Karen Read: The Psychology of Guilt, Gaslighting & a Public Meltdown
In this episode of Hidden Killers, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott takes us deep inside the emotional undercurrents of the Karen Read trial — not the legal motions, but the behavioral and psychological breadcrumbs that might say more than any piece of evidence ever could.
We explore the psychology of guilt through the lens of Read’s alleged statements like “Could I have hit him?” before O’Keefe’s body was even found — and ask, is that the voice of panic, or pre-loaded guilt? Shavaun breaks down the power of gaslighting in reverse, where the defendant isn’t just defending themselves, but turning the entire legal system into the supposed perpetrator.
From the emotional volatility in court, to Karen Read’s carefully curated public image, to the unraveling moments where concern seems to shift into self-preservation, this is a raw and revealing psychological profile of a woman at the center of a murder case — and a movement.
If you’ve been watching the trial unfold and wondering: Is this grief? Is this guilt? Or is this manipulation at the highest level? — this episode will give you the clinical language to understand the difference.
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