Welcome to Hidden True Crime. Hosted by journalist Lauren Matthias and forensic psychologist Dr. John Matthias, Hidden True Crime explores the hidden motives, relationships, beliefs, and psychology behind some of the world's most compelling criminal cases. Lauren spent a decade as a television reporter. Dr. John has conducted psychological evaluations since 1996, serves as an expert witness, and consults on high-profile cases. Guest opinions and interviewees do not necessarily reflect those of Hidden True Crime, Lauren Matthias, or Dr. John Matthias. This channel is for educational, informational, and commentary purposes only. Content is based on publicly available information, professional experience, and personal opinion. Nothing presented constitutes psychological, medical, or legal advice, or a formal diagnosis. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
452 episodes transcribedJoin us for an in-depth dinner conversation about death anxiety, terror management theory and Chad’s desire to achieve immortality. We dig as deep as...
Tonight, we revisit Chad’s role in the murders through a close examination of his family upbringing, books and career choices based upon new informati...
We get closer to answering the big questions at dinner tonight- Why do human beings murder? Why did Lori really kill her children? We examine the rese...
In this second half of dinner we explore the relationship between borderline personality disorder and violence potential. We also make the connection...
We pick up where we left off in the last episode with the impact of Lori’s family upbringing upon her personality dynamics and life decisions, explori...
In this episode we begin to disentangle the twisted web that is Lori Vallow Daybell through a close examination of her family upbringing and dynamics....
In a late-night dinner, we explore some of the implications and repercussions from Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing. We also discuss serial killer s...
Before we move on to explore Lori Vallow’s role in these murders, we examine Chad Daybell’s peculiar obsession with portals and his and Lori’s disdain...
We begin to piece together the disparate elements of Chad Daybell’s life and the underlying motivations for the murderous schemes he devised along wit...
This week we conclude our exploration of the three major psychological elements that led to Chad Daybell’s crimes through an examination of closed-min...
In this second episode we dig deeper into Chad Daybell's psyche, examining his struggles to develop close relationships and how this social and emotio...
A forensic psychologist and journalist begin to explore the inner workings of Chad Daybell's mind, and the hidden motivations driving a series of inex...
