Thinking in Cases | Criminal Psychology

Welcome to Thinking in Cases (TIC). I focus on criminal psychology and investigative reasoning — examining behavior, decision-making, and evidence in real cases. The goal is to understand how events unfold, not to speculate about individuals.

🚨 BREAKING: A man’s body was found inside a parked police vehicle outside a California station. 37-year-old Eric Valencia was discovered decomposing in the backseat of an unlocked, out-of-service patrol car at the Azusa Police Department. Valencia had been arrested March 20 for suspected DUI and child endangerment, then released March 23 with no signs of distress. Surveillance shows him walking out of custody, entering the rear of patrol unit #37 on his own, and closing the door. He had a working phone — but never called for help. His family reported him missing the next day. His body was found March 26 by a maintenance worker — after roughly 3 days inside the vehicle. No obvious trauma reported. Cause of death remains under investigation. #BreakingNews #TrueCrime #California #Azusa #Investigation #Police

@TruCrimeBlbr2 Interesting lol..on a serious note, that's pretty messed up.

@ThinkingInCases Cause he’s lying lol I bet he has beef w this guy but I want it to go viral in case the dude really has a child with him

How do we spell this name? This guy says he knows who kidnapped her!!! #NancyGuthrie #NancyGuthrieKidnapping

Today marks Carter Gaudreau’s 1st birthday. A bittersweet milestone for the family of Johnny Gaudreau. Moments like this carry both love and loss. 🤍 📷: Meredith Gaudreau

51 years later — confirmed. 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime vanished on Halloween night in 1974. Her case remained unsolved for decades… until now. DNA evidence has officially linked her murder to serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura was last seen leaving a party in American Fork, Utah, to buy cigarettes. A month later, her body was found along a highway — bound, beaten, and left without clothing. For years, many suspected Bundy. But there was never definitive proof. Bundy confessed to Laura’s murder before his execution — along with dozens of others. Now, modern DNA testing has confirmed what was once only speculation: Laura Ann Aime was one of his victims. At the time of her murder, Bundy was living in Salt Lake City and studying law. This case highlights how advances in forensic science continue to bring long-awaited answers — even decades later. 51 years. A family finally has confirmation. A case that lingered in uncertainty is now closed. #TedBundy #ColdCase #TrueCrime #Forensics #DNA #JusticeDelayed #UnsolvedMysteries

@CathyQuinn1231 @NWDisorder1111 I haven’t seen that confirmed, but if it did happen, that’s definitely crossing a line. I’m trying to keep the focus on responsible discussion.

@NWDisorder1111 @ThinkingInCases When you call someone’s employer and say you think they are responsible for A.B.C. (All felonies) You had better have more than your ass in your hand. You are crossing lines and are opening yourself up to be sued. What gives you the right to implicate a victim?

Some of the residents of Catalina Foothills in #Tucson are rude, entitled jerks. Given that one of their neighbors, an elderly woman, was (allegedly) abducted from her home, they should be grateful that media, responsible streamers, and investigators are out there.

@chiIIum True lol

I’d like to go there and have a crack at it. I’ll tell them it’s a TikTok shop coupon and they’ll take it.

@theleetch If that’s the case, hopefully the facts come out clearly in time. I am just trying to focus on what can be supported and understood from what’s publicly known.

@ThinkingInCases The Guthrie’s and the authorities know who the abductors were and why. The people, like yourself need to find the truth. 🙏

Multiple experts are starting to align on one thing in the Nancy Guthrie case: This may not be a typical ransom scenario. Former FBI agent Chris Roach suggests the behavior, timing, and communication don’t clearly match a crime driven purely by money. Instead, the focus is shifting toward something more targeted — and possibly planned. #NancyGuthrie #TrueCrimeAnalysis

@JLRINVESTIGATES Interesting

She told me her mother found Nancy Guthrie's ad for tenant through a University of Arizona community listing 8 years ago.

@charliebayer8 Not all locks require keys to do the job.

If Nancy Guthrie's front door was found locked, and Nancy was taken out of the front door, who locked it and how? If it was locked with her keys, how were they left behind? If it was left unlocked, didn't the metal door need to be unlocked with a key from the inside? How was the metal door unlocked. Who touched the keys.

@Tablecloth123_ @charliebayer8 Broken into? Source please.

@charliebayer8 They’ve checked all that. The back of the house was broken into so they just went through and unlocked the front door.

@ALetsGoooo @Nerdy_Addict If that’s incorrect, I’ll verify and adjust — appreciate it being pointed out. My focus is on the reasoning, not the label.

@ThinkingInCases @Nerdy_Addict JFC now Roach is a "former FBI agent" 🤣🤣

@charliebayer8 It’s definitely unsettling. It is just difficult to determine intent from that alone, which is what makes it so hard to interpret.

@ThinkingInCases It seems sinister, beginning with him standing there like a maniac in the dark where her camera can see him just staring. It's like the point was to terrorize her. I would be scared if I saw that because it's completely crazy behavior. It's concerning she didn't see it.

@zone7squad That’s interesting — what pointed you in that direction early on? I’m starting to see more people question the financial motive now.

I’ve said from day one it’s not about money.

@DunnSearcher I get why it can feel that way — there are a lot of unanswered questions.

@ThinkingInCases I don’t believe anything about this case anymore. Seems staged

@Theresa5kool @NWDisorder1111 Fair question — most people probably wouldn’t. But in certain situations, people do notice specific details (like frequently worn items). It really depends on the relationship and what stood out in the moment.

@NWDisorder1111 @ThinkingInCases Who has their mother's shoes memorized? Especially a mom with money!

Who was the last person to see or talk to Nancy Guthrie other than a family member before the alleged events of March 31/February 1? What was Nancy's mood at that time? Did she express any sort of concerns or was she happy and upbeat?

@Tablecloth123_ It’s less about new information and more about how consistently it’s being interpreted now. That pattern is what stands out to me.

@ThinkingInCases This is really not new information and it’s not any information at all

@CVPaz0alr @chiIIum That’s fair — you’d expect some dilution if it had been cleaned quickly. It does make you wonder whether there was time or even intent to clean that area.

@ThinkingInCases @chiIIum I think a bucket of hot water / bleach would have at minimum diluted the frank red splotches if cleaned soon after whatever event happened.

How did investigators come to the conclusion that Nancy’s house was immaculate and it didn’t even look like a crime was committed? Did they just assume that, because nothing was broken or taken from the home (etc.)? Or did Annie tell them it didn’t look like anything happened and nothing was taken from the home?

@CVPaz0alr @chiIIum That's an interesting observation. The difference between inside vs. outside could suggest something changed or interrupted the situation. It really comes down to timing and what happened in those final moments.

@ThinkingInCases @chiIIum I guess what I meant was I’m trying to walk thru the mind of perp. The house was supposedly immaculate but the porch was left as-is (foliage, blood). Careful inside home, carefree on the porch or something unexpected happened and had to leave immediately

@NWDisorder1111 @CathyQuinn1231 Thank you, I appreciate that — and I agree people can discuss and analyze cases.

@ThinkingInCases @CathyQuinn1231 You and everyone have the right to speculate, theorize, analyze, and offer opinions.