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Lost and Found and Lost Again
Imposters Claiming to Be Missing Children
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Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D.

March 2024

The Murdering Mastermind of Mersea
The Shocking Case of Luke D'Wit and a Decade of Deception
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Held Captive By a Fake Mental Illness
The Story of Rapist and "Split" Movie Fan Joseph Head
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January 2024

Would You Fall for a Serial Killer's Lies?
Read This Before Answering
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December 2023

Jerrid Joseph Powell Has Been Charged with Serial Murder
What Kind of Serial Killer Targets the Homeless - and Why?
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November 2023

Mason Johnson Pretended to be a Fake Cop While Planning a Kidnapping and Murder
What Research Tells Us About Police Impersonators and How Dangerous They Are
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Are the Alphabet Murders About the Be Solved?
What They Tell Us About Sexually Homicide Offenders Who Target Children and What a Young Victim is About to Tell Us
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October 2023

The Killer's Murder Weapon
What Does Weapon Choice Tell Us About a Killer's Psyche?
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June 2023

Chad Doermer Executed His Three Young Sons
Unravelling a Horrific Act of Filicide
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Invite your friends to read The Mind Detective
Thank you for reading The Mind Detective — your support allows me to keep doing this work. If you enjoy The Mind Detective, it would mean the world to…
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A True Crime Obsession Leads to Murder
Sometimes Curiosity Kills More Than the Cat
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May 2023

Is Heather Pressdee a Healthcare Serial Killer?
I'm Starting to Think There's No Such Thing as an Angel of Mercy
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