Dr. Tristan Ingalls

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4,386 appearances 21 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2025 last heard 31 Aug

Dr. Tristan Ingalls’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 19 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 9.

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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds · Shelly Michael: Nurse, Wife, and Killer Pt. 1 · 24 Aug 2026 podcast

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And I'm forensic psychologist Dr. voice-verified

Tristan Engels. voice-verified

Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. voice-verified

And as Vanessa goes through the story, I'll be talking about things like how some violent offenders come to believe the life they have is no longer enough, how deception can reshape relationships and even end up fueling criminal behavior, and why some offenders convince themselves that they can control the consequences of their actions. voice-verified

And as always, we'll be asking the question, voice-verified

So, based on what you've described, Shelly had parents who were hardworking and busy. voice-verified

And as a result, it's likely impossible that their emotional availability may have been more limited. voice-verified

And that doesn't mean that they were neglectful or doing anything that was inherently wrong. voice-verified

Many loving parents rely on nannies or extended family to help raise their children. voice-verified

As the saying goes, it takes a village. voice-verified

But unfortunately, children don't. voice-verified

Measure love by how hard their parents work to provide for them because they don't have the capacity to understand that. voice-verified

Instead, they tend to experience love through consistency, emotional connection, and feeling seen. voice-verified

So, if, for example, Shelly wasn't consistently feeling seen by her parents or others, or even more concerning, the time she did feel seen was through abuse, that could have shaped how she viewed herself and where voice-verified

Where and how she looked for reassurance. voice-verified

So that's one possible explanation for why external validation may have become so important to her. voice-verified

In the absence of getting validation at home, she could have been seeking reassurance elsewhere that she had value and worth. voice-verified

And although praise, admiration, and achievement can temporarily soothe self-doubt or insecurity, it's not what necessarily creates lasting worth. voice-verified

Understanding boundaries, self-compassion, and self-trust are the foundations needed for that. voice-verified

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