Podcast · True Crime
by Dr. Phil McGraw · English · True Crime
Dr. Phil McGraw takes an in-depth look at true crime cases, mysteries and provides his in-depth analysis.
13 Oct 2026 · 52 minNew
In this audience favorite from the Mystery & Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil archives, we revisit the chilling disappearance of a young Illinois mother who vanished without a trace on October 28, 2007. No signs of a struggle. No goodbye. No confirmed sightings. Just two young children left behind and a husband, former police officer Drew Peterson, whose suspicious behavior raises troubling questions.
S33 · E3 · 9 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Inside the Cornell 7 allegations. A former Cornell University student says she was drugged and sexually assaulted by 7 members of the Chi Phi fraternity. The case has sparked national outrage and a growing #IAmJaneDoe movement.
S33 · E2 · 6 Oct 2026 · 55 min
Dr. Phil revisits the chilling cases of Maura Murray, Ellen Greenberg, and Dylan Redwine, following the evidence, unanswered questions, and breakthroughs that continue to define these true crime mysteries.
S33 · E1 · 29 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
A devoted mom. A pastor husband. A secret mistress. And a marriage unraveling behind closed doors. When Ashley Flynn was found shot to death inside her Ohio home, her husband Caleb told police a terrifying story: an intruder had broken in, attacked him and killed his wife.
S32 · E6 · 23 Sep 2026 · 54 min
Dr. Phil and Sara Carden examine new developments in the Lindsay Clancy case, including the holdout juror speaking out, Patrick Clancy’s first interview, and whether prosecutors will pursue a retrial or plea deal.
S32 · E5 · 22 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Dr. Phil and former federal prosecutor Alice LaCour break down the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, disputed juror misconduct claims, the renewed push for a not-guilty ruling, and whether this controversial case will ever face a second jury.
S32 · E4 · 9 Sep 2026 · 59 min
After a 21-day trial, jurors reportedly split 11–1, resulting in a mistrial and leaving the central question unresolved: Was Lindsay Clancy experiencing postpartum psychosis, or was she still legally responsible for killing her three children?
S32 · E3 · 2 Sep 2026 · 43 min
As the Lindsay Clancy trial reaches jury deliberations, Dr. Phil examines the prosecution and defense closing arguments, the evidence jurors are revisiting, and the central question: Was Clancy criminally responsible when she killed her three children?
S32 · E2 · 26 Aug 2026 · 58 min
The prosecution and defense rest in the Lindsay Clancy trial. Dr. Phil analyzes the conflicting psychiatric testimony, jury psychology and the evidence jurors must weigh to decide criminal responsibility.
S32 · E1 · 25 Aug 2026 · 59 min
Lindsay Clancy admits killing her three children. Was it calculated murder or postpartum psychosis? Dr. Phil analyzes the evidence, expert testimony and the question of criminal responsibility.
S31 · E2 · 18 Aug 2026 · 49 min
Pamela Smart says the jury got it wrong. In Part 2, Dr. Phil examines the teenage witnesses, plea deals, disputed recordings and psychological bias behind her conviction and her new-trial fight.
S31 · E1 · 11 Aug 2026 · 44 min
More than 35 years after Pamela Smart was convicted in her husband’s murder, Dr. Phil examines the grooming, manipulation and disputed evidence behind her fight for a new trial.
S30 · E3 · 5 Aug 2026 · 45 min
After 18 days on the witness stand, Jodi Arias faced the evidence, the jury and the former ally who ultimately concluded she had been manipulated.
S30 · E2 · 28 Jul 2026 · 49 min
Jodi Arias admitted killing Travis Alexander—but claimed trauma erased the most brutal moments. Dr. Phil examines “the fog,” her shifting courtroom persona and the jailhouse meeting that raised even more questions.
S30 · E1 · 21 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Before Jodi Arias became one of America’s most notorious killers, obsession, rejection and control turned a volatile romance into the brutal murder of Travis Alexander.
S19 · E4 · 30 Jun 2026 · 42 min
After Rex Heuermann is sentenced to life without parole for the murders of eight women, Dr. Phil returns to Gilgo Beach to examine how a seemingly ordinary Long Island man concealed a decades-long campaign of terror in plain sight.
S29 · E3 · 23 Jun 2026 · 43 min
Dr. Phil analyzes how investigators built a murder case against Mark Redwine—examining blood evidence, cadaver-dog alerts, shifting explanations, and the behavioral patterns that ultimately led a jury to convict Dylan Redwine’s father.
S29 · E2 · 16 Jun 2026 · 58 min
Dr. Phil analyzes the confrontation with Mark Redwine, the father of missing 13-year-old Dylan Redwine, exposing the inconsistencies, blame-shifting, polygraph refusal, and family conflict that pushed investigators closer to the truth.
S29 · E1 · 10 Jun 2026 · 38 min
Dr. Phil analyzes the disappearance of 13-year-old Dylan Redwine, a court-ordered visit with his father, a bitter custody battle, troubling warning signs, and the interview clues that raised serious questions from the start.
S28 · E3 · 27 May 2026 · 51 min
Dr. Phil reveals the truth behind Brittanee Drexel’s 13-year mystery, exposing how false leads, public suspicion, and a predator’s crime of opportunity hid the real killer in plain sight.
S28 · E2 · 19 May 2026 · 39 min
Dr. Phil investigates the chilling theory that Brittanee Drexel was abducted during spring break, exposing how jailhouse informants, false leads, and a rush to judgment nearly shaped the entire case.
S28 · E1 · 12 May 2026 · 45 min
Dr. Phil opens with the haunting disappearance of Brittanee Drexel, as Dr. Phil breaks down the teen psychology, missed warning signs, investigative assumptions, and predator opportunity behind one of true crime’s most disturbing cases.
S27 · E3 · 5 May 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
A 17-year-old vanishes on spring break in Myrtle Beach. Dr. Phil analyzes the hidden risk factors, teen decision-making, and early investigative mistakes in Brittanee Drexel’s disappearance.
S27 · E2 · 28 Apr 2026 · 43 min
Part 2: Dr. Phil analyzes how control, ego, and emotional detachment fueled a serial killer’s decade-long spree—and how one survivor outmaneuvered him.
S27 · E1 · 21 Apr 2026 · 52 min
Dr. Phil analyzes how a fake job ad, rural isolation, and psychological control turned the Kayla Brown case into a nightmare.
S26 · E3 · 15 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Dr. Phil confronts Michael Peterson face-to-face, analyzing his story, contradictions, credibility, and the psychological red flags at the center of The Staircase.
S26 · E2 · 31 Mar 2026 · 47 min
Dr. Phil analyzes the eerie parallels between the deaths of Kathleen Peterson and Elizabeth Ratliff, breaking down the behavioral patterns, motive questions, hidden relationships, and the disturbing coincidence that turned The Staircase from a single death into a haunting theory of repetition.
S26 · E1 · 17 Mar 2026 · 44 min
Dr. Phil analyzes the shocking death of Kathleen Peterson, the blood-soaked staircase scene, Michael Peterson’s evolving story, and the secrets, motives, and credibility questions at the center of The Staircase murder case.
S25 · E3 · 10 Mar 2026 · 52 min
Vanished in Panama Part 3: Dr. Phil analyzes the witnesses who warned them, the dog that returned alone, the search teams who swear they should’ve been found, and the evidence chain that raises new red flags.
S25 · E2 · 4 Mar 2026 · 48 min
Vanished in Panama Part 2: emergency calls, a backpack found deep in the jungle, chilling “night photos,” and the missing image that keeps this case alive.
Dr. Phil McGraw takes an in-depth look at true crime cases, mysteries and provides his in-depth analysis.
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