About this episode

Detectives investigate Ashley Ellerin’s murder, focusing on her neighbor Mike while exploring his manipulative and sadistic behavior.

Detectives continue to work on finding Ashley Ellerin’s killer and finally their attentions turn to her neighbor, Mike the furnace guy. Police try to track Michael down, but it proves very difficult rather quickly. Dr. Michelle Ward digs into Michael’s past relationships to find that not only does he manipulate these women, but a series of terrifying behavior emerges. Speaking with victim’s friends and detectives, Dr. Michelle Ward explores the manhunt and how patterns of Michael’s sadistic behavior is in all aspects of his life.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Michelle Ward

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• detective work
• manipulation
• victim's friends
• sadistic behavior
• manhunt

Keywords

• Ashley Ellerin
• murder
• detectives
• manipulation
• Michael
• Dr. Michelle Ward
• manhunt

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