Episode 15 - Inside the Mind of an Online Predator

When an arrest makes the news, we call them monsters.

But if we only see predators as monsters, we miss the warning signs hiding in plain sight.

In this episode of Chasing Shadows, investigator Sean Lacy takes listeners inside the psychology of online predators — not to excuse their behavior, but to understand how they think, how they justify their actions, and how they blend into everyday life.

Drawing from years of interviews, interrogations, and real cases, Sean explains why many offenders don’t look suspicious, don’t act impulsively, and often live seemingly normal lives while operating in secret online worlds.