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Hidden True Crime

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 524

Pull up a chair at our dinner table as the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes. What are they hiding? What are they hiding from? What remains hidden? Find more on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/HiddenTrueCrime Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrimeHIDDEN TRUE CRIME PRODUCTIONSInquiries: HiddenTrueCrime@gmail.com / Ad sales: HiddenTrueCrime@gmail.com

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DELPHI: Richard Allen Trial - Monday 10/21/24 Crime Scene Pics Revealed

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 • Duration 01:14:29

Richard Allen Witness Testimony Monday 10/21/24

About Hidden True Crime:

Lauren Matthias, a former television reporter, and her husband Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, started Hidden True Crime in 2020 with their Season, 'Beyond the Veil,' a psychological deep dive into the doomsday murders and prophet.

What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling.

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Dr John's Take on the Delphi Murder Case, Richard Allen's Arrest, Trial, & Theories

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • Duration 01:42:54

Lauren is headed to Delphi, Indiana for the trial of Richard Allen, and Dr John Matthias, forensic and clinical psychologist, is here to give his take on the case, crime, arrest, and theories.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Debra & Chris Sterns Break Their Silence | Disturbing Case of Madeline Soto

Monday, September 23, 2024 • Duration 02:00:04

Lauren Matthias and Dr. John Matthias of Hidden True Crime sit down with Chris and Debra Sterns, the parents of Stephan Sterns, to share their story for the first time.

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Case Background:

Madeline Soto was a 13-year-old girl living in Kissimmee, Florida. She was initially reported missing on February 26, 2024, after her mom, Jennifer Soto, went to pick her up from school and Madeline was nowhere to be found.

At the time, Jennifer Soto told police that Madeline was dropped off across the street from her school in a church parking lot by her mom's long-time/live-in boyfriend, Stephan Sterns. Stephan Sterns said he watched Madeline walk from the church parking lot towards the school but didn't watch Madeline walk all the way to see that she made it in.

A massive 4-day search effort by multiple law enforcement agencies to find Madeline quickly ensued.

In the immediate aftermath of her disappearance, investigators turned their attention to Stephan Sterns. Law enforcement found several disturbing pictures and videos on his phone of Madeline. He was later arrested on 60 charges, including capital sexual battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, and unlawful possession of materials depicting sexual performance by a child.

Tragically, on March 1, 2024, Madeline was found deceased near a wooded area on Hickory Tree Rd. in Osceola County. This is the same area where Stephan Sterns's car was reported as being seen on the day Madeline went missing.

Through several press conferences and news statements, law enforcement has stated that they believe that Madeline was already dead the morning she disappeared and that Stephan Sterns was actually moving her body at the time he was supposed to take her to school.

Police also revealed that security footage shows Stephan Sterns dumping Madeline's backpack and her school laptop in an apartment complex dumpster at 7:35 am that morning. Additionally, police have video footage of Stephan Sterns returning to the dumpster, with what appears to be Madeline visibly deceased in the car.

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UNLV Shooting: Who is Anthony Polito? What can we learn about mass shooters? (with Psychologist Dr John Matthias)

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 • Duration 01:08:35

On December 6, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Three people were killed, and three additional people were wounded. Two of the wounded were police officers. The perpetrator was killed in a shootout with police.

DR. JOHN MATTHIAS is an adjunct professor at UNLV. He is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years’ experience in both clinical and forensic work. He serves as an expert witness for the federal government and has consulted on numerous high-profile cases for District Attorney’s offices and defense attorneys in several states.

In the forensic area, Dr. Matthias has developed expertise in personality assessments, hidden behavioral motivations, complex trauma and criminal psychology. In the clinical realm, he has worked with numerous victims. He received his Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling, as well his doctorate degree, from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Matthias graduated with honors in philosophy from Princeton University, and he won the prestigious McCosh Thesis prize while there. In high school he graduated valedictorian from a large public high school in Chicago where he was chosen to participate in a ground-breaking valedictory study that continues to this day.

LAUREN MATTHIAS worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah. She spent a decade reporting on a diverse range of topics from high profile crimes to Presidential visits. Most recently, she reported for Salt Lake City’s ABC affiliate News4Utah. In 2015 she received the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association Best Reporter award. She left the reporting world to produce the Hidden True Crime Podcast along with her husband Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist. She is a frequent contributor for News Nation.

Your support helps us produce these podcasts/videos. We have some big plans to explore the true crime terrain in a way that no one else has attempted.

HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves.

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BEYOND THE VEIL: Juror#18 - An Interview with Lori Vallow Juror Tom Evans

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Friday, January 26, 2024 • Duration 01:55:14

Tom Evans served as a juror in the Lori Vallow Daybell trial in the spring of 2022. While we briefly interviewed Tom during Lori's sentencing, in this episode He speaks candidly of his time on the jury, hearing the shocking details about the murders of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan and Tammy Daybell.

After interviewing Tom on this episode, Tom spends the last half of this episode interviewing the hosts --Lauren and John Matthias.

HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Hosts Dr John Matthias and his wife Lauren Matthias, a forensic psychologist and a journalist, invite you to join them on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves.

DR. JOHN MATTHIAS is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years’ experience in both clinical and forensic work. He serves as an expert witness for the federal government and has consulted on numerous high-profile cases for District Attorney’s offices and defense attorneys in several states.

In the forensic area, Dr. Matthias has developed expertise in personality assessments, hidden behavioral motivations, complex trauma and criminal psychology. In the clinical realm, he has worked with numerous victims. He received his Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling, as well his doctorate degree, from the University of Southern California.

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MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY / FACTITIOUS DISORDER -A SURVIVOR STORY

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 • Duration 01:55:37

Kate is an amputee. She says she lost her healthy leg as a teenager due to her mother having munchausen by proxy. Kate shares her shocking story as a medical abuse survivor with Hidden True Crime.

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In the forensic area, Dr. Matthias has developed expertise in personality assessments, hidden behavioral motivations, complex trauma and criminal psychology. In the clinical realm, he has worked with numerous victims. He received his Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling, as well his doctorate degree, from the University of Southern California.

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GYPSY ROSE: Digging Deeper, Episode Two with Psychologist Dr John Matthias

Monday, January 22, 2024 • Duration 01:56:55

In our second episode surrounding the case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Dr John takes us deeper into his analysis. Gypsy has recently been released from prison after serving an 8 year sentence for murdering her own mother. Gypsy Rose is the victim of Munchausen by proxy [Factitious disorder imposed on another]. Gypsy received a plea deal and lesser sentence than her co-conspirator Nick Godejohn, and since her release from prison she has done several media interviews and garnered millions of followers on Tiktok and Instagram. She is also the subject of the recent Lifetime Documentary: "Prison confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard".

Dr John Matthias, criminal Psychologist, takes us further into the motive behind Gypsy Rose Blanchard's crime.

This episode was originally livestreamed on our YouTube Channel on January 13, 2024.

"A better understanding of crime is a better understanding of ourselves”

– Dr. John Matthias

Dr. John Matthias is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with over twenty-five years’ experience in both clinical and forensic work. He has performed over 500 forensic and psychological evaluations and risk assessments for the courts since 1996, assessing the risks for violent and sexual recidivism for both adults and juveniles. He serves as an expert witness for the federal government, and he has consulted on numerous high-profile cases for District Attorney’s offices and defense attorneys in several states.

In the forensic area, Dr. Matthias has developed expertise in personality assessments, hidden behavioral motivations, complex trauma and criminal psychology. In the clinical realm, he has worked with numerous victims of abuse and trauma, including with survivors of the Las Vegas shooting massacre in 2017. He also received his Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling from the University of Southern California and he has worked with hundreds of families, couples and children over the years. He supervises UNLV doctoral students on forensic assessments, clinical case formulation, and various therapeutic approaches to clinical work.

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GYPSY ROSE EXPOSED - With Dr John Matthias, Forensic Psychologist

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 • Duration 01:48:53

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has recently been released from prison after serving an 8 year sentence for murdering her own mother. Gypsy Rose is the victim of Munchausen by proxy [Factitious disorder imposed on another]. Gypsy received a plea deal and lesser sentence than her co-conspirator Nick Godejohn, and since her release from prison she has done several media interviews and garnered millions of followers on Tiktok and Instagram. She is also the subject of the recent Lifetime Documentary: "Prison confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard".

Dr John Matthias, criminal Psychologist, takes us into what's hidden within the case of Gypsy Rose.

This episode was originally livestreamed on our YouTube Channel on January 7, 2024.

"A better understanding of crime is a better understanding of ourselves”

– Dr. John Matthias

In the forensic area, Dr. Matthias has developed expertise in personality assessments, hidden behavioral motivations, complex trauma and criminal psychology. In the clinical realm, he has worked with numerous victims of abuse and trauma, including with survivors of the Las Vegas shooting massacre in 2017. He also received his Master’s degree in Marriage, Family and Child counseling from the University of Southern California and he has worked with hundreds of families, couples and children over the years. He supervises UNLV doctoral students on forensic assessments, clinical case formulation, and various therapeutic approaches to clinical work.

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BEYOND THE VEIL: Friend of Brandon Boudreaux and Melani Pawlowski breaks silence

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Monday, December 4, 2023 • Duration 01:11:55

Jes was a close friend of Melani Pawlowski - Lori Vallow's niece - and is a close friend of Brandon Boudreaux. Jes shares her harrowing experience trying to help her friends, and the fear she experienced for months while people around her kept dying.

This interview with Jes took place June 30th, 2021 the day after Lori Vallow was charged in Arizona for conspiring in the murder of her then-husband Charles Vallow. Charles was shot to death on July 11, 2019 by his brother-in-law Alex cox.

Four years after Charles Vallow was shot and killed, Lori Vallow Daybell will face charges of first degree murder.

We livestreamed Thursday's news conference with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on our YouTube Channel, and Lauren reads the charging documents and evidence Arizona has against Lori Vallow in our last episode.

Our original Beyond the Veil season continues as a forensic psychologist and journalist (who are husband and wife) explore the inner workings of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell's minds, as well as the hidden motivations driving a series of inexplicable murders in 2019.

LAUREN MATTHIAS worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in Boise, Idaho Salt Lake City, Utah. She spent a decade reporting on a diverse range of topics from high profile crimes and criminals to Presidential visits. Most recently, she reported for Salt Lake City’s ABC affiliate News4Utah and in 2015 she received the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association Best Reporter award and reported with News Nation throughout the trial. She is the producer and editor of the Hidden True Crime Podcast along with her husband Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist.

Contact them at HiddenTrueCrimeInfo@gmail.com

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BEYOND THE VEIL: LORI VALLOW EXTRADITED TO ARIZONA TO FACE CHARGES IN CHARLES VALLOW'S MURDER

Season 1

Friday, December 1, 2023 • Duration 47:38

Four years after Charles Vallow was shot and killed by his brother-in-law Alex Cox, Lori Vallow Daybell is extradited from Idaho to Arizona on November 30, 2023 to face charges of first degree murder. We livestreamed Thursday's news conference with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on our YouTube Channel, and Lauren reads the Charging documents and evidence Arizona has against Lori Vallow. We also listen to a recording of Chad Daybell call a funeral home in the days after Charles Vallow is killed, asking about cremation services.

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