When Double Lives are Deadly

Joni E. Johnston, Psy. D.
4 min readAug 9, 2021

Lori Hacking seemed to be at a high point in her life. She and her husband, Mark, were happily married. She had just found out she was pregnant with their first child. They were packing up to move to Chapel Hill, North Carolina so Mark could start medical school. So, when she went missing on July 19, 2004, family and friends rallied around Mark, engaged in a massive search, and reminded themselves that Elizabeth Smart, a Utah teen who had…

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Joni E. Johnston, Psy. D.

Forensic psychologist/private investigator//author of serial killer book. Passionate about victim’s rights, the psychology of true crime, and criminal justice.