August 30, 2023--a brave 12-year-old boy escapes a house of torture in Southern Utah --rescuing himself and his 10-year-old sister. A neighbor feeds the emaciated boy and calls 911. The children's mother YouTube Celebrity Ruby Franke, and Ruby's therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, are arrested 250 miles north in Springville, Utah and charged with 6 counts of aggrevated child abuse.Dr John Matthias and reporter Lauren Matthias have been covering this story since the arrests, and will continue to bring you the very latest in this heartwrenching story that sounds all too familiar.We start with Adam Steed--a man who was Jodi Hildebrandt's patient back in 2007, and listen to his heart wrenching interview in two parts ...This is PART 1To learn more about Adam Steed and his victimization from Jodi Hildebrandt: https://tinyurl.com/22kcfkpeAdam Steed v Boy Scouts of America: https://law.justia.com/cases/idaho/supreme-court-civil/2007/steed.htmlThank you for subscribing to our podcast and to our YouTube channel LAUREN MATTHIAS has worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in East Idaho, Boise, 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.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. 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. Dr. Matthias has been an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Nevada Las Vegas clinical psychology doctoral program since 2007. He supervises UNLV doctoral students on forensic assessments, clinical case formulation, and various therapeutic approaches to clinical work.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. WEBSITE: https://hiddentruecrime.com/TO SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrimehttps://paypal.me/hiddentruecrimehttps://cash.app/$hiddenTruecrimeJoin our channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBp03toXz-WZ6gSt7YtSdEg/joinOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Expect many episodes this week as we introduce many new crimes we are covering. Today we we delve into the background of SHANNA GARDNER, a mother charged in the death of her ex husband Microsoft exexcutive Jared Bridegan. Bridegan was killed “execution style” in front of his two-year-old daughter.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. 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. Dr. Matthias has been an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Nevada Las Vegas clinical psychology doctoral program since 2007. He supervises UNLV doctoral students on forensic assessments, clinical case formulation, and various therapeutic approaches to clinical work. LAUREN MATTHIAS has worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in East Idaho, Boise, 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. 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.WEBSITE: https://hiddentruecrime.com/TO SUPPORT: https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrime https://paypal.me/hiddentruecrimeOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hosts Dr John Matthias and Lauren Matthias take listeners inside the Shiny Happy People documentary about the Josh Duggar family, IBLP and Bill Gothard. 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. 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. Dr. Matthias is an adjunct assistant professor in the University of Nevada Las Vegas clinical psychology doctoral program. He supervises UNLV doctoral students on forensic assessments, clinical case formulation, and various therapeutic approaches to clinical work.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 has been reporting 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 [email protected]: https://hiddentruecrime.com/TO SUPPORT:https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrimehttps://paypal.me/hiddentruecrimehttps://cash.app/$hiddenTruecrime. #joshduggar #shinyhappypeopleOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This interview with Braxton Southwick takes us deep into his beliefs and worldview as well as his cousin Lori Vallow Daybell. Braxton and Lori were close and often shared near death experience books as well as beliefs about the last days. Braxton talks with Lauren Matthias about zombies, portals, preparing, and even politics. 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 [email protected] Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Host Lauren Matthias sat each day in court during Lori Vallow Daybell's trial in Boise, Idaho sharing updates from court and appearing with Alex, Brian and Gigi for News Nation broadcasts. She worked daily with each of the guests. Brian Entin is a News Nation Senior National Correspondent. An Emmy award-winning journalist well known for his coverage of the Gabby Petito case, and now the tragedy in Moscow, Idaho. Entin most recently worked as a reporter for WSVN in Miami. Brian covered several major hurricanes, and spent much of the first 100 days of the Trump presidency in Washington, DC. He has won Emmy Awards for his coverage of the aftermath of the Fuego Volcano eruption in Guatemala and his coverage of the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.In 2018, Brian extensively covered the Parkland school shooting and was the first reporter to obtain video of the shooter attacking deputies in jail. He also was the first reporter with video of Charles Kinsey — an unarmed man with his hands in the air — shot by police in North Miami.Prior to working in Miami, Brian was a reporter at WPTV in West Palm Beach, WTOC in Savannah, and KTVO in Kirksville, Missouri.He graduated from the University of Missouri.FOLLOW BRIAN HERE: https://twitter.com/brianentinALEX CAPRARIELLO is a News Nation Morning in America’s West Coast Correspondent.Morning in America airs weekdays from 7ET to 10 ET. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Caprariello has also lived in Princeton, New Jersey, Madison, Wisconsin, Phoenix, Arizona, Fayetteville, Arkansas and most recently Austin, Texas.Caprariello earned his bachelor’s degree from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 2013. He later received his master’s degree in Journalism from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2016.Caprariello joined News Nation after beginning his career at KNWA/KFTA in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was the weekend anchor and senior reporter at the NBC/Fox affiliate located in Northwest Arkansas. Known for his in-depth reporting, Caprariello began working at investigative powerhouse KXAN in Austin in 2018. As the station’s lead education reporter, he quickly established credibility within the community through accurate and dependable reporting on K-12 issues during the pandemic.Caprariello won numerous awards while in Austin, including a Lone Star Emmy for his two-part investigative series, Racism at Westlake. The investigation uncovered years of alleged racism within the halls of a dominant academic and athletic high school in the Texas suburbs. Caprariello was also honored with awards from the Texas State Teachers Association, the Association of Texas Professional Educators and the Society of Professional Journalists.While in Arkansas, Caprariello initiated a number of notable reports including an analysis of the state’s struggle to launch the medical marijuana industry, an examination into allegations of bribery in a tightly-contested mayoral race and an investigation which uncovered repeated abuse of patients in a treatment center for deviant children.His special report, “Pricing Parenthood: The Cost of In Vitro Fertilization,” which details the financial burdens infertile families experience when undergoing last-resort procedures, was a finalist for best television feature by the Society of Professional Journalists Diamond Journalism Awards. FOLLOW ALEX HERE: https://twitter.com/alcaprari23GIGI is the host of the podcast “Pretty Lies and Alibis” and covered the trial as a Law and Crime correspondent and also appeared on News Nation.Listen HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-lies-alibis/id1519114534LAUREN MATTHIAS worked as an anchor and reporter for ABC, NBC, and FOX News in Boise, Idaho and 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 has been reporting 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. Follow her on FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/hiddentruecrime or on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/hiddentruecrimeContact at: [email protected]: https://hiddentruecrime.com/TO SUPPORT:https://www.patreon.com/hiddentruecrimehttps://paypal.me/hiddentruecrimehttps://cash.app/$hiddenTruecrimeOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy