Dr. Rachel Toles
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LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, March 4, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Serial violence remains one of the most misunderstood categories of criminal behavior. How does someone commit repeated acts of extreme harm and still move through daily life without detection for years? The Psychology of Serial Killers (www.psychologyofserialkillers.com) invites audiences beyond the headlines and into the behavioral, developmental, and psychological pathways that can precede serial homicide. Hosted by Dr. Rachel Toles, a clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in extreme violence and threat behavior, the national tour launches April 7 and will visit nearly 30 cities across the U.S. through May 18, including Philadelphia, Atlanta, Portland, Charlotte, Nashville, and more.
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The Psychology of Serial Killers is a live event built around a structured, evidence-informed look at escalation. It examines how certain offenders develop patterns, how they select opportunities, how they avoid detection, and how institutions and communities miss warning signs along the way. The show also addresses the role of fear and fascination in public attention, and how cultural narratives shape the way these crimes are explained after the fact.
“People want a simple answer for serial violence and want a label that makes the story feel contained,” says Dr. Toles. “This show looks at behavior over time. It’s about how warning signs get minimized, how escalation unfolds in real life, and what we can learn when we stop relying on myths and start tracking patterns.”
During the presentation, Dr. Toles introduces her framework, “The Chain of Escalation,” a practical way to understand warning behaviors, decision points, and missed interventions that can precede repeat violence. Audience members can submit questions during intermission for a live Q&A that addresses the topics people are most drawn to and uneasy about, including how someone can present as ordinary while living a double life, why certain cases dominate public attention, why some people form attachments to notorious offenders, and how media coverage influences what the public thinks it understands.
Drawing from case material and psychological research, Dr. Toles will discuss well-known offenders such as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez, John Wayne Gacy, and Israel Keyes, alongside lesser-known cases and investigative threads that illustrate how escalation and detection can play out differently across time and place.
The 2026 tour schedule includes:
April 7 | Bend, OR | Tower Theatre
April 8 | Redding, CA | Cascade Theatre
April 9 | Menlo Park, CA | The Guild Theatre
April 11 | Eugene, OR | Soreng
April 12 | Portland, OR | Aladdin Theater
April 14 | Missoula, MT | The Wilma
April 16 | Cheyenne, WY | The Lincoln Cheyenne
April 19 | St. Paul, MN | The Fitzgerald Theatre
April 21 | Omaha, NE | The Astro Theatre
April 22 | Des Moines, IA | Hoyt Sherman Place
April 24 | St Louis, MO | The Pageant
April 26 | Kansas City, MO | Uptown Theater
April 28 | Skokie, IL | North Shore Center
April 29 | Kent, OH | The Kent Stage
April 30 | Pontiac, MI | Flagstar Strand Theatre
May 1 | Philadelphia, PA | City Winery Concert Venue
May 2 | Pittsburgh, PA | The Byham Theater
May 3 | Annapolis, MD | Rams Head On Stage
May 5 | Woodstock, NY | Bearsville Theater
May 6 | Portland, ME | AURA
May 7 | Nashua, NH | Nashua Center for the Arts
May 8 | Westerly, RI | The United Theatre
May 9 | Rutherford, NJ | The Williams Center
May 11 | Wilmington, NC | Kenan Auditorium – UNC Wilmington
May 13 | Raleigh, NC | Meymandi Concert Hall
May 15 | Charlotte, NC | The Carolina Theatre
May 16 | Atlanta, GA | The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End
May 17 | Nashville, TN | City Winery
May 18 | Knoxville, TN | Bijou Theatre
For more information, including tickets and tour dates, visit www.psychologyofserialkillers.com
ABOUT DR. RACHEL TOLES
Dr. Rachel Toles is a clinical and forensic psychologist specializing in extreme violence, serial homicide, and threat pathways. Her work focuses on the assessment and interpretation of high-risk behavior, including the warning patterns that can surface long before violence becomes visible. She conducts violence risk assessments, provides expert testimony, and consults on high-profile criminal cases, bringing clinical precision to questions of intent, escalation, and behavioral change over time.
Dr. Toles consults across film and television, advising on offender psychology, behavioral realism, threat escalation, and character development. Her work supports writers, producers, and networks in building accurate portrayals of criminal behavior, investigative decision-making, and the psychological dynamics that shape victims, perpetrators, and families. Her consulting credits include Dick Wolf Productions, HBO Max, Investigation Discovery, MGM+, Peacock, Apple TV, NBCUniversal, ABC News Nightline (Impact x Hulu), Oxygen, and Sony Pictures Television.
As a speaker, Dr. Toles presents nationally and internationally on the psychology of homicide, pathways to violence, and the warning behaviors that often appear years before an act becomes public. She’s known for translating complex behavioral science into clear, usable frameworks for professionals and general audiences alike, with an emphasis on prevention, early intervention, and understanding the full chain of contributing factors behind violent outcomes. Her research interests sit at the intersection of psychology, media representation, and public perception, with a focus on how cultural narratives shape the way society defines danger, evil, and “criminal minds.”
She’s currently writing a book, represented by Writers House, examining the cultural myths and narrative contagion that shape how “psychopathy” is understood and used, and how these labels influence public thinking, institutional decision-making, and the way violence is explained after the fact.
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