Mike King delves into the world of cults

Mike King is an internationally recognized criminal investigator, author, and public safety strategist with more than four decades of experience spanning law enforcement, intelligence, academia, and public safety technology. He began his career as a street police officer in Ogden, Utah, and went on to serve 28 years as a sworn law-enforcement professional, retiring as Chief of Staff at the Utah Attorney General’s Office. During his tenure, he managed a statewide office of more than 400 attorneys and investigators, and led major multi-jurisdictional initiatives targeting violent crime, cold cases, terrorism, and victim services.

Trained by FBI profilers in behavioral analysis, King served as co-chair of the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) National Advisory Board and created UTAP, the Utah Criminal Tracking and Analysis Project, a pioneering model for collaborative homicide and missing-persons investigations. He has consulted on hundreds of complex criminal cases worldwide and has advised federal, state, and international government leaders for more than 30 years. His experience includes national security operations, emergency communications, and intelligence coordination, including service during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

Following his law-enforcement career, King became a senior executive at Esri, the world’s leading GIS software company, where he served as Director of Emergency Communications, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. There, he helped shape global strategies for Next Generation 9-1-1 and public safety technology across the United States, NATO, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine. He was named a top four performer in Esri’s $3-billion enterprise. 

King is the creator and host of Profiling Evil and Mapping Evil with Mike King, true-crime platforms with more than 245,000 subscribers and over 22 million downloads. He is a frequent law-enforcement analyst on Court TV, Dr. Phil, NewsNation, and international media, and the author of multiple books, including Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, Deceived, An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult, She Knew No Fear, Predators, and Who Killed King Tut? He holds a Master of Criminal Justice degree and has taught profiling and victimology as an adjunct professor and visiting scholar at several universities.