Criminal Psychologist Talks to Man Charged w/ Kidnapping & Murdering Michael Vaughan | Stacey Wondra
Source: YouTube · Hidden True Crime · published Nov 15, 2025 · 1:58:42
BLUF: This video presents a pre-charge interview with Stacy Wra, who discusses his life, neurocognitive disorders, and claims of innocence regarding the kidnapping and murder of 5-year-old Michael Vaughn.
The interview, conducted by criminal psychologist Dr. John Matias, reveals Stacy's troubled background including:
• Adoption at 17 months after his biological parents died from drug overdoses
• Diagnoses of fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, and bipolar disorder
• Abusive marriage to Sarah Wra, who allegedly held him at gunpoint and with a knife
• His infertility due to a bull-riding accident and claims of being "very well" with his 21 nieces and nephews
Stacy maintains his innocence throughout the interview while sharing details about his difficult past and psychological profile before charges were filed.
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I I would literally probably I I won't say kill, but I would allegedly hurt somebody really bad if I ever found out they did something like that to a little boy and I knew about it. >> On January 26th, 2024, Hidden True Crimes Dr. John Matias, a clinical and criminal psychologist, interviewed Stacy Wra, the man now charged with kidnapping and murdering 5-year-old Michael Vaughn, also known as Monkey Vaughn. Dr. John conducted the interview at the request of unnamed parties, we hoped that with John's expertise, some information could be gleaned. The day after Dr. John interviewed Stacy, I interviewed him as well. That was live on our YouTube channel. But Dr. John's interview was only seen by a very small audience within our Patreon community for reasons we kept it more private until now. No…