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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: Cult of Karen: Inside the Extremes of Her Supporters and Detractors
Description: Cult of Karen: Inside the Extremes of Her Supporters and Detractors
An intoxicated woman. A dead police officer. A community split down the middle. What started as a tragic accident has spiraled into a full-blown war of public opinion, complete with viral conspiracy theories, witness intimidation, and phone dumps on army bases. In this chilling breakdown of the Karen Read case, psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott helps unpack why average people have transformed into digital crusaders—camping outside courthouses, harassing witnesses, and clinging to narratives that might never be proven. What is it about this case that triggers such in...