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Podcast: Mind Behind The Crime | The Psychology Of Killers
Episode: Kohberger’s Prison Meltdowns, Serial-Killer Outreach & the Anna Kepner Case | With Shavaun Scott-WEEK IN REVIEW
Description: This episode of Hidden Killers brings together three troubling, psychologically revealing stories — each offering a unique window into manipulation, identity, and the way families and offenders construct narratives to protect themselves.
We begin with Bryan Kohberger’s reported self-harm threats inside Idaho Maximum Security Institution. He’s allegedly telling staff he’ll “harm himself” if they don’t move him out of J-Block — a threat strategically worded, attached to conditions, and deployed after earlier complaints didn’t get traction. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott breaks down the psychology behind conditional threats, escalation patterns, and why institutions must take every claim seriously even whe...