The perpetrator employed calculated mind games and manipulation tactics like faking emergencies to mentally torment the victims.
The entire episode revolves around the psychological manipulation tactics employed by Sherry to exploit Mark financially and emotionally.
The episode explores the potential for generative AI to be used for psychological manipulation, particularly through the exploitation of loneliness and the creation of automated relationships.
The episode explores the psychological manipulation tactics employed by Cindy, particularly in exploiting David's vulnerabilities and desire to be a hero.
The episode highlights the psychological manipulation tactics and mind games employed by Cameron Hooker to control Colleen Stan.
The episode explores the psychological tactics and manipulation employed by interviewers like James Holland and Jillian Lauren in their efforts to obtain confessions from suspects and criminals.
The episode revolves around Larry Ray's systematic manipulation and exploitation of college students through various psychological tactics, making this a central theme.
Jessica employed various manipulation tactics such as love bombing, gaslighting, and taking advantage of vulnerabilities to exploit her victims emotionally and psychologically.
The episode explores the psychological manipulation involved in Amanda's deception and its impact on her victims.
Psychological manipulation is a pervasive issue explored across many of the podcast episodes, where perpetrators employ a range of manipulative tactics to exploit, control, and harm their victims.
Examples of these tactics include gaslighting, love bombing, grooming, coercion, and brainwashing, as seen in episodes such as Crime Story: Charlie Webster on Amanda C. Riley's Web of Lies, S20 E1: [Preview] S20: Becoming Brody, and The Woodworking Wacko - Psychopath Cameron Hooker.
These manipulative behaviors often have devastating psychological and emotional impacts on victims, making them a central theme in true crime and investigative podcasts.