The Deadly Type with Candice DeLong

When Mr. or Mrs. Right comes along, reason can take a back seat to emotion, and a controlling personality can be deadly. In this episode, Candice analyzes three master manipulators and uncovers the dangerous red flags that led to tragedy.

One likes to think personalities don’t change. Yet people often describe their partners as ‘not the person I married.’ Candice explores how certain circumstances – emotional stress, financial hardship, drugs, and alcohol – can unlock the killer within.

Like lions, human predators stalk their prey, identify the herd's most vulnerable, and then go in for the kill. But humans also use a more tactical weapon. Trust. Candice examines three cases where victims put their trust in the wrong people - and paid.

For some, social media is an all-consuming addiction - a constant craving for affirmation that can lead to insecurity and isolation. Candice examines cases where life online has led to lethal real-world consequences and reveals the dangers of oversharing.

Self-esteem is the currency of the age and can spark success in the right doses. However, Candice believes too much self-belief is called narcissism, which comes with an avalanche of insecurity - and that can be a deadly combination.

Because love is blind, a greedy partner can pull off daring thefts right under their victims’ noses. Some will even kill their lovers for a big payday. Candice has all the information to determine whether someone is in a relationship for love or money.

Empathy makes people human, but at times, playing on someone's empathy can be used against them to get away with murder. Candice exposes the strategic cruelty of "crocodile tears" and shows how to spot a Faker without losing the capacity for compassion.

Most people like attention, but the obsessive kind can be suffocating. Too much devotion from the wrong person can lead to jealousy, controlling behavior, and even violence. Candice reveals how to avoid the danger zone between love and obsession.

People like to think that in life-or-death situations, they'd find the power to save themselves. But a few are certain they have a basic instinct to survive, even if it means sacrificing loved ones. Candice says specific behaviors give away The Survivor.

Those who suffer from a delusional disorder rarely seek help because the delusion is their reality. Anyone who stands in the way could be in danger. Candice examines cases where fallacies ended in disaster and reveals how to recognize deluded people.