Content Warning: This episode contains depictions of child sexual assault. Please find below the contact details for some support services.

Retired FBI special agent Mark MacKizer, joins Criminologist and Forensic Anthropologist, Dr Xanthé Mallett to explore the realities of child abduction.

They discuss the types of offenders, their motives, and how they select their victims, challenging common myths like the idea of ‘stranger danger.’

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CREDITS:

Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

Guest: Mark MacKizer

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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