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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
  • After the Murders, What Nick Reiner’s Actions Tell Us | Profiling Evil

    After the Murders, What Nick Reiner’s Actions Tell Us | Profiling Evil
    Dec 24 2025

    In the wake of the tragic killing of Rob and Michele Reiner, new media reports are adding detail to how their son, Nick Reiner, behaved after the murders, what investigators allege about his post-crime choices, and how those behaviors intersect with claims of schizophrenia and substance history. Let’s explore Reiner’s documented actions like checking into a hotel, avoiding immediate contact with police, and how these decisions, when combined with established legal observations may suggest awareness and a decision to evade responsibility. What’s the broader context of mental health and addiction and what are media outlets reporting on those issues. Finally, how do they, or how do they not explain the choice to commit a double homicide.

    #RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #NickReiner #ReinerFamily #Brentwood #LAPD #LACountyDA #MedicalExaminer #LosAngeles #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #murder #homicide #MultipleSharpForceInjuries #HotelCheckin #AvoidingPolice #SchizophreniaTreatment #DrugAddictionHistory #IntentAndAwareness #FlightFromScene #EvidenceConcealment #911 #CriminalResponsibility

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  • Murder in a Safe Place, The Sherry Crandell Case | Profiling Evil

    Murder in a Safe Place, The Sherry Crandell Case | Profiling Evil
    Dec 23 2025

    In 1998, 50-year-old nurse and hospital administrator Sherry Crandell was raped and murdered inside her office at Prince George’s Hospital Center — a place she should have been safe. Despite DNA, fingerprints, and even an eyewitness, the case stalled for almost 30 years.

    In this episode, I sit down with investigative journalist Paul Wagner, host of American Nightmares: Murder in a Safe Place, to break down the crime that shook Cheverly, Maryland. We explore the original investigation, the controversial DNA dragnet inside the hospital, and the relentless work of a retired detective who refused to let this case die.

    Most importantly, we look at how investigative genetic genealogy finally identified Edward Barry Watts — also known as Baari Shabazz — as the man who murdered Sherry Crandell in 2025. Paul’s reporting played a major role in keeping attention on this cold case, and today we talk about what this long-awaited breakthrough means for Sherry’s family and for the future of genetic genealogy in solving violent crimes.

    If you follow cold cases, genealogy-based investigations, or behind-the-scenes reporting from the people who never quit, this conversation will take you deeper than the headlines ever did.

    #ProfilingEvil #MurderInASafePlace #AmericanNightmares #SherryCrandell #PrinceGeorgesHospital #CheverlyMaryland #ColdCase #GeneticGenealogy #BaariShabazz #EdwardWatts #BernieNelson #FBI #HospitalMurder #VictimJustice #TrueCrimePodcast #InvestigativeJournalism #PodcastInterview

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  • Reiner Murders and What We Know | Profiling Evil

    Reiner Murders and What We Know | Profiling Evil
    Dec 20 2025

    The investigation into the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner has taken a decisive turn, with prosecutors now filing murder charges and a special allegation involving the personal use of a knife. In this episode, we walk through the latest updates from LAPD, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, and the District Attorney’s Office, while examining how family stress, long-standing addiction issues, and holiday pressure can quietly escalate into irreversible violence. This is what we know so far — and why this case matters far beyond Rob Reiner and the Reiner family. Mike joins Law and Crime.

    #RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #MicheleReiner #NickReiner #ReinerFamily #FamilyTragedy #DomesticViolence #FamilyViolence #HolidayStress #KnifeAllegation #SpecialAllegation #MurderCharges #LAPD #LosAngelesPolice #LACountyCoroner #LAMedicalExaminer #LACountyDA #LosAngelesCounty #Brentwood #LosAngeles #TrueCrime #ProfilingEvil #ViolencePrevention #MentalHealth #AddictionAwareness

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