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Profiling Evil

Profiling Evil

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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?

· Profilers

Mike’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: @ProfilingEvil

Learn more at www.ProfilingEvil.com

Email Mike at: ProfilingEvil@gmail.com



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Episodes
  • Polygamist Sam Bateman Guilty! False Prophet Goes Down in Flames | Profiling Evil

    Polygamist Sam Bateman Guilty! False Prophet Goes Down in Flames | Profiling Evil
    Jun 30 2026

    Sam Bateman, the self-proclaimed prophet tied to a polygamous FLDS offshoot, took the stand in his own defense and the jury did not buy it. Bateman was already serving a 50-year federal sentence for a child sexual abuse conspiracy involving underage girls, but this state case focused on three young girls found inside an enclosed trailer he was hauling through Flagstaff in 2022. This episode walks through the opening statements, Bateman’s decision to represent himself, the prosecution’s argument, the criminal charges, Bateman’s testimony, and why the jury only took 40 minutes to returned guilty verdicts on all of the child abuse counts. We’ll also talk about the larger behavior pattern and what the courtroom evidence and credible reporting taught us about coercive control and how predators use belief systems to hide abuse in plain sight.

    #SamBateman #SamuelBateman #FalseProphet #TrustMeTheFalseProphet #FLDS #Polygamy #ChildAbuse #ChildBrides #DomesticViolence #DV #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #CrimeNews #ArizonaCrime #Cults #CoerciveControl #Netflix #ReligiousAbuse #SurvivorVoices #JusticeForChildren #CourtroomDrama #CriminalBehavior #PredatorPsychology #HiddenAbuse #TrueCrimeCommunity

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  • Nancy Guthrie Second Ransom Note, Is “Buried in Nature” a Clue? | Profiling Evil

    Nancy Guthrie Second Ransom Note, Is “Buried in Nature” a Clue? | Profiling Evil
    Jun 27 2026

    New reporting in the Nancy Guthrie case reveals disturbing details about that second ransom note sent after the 84-year-old Tucson woman was abducted from her home. The news feels old, but the clarifications are breaking! According to reports, the note said Nancy died shortly after she was taken and was “buried in nature.” That phrase caught my attention because it may be more than just unusual wording. It could be literal, but it could also reflect awkward English, translation software, or someone trying to say she was buried outside town, in a remote area, or somewhere in the desert.

    Catch my recent NewsMax appearance on the case, what the second ransom note may tell us, and why we need to be careful before jumping to conclusions. It’s fair to demand transparency where transparency is appropriate, but it’s not fair to assume the sheriff’s office, the FBI, or the integrity of the investigation has failed just because we don’t know everything investigators know. Let’s look at the offender behavior, the possible meaning behind the language in the note, the investigative challenges, and why truth requires discipline. Nancy Guthrie deserves answers, not internet noise. Her family deserves the truth, not speculation dressed up as certainty.

    #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #TucsonArizona #ArizonaCrime #MissingPerson #KidnappingCase #RansomNote #FBI #PimaCounty #CriminalBehavior #CrimeAnalysis #TrueCrimeCommunity #VictimAdvocacy #BreakingCrimeNews #UnsolvedCase #PublicSafety #Investigation #MikeKing #GIS #ArcGIS #Esri

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  • Was Albert DeSalvo the Only Boston Strangler? 13 Victims and Decades of Doubt | Profiling Evil

    Was Albert DeSalvo the Only Boston Strangler? 13 Victims and Decades of Doubt | Profiling Evil
    Jun 23 2026

    Between 1962 and 1964, thirteen women in the Boston area were murdered in a case that terrified a city and became known around the world as the Boston Strangler murders. For decades, the public was told Albert DeSalvo was the killer. He confessed, the headlines moved on, and Boston tried to put the nightmare behind it. But DeSalvo was never convicted of the Strangler murders. His confession had problems, several suspects remained in the background, and even after DNA tied him to one victim in 2013, questions remain about whether one man killed all thirteen women. In this episode we look at the victims, the investigation, the suspects, the confession, and the evidence that still leaves this case sitting somewhere between closure and mystery.

    #BostonStrangler #AlbertDeSalvo #AnnaSlesers #MaryMullen #NinaNichols #HelenBlake #IdaIrga #JaneSullivan #SophieClark #PatriciaBissette #MaryAnnBrown #BeverlySamans #EvelynCorbin #JoannGraff #MarySullivan #GeorgeNassar #TrueCrime #ColdCase #CriminalBehavior #ProfilingEvil #GIS #Esri #ArcGIS

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