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Hidden: A True Crime Podcast, explores the hidden motives behind unimaginable crimes, while examining our deepest fears along the way. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors, both good and bad, in order to understand the world and ourselves.

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?

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    • 4.8 • 34 Ratings

Hidden: A True Crime Podcast, explores the hidden motives behind unimaginable crimes, while examining our deepest fears along the way. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors, both good and bad, in order to understand the world and ourselves.

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?

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Dinner with JJ's Grandpa Larry Woodcock After Court

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Dinner with JJ's Grandpa Larry Woodcock After Court

    Lauren Matthias shares her friendship and the quest for justice when Larry and Kay Woodcock have dinner with her after spending the day in Chad Daybell's trial and watching Melanie Gibb testify. Larry shares his thoughts on a spontaneous live. He also shares details of a public memorial for JJ and Tylee in Idaho Falls at the Colonial Theater at 1 pm on April 27th, 2024


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    • 30 min
    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Psychologist Dr John assess video of Emma and Chad Daybell

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Psychologist Dr John assess video of Emma and Chad Daybell

    Hosts and spouses Dr John and Lauren Matthias talk about the bombshell evidence entered into the Chad Daybell trial. Join Hidden True Crime as we follow Chad Daybell's trial beginning to end. Host Lauren Matthias is in the courtroom every day, doing lunch lives on YouTube and summarizing each day and week right here on Hidden: A True Crime Podcast.
    JOHN MATTHIAS is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years’ experience. He serves as an expert witness for the federal government and consults on 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 was a television reporter for a decade, and has followed the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case since 2019. Lauren and her husband 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.
     A podcast that started at their dinner table has now turned into the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, delving into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week.
    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming at Patreon member at Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime


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    • 1 hr 12 min
    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Evidence against Chad-Emma in the police car/Chad giving Alex Patriarchal Blessing

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Evidence against Chad-Emma in the police car/Chad giving Alex Patriarchal Blessing

    On the second week of the Chad Daybell Trial, two major pieces of evidence were shared in court. You can listen to them both on this episode-Chad's daugher Emma talking to her dad after his arrest in June 2020, as well as a Patriarchal church blessing that Chad gave to Alex Cox in November 2019
    Join Hidden True Crime as we follow Chad Daybell's trial beginning to end. Host Lauren Matthias is in the courtroom every day, doing lunch lives on YouTube and summarizing each day and week right here on Hidden: A True Crime Podcast.
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    • 46 min
    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Dr John assesses opening statements

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Dr John assesses opening statements

    Hosts and spouses Dr John and Laure Matthias assess the opening statements from both the defense and prosecution. Join Hidden True Crime as we follow Chad Daybell's trial beginning to end. Host Lauren Matthias is in the courtroom every day, doing lunch lives on YouTube and summarizing each day and week right here on Hidden: A True Crime Podcast.
    JOHN MATTHIAS is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years’ experience. He serves as an expert witness for the federal government and consults on 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 was a television reporter for a decade, and has followed the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case since 2019. Lauren and her husband 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.
     A podcast that started at their dinner table has now turned into the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, delving into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week.
    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming at Patreon member at Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime


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    • 1 hr 10 min
    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Uncovering Chad's Belief System with historian Barbara Jones Brown

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Uncovering Chad's Belief System with historian Barbara Jones Brown

    Join Hidden True Crime as we follow the Chad Daybell's trial beginning to end. Host Lauren Matthias is in the courtroom every day, doing lunch lives on YouTube and summarizing each day and week right here on Hidden: A True Crime Podcast.
    Barbara Jones Brown is the co-author of Vengeance Is Mine, The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath (Oxford University Press, 2023), about the most notorious crime in Mormon history near today's St. George, Utah. In 1857, a group of Mormon settlers massacred more than 100 men, women, and children in a California-bound wagon train: BOOK LINK
    Brown is the director of Signature Books, an indie publisher in Salt Lake City, Utah, which publishes thoroughly-researched books on Utah, Mormon, and Western American History. Previously she was the executive director of the Mormon History Association and historical director of Better Days 2020. Brown holds a Master’s degree in American history from the University of Utah and a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University.
    LAUREN MATTHIAS was a television reporter for a decade, and has followed the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case since 2019. Lauren and her husband 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.
     A podcast that started at their dinner table has now turned into the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, delving into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week.
    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming at Patreon member at Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime


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    • 1 hr 53 min
    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Opening Statements, Chad's Defense and Tammy's "Paintball incident"

    CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Opening Statements, Chad's Defense and Tammy's "Paintball incident"

    Lauren goes live during lunch for the opening statements of Chad Daybell's murder trial on Wednesday, April 10th, as well as Day 2, April 11th. Join Hidden True Crime as we follow the Chad Daybell's trial beginning to end. Host Lauren Matthias is in the courtroom every day, doing lunch lives on YouTube summarizing every day and week right here on Hidden: A True Crime Podcast.
    LAUREN MATTHIAS was a television reporter for a decade, and has followed the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case since 2019. Lauren and her husband 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.
    A podcast that started at their dinner table has now turned into the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, delving into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week.
    Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming at Patreon member at Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime


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    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

emma33 ,

Offers great insight

Such an informed and compassionate discussion of really heart-breaking cases.

nonamelanelighthouse ,

No way!!

Oh my goodness- I’m outta here!!!

under the milky way ,

The Vallow/Daybell murder

This has been fascinating because from the start I felt Lori was mad & bad in that order & Chad was bad bad & mad.
My question regards this is how could the Daybell children have been there.
Personally I imagine Chad has indoctrinated them their entire lives & when they children said she had been sick for the previous 2 weeks & sleeping a lot, I’m thinking they thought she was possessed too. I am just wondering what they have to live with now. How much did they participate and or how little did they help their mother?

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