Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil

The mysterious death of Nolan Wells has become one of the tragic cases of the summer. Wells was an 18-year-old college football player who traveled by boat with friends to Horn Island, off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, for a Fourth of July celebration .

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dr. Phil analyzes how a fake job ad, rural isolation, and psychological control turned the Kayla Brown case into a nightmare.

Dr. Phil confronts Michael Peterson face-to-face, analyzing his story, contradictions, credibility, and the psychological red flags at the center of The Staircase.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vanished in Panama Part 1: Dr. Phil reconstructs the last known hours on El Pianista, then reveals the early “digital distress” that proves trouble started fast and didn’t end that day.

Part 4: Drew Peterson’s former defense attorney breaks down the media circus, the “bonehead” trial move that flipped jurors, and why Stacy’s family may never get answers.

Part 3: Inside Drew Peterson’s trial: “Drew’s Law,” chilling hearsay, and a jury verdict in Kathleen Savio’s death… while the question that matters most still hangs: Where is Stacy?

Part 2: Kathleen Savio feared her cop husband. After 18 domestic calls, she’s found dead in a dry tub—then exhumed, reclassified homicide, and the pattern clicks.

Stacy Peterson vanishes and her cop husband says she ran off. Dr. Phil breaks down the 24-hour delay, the control, and the past that won’t stay buried.

Contradictions. False timelines. And people who knew Amy was missing before anyone should have known. In Episode 4, Dr. Phil and Amy Bradley’s brother expose statements that don’t add up and why the truth may have been hidden in plain sight.

In Part Three of Amy Bradley: Vanished at Sea, Dr. Phil sits down with Amy’s younger brother, Brad Bradley, the last person to see her alive, for a deeply personal examination of what really happened in the final hours before she disappeared.

New witnesses. New clues. And a chilling revelation: Amy Bradley may have walked off the ship alive.

In part 1 of "Amy Bradley: Vanished At Sea | Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil," a 23-year-old NCAA athlete vanishes from a cruise ship at dawn without her shoes, ID, or a single reason to disappear. Dr. Phil reopens the haunting case of Amy Bradley, exposing early red flags, botched investigative decisions, and the chilling possibility she was targeted from the moment she boarded.

Dr. Phil breaks down the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's new 32-page report that again rules Ellen Greenberg's death a suicide—despite 23 stab wounds, including several to the back of her head and neck.

Dr. Phil and NYPD Chief John Chell dissect the final clues, missteps, and forensic red flags that could finally reveal what happened to Maura Murray.

Two decades after Maura Murray vanished, Dr. Phil uncovers the secrets, silence, and shattered leads that have kept this case frozen in mystery and exposes why accountability may be the key to finding the truth.#MauraMurray #DrPhilPodcast #MysteryAndMurder #TrueCrime #ColdCase #UnsolvedMystery See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Phil unpacks new theories, forensic clues, and human behavior behind one of America's most haunting cold cases, the mystery of Maura Murray's disappearance.

A gifted college student vanishes on a snowy New Hampshire road. Dr. Phil unravels the haunting mystery of what happened to Maura Murray.

The shocking courtroom finale: Dr. Phil dissects Alec Murdaugh's trial, lies, and life sentence, the collapse of a dynasty built on power, privilege, and deception.

A staged suicide, stolen millions, and a trail of lies, Dr. Phil uncovers how Alec Murdaugh's empire collapsed under the weight of deception and greed.

The rise of the powerful Murdaugh family dynasty and the cracks beneath the surface that would lead to scandal, suspicion, and murder.

After two trials, weeks of testimony, and a nation divided, Karen Read's fate is decided. Dr. Phil breaks down the verdict that shook Boston and beyond.

The prosecution says Karen Read ran over John O'Keefe. The defense says she was framed. Dr. Phil analyzes the explosive retrial and the theories that divided a jury.