What is Candice DeLong's Net Worth?
Candice DeLong is a television personality and former FBI criminal profiler who has a net worth of $3 million. Candice DeLong is best known for hosting the true crime documentary television programs "Deadly Women," "Facing Evil with Candice DeLong," and "The Deadly Type with Candice DeLong." She also hosts the podcast "Killer Psyche." During her time in the FBI, DeLong worked on the Unabomber case and was considered the lead profiler in San Francisco, California.
Early Life and Education
Candice DeLong was born on July 16, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois to a homemaker mother and a building contractor father. For her higher education, she attended Northwestern University in Evanston. Before becoming a criminal profiler, DeLong worked as a psychiatric nurse at Northwestern University Hospital. Desiring a new career after getting divorced at the age of 28, she went to Quantico, Virginia to attend the FBI training academy.
FBI Career
After graduating from Quantico, DeLong worked in the FBI's office in Chicago. She became involved in her first major case in 1982: the investigation of the Chicago Tylenol murders, in which seven people were killed from Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide. The incident ultimately led to new, more secure packaging for over-the-counter medication and to the introduction of federal anti-tampering laws. Later, in the mid-1990s, DeLong was among the three handpicked FBI agents to oversee the manhunt for Ted Kaczynski, the notorious Unabomber. Kaczynski was captured in Lincoln, Montana in 1995.
Considered the leading criminal profiler in San Francisco, California, DeLong served as a member of the Child Abduction Task Force in the city. She stated that the greatest day of her career was when she helped save a nine-year-old boy who had been kidnapped and forced into child pornography. DeLong learned of the abductor's location at a train station in Oakland, leading to the boy's rescue. In the summer of 2000, DeLong retired from the FBI and began writing her memoir "Special Agent: My Life on the Front Lines as a Woman in the FBI." Published in 2001, the book covers the criminal profiling process and describes how DeLong helped solve various major cases.
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Television Hosting
In 2005, DeLong began hosting the true crime documentary series "Deadly Women" on the Investigation Discovery network. Focused on murders committed by women, the series was first broadcast as a three-part miniseries before being revived as a regular series in late 2008. Each episode of "Deadly Women" centered on a theme, such as mental illness, jealousy, or crimes committed by teenagers. Stories of the murders were told through dramatic reenactments and interviews with professional contributors from relevant fields. The series ended in 2021 after 14 seasons.
From 2010 to 2014, DeLong hosted another true crime documentary series on Investigation Discovery, "Facing Evil with Candice DeLong." On that program, she visited different women's prisons and talked with the inmates, ultimately coming to a conclusion on whether or not she believed their stories. Among the women she profiled on the show were Rachel Wade, Jennifer Hyatte, Celeste Beard, and Ashley Humphrey. DeLong later began hosting the Discovery+ series "The Deadly Type with Candice DeLong," which explores common psychological types found among murderers.
Radio and Podcasting
On the radio, DeLong hosted the program "Crime Time" on the San Francisco station KGO from 2012 to 2013. She has also been a frequent interview guest of Ronn Owens on that station. In 2021, DeLong launched the podcast "Killer Psyche" through the platform Wondery. On the podcast, she dives into the psychology behind the terrible acts of killers, sharing specific methods and techniques experts use to understand disturbed minds.
Personal Life
DeLong was previously married to John Raymond DeLong. They had a son together named Seth before divorcing in the late 1970s.
