Savannah Guthrie says in the remainder of her comments. We’ll walk through what she reveals about the investigation from the family’s viewpoint, what she says about Nancy as a person, why the family’s “need to know” isn’t just emotional but practical, and why she’s targeting one message straight at Tucson: someb...

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 mea...

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 reporte...

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...

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...

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 Ut...

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...

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...

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 d...

Tonight, we’re digging into the Nancy Guthrie case with retired homicide detective and instructor Fil Waters. We’ll talk through what matters most right now, not the loudest theory online, but the basics that decide whether a case gets solved, scene control, evidence integrity, timelines, and how public messaging can help or hurt an investigation. We’ll also hit the porch video questions, the glov...

We’re talking Utah v. Kouri Richins. I’m going to walk you through what stood out since my last video along with some of the strong wins by the defense and prosecution. Personally, I found the testimony of Richins boyfriend especially compelling and I’m going to chat with Attorney Bob Motta of Defense Diaries for his take on where this case is headed. #KourRichins #KouriRichins #EricRichins #Kouri...

In this episode, I sit down with Bob Motta II, Illinois criminal defense attorney and host of Defense Diaries, to talk about Buried: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation. We’re diving into one of the most infamous serial killer cases in American history. Bob is the son of John Wayne Gacy’s defense attorney. After Gacy passed away, Bob gained access to never-before-heard recordings, documents,...

In big cases like the Nancy Guthrie investigation in Tucson, the story unfolds in two places at once, on the street where detectives are grinding through evidence, and online where theories spread fast and loud. In this episode, Mike King sits down with retired LAPD Captain Paul Vernon, a longtime Compstat and Real Time Crime Center leader, to talk through what online creators, “citizen detectives...

This week for Feedback Friday, we’re going to the Utah Arizona line to talk about Pipe Spring National Monument, also known as Winsor Castle, a place that looks peaceful today but has a real crime history tied to killings, retaliation, forced displacement, and hiding from law enforcement. Then we’ll bring that same lens back to Utah and the first days of the Kouri Richins murder trial, where prose...

Day 24. Nancy Guthrie’s family is still living in the worst kind of limbo, the not knowing. Today, Savannah Guthrie shared another plea, asking for basic decency and compassion, and for someone to finally tell the family where Nancy is so they can bring her home. The family is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information that leads to Nancy’s recovery, and they’re also donating $500,000 t...

For years, the story of Jeffrey Epstein has been shaped by leaks, speculation, and carefully timed disclosures. Now, with massive new volumes of Epstein-related files released into the public domain, the promise was transparency. What we’re getting instead is an overload of information. I’m sitting down with Ed Opperman, host of The Opperman Report for his first-hand view. We’re going to talk abou...

Let’s break down the opening statements in Utah v. Kouri Richins, the aggravated murder case tied to the fentanyl death of Eric Richins. I’m going to walk you through what the prosecution says happened, why they say it happened, and what the defense says is missing. This is the roadmap each side handed the jury as things get started. Then stick around for the full opening statements. #KouriRichins...

A glove in the desert that “looks” like it has blood on it, plus a droplet-like stain on a rock, is the kind of detail that makes the internet sprint ahead of the facts. In the Nancy Guthrie case, that sprint is already complicating real work in a real neighborhood. Tonight I’m going to walk through what was reportedly found, what we still don’t know, and why restraint matters when we’re only seei...

Nancy Guthrie has been missing since January 31, and investigators believe she was abducted from her Tucson home in the early hours of February 1. The reward is now over $200,000 thanks to private donors, the sheriff says he believes she’s still nearby, and the FBI is clearly running border coordination protocols even while officials say there’s no evidence she was taken into Mexico. Let’s talk ab...