International Crime Analyst & Business Psychologist
TV & Press
Here you can find a selection of interviews and reports on some public projects or comments on crime cases. Most of Mark T. Hofmann’s work as a consultant for companies or public authorities takes place behind closed doors. For media representatives who want to realize an article or TV-program with Mark T. Hofmann please contact us.
In mid-February, Mark T. Hofmann was a guest speaker at the business aperitif of the Thal Nature Park (Switzerland). The Anzeiger TGO wrote about the event:
- “The profiler captivated them all” (title).
- “Many visitors from business, politics and administration flocked to the Wirtschaftsapéro in the Jomos-Eventhalle in Balsthal two weeks ago. They learned psychological craft from an absolute professional.”
- And further: (…) The organizers rightly put all their eggs in one basket, or rather in one star speaker: Mark T. Hofmann. The profiler and organizational psychologist, who in the course of his career has obtained state certification as a “Crime and Intelligence Analyst” in California, among other things, convinced the audience with brilliant rhetoric, a sense of humor and impressive examples from his everyday life (…).
- Satisfied organizers, impressed politicians
“We hoped that Mark T. Hofmann would inspire our guests. He definitely did that,” says the satisfied managing director of the Thal Nature Park, Ines Kreinacke.
Full article here: https://anzeigertgo.ch/2023/02/16/der-profiler-fesselte-sie-alle/
Cyber-Crime | WELT-Interview | Trial against Darlnet-Dealer (German)
Cyber-Profiling | Mark T. Hofmann at NSPIRE on Air
Mark T. Hofmann was the main interview guest in the production NSPIRE ON AIR in Antwerp. The Streaming format is produced by Telenet and deals with future trends.
In October, 3 new episodes of the successful series Crime Time (ARD, German TV) were released:
In September, 4 new episodes of the successful show Crime Time (ARD, German TV) were released:
AN HLN ORIGINAL SERIES
HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED WITH JESSE L. MARTIN.
HLN (CNN) produced an episode on the Maddie McCann case with Mark T. Hofmann. An expert in behavioral profiling, Mark T. Hofmann assessed aspects of the case and talked about psychopathy:
A Podcast Episode of H4unt3d Hacker with Ex-Anonymous-Hacker Mike Jones and Crime Analyst Mark T. Hofmann.
Profiling Hackers, Psychopathy and the Psychology of Cybercrime:
More information and link to the production will follow shortly.
The Danish TV-Channel Tv 2 spoke with Mark T. Hofmann about the Maddie McCann case and Psychopathy.
At the GISEC cyber conference in Dubai, Euronews spoke with Mark T. Hofmann about the profiles and motives of hackers. Hofmann was a speaker at the GISEC conference in the United Arab Emirates and spoke about the psychology of cybercrime and social engineering techniques.
Crime Time is a TV program in Germany where police and prosecutors explain their most spectacular cases. Profiling-Expert Mark T. Hofmann explains the psychology of the perpetrators and their profiles.
In Copenhagen, Mark T. Hofmann spent two intensive days with Natscha Kampusch as part of a TV production. The goal was to draw a precise picture of the perpetrator and to shift the focus somewhat. After her escape, Natascha Kampusch was very much in the public eye and was herself a victim of hate and cyberbullying. Natascha Kampusch shared a lot of personal objects, impressions and experiences during the project, which made it possible to understand the case more comprehensively than was previously possible.
On Fabruary 22nd 2022, Mark T. Hofmann spoke on the topic of “Profiling Hackers – The Psychology of Cybercrime” at the virtual international event “Connectivity Live” hosted by the Israeli company Algosec.
Other speakers included:
Robert Bigman, former CISO of the CIA and
Mathew McConaughey (world star, Hollywood actor).
The goal of the event was to inform, inspire and recognize the achievements of IT security professionals around the world.
In Germany, two police officers were shot during a traffic control. An unusual case, but violence against police officers has been increasing for a long time, explained crime analyst Mark T. Hofmann in an interview with Welt.
Documentary: Suspect in the Maddie case: who is Christian B.?
Spiegel TV spent a year searching for clues in the Maddie McCann case and gathered a lot of up-to-date information. Mark T. Hofmann contributed with some statements and analyses. The documentary was shown on January 26that 20:15 on VOX and is available under the following link and on RTL+:
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On November 24th the second episode of the VOX show “I love my murderer” aired. On RTL+ (formerly TV-Now) the episode is available anytime here (German):
Crime Analyst Mark T. Hofmann is part of a documentary on the Rebecca case. Three episodes are already available on RTL+ and will be shown on Dec. 2nd, 2021 at 8:15 p.m. on RTL (Germany):
https://www.tvnow.de/serien/rebecca-wasgeschah-mit-unserer-tochter-20079/staffel-1/episode-1-das-verschwinden-4190701
Dr. Oz spoke with Crime Analyst Mark T. Hofmann (from Berlin) at the beginning of November 2021. It was about the Maddie McCann case, psychopathy and the unusual behavior of the prosecution.
Mark T. Hofmann gave a virtual talk for TEDx Gateway (India) for the webinar series The World has changed.The topic was “Profiling Hackers: The Psychology of Cybercrime”, a similar talk for TEDx HHL (Germany) can be found here:
New Keynote “Profiling Hackers: The Psychology of Cybercrime”
English Version (TED):
German Version (GedankenTanken):
Mark T. Hofmann talked to Wirtschaft TV in Hamburg about Profiling in Business and Politics (German):
Im Podcast „Think. Digital. NOW“ sprach Kriminalanalyst Mark T. Hofmann mit Harald Kopeter über Cybercrime, Hacker, was Unternehmen tun können und seine meistgenutzten Apps. Die Folge gibt es überalldort, wo es Podcasts gibt:
Crime Time is a TV program in Germany where police and prosecutors explain their most spectacular cases. Profiler Mark T. Hofmann explains the psychology of the perpetrators and their profiles.
In the program maintower from 07.09.2021 there was an introduction to the case of the fourth season of Crime Time, which is available in the ARD-Mediathek since September (German):
https://www.ardmediathek.de/sendung/crime-time/staffel-4/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8zODIyMDEyNQ/4/
In the TV program maintower from 25.08.2021, Crime Analyst Mark T. Hofmann spoke about the poison attack at the TU Darmstadt.
In September 2020, the killing of Stefan T. occurred in Berlin. The corpse was cut and flesh was separated from the bones. There are traces that cannot be explained by animal eating. The suspected perpetrator had researched the cannibalism scene and possibly put his highly specialized fantasy into action. How often does sexual cannibalism occur? What are the motives? Mark T. Hofmann researches (with a different identity) in cannibalism forums and groups in the Clear- and Darknet and spoke about his findings with ARD in the program Brisant on August 10, 2021 at the start of the trial of the Berlin case.
Crime Time is a TV program in Germany where police and prosecutors explain their most spectacular cases. Profiler Mark T. Hofmann explains the psychology of the perpetrators and their profiles.
Germany, Arte Documentary | July 4, 2021 | Cheating & Crimes of Jealousy
In an Arte documentary on the subject of cheating, crime analyst Mark T. Hofmann commented on the topic of “crimes of jealousy”. In some extreme cases, cheating can lead to a mortification of the other partner, which sometimes escalates in the form of intimicides.
https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/arte/wenn-die-liebe-fremdgeht/arte/Y3JpZDovL2FydGUudHYvdmlkZW9zLzA5MzAyNi0wMDAtQQ/
Interview Lie Spotting | German TV | hr, ARD
Whoever looks up is lying? Of course not. In the area of body language and lie detection, a lot of myths are circulating. In an interview with hr/ARD, Crime Analyst Mark T. Hofmann talks about lie spotting in interrogations and in everyday life.
https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/die-ratgeber/hr-fernsehen/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8xNDA5MDU/
Maddie McCann Case | Interview on June 03, 2021
Exactly one year ago, German prosecutors stepped in front of the world’s cameras and announced a turnaround in the case of missing Maddie McCann. They are investigating a German for murder. There would be “physical evidence” of this. Investigators seem to have no doubt that the suspect killed Maddie McCann. However, exactly 1 year after this announcement, there is still no indictment and no interrogation. Profiler Mark T. Hofmann spoke to NDR about the investigation.
Interview German: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/ndrinfo18060-amp.html
Mark T. Hofmann gives his first TED Talk in Leipzig
TED is an innovation conference. Videos of influential speakers have reached an audience of billions online and made TED Talks famous around the world. TED Talks are short, inspiring talks by experts, founders and people who are changing the world. Mark T. Hofmann spoke on “Profiling Hackers – The Psychology of Cybercrime” at TEDx HHL in Leipzig on May 07. The talk will be published later in the summer of 2021.
Sky Crime Summit
To launch the new Sky Crime channel, a talk show on the subject of crime was produced in Munich: the Sky Crime Summit. Guests were profiler Mark T. Hofmann, criminal biologist Dr. Marc Benecke and defense attorney Dr. Adam Ahmed. The broadcast on TV will follow at a later date.
Shortly before the recording of the Sky Crime Summit, the famous criminal biologist Dr. Marc Benecke had a short conversation with profiler Mark T. Hofmann, it is available on YouTube (German):
RTL Extra Special: How Germany’s Top Elite Enrich Themselves
The RTL documentary of April 22, 2021 (22:15, RTL Germany) analyzed the Wirecard case, the spectacular escape of Jan Marsalek and other business scandals. Mark T. Hofmann is a profiler and is doing his doctorate on the subject of “psychopaths in business” and compares the profiles of criminal psychopaths with those of functional psychopaths. In the interview he talks about the profile of a Jan Marsalek and explains why the intelligent psychopaths rarely commit violent crimes, but are often found at the top of companies.
Crime Time is a TV program in Germany where police and prosecutors explain their most spectacular cases. Profiler Mark T. Hofmann explains the psychology of the perpetrators and their profiles.
Crime Time is a TV program in Germany where police and prosecutors explain their most spectacular cases. Profiler Mark T. Hofmann explains the psychology of the perpetrators and their profiles.
Interview with Profiler Mark T. Hofmann about his research on Corporate Psychopaths (German):
Crime Time is a TV program in Germany where police and prosecutors explain their most spectacular cases. Profiler Mark T. Hofmann explains the psychology of the perpetrators and their profiles.
Mark T. Hofmann analyzed the Sofagate-Video as a body language expert (German):
In an interview on German television (hr Kriminareport), Mark T. Hofmann talked about the psychology of exhibitionism.
https://www.ardmediathek.de/hr/player/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8xMzA2NzM
Mark T. Hofmann spoke with journalists from the New York station CBS News about the Maddie McCann case. The program will air for the first time on Saturday, February 27, on 48 hours (CBS, USA).
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In February 2021, a documentary on the Maddie McCann case will premiere on the Discovery Channel in numerous countries.
This Article is available in German language:
https://www.behoerdenmagazin.de/downloads/bm-3-20w.pdf
In February 2021, a documentary on the Maddie McCann case will premiere on the Discovery Channel in numerous countries. On the occasion of the premiere, profiler Mark T. Hofmann spoke with a team of journalists from Finland. The article is not available in English.
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In Hagen, Germany a con artist and fake-doctor made it to a leading position in the vaccination center. Mark T. Hofmann explained the motives of con artists and imposters.
A suspect in the case of the missing Stefan T. was arrested in Berlin. The public prosecutor’s office assumes cannibalism and a sexual offence.
A suspect in the case of the missing Stefan T. was arrested in Berlin. The public prosecutor’s office assumes cannibalism and a sexual offence.
Documentary on 60 Minutes Australia about the Maddie McCann case with Profiler Mark T. Hofmann
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In cooperation with Handelsblatt: Profiler Mark T. Hofmann analyzes the case of Wirecard (German):
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23. July, 9p.m., itv Documentary: Madeleine McCann Hunt for the Prime suspect: Three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared without trace from her parents’ holiday apartment in Portugal 13 years ago. Now a prime suspect has been found.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aZQpjEESZc
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Search operation | man disarms 4 cops and flees:
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Mark T. Hofmann analyzed for Spiegel TV the previously known facts and chat transcripts of the suspect in the Maddie case. He could be responsible for other cases.
Hofmann spoke on ARD, ZDF, Spiegel TV and Bild about the Maddie case. The international media also addressed this topic.
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Pro 7 | Interview with Profiler Mark T. Hofmann
Live Interview about possible Serial Killer | Germany, May 2020
Sat. 1 | Interview with Profiler Mark T. Hofmann
Live Interview about possible Serial Killer | Germany, May 2020
Miniseries ‘Murder weapons’ with Mark T. Hofmann at maintower Kriminalreport
What relationships are there between the choice of the murder weapon and personality traits of the perpetrators? In 2020, the television programme maintower Kriminalreport (German television, hr/ ARD) will present 6 murder weapons in 6 reports. Episode three deals with deadly injections/ serial killers in hospitals:
Miniseries ‘Murder weapons’ with Mark T. Hofmann at maintower Kriminalreport
What relationships are there between the choice of the murder weapon and personality traits of the perpetrators? In 2020, the television programme maintower Kriminalreport (German television, hr/ ARD) will present 6 murder weapons in 6 reports. Episode 2 deals with the hands as murder weapon (choking/ stragulation):
Miniseries ‘Murder weapons’ with Mark T. Hofmann at maintower Kriminalreport
What relationships are there between the choice of the murder weapon and personality traits of the perpetrators? In 2020, the television programme maintower Kriminalreport (German television, hr/ ARD) will present 6 murder weapons in 6 reports. Episode one deals with knives as muder weapons:
Miniseries ‘Murder weapons’ with Mark T. Hofmann at maintower Kriminalreport
What relationships are there between the choice of the murder weapon and personality traits of the perpetrators? In 2020, the television programme maintower Kriminalreport (German television, hr/ ARD) will present 6 murder weapons in 6 reports. Each report will deal with one murder weapon. Starts with the knife on Sunday, May 10, 2020.
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