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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.
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In a world where critical thinking and other elements of intellectual curiosity are being met with destain, Psychologist Dr. John Matthias and his wife journalist Lauren Matthias are a beacon of light. Their combined skill set of criminal/forensic psychology and ethical investigative journalism is unique and essential to further our understanding of criminal behavior. Without that understanding, effective prevention is impossible. While they are part of the true crime community, their podcast is on a whole other level. Their mutual love and respect is evident in a wonderful communication style that enhances the listener’s experience.
One of the most insightful, thoughtful, interesting and entertaining pod casts I have ever seen. If you are a true crime fan, you need to add this show to your roster! Bravo!
You can tell that the host(s) really do their research, and that makes this podcast thorough and informative. I got into this podcast because I wanted to know more about the Delphi case, and I’m glad I did. One minor complaint—and I’m not sure if it’s just because the host was live and reading her notes, but during the live stream episodes she smacks her lips/makes a sound with her mouth after almost every sentence that makes me crazy. I have to listen to the episodes on a low volume because I’m very interested in the information, but it triggers my misophonia. Just want to put that out there in case anyone else suffers from this because if I weren’t so into the case, I would stop listening. The regular episodes don’t seem to have this problem, so it’s likely a nervous tick or something, but it’s maddening.
Many of the reviews that accuse this podcast of being bias are coming from their own bias opinions, which is ironic. What I’ve heard in all the coverage of the delphi case is observe and report. I started listening to this podcast with the coverage of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell- great series!! Thank you for all your hard work, commitment to the truth, being the voice for victims, and sharing your opinions while also giving both sides. My fav episodes are when Dr. John gives his psychological assessments!
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