Adrienne Isom Malin at Eagle Security Group

A retired FBI agent and former criminal profiler at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU), Ms. Isom Malin worked cases involving missing/abducted children, child homicide, child exploitation via the Internet, sexual abuse of children, institutional child sexual abuse, child torture, equivocal death and animal abuse/cruelty.

Ms. Isom Malin has authored countless criminal affidavits, led search and arrest operations, has testified before Grand Juries, in local, state, and federal criminal proceedings and has been qualified as an expert on child sex offender grooming behavior in U.S. District Court.

She now serves as an expert witness for Eagle, delivering consultation, training, investigative support, litigation support and subject matter expertise related to Violent Crimes Against Children (VCAC) to include Infant and Child Abduction, False Allegation of Child Abduction, Missing Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Exploitation and Abuse Material and Child Sex Offender Grooming Behavior. She also provides objective, independent reviews of cold cases and missing child cases.

Services

Ms. Isom Malin delivers consultation, training, investigative support, litigation support and subject matter expertise including strategy in the areas of Violent Crimes Against Children (VCAC) including Infant and Child Abduction, False Allegation of Child Abduction, Missing Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Exploitation and Abuse Material, as well as providing objective, independent reviews of cold cases and missing child cases. Delivers testimony in cases involving child sex offender grooming behavior.

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Violent Crimes Against Children (VCAC) including Infant and Child Abduction, False Allegation of Child Abduction, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Exploitation and Abuse Material, and Child Sex Offender Grooming Behavior, Cold Cases and Missing Child Cases.

Profile

Adrienne Isom Malin's experience as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) spanned more than 20 years and included extensive investigative work as a member of a federal, state and local task force dedicated to investigating crimes perpetrated on child victims in the greater Los Angeles area including child sexual abuse material production and trading, child sexual abuse, child sex tourism, and child sex trafficking. Due to her experience with these investigations, Ms. Isom Malin was selected to serve as a subject matter expert and criminal profiler at the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) for over a decade. In this capacity, she expanded her knowledge and assisted law enforcement agencies around the world in cases involving missing/abducted children, child homicide, child exploitation via the Internet, sexual abuse of children, institutional child sexual abuse, child torture, equivocal death and animal abuse/cruelty. She has authored countless criminal affidavits, led search and arrest operations, and testified before Grand Juries, as well as in local, state, and federal criminal proceedings. Ms. Isom Malin has been qualified as an expert on child sex offender grooming behavior in U.S. District Court.

In the FBI's Los Angeles Division, Ms. Isom Malin served as primary case agent on two FBI National Initiatives – Innocent Images, an initiative targeting those who sexually exploit children via the Internet; and Innocence Lost, an initiative that targeted those involved in the commercial sexual exploitation of children. She was a member of the FBI's Evidence Response Team (ERT) and also engaged in undercover communications as part of her role as a certified Online Covert Employee. Ms. Isom Malin was the lead case agent on Operation Lost Boy, an investigation into a secret, online message board dedicated to the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys. The indictment of 35 members and arrests of 16 men under the federal Child Exploitation Enterprise statute was the first of its kind in the Central District of California and only the second use of the statute in the United States. The investigation resulted in spin-off investigations around the world and the recovery of hundreds of victims of child sexual abuse and online exploitation. Ms. Isom Malin appeared in Operation Lost Boy, a documentary about the case produced by Mothership Entertainment in 2023.

During her time at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, Ms. Isom Malin participated in research on several topics including child abduction homicide; juvenile offenders responsible for the abduction, sexual assault and/or murder of a child; and 911 calls in missing child investigations. She co-authored law enforcement guides and articles during her tenure and remains engaged in authoring manuscripts documenting the results of this research. As an FBI Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Ms. Isom Malin provided instruction to numerous groups including hundreds of local, state, federal and international law enforcement officers, agencies responsible for the protection of children, and within the BAU as part of the faculty for the accredited Criminal Investigative Analysis Training Program.

Ms. Isom Malin assisted on numerous cases involving offenders in a position of trust and served as a lead BAU agent on a team assigned to assist the United States Office of Attorney General in its Grand Jury investigations of members of seven Roman Catholic Church Dioceses within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In those investigations, Ms. Isom Malin reviewed thousands of documents seized from the secret archives and prepared detailed reports regarding grooming behaviors used by offenders and inaction/action taken by leadership that enabled offender conduct. She testified in Grand Jury proceedings where she assisted the jury in understanding child sex offender grooming behavior, using demonstratives and specific examples from the secret archives, and opined about the conduct of leadership and its impact on the victims as well as on the offender's behavior.

Due to her expertise in the area of crimes against children, Ms. Isom Malin was often asked to participate in consultations in all BAU units including cases involving missing adults, crimes against adult victims, persons of concern/threat assessments, and national security. She was a member of the BAU's Statement Analysis Group, therein analyzing 911 calls and written statements obtained in criminal investigations. Example cases include equivocal death investigations, homicides, missing child investigations, threatening communications, etc. Ms. Isom Malin also served as Course Manager for the Criminal Investigative Analysis Training Program - a 400+ hour curriculum for profilers new to the BAUs.

Following her retirement in 2023, Ms. Isom Malin founded Human Behavior Analysis Group, LLC, which offers case reviews and consultation to law enforcement, prosecutors, non-governmental organizations, and attorneys representing victims of crime and falsely accused or wrongly convicted clients. She provides technical editing and consulting to writers, publishers, entertainment companies and media outlets, as well as expert testimony on offender grooming behavior and its impact on victims.

Areas Served

All States

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Professional Experience

Experience - Private Sector

2024 to Present Consultant and Expert Witness for Eagle Security Group, Fredericksburg, VA

Delivers consultation, training, investigative support, litigation support and subject matter expertise including strategy in the areas of Violent Crimes Against Children (VCAC) including Infant and Child Abduction, False Allegation of Child Abduction, Missing Children, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Exploitation and Abuse Material, as well as providing objective, independent reviews of cold cases and missing child cases. Delivers testimony in cases involving child sex offender grooming behavior.

2023 to Present Human Behavior Analysis (HBA) Group, LLC
Owner and founder responsible for all aspects of the business. HBA Group provides investigative case and technical consultation, instructional services to law enforcement and community groups, and expert testimony in cases involving child sex offender grooming behavior.

2023 to Present Subject Matter Expert Consultant for Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International
As a member of the Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) team, assists in the development of training materials, provides training as requested, and serves as needed as a law enforcement liaison between the Bureau of Justice Assistance-led National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grantee sites and the TTA program.

Licenses

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Certified Criminal Behavioral Analyst (2013)
• Current Security Clearance: Top Secret

Legal Experience & Services

Ms. Isom Malin is very comfortable on the stand and comes across incredibly well to jurors. She has testified as a fact witness during trials on numerous cases in county court and federal district court, and before federal grand juries. In each of these cases, testified concerning the factors of the investigations related to:
• Online enticement
• Child sexual abuse material
• Travel for purposes of sex with a minor
• Sex trafficking of a minor
• Transportation of a minor for sexual purposes

Testified as an expert witness regarding offender grooming behaviors:

2021 United States vs. Everett Eugene Miller, Jr.
Eastern District of Tennessee (Offender Grooming Behavior and Impact on Victims)

Testified as an Expert in the Eastern District of Tennessee in a trial involving a subject who sexually assaulted his niece on multiple occasions after grooming her into a sexual relationship. Educated the jury regarding offender grooming behaviors.

2017 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury
Harrisburg, PA (Offender Grooming Behavior and Impact on Victims)

Testified as an expert in offender grooming behaviors and its impact on victims in a long-term grand jury investigation into offenders within seven dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to testimony, reviewed thousands of documents seized from the secret archives maintained within those dioceses.

2015 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 37th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury
Harrisburg, PA (Offender Grooming Behavior and Impact on Victims)

Testified as an expert in offender grooming behaviors and its impact on victims in a long-term grand jury investigation into offenders within Altoona-Johnstown Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to testimony, reviewed hundreds of documents seized from the secret archives maintained within the diocese.

Affiliations

• American Psychological Association
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association
• Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
• International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship
• International Homicide Investigators Association
• Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Seminars & Training

Selected by the FBI to speak to prosecutors, law enforcement communities and public safety officials both nationally and internationally, providing intensive hands-on instruction, seminars and training over the course of 20 years about a variety of topics such as evidence collection, sexual exploitation of children, criminal investigative analysis, child abduction offenders, child abduction response, false allegation of child abduction, and offender interviewing techniques.

Provided presentations, training and seminars to the following local, state and national agencies and organizations:

• Bivona Child Advocacy Center
• Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference
• Department of Justice National Law Enforcement Training on Child Exploitation
• FBI Child Abduction Response Training (local/state/federal attendees)
• FBI Criminal Investigative Analysis Training Program
• FBI Crimes Against Children Seminars (local/state/federal attendees)
• Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers
• Idaho Network of Child Advocacy Centers
• Indiana Polygraph Association
• Indiana State Police
• Marymount University
• National Center for Credibility Assessment
• University of Southern California
• Women in Federal Law Enforcement

Provided presentations, training and seminars to the following international agencies and organizations:

• Policía Federal (the former Mexican Federal Police) in Quintana Roo, Guerrero and Jalisco
• International Homicide Investigators Association
• International Law Enforcement Academy
• Philippine National Police
• Romanian National Police
• Winnipeg, Canada Police Service

Publications

O'Donnell, D.E., et al. (2022). "My child is missing”: 911 calls in mysterious disappearances of children. Aggression and violent behavior, 101759.

Warren, J.I., et al. (2021). The lethality of non-familial child abductions: Characteristics and outcomes of 565incidents involving youth under the age of 18 years. Behavioral sciences & the law, 39(3), 262-278.

“Applying Risk Factors to Assist the Investigation, Prosecution, and Supervision of Child Sex Offenders”, Crimes Against Children: Behavioral and Investigative Perspectives from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, (Co-author), 2015.

“Child Abduction Response Plan”, FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, (Contributing Author), 2014.

“Sex Trafficking of Juveniles: An Investigative Guide for Law Enforcement”, FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, (Contributing Author), 2014.

Professional References

Available Upon Request

Education

2010 Master of Arts - Forensic Psychology
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago, Illinois

1999 Master of Arts - Criminology
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

1993 Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Specialized Training Received

2023 Child Torture/Abusive Head Trauma
Dr. Barbara Knox

2022 Conversation Management Interview Method
iKAT Ltd., UK (Dr. Andy Griffiths)

2021 P.E.A.C.E. Method of Interviewing
Dr. Raymond Bull

2021 Motivational Interviewing Method
Drs. William Miller, Stephen Rollnick & Theresa Moyers (Psychwire)

2021 Strategic Use of Evidence Interview Method
Dr. Christian Meissner & Col. Steven Kleinman

2020 Cognitive Credibility Assessment
Drs. Aldert Vrij & Sharon Leal

2020 Cognitive Interview Technique
Dr. Ronald Fisher

2020 Intensive Forensic Linguistics
Dr. Robert Leonard

2018 Decomposition/Skeletal Remains
Forensic Anthropology Center – University of Tennessee

2012 Behavioral Analysis Certification Program
FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime

2012 Homicide Investigation Seminar
Harvard Associates in Police Science, Inc.

2007 Forensic Interviewing of Children
FBI Victim Services Division

2007 Homicide & Death Investigation Course
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

2006 Evidence Response Team – Post Blast Investigator School
FBI Evidence Response Team Unit

2005 Evidence Response Team – Crime Scene Management & Evidence Collection
FBI Evidence Response Team Unit

2005 Investigation & Prosecution of Advance Child Exploitation Cases
United States Department of Justice