Mike King is an internationally recognized criminal investigator, and author with more than 40 years of experience in law enforcement, intelligence, and public safety technology. He began his career as a street cop in Ogden, Utah, eventually rising to Chief of Staff at the Utah Attorney General’s Office. Trained by the FBI in profiling, Mike served as co-chair of the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) and created UTAP, the Utah Criminal Tracking and Analysis Project. He is a founding board member of the Cold Case Foundation and has consulted on hundreds of complex homicides, missing persons, and cult cases worldwide.

After retiring from law enforcement, Mike became the global Director of Emergency Communications and Fraud Solutions at Esri, leading worldwide strategies for public safety. His contributions help shape emergency response systems across the U.S., NATO, the U.K., and Ukraine.

Mike is the creator of Profiling Evil, a YouTube and podcast platform with over 225,000 subscribers and 20 million downloads. He’s a frequent law enforcement expert on CourtTV, Dr. Phil, NewsNation, and The History Channel, and has appeared in global media including 60 Minutes Australia and History’s Greatest Mysteries.

He is the author of several acclaimed titles, including the just released Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing. Other works include: Deceived, She Knew No Fear, Predators, Analyzing Criminal Behavior, and Who Killed King Tut?. Mike holds a master’s degree in criminal justice and has taught profiling and victimology at universities. He was a visiting scholar at Boston College and a contributor at the Harvard Medical School Program in Psychiatry and the Law.

A respected voice in cult behavior, coercive control, and religious criminality, Mike continues to influence public safety through education, media, and global consulting. He can be reached through his website at www.ProfilingEVIL.com or @ProfilingEVIL.