I was ten years old when JonBenét Ramsey’s beautiful little face was plastered on every magazine cover in the checkout line. It was the first time I realized that really horrible things could happen to the most innocent creatures, and it made me curious about why these things happen—and how we can avoid them. Over time, I became incredibly interested in repeat violent offenders, and how they often leave clear patterns behind that give investigators clues into who they are and why they do what they do.
Now, decades later, I’m a teacher, a researcher, and an obsessive student of behavioral profiling. While I don’t hold formal credentials in criminal psychology, I’ve spent years studying patterns, offender typologies, and victimology through a trauma-informed lens. Wolves in the Wallpaper allows me to look beneath the surface of violent crimes—into the psychology of the offenders, the ripple effects of trauma, and the many ways justice can be delayed or denied.
Join me on this journey of trying to understand why serial violent crimes occur and how we can best keep ourselves safe. Every week, I will post a fictional crime so that you can practice your profiling skills too. This blog is not an expert’s guide—it’s a lantern held in the dark, inviting others to look more closely. And remember: the truth doesn’t always howl from the shadows—sometimes it waits quietly behind the wallpaper.
Wolves in the wallpaper 